{"id":136663,"date":"2025-03-12T14:39:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T05:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=136663"},"modified":"2025-03-12T14:39:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T05:39:37","slug":"50-year-dove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=136663","title":{"rendered":"50 Year Dove"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136665\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-31-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-31-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-31-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-31-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-31-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-31-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-31-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-31-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-31-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-31.jpg 2007w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today we took out a few boards and just had fun with it. \u00a0Riding waves and feeling the differences of shapes, fins, and design. \u00a0Tokura-san has been surfing his whole life so he can ride anything. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136668\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-34-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-34-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-34-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-34-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-34-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-34-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-34-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-34-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-34.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next board was a custom hand shaped Waimea gun by Chuck Andrus. \u00a0This board turned out to be the best for today. \u00a0Tokura-san was surfing really good on it. \u00a0I can&#8217;t wait to try this one out at Waimea Bay! \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136666\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-32-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-32-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-32-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-32-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-32-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-32-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-32-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-32-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-32-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-32-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Deco-san once again caught some really nice waves. \u00a0Flowing all the way!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136667\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-33-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-33-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-33-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-33-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-33-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-33-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-33-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-33-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-33-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GPTempDownload-33-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a dream for me to be able to surf with Tokura-san for the past 33 years. \u00a0We&#8217;ve traveled the world together and surfing is and has always been everything. \u00a0No matter what size, what conditions, and where we are, it&#8217;s always fun. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136672\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7465-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7465-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7465-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7465-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7465-696x928.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7465-1068x1424.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7465-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7465-rotated.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I got the coolest present. \u00a0Check out this custom drink kanteen! \u00a0A special edition 50 years anniversary for DOVE! \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136670\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7467-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" 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https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7467-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7467.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Perfect for my cold kombucha or hot tea.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136669\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7468-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7468-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7468-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7468-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7468-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, 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