{"id":140004,"date":"2025-10-20T13:54:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T04:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=140004"},"modified":"2025-10-20T13:54:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T04:54:48","slug":"wax-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=140004","title":{"rendered":"Wax Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140008\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_8778-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_8778-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_8778-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_8778-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_8778-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_8778-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_8778-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_8778-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_8778-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_8778-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_8778-265x198.jpeg 265w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_8778.jpeg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I usually let my wax build up for many years before I scrape it off. \u00a0But once I do, the board feels fresh again. \u00a0It has a lighter feeling that brings it back to life again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-140005\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9300-800x503.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9300-800x503.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9300-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9300-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9300-1536x965.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9300-696x437.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9300-1068x671.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9300-668x420.jpg 668w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9300.jpg 1625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I had to take a drive to look for waves this morning. \u00a0I had a feeling where to go and when I arrived, it looked a lot better than I thought.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-140006\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9301-800x407.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9301-800x407.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9301-1024x521.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9301-768x390.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9301-1536x781.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9301-696x354.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9301-1068x543.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9301-826x420.jpg 826w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9301.jpg 1564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I kind of got excited and was on my first wave in less than a minute. \u00a0With nobody around, it turned out to be the best session I had in a while. \u00a0To surf a spot on a Sunday by yourself is a treat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-140007\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9298-800x436.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9298-800x436.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9298-768x418.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9298-696x379.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9298-771x420.jpg 771w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9298.jpg 1023w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I stayed out a lot longer than I usually do. \u00a0As a surfer, it&#8217;s very hard to go in when you have the whole ocean all to yourself. \u00a0Now is the season where you have to move around. \u00a0Ala Moana won&#8217;t be good everyday like it is in the summer. \u00a0You have to drive around and search for that perfect wave. \u00a0And once you find it, it&#8217;s very rewarding&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I usually let my wax build up for many years before I scrape it off. \u00a0But once I do, the board feels fresh again. \u00a0It has a lighter feeling that brings it back to life again. &nbsp; I had to take a drive to look for waves this morning. \u00a0I had a feeling where to 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