{"id":140348,"date":"2025-11-22T05:20:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T20:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=140348"},"modified":"2025-11-21T13:30:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T04:30:22","slug":"wetsuits-and-mr-order-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=140348","title":{"rendered":"Wetsuits and MR Order Made"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140349\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6791-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6791-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6791-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6791-768x576.jpeg 768w, 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\u00a0There is just so much history in this factory that the whole surfing world would appreciate. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140350\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0161-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0161-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0161-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0161-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0161-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0161-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0161-696x522.jpeg 696w, 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600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a surfer and see something you like, you will get very interested. \u00a0Tony checked out this MR board and knew it was the perfect one for him. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140351\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-9-600x800.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-9-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-9-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-9-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-9-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-9-696x928.jpeg 696w, 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