{"id":143742,"date":"2026-08-08T11:38:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=143742"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:38:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:38:22","slug":"blue-barrels-from-the-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=143742","title":{"rendered":"Blue Barrels from the Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143743\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-44.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"985\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-44.jpg 985w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-44-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-44-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-44-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-44-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Round 1: \u00a0Bowls was really fun this morning. \u00a0Super clean conditions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143744\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"943\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-4.jpeg 943w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-4-800x450.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-4-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-4-696x391.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-4-747x420.jpeg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 943px) 100vw, 943px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kawika with the big spray turn.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143745\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1364.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1841\" height=\"1381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1364.jpeg 1841w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1364-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1364-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1364-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1364-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1364-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1364-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1364-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1364-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1364-265x198.jpeg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1841px) 100vw, 1841px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have the best binoculars that the US Military uses. \u00a0I can see into your eyes if you&#8217;re surfing out at Bowls.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143746\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8752-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8752-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8752-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8752-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8752-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8752-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8752-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8752-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8752-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8752-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8752-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8752-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8752-265x198.jpeg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Round 2: \u00a0Afternoon Boot Camp was amazing. \u00a0Good waves, good vibes, and good rides. \u00a0Mighty Mouse on her 5&#8217;10 surfing at her best.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143748\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0228-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1512\" height=\"2016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0228-rotated.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0228-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0228-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0228-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0228-696x928.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0228-1068x1424.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0228-315x420.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photos off my desktop that will be deleted. \u00a0Lobster season starts in September! \u00a0Get ready for the best sashimi in the world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143749\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-9-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-9-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-9-1-800x700.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-9-1-1024x896.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-9-1-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-9-1-1536x1344.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-9-1-696x609.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-9-1-1068x935.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-9-1-480x420.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This year started off so calm. \u00a0New Years Day 2026 with Tokura-san was a great way to kick off this amazing year we&#8217;ve been having.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143750\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-13-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-13-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-13-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-13-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-13-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-13-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-13-1-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-13-1-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GPTempDownload-13-1-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Legends. \u00a0Tony Moniz, Jeannie Chesser, and Tammy Moniz.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143751\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5789.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1185\" height=\"790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5789.jpg 1185w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5789-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5789-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5789-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5789-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5789-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5789-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1185px) 100vw, 1185px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have no idea what I was doing in this photo. \u00a0Maybe I was celebrating this best summer ever we&#8217;ve been having.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143752\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-23-scaled-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-23-scaled-1.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-23-scaled-1-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-23-scaled-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-23-scaled-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-23-scaled-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-23-scaled-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-23-scaled-1-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-23-scaled-1-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-23-scaled-1-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-23-scaled-1-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-23-scaled-1-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-23-scaled-1-265x198.jpeg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I park Mayuki right here and this is the view I get from behind the waves. \u00a0This wave was 6&#8242; Hawaiian scale so that means it&#8217;s 6&#8242; measured from the back of the wave. \u00a0That is equal to 12&#8242; from the front. \u00a0So yes, this day was a day for big blue barrels! \u00a0 More summer swells on the way!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Round 1: \u00a0Bowls was really fun this morning. \u00a0Super clean conditions. Kawika with the big spray turn. I have the best binoculars that the US Military uses. \u00a0I can see into your eyes if you&#8217;re surfing out at Bowls. Round 2: \u00a0Afternoon Boot Camp was amazing. \u00a0Good waves, good vibes, and good rides. \u00a0Mighty Mouse [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-kirbyblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=143742"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":143753,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143742\/revisions\/143753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=143742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=143742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=143742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}