With the contest over, the weather decided to bless us with some fun waves and gusty wind. I’ve been on a single fin trip, riding one of Levi’s single fin boards and loving the speed through the bottom turn and the ability to fly vertically into the lip. Brendan fom umi is coming on Tuesday. […]
Maui this week is dominated by the AWT’s Makani Classic. Hookipa is closed for the event, so all windsurfing is contest windsurfing (unless you head down the coast of course). The Pro division drags on, and I’m in the 3rd round waiting for the competition to start again. The wind forecast is a bit iffy […]
Back from my mini 3-day break from the beach, I hit the water Sunday at Hookipa, the NW swell picked up intensity as the afternoon wore on, and I had a fun session but not an amazing one– some good turns and big wipeouts without anything that really stood out. Mediocre sessions are good and […]
Maui lately: wind and waves. The season has begun! I’ve had some trouble trying to get in a good groove. But it seems that Kevin Pritchard has found a perfect rhythm in the newly arrived waves. Every time I watch him he throws something cool: sick air 360s, air takas, backside 360s, and everything else. […]
This weekend marked the start of winter: fickle wind and the promise of waves. While the conditions weren’t spectacular, they show that the ocean is transitioning from her peaceful summer form to the the chaotic creature that is winter at sea. Hookipa during the fall and winter is not the most reliable spot for wind. […]
I’m back on Maui and damn does it feel good! I feel like a junkie finally bathing in drugs after a drought. Waves! To be riding waves again is simply euphoric. Back out at Hookipa for the first time in a month, I was giddy to catch and ride anything and everything that I […]
I’m currently sitting in Dubai International Airport (DBX) after a very long 12 hour flight from Washington Dulles. My connecting flight to Sri Lanka leaves in about 2 hours. Once on Ceylon, I’ll meet up with my dad and head to the Ezzy Sails Lanka factory where the sails are made. This will be my […]
The waves are back! On the glorious 8th of September, a small north swell hit Hookipa right in the face. Unfortunately, I left the night of the 7th to go to the east coast. This only reaffirms one of surfing’s age-old lines: “It was always better before you got there and after you left.” So […]
Maui wowie, still no waves on the north shore– but the south side was on fire. The waves were massive at La Perouse and the boys really ripped it up. Polakow seemed to steal the show– as is his MO. I decided not to make the trek across the island for the waves. Windsurfing La […]
Another waveless week here on Maui, but everything is beautiful, so I can’t complain. And, the AWT contest in Hatteras next month could be good– judging from the hurricane hitting the east coast now. Without waves, I spent more time at Kanaha. I’m continuing to teach my friend to windsurf and I did some testing […]