KOOLAU RANGE

I THOUGHT THIS SHOT WAS PRETTY COOL. IT LOOKED LIKE ONE OF THOSE JAPANESE PAINTINGS. ONLY THING THIS IS KOOLAU MOUNTAINS. HAVE A GREAT DAY!

KOI IN HAWAII

HERE IS A PICTURE OF MY FATHER'S WINNING KOI. HE HAS BEEN RAISING KOI FOR SOME YEARS NOW. THE KOI REPRESENTS PERSEVERANCE IN ADVERSITY AND STRENGTH IN PURPOSE. IT IS ALSO VERY BEAUTIFUL TO SEE AND GIVES YOU A SENSE OF PEACE. I THANK MY FATHER FOR TEACHING ME THOSE CHARACTER TRAITS THAT THE KOI REPRESENTS! ALOHA

COLOR

WE DO A LOT OF BOARDS THAT ARE CLEAR. IT'S NICE TO SEE ONE WITH SOME COLOR. ALOHA

MICK AND STEPHANIE

HERE ARE THE CHAMPS! AUSTRALIA MUST BE PROUD OF THEM AND I THINK THE LAST OZZIE TO BE CHAMP WAS OCCY. SO IT'S A GREAT YEAR FOR AUSTRALIA! MICK AND STEPHANIE BOTH SURF FOR RIP CURL AND THE PEOPLE AT RIPCURL HAVE SUPPORTED THEIR CAREERS AND THEY MUST BE PLEASED WITH THE RIDERS. WE WENT TO A RIPCURL PARTY AND EVERYONE WAS OVERJOYED WITH 2 CHAMPIONS! ALSO THEY BOTH SURF ON DARREN HANDLEY'S BOARDS AND DARREN DESERVES A HAND TOO! HE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THEM SINCE THEY WERE GROMS. I THOUGHT THAT DARREN SHOULD HAVE BEEN SHAPER OF THE YEAR WITH HELPING THE 2 BECOME CHAMPS! WE MADE A FEW BOARDS FOR MICK AND STEPHANIE AND WE ARE HONORED TO BE APART OF GROUP. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH MICK AND STEPHANIE'S WIN.

OCCY

HERE IS OCCY AFTER HIS LAST HEAT ON THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR. HE HAS BEEN A HERO TO FANS ALL OVER THE WORLD AN I'M ONE OF THEM. WE HAVE BEEN MAKING OCC'S BOARDS FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS AND I REMEMBER OCC TELLING ME THAT A 6'3'' THAT WE MADE FOR HIM HELPED HIM WIN THE TITLE IN 1999. I WAS SO HAPPY THAT WE COULD HAD A PART IN THAT. WE SURE ARE GOING TO MISS HIM. I WISH HIM ALL THE BEST AND CONGRATULATIONS ON A FABULOUS CAREER!

CHECK OUT HIS TRIBUTE SITE
http://www.billabong.com.au/occy/
THIS WAVE WAS FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR. THE BOARD WAS A 7'0'' ONE OF OCCY'S OLD BOARDS HE GAVE BACK TO ME. LAST YEAR WAS A GRRAT YEAR FOR WAVES. THIS YEAR SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE SLOW ON QUALITY SURF. IT'S TOO BAD THAT THE PIPE MASTERS WAS HELD IN 2-3 FOOT SURF. PRAY FOR SURF! ALOHA!

GROMS

HERE THE GROMS GETTING SOME NORTH SHORE EXPERIENCE. IT'S A GREAT FEELING TO BE STOKED ON SURFING. SURFING IS A GIFT AND WE SHOULD BE THANKFUL THAT WE ARE ABLE TO SURF! ALOHA

HARRINGTON TWINS

THIS WAS A CLASSIC SHOT OF ONE OF THE HARRINGTON TWINS FROM OZ. HE HAD ALL THE THINGS THAT HE LIKED ABOUT HAWAII AND HAD IT DRAWN ON HIS BOARD. IF YOU STAY ON THE NORTH SHORE YOU WILL KNOW ABOUT TEDS BAKERY AND FOODLAND. YOU CAN SEE ON HIS BOARD SAYS COOK RICE NOT ICE. PEOPLE PLEASE DON'T DO DRUGS IT WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE AND CAUSE HEART ACHE FOR PEOPLE THAT LOVE AND CARE FOR YOU. HE ALSO HAS ALOHA AND THAT IS THE SECRET TO LIFE! IN THE END THAT WHAT REALLY MATTERS IS HOW MUCH ALOHA YOU HAVE FOR PEOPLE AND HOW YOU SHARED IT!

RODRIGO DORNELLES

ON SOME OF THE DOWN DAYS SOME OF THE PROS CAME AND WORKED ON SOME BOARDS. HERE IS RODRIGO DORNELLES FROM BRASIL CAME DOWN AND WE WORKED ON A FEW BOARDS TOGETHER. IT HELPS WHEN THE SURFER COMES AND COMMUNICATES WITH WHAT HE NEEDS. RODRIGO IS THE TOP RANKED BRASILIAN ON THE WCT AND WQS. RODRIGO IS A VERY NICE PERSON AND I MET HIS WONDERFUL FAMILY. GOOD LUCK RODRIGO!!!

GOD'S COUNTRY

THIS SHOT WAS TAKEN BY THE MYSTERY ARTIST. IT SHOWS THE BEAUTY OF HAWAII AND HOW GOD HAS GIVEN US SUCH A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. THE RAINBOW IS A PROMISE FROM GOD THAT HE WOULD NOT FLOOD THE EARTH AGAIN. ENJOY THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE!

SECRET SPOT

THIS SHOT WAS TAKEN BY THE MYSTERY ARTIST. THIS SPOT IS UNKNOWN TO MOST PEOPLE BUT WELL KNOWN TO TIGER SHARKS. I SAW ONE THAT DAY AND I WENT STRAIGHT IN!! BE VERY CAREFUL!!

HALEIWA 6 STAR

HERE IS MICK WITH HIS WICKED SLICE. HE MADE IT TO THE QUARTERS IN HALEIWA. THE WAVES WERE TREACHEROUS, BIG AND LOT OF CURRENT! MICK SURFED WELL BUT SOMETIMES THE OCEAN HOLDS THE CARDS. GOOD JOB MICK!

CHECK OUT HIS WEBSITE AT
WWW.MICKFANNING.COM

ADRIANO DE SOUZA & KAI OTTON

HERE IS A COUPLE OF THE GUYS PICKING UP THEIR BOARDS AT THE FACTORY. KAI JUST GOT A SECOND IN BRASIL NEXT TO MICK AND ADRIANO WON 2 WQS IN BRASIL BACK TO BACK. THESE ARE GREAT SURFERS AND WE ARE HONORED TO BE BUILDING BOARDS FOR GUYS AT THIS CALIBER. JULLIO IS ADRIANO'S FRIEND AND IS A BOARD BUILDER TOO. THEY ARE OFF TO THE FIRST JEWEL OF THE TRIPLE CROWN AT HALEIWA. GOOD LUCK GUYS!

MIKY PICON

HERE WE ARE GETTING A FEW BOARDS TO THE TRAVELING PROS. THIS IS MIKY PICON FROM FRANCE. HE IS RANKED 15 ON THE WQS AND HE QUALIFIED TO BE ON THE WCT. WE HAVE BEEN BUILDING SOME OF HIS BOARDS FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. MIKY IS ONE OF THE BEST TO COME OUT OF FRANCE. WE WISH HIM ALL THE BEST ON WCT.

BACK TO THE GRIND

THE TOUR HAS NOW COME INTO TOWN AND WE ARE SLAMMED! THIS IS USUALLY THE BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR WITH THE TRIPLE CROWN AND ALL THE TRAVELING SURFERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. PEOPLE SCREAMING FOR BOARDS AND WE ARE TRYING OUR BEST TO GET EVERYTHING DONE. IT WAS A BOTTLE NECK FROM THE BLANKS TO THE GLASS! I APOLOGIZE IF ANYONE HAS WAITED A LONG TIME FOR THEIR BOARDS. WE WILL TRY TO IMPROVE ON THE PROCESS. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

http://www.triplecrownofsurfing.com/

BACK HOME

IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK HOME AND THIS IS A SHOT COMING INTO HONOLULU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS IS PEARL HARBOR WITH THE US NAVY SHIPS. THIS IS WHERE THE JAPANESE BOMBED. THAT HAD AN NEGATIVE EFFECT ON FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN HAWAII. ANY WAR IS NOT GOOD! WE SHOULD TRY TO LIVE IN PEACE WITH ONE ANOTHER AND PREVENT PAIN AND SUFFERING. IT'S REALLY SAD WHEN WAR IS STARTED FOR POWER, GREED OR SELF INTEREST. IT IS ONLY AT THE EXPENSE OF PEOPLE AND THEIR LIVES. PEACE

OBRIGADO BRASIL

WE ARE LEAVING BEAUTIFUL BRASIL AND HEADING BACK TO HAWAII. WE HAD A GREAT TIME AND MET GREAT PEOPLE. THERE WERE PEOPLE THAT HELPED US ALONG THE WAY. THANK YOU JOHNNY, TANIO, NI, ALAN, EVANDRO AND ALL THE PEOPLE WE MET! MOST OF ALL WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITH OUT TALES, SIMONE AND ARIELA! THANK YOU FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY AND FOR PUTTING UP WITH US IN BRASIL. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT ALL! OBRIGADO!

FACTORY

HERE IS TALES AND EVANDRO WITH ME IN THE ROOM. THANKS GUYS!

2007 CHAMP

HERE IS YOUR 2007 WORLD CHAMPION MICK FANNING!

MICK FREE SURF IN BRASIL

THIS SHOT IS OF MICK ON THE NORTH SHORE. WE GOT SOME FOOTAGE OF MICK RIDING ONE OF THE BOARDS WE MADE IN BRASIL. HE SURFED ON HIS DARREN'S IN THE EVENT. HE AND DARREN HAVE HAD A LONG TIME RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS BOARDS. I'M JUST HAPPY THAT I'M FORTUNATE TO BE BUILDING HIM A FEW BOARDS.

http://waves.terra.com.br/novo/layout4.asp?id=28110&sessao=@

MICK WORLD CHAMP!

THE NEXT DAY WE WENT TO THE FACTORY AND HEARD THAT MICK HAD WON THE WORLD TITLE! I WAS SO STOKED AND HAPPY FOR HIM! I KNOW THAT HE WORKED HARD AND WAS REALLY FOCUSED ALL YEAR. HE DESERVED TO BE CHAMP AND IT COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO A NICER PERSON! I WOULD SAY THAT HE IS ONE OF THE NICEST, HUMBLE, CONSIDERATE PEOPLE I KNOW. EVEN BEING AS TALENTED AND FAMOUS HE IS STILL DOWN TO EARTH. HE ONCE TOLD ME GOOD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE. HE MUST BE VERY GOOD!!!

TALES AND FRIENDS

HERE IS TALES WITH SOME OF HIS BUDDIES AT THE WCT EVENT. WE WATCHED MICK WIN HIS HEAT AND THE NEXT DAY GO ON TO WIN THE WORLD TITLE!

SILVER BAY, SILVER LINING

THIS IS AREA IS CALLED SILVER BAY. SOME OF THE SILVER IS REFLECTING ON THE CLOUDS. I'M AMAZED AT THE BEAUTY THAT GOD HAS MADE. APPRECIATE LIFE!

BACK FOR MORE GRAPHITE

COULD NOT GET ENOUGH PIZZA! THIS IS THE FIRST ICE CREAM PIZZA I HAD. IT WAS DELICIOUS! THANK YOU MARCELO!

THE BOYS FROM THE FACTORY

SINCE THE EVENT WAS ON SOME OF THE BOYS FROM THE FACTORY TOOK SOMETIME OFF TO CHECK OUT THE EVENT. HERE WE HAVE ADRIANO, JUNIOR AND FRIEND.

WCT AT IMBITUBA

HERE IS THE SITE OF THE EVENT. PRETTY INTERESTING SPOT WHERE THE WAVES COME IN BETWEEN THE HEADLAND AND THE ISLAND.

SURF

IT WAS GOOD FOR ME TO GET SOME SURF IN THIS TYPE OF CONDITIONS. IN HAWAII WE DON'T HAVE MANY WAVES LIKE THIS BEACH BREAK AND IT HELPED ME TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SHORT BOARDS. NEXT YEAR WE WILL DEFINITELY BE IMPROVING ON BOARDS FOR THIS TYPE OF SURF. TRAVELING IS A GREAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE ABOUT THE PLACE, PEOPLE , CULTURE AND SURF.

ASP LINE UP (BERNARDO MIRANDA)

TALES WAS NICE ENOUGH TO TAKE US TO THE THE WCT IN BRASIL. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THESE SURFERS IN ACTION. IT WAS A PACKED HOUSE AND THE BRASILIAN FANS ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE SPORT AND THEIR COUNTRY MEN. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE SOME OF THE GUYS THERE.

IT WAS PRETTY HARD TO GET INTO THE COMPETITORS AREA WITHOUT A PASS. THANKS TO BERNARDO MIRANDA ONE OF BRASIL'S BEST, HE WAS NICE ENOUGH TO LEND ME HIS PASS. WE'VE BEEN MAKING A FEW BOARDS FOR HIM AND HE IS A REALLY NICE GUY! THANK YOU BERNARDO!

HEADQUATERS IN BRASIL

THIS IS WHERE IT ALL HAPPENS. TOKORO SURFBOARDS IN BRASIL AND DAKINE. THIS IS THE MAIN OFFICE AND THE TEAM THAT MAKES IT WORK. OBRIGADO!

MARCELLO (GRAPHITE)

HERE IS BROTHER MARCELO THROWING SOME DOUGH FOR OUR PIZZA. THIS WAS THE BEST PIZZA! HAND TOSSED BACKED IN A OLD STYLE BRICK OVEN FRESH INGREDIENTS AND TOPPINGS! IT WAS ONO(DELICIOUS)! HE IS ALSO THE OWNER AND A LOCAL SURFER THERE IN GAROPABA. GREAT GUY AND GREAT PIZZA! THANKS MARCELO!

HAIL STORM

THIS IS SOME OF THE HAIL THAT CAME DOWN WHEN WE WERE IN BRASIL. IT WAS A SUNNY DAY NOT A CLOUD IN THE SKY! WITHIN 20 MINUTES I SAW CLOUDS FORMING, RAIN STARTED COMING DOWN LIKE CATS AND DOGS. LIGHTING ,THUNDER, THEN HAIL SIZE OF QUARTERS FALLING! I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH SEVERE WEATHER CHANGES WITHIN MINUTES. AFTER 45 MINUTES IT WAS CALM AS NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. HMMMM VERY INTERESTING!

DINNER WITH THE BOYS

HERE WE ARE JUST CHILLIN AFTER DINNER WITH THE PRO ILHA BOYS. THESE GUYS HELPED ME A LOT IN BRASIL WITH THE PRODUCTION OF OUR BOARDS. THANKS GUYS AND KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! OBRIGADO!

BRASILIAN MOON RISE

GOOD WAY TO END THE DAY WITH A BEAUTIFUL MOON RISE! WE JUST FINISHED DINNER WHEN I SAW THIS NEW MOON COMING OVER THE HILL. WOW GREAT TO BE ALIVE! GOOD NIGHT!

BRASIL SUNRISE

BEAUTIFUL BRASILIAN SUNRISE. I LOVE THE BEGINNING OF A NEW DAY. YOU CAN START FRESH AND MAKE THE MOST OF THE LIFE WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN.

TALES AND FAMILY

WE HAD A NICE DINNER WITH SIMONE, TALES AND ARIELA. WE ENJOYED DELICIOUS ASIAN CUISINE IN A BEAUTIFUL RESTAURANT. SIMONE IS A WONDERFUL COOK WHO PREPARED MANY OF HER SPECIAL RECIPES FOR US. ARIELA LOVES SCHOOL, LOVES PRINCESS AND POWER PUFF GIRLS, AND MAKES FRIENDS WHEREVER SHE GOES. A GREAT FAMILY AND NICE FRIENDS FROM BRAZIL.

GIANT BEETLE BUG

LOOK AT THIS GIANT BEETLE. NEVER SAW ONE LIKE THIS BEFORE. I HEARD IN JAPAN THEY SELL THESE FOR A FEW HUNDRED BUCKS. THEY HAVE THEM AS PETS.

toppings!

STOPPED FOR DINNER AND THEY HAD THIS CRAZY ICE CREAM BAR. THAY HAD ABOUT A HUNDERED DIFFERENT ICE CREAMS AND TONS OF DIFFERENT TOPPINGS. IT'S INTERESTING THAT YOU WEIGH YOUR ICE CREAM AND THEY GIVE YOU THE PRICE ACCORDING TO THE WEIGHT. I KNOW THAT I PUT ON A LOT OF WEIGHT!