ALFREDO TOW SURFING

HERE'S A COOL PICTURE OF ALFREDO AND HIS COUSIN TOW SURFING. WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE SUPPORTERS ALL THE WAY IN COSTA RICA.
MAHALO ALFREDO!

ANOTHER WINDY DAY

IT'S BEEN WEEKS OF STRONG WINDS AND THERE ARE A FEW SPOTS THAT LIKE THE WIND. KAHANA IS ONE OF THEM. THERE ARE SOME SMALL SOFT BEACH BREAKS IN HAWAII. IT'S NICE TO MIX IT UP WITH SOME WAVES LIKE THIS! I'M THANKFUL THAT I CAN JUST PADDLE OUT AND BE IN THE WATER! MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT WE GOT! ALOHA

FRIENDS VISITING

USHI AND HID BUDDIES STOPPED BY FOR A FEW USED BOARDS. USHI WAS THE GRAND CHAMPION IN JAPAN AND NAO IS A REALLY GREAT SURFER AT PIPELINE. HIS BROTHER YUKIO IS UP AND COMING IN THE RANKS IN JAPAN. SATOSHI FIRST TRIP TO HAWAII AND HE WAS STOKED!!! THANKS GUYS! ALOHA

MAKUA ROTHMAN

BRADAH MAKUA STOPPED BY TODAY AND PICKED UP SOME SMALLER BOARDS FOR THE PIPE MONSTER EVENT TOMORROW. HERE HE IS WITH HIS 10 ' 1'' WAIMEA GUN. HE IS IN THE EDDIE AIKAU AND WE HOPE THAT HE WILL ABLE TO USE HIS BOARD.

MAKUA WAS RAISED ON THE NORTH SHORE AND HE IS VERY COMFORTABLE AT ANY SPOT. HE IS A STAND OUT AT PIPELINE AND BACKDOOR AND HE JUST WON THE SUNSET BEACH WQS WITH AN IMPRESSIVE WIN IN THE LAST MINUTES OF THE EVENT. CONGRATULATIONS MAKUA! ALOHA

WASHI

THIS IS MAKA FROM JAPAN AND HE BROUGHT OVER SOME RICE PAPER FROM KYOTO JAPAN. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL ART WORK THAT IS 400 YEARS OLD OR SO. THIS RICE PAPER CAN BE LAMINATED INTO THE BOARD AND YOU ARE ABLE TO PRINT PHOTO'S OR ANY TYPE OF ART ONTO THE RICE PAPER. IT'S AMAZING WHAT TECHNOLOGY CAN DO. THANK YOU MAKA. HAVE A GREAT DAY!

NEW DAY

I WAS HEADING IN TO TOWN THIS MORNING AND GOT THIS BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE. HAVE A GREAT DAY!

NORTH SHORE

HERE IS A COUPLE OF SHOTS AT PIPELINE. THE SURF HAS IMPROVED SINCE THE EARLY PART OF THE SEASON. WE GOT SOME GOOD WAVES AT THE HUI BACKDOOR SHOOT OUT AND A FEW SWELLS AFTER. IT'S BEEN CROWDED AND IT CAN BE DANGEROUS OUT THERE. THE WAVES ARE DEADLY AND THE CROWD IS WORST! PLEASE DON'T DROP IN ON ANYONE OUT THERE. IT COULD BE A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION! ALOHA

USHIKOSHI

HERE IS BRADAH USHIKOSHI FROM JAPAN. HE WAS WAS A FORMER JPSA CHAMPION. USHI IS A GREAT SURFER AND PERSON. HE OPENED A SURF SHOP U4 IN TOKYO. THIS BOARD HE IS HOLDING IS A BOARD THAT HE WON THE LAST JPSA CONTEST IN 2007. HE SHOWED SOME VIDEO OF THE EVENT AND THE BOARD LOOKED GOOD UNDER HIS FEET! HE HAS A WEBSITE YOU CAN CHECK OUT.
http:／／team-u4.net
THANK YOU USHI FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

TESTING 1, 2, 3

THE BEST PART OF BUILDING BOARDS IS TESTING THEM. THIS MORNING WENT TO SURF THIS WIND BLOWN KNEE HIGH WAVES TO TEST THIS SMALL WAVE BOARD. IF A BOARD WORKS IN THESE CONDITIONS YOU KNOW IT IS A GOOD BOARD. THIS BOARD WAS REALLY GOOD AND I WAS STOKED ON THE PERFORMANCE. IT WENT REALLY FAST AND LOOSE. HAVE A GREAT DAY!

SNOW MEN IN HAWAII

LUCKY WE LIVE HAWAII BEAUTIFUL WEATHER, SURF AND SNOW. HERE COUPLE OF SNOWMEN CHILLIN. ALOHA

MARCO GIORGI

THIS IS MARCO FROM BRAZIL PICKING UP HIS BOARDS FOR THE SEASON. HE JUST GOT 4TH IN THE SUNSET JUNIOR PRO. HE CHARGES AND SURFS REALLY GOOD. I SAW HIM CATCH THE CRAZIEST BACKDOOR WAVE LAST YEAR IT. GOOD JOB MARCO!
ALOHA

TACO OR TAKO

BRADAH RAH STOPPED BY TO SHOW OFF HIS CATCH OF TAKO. NOT BAD FOR A DAY OF DIVING. IF YOU KNOW ABOUT LOOKING FOR TAKO YOU NEED THE TAKO EYE. SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO THINK LIKE A TAKO TO FIND THEM. THESE WILL MAKE SOME ONO SQUID LUAU! IT'S ALOHA FRIDAY!!!!

TAKAYUKI WAKITA

WAKITA IS ONE OF JAPAN'S BEST SURFERS. HE ALSO IS ONE OF THE BEST SURFERS AT PIPELINE AND HE EVEN HAS HIS PEAK OUT AT PIPE NAMED AFTER HIM! NO ONE HAS A PEAK NAMED AFTER THEM. HE WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE INVITED TO THE EDDIE AT WAIMEA AND HERE IS HIS WAIMEA BOARD AND HIS PIPE WEAPON. HE ALSO GOT THE LAST COVER SHOT IN SURFING WORLD AT WAIMEA.

THE BEST THING ABOUT WAKITA IS HIS HUMBLE ATTITUDE AND HE IS ALWAYS THANKFUL! HE IS A GREAT SURFER AND EVEN A BETTER PERSON! WE ARE STOKED TO BE WORKING WITH PEOPLE LIKE WAKITA! MAHALO WAKITA!!!

ANJO AND EDDIE'S NEW BOARDS

HERE ARE ANJO AND EDDIE PICKING UP THEIR BOARDS TODAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND HAPPY SURFING GUYS!!

WORK IN PROGRESS

WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT THERE ARE SURFERS LIKE MICK WHO COMES IN AND SPENDS THE TIME IN IMPROVING ON DESIGNS. IT HELPS ME AS A SHAPER TO EVOLVE IN DESIGN AND THEORY. THIS IS A SHORT BOARD 6'1'' X 18 1/4'' X 2 3/16'' THAT MICK WOULD RIDE MOST OF THE TIME. MICK IS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ON BOARD DESIGN AND WHAT HE WANTS. HERE WE ARE DIALING IN ON HIS SHORT BOARD. THANKS MICK!

MOKOLII (CHINAMANS HAT)

ALOHA
HERE IS A PICTURE FROM A FRIEND. CLASSIC SUNRISE OVER MOKOLII. HAVE A GREAT DAY!

KANAKA MAOLI

ALOHA
HERE IS BRADAH PONO HERE WITH HIS KAU KAU. THIS PLACE IN HAWAII IS LIKE THE GARDEN OF EDEN. LUSH GREEN AND FRUITFUL! HAVE A GREAT DAY!

HAPPY CUSTOMER IN BRASIL

I GOT THIS PICTURE FROM TALES. HERE IS A HAPPY CUSTOMER SURFING HIS TOKORO IN BRASIL! NICE BARREL! ALOHA

SIMMO

HERE IS SIMMO FROM OZ. HE CAME FOR A SURF VACATION AND DID A FEW BOARDS FOR SOME FRIENDS. HE IS A SHAPER IN AUSTRALIA AND WORKS AT D'ARCY'S FACTORY. ALOHA