Wipeout! This was one of the heaviest Hookipa waves (for its size) that I’ve ever ridden. Hookipa waves almost always have a lot of water, but this one had twice the normal amount and also twice the force– it just smashed me and my equipment straight down to the bottom. Congratulations to Kuba, Ernout, and […]
This is the second installment of the trilogy that is my cactus cup story, making this essentially my Empire Strikes Back– a tale of hardship and misdirection setting up the eventual return to the top in part 3. For that reason, I’ll keep this account brief. (all photos by the amazing Clark Merritt) After driving […]
I liked the last “make it or break it” so much that here is another one. I’m going to throw these up quite often I think. And as I said before, I plan to work out some sort of prize system (i.e., guessing correctly puts you in a raffle for a prize or something) for […]
I said I’d reveal on Friday, but I think that’s too long of a wait. So here is the sequence: Made it! This accidental one-foot air was during a heat at the recent Cactus Cup. My foot slipped out of the strap and I thought that I was ruined, but luckily even though my brain […]
I loved a feature that Windsurfing Mag ran years ago called “Make it or break it” that had a radical or interesting photo that looked to be in the middle of a big wipeout sequence. The question was “Did he land it? Or crash terribly?” Readers would submit answers and the next issue would reveal […]
So here is the first ever maui monday report with the latest news from Maui! Unfortunately, this week on the rock has been rather uneventful. Summer on Maui most often means flat water. It gets so bad in July that we are lucky to get anything over knee high. August, though, is the month when […]
In addition to foto friday, I am going to start a maui report every Monday. I’d like to get a feature for every weekday. Maybe a day with a feature on my own photos? Not sure how that will work regularly since I’ve reverted to shooting film and sometimes can’t develop for weeks– and, I’m […]
I prefer the red-eye all-night flights on united when I fly from Maui to the mainland because I normally can sleep quite easily, making the trip seem instant (and with my frequent flier status, I always get upgraded so its not too cramped). However, dream full flight was NOT the reality on from OGG Maui […]
I’m going to start this as a regular feature every Friday where I’ll post a selection of photos I’ve found online or elsewhere that are somehow visually charismatic. Enjoy: follow my twitter