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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Oct 26, 2013 - 06:44pm PT
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I just got out of the water after brilliant windless session here in my back yard at Kuau.
Since my last post things around here have turned around!
We were blessed with the first significant swell of the season.
The first day it was just too big for me in my back yard so I went to Kanaha where it was much smaller but it had a fresh onshore breeze that turned those delightful waves into a sloppy mess so I didn't paddle out.
The next day it was still too big at Kuau, so, I went back to Kanaha and scored a glassy over head session with out too many people in the line up. I was only snaked once and that was by a friend.
After that day the size dropped at my place and we have had a wonderful windless period with over head waves.
The wind came back for two days but the mornings were still over head in the sets and glassy.
Here's a few images I took after yesterdays morning session.
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Oct 27, 2013 - 04:40pm PT
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Check this footage of Jamie Mitchell at Peahi last January.
This was captured by my friend Greg Huglin who scored a spot on a boat sitting in the channel.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Nohea
Trad climber
Living Outside the Statist Quo
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Oct 27, 2013 - 09:06pm PT
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Aloha O-man and all who paddle,
I came across this thread on oc paddler as a tribute to the late Maui man Rick Nuu. There is a foto of him paddling at peahi in an oc1. That's pretty wild, know anything about that ?
http://www.ocpaddler.com/forum/2013/alohanuucom_tribute_rick_nuu
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Oct 27, 2013 - 10:57pm PT
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Aloha Nohea, That is a fine tribute to a great man!
Although I didn't know Rick personally, I am sure that our paths have crossed many times on the waves of Maui. My best wishes to his family and extended ohana!
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Oct 28, 2013 - 02:49am PT
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"At 9 minutes 55 seconds on the Uluwatu video you can see a cliffband. Can anyone who's been there comment on the climbing potential? The upper tier looks interesting."
Been there.
Lots of potential though the quality I think is fairly suspect. Volcanic in nature with super sharp edges that is often breakable and that particular spot may be off limits as there is a temple in the vicinity.
And yes the trash on that side of the island especially in the water is seriously messed up as in their garbage problem in general for the whole island.
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Oct 29, 2013 - 03:17pm PT
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Wave season is off to a ripping start here on the north shore of Maui.
We have been literally invaded with wave sailing enthusiasts from every point of the globe. Many are here to compete in the "Aloha Classic" and the rest just be a part of the biggest wave sailing event in history.
The event has taken over Hookipa Beach Park(the birth place of wave sailing)for over two weeks.
With Hookipa dominated by the contest anyone that wants to sail waves has to find another place to sail. The first choice for an alternative spot to sail is my back yard here in Kuau. My home break has been packed with foreign sailors.
I knew this was going to happen so I have been surfing at Noriega's early in the day before the wind comes up and then going down to Hookipa and shooting photos of the action for an article in Maui Ocean Sports Magazine.
My article will be coming out after the event is over.
Check out this link for a detailed account of yesterdays wave sailing action.
http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=d1a4e4eef8cd7953c762687fc&id=dedd19bda4
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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oman nice video! i watched em!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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RIP Buttons. The guy was 2 years younger than me but inspired the hell out of me...him, Larry Bertlemann and Mark Liddel for sure. But Buttons fluid, relaxed style... I mean the guy would switchfoot in the middle of anything and make it look easy...and stylish....while doing complicated maneuvers is what caught my attention. Then again after he got his life back together again, the guy was friggen ripped; ANOTHER inspiration from him...this time to get my ass in gear and back in some kind of shape. A real talent even in his 50's. Him and Bertlemann were just way ahead of their time.
Drljefe, somehow I missed his passing this past Saturday. Thanks for posting it up
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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SocialC, that was not originally Adventure Journal but Trans World Surf, issue June 2013. A non-pro surfer in Tasmania at a secret spot, one of those awful slabs like Shipstern's that break over rocks.
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speelyei
Trad climber
Mohave County Arizona
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Nov 11, 2013 - 09:55am PT
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Ahhh, I dream of a dry-hair paddle out to glassy shoulder high peelers. Rights and lefts, no leash making decisions sound, confident. The static smell off the wave, the spring of the board under my bare feet... 6' fish or 10' log, I loved every minute.
Sigh...
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Nov 14, 2013 - 10:11pm PT
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Yesterday the whole north shore was closed out so I drove out to Peahi aka Jaws and shot a few photos from the bluff. Most of the local big wave paddle in crew was out. Shane Dorian and Kai Lenny were the only two that I recognized since I spaced out my binoculars. This was arguably the heaviest day paddled in at Jaws so far! Click on for more of the action I captured of that epic session.
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Nov 14, 2013 - 10:20pm PT
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Dang!
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Nov 16, 2013 - 03:00am PT
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How many times, just one after work,
barefoot running surprise,
clean.
Just one, one to stretch, one for the fingers,
it's always there,
waiting.
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