A little bon voyage Kaimuki pau hana kanikapila session at the office.
A little bon voyage Kaimuki pau hana kanikapila session at the office.
Amaury Lavernhe wins the 2010 Turbo Bodyboards Pipe Pro. Here’s his perfect 10 from the final heat of the day. A disappointing day for the Hawaiians, as none are able to advance out of the quarterfinals. I’ve got a ton more footage from the contest, as well as Wednesday’s Pipeline Bodysurfing Classic, just need some time to cut it together.
Congrats again to Amaury, he was in rhythm all day and definitely deserved the win.
No contest today, which means tomorrow is a go for the 2010 Turbo Bodyboards Pipe Pro. Conditions dramatically improved overnight, with the winds clocking around to more Easterly trades. Everyone has been looking at Friday since the beginning of the week, and the forecast is outstanding: large, long-period NW swell with East winds. If it’s as epic as the models predict, it’ll be worth every penny of the entry fee.
It’s been about 15 years since I entered a bodyboarding contest, but given how epic the 2009-2010 Winter season has been, I couldn’t resist the thought of scoring Pipe with only 3 other people. A big mahalo to Darren at Hawaiian Line for the support, and to the Hawaiians on the IBA tour for slotting me in a Brazilian 4th round seed… nothing says bummer quite like having to grovel in 2-foot Irma’s.
Yesterday saw pretty fun conditions in the morning (above), and it had potential for the Pipeline Bodysurfing Classic, but sketchy afternoon winds and small surf made for a lay day instead. There’s lots of surf in the forecast, but it’s kind of North and short interval stuff, so I wouldn’t be surprised if things don’t get underway until Monday (stay tuned to the live webcast).
What does short interval, North swell with Northeast trades look like? Well, here’s exactly what it looked like this morning. What a difference a day makes.
Had to shoot some photos the other day for Da Fin down at Ke Iki. While we were waiting for the Sun to pop out of the clouds, this perfect left rolled through and spit. Unreal, especially since this spot usually breaks right on top of the beach.
