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It’s funny. The first time I ever saw this spot (Agujero, Tubería, translated literally as “The Hole”) was back in 2001, and when Danny Hernandez (Owner of Link Store here in Gran Canaria) pulled up to the spot with me and Eric Schnitzler (Within Films), all we saw was puny whitewash. Danny told us this spot really fires and gets epic, but Eric and I simply didn’t believe him.

Therefore, from that day on, we called it “Cheeseburgers” since the spot seemed fat and without any real power and ever since then, “Cheeseburgers” has been an inside joke of ours. But, once in a while, “Cheeseburgers” does light up for the riders here and I was lucky enough to sample some real “Agujero” this October. Mahalo to everyone involved in making these days forever memorable.

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CONTENT 36-61 | SURGE EMPTIES

68-77 | DK THEN & NOW 80-86 | SURGE ARTIST - KAVET THE CATALYST 92-123 | THE DK LIFE 128-159 | TAHITI: MORE THAN JUST WAVES 164-173 | MEXICO WITH THE HUBB BROTHERS 174-185 | HURRICANE MARIE / JORDAN ANAST 190-191 | SHOP PROFILE / HIDENTITY 192-203 | THE CANARIES EXPLODE 204-219 |COSTA CONQUEST 220-225 | SURGE TECH / KNEKT 226-231 |FITNESS RANES 232-265 | STYLE & POWER

Guilherme Tamega | PH: Maurice Aubuchon | Facebook.com/aubuchonimagery

PH: Carla L贸pez | carlalopezphotography.blogspot.com.es/

Change is constant in this world and your sport is no exception, even down to the smallest details. Your bottom turn to the stylish lines you draw. The lips you hit and the DK drops you take. The contests you enter and the organizations that run those contests. Even the boards you ride that get you that trophy you’ve always desired or that mind photo etched in your memory forever. Love it or hate it, everything about bodyboarding is changing even as your eyes fall on these words.

We here at Surge are also evolving with your sport and, therefore, will be slowly introducing a variety of new projects from this issue on. From expanding our slew of contributing photographers from around the world, to including Spanish articles to satisfy many of our global readers, these are just a couple of our new ventures for the future.

Changing times. Same passion. Welcome to Surge 9.0.

El cambio es constante en este mundo y tu deporte no es una excepción, hasta en los más mínimos detalles. Tu bottom turn hacia las líneas fluidas que dibujas. Los labios a los que le pegas y los descensos en torero. Los competiciones en las que participas y las organizaciones que se encargan de esas competiciones. Incluso los bodyboards que usas que te ayudan a ganar ese trofeo que siempre has deseado o esa foto grabada en tu memoria para siempre. Te guste o no, todo lo relacionado con el bodyboard está cambiando, hasta en este mismo instante, mientras tus ojos leen estas palabras.

Aquí, en Surge, también estamos evolucionando con tu deporte y, por lo tanto, a partir de este número iremos incluyendo poco a poco una variedad de nuevos proyectos: desde la ampliación de nuestra serie de fotógrafos colaboradores por todo el mundo, hasta artículos en español con el fin de satisfacer a nuestros lectores internacionales y estas son sólo un par de propuestas para el futuro.

Los tiempos cambian. La misma pasión. Bienvenido a Surge 9.0.

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AKA LYMAN | PH: JOSEPH LIBBY

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BUD MIYAMOTO

BUD MIYAMOTO | PH: JORDAN ANAST

AND NOW INTR Os BY KAINOA MCGEE | Q&A BY SUR GE

DK THEN AKA LYMAN “I’ve known Aka for a very long time and we have been friends for decades. We’ve been through a lot together and will go through even more together in our lives. We used to stay at his Gleason family grandparents’ house when we went to Santa Cruz. Just wanna send my love, condolences and aloha from my ohana to yours with the passing of Grampa Gleason who was an awesome man himself, even though he lost my leather jacket (inside joke for the boys who were there. So good, hahaha). I consider Aka and his family my family and that was before he married my best friend Shawnee Oide, who’s family was already my family because they always fed me and still do, LMFAO. Much mahalos to Mom (Sue) and Dad (Ralf) Oide and Aunty Gail and Uncle Danny Lyman for all of the love, support, and food over these years. Just a funny sidenote: I never knew Shawnee’s parents’ first names because I always just called them Mom and Dad; that is until Shawn and Aka got married because Aka calls them by their first names. The first time I heard him refer to Ralf in our conversation, l was like, “Who’s dat?” So classic!

I’ve seen Aka grow from a fun loving boy into a fun loving man, husband, father, son, son in-law and of course, friend. I am truly blessed to have his family in my life. Okay, enough of that mushy shit. Aka Lyman is my favorite DKer because of his smooth style and how easy he makes it look. He has power and grace all in one. He actually pisses me off sometimes because he makes it look so easy. Just watch Fu Man Chu and you will see what I’m talking about. My favorite segments were Aka’s and Cavin’s. As for me, I don’t have that shit; I refer to myself as gorilla footed because I got no grace. I hope this mag, the boys, their families and you, the readers, feel that I’ve done them some kind of small justice. There aren’t enough words or time to describe the AWESOMENESS of these 2 gentlemen (Aka Lyman and Bud Miyamoto). And as everybody knows, I can talk forever, so that’s saying a lot. Please enjoy their interviews cuz’ I know that I will.”

-Kainoa Mcgee and his thoughts on Aka Lyman AKA LYMAN

2) You used to get paid to travel the world, competing and free surfing. Why did you stop? Any regrets?

AKA: Decided to start a family at a pretty young age and sponsors couldn’t afford to pay for my family to travel with me everywhere and I didn’t want to leave them. I am still getting a little money out of it with Kicks fins and my new board model with Triad. I have no regrets because it was my choice.

3) In general, are you disappointed or pleased with what you’ve seen from the world of DK? AKA: I like to see guys like Mason, Lackey, Dhubb, and Bud pushing it hard. I am sure there are a lot of other guys as well that I forgot to mention. I also see a lot of up-and-coming kids ripping regularly at Sandy’s (editor’s note: Sandy Beach).

4) What was it like being at the forefront of the DK world when you were growing up? Any prejudice against you for specializing in DK? AKA: I don’t know, I guess it felt good, but I always tried to let my surfing do the talking. Of course, I always wanted to be the best I could be and growing up surfing with guys like Roach and Kainoa really pushed me to be better.

I don’t think there was any prejudice, and if there was, I wasn’t aware of it.

5) Do you think it’s different now?

AKA: I see that it’s different in the sense that there is now a DK division in contests, where as when we were growing up, we were just lumped with the prone guys. I think it’s good for the DK guys to have their own showcase.

1) Tell us about your life currently. What is the average day like for you?

6) What is progression in DK to you?

AKA: Most of my day is filled with work: Shawnee and I have had our own landscape maintenance company for the past 12 years, kids playing baseball, beach, and just recently been busy getting things together to open a surf shop with Skippy. It’s called HIdentity (Hawaii Identity). We’re really excited to be moving into this new phase of our careers.

AKA: I like to compare DK to surfing. I see guys like John John, Gabriel Medina, and Julian Wilson really taking surfing to the next level with crazy airs and tail blows. Before I would go out, I’d always watch a surf vid because there weren’t any DK vids at the time. That would make me want to emulate their style and turns. Then, when Libby came out with Fu Man Chu, I felt like that was the first time DK was brought to

AKA LYMAN | PH: JOSEPH LIBBY

the forefront and changed the way people viewed DK. I believe, to this day, Fu Man Chu and The Untouchables are two of the most progressive vids of all time and they are timeless.

7) Is real DK progression taking place now from what you’ve seen online and at the beach?

AKA: Dking hasn’t gone backwards, but has it really progressed much? I am not sure because if you compare the progression of proning and surfing, I don’t see much change in DK. It doesn’t mean that guys aren’t ripping, it just means that there aren’t many new moves being done consistently, like ARS’ and backflips vs. rollos and 360’s.

8) What needs to be done in order to further the sport of DK? AKA: I would like to see the sport as a whole go further, not just DK. That’s why Skipp and I are opening this shop, to give back to the sport by supporting contests and the like.

Bodyboarding is a young sport compared to surfing, so the vets of the sport haven’t been out of it for long enough to grow their companies to be able to support it fully.

9) Favorite surf trip?

AKA: I can’t say that any one was my favorite because they were all fun. No matter if the waves were good or junk, it was always good times with great friends. That’s one unique thing about the bodyboard world; because we are a minority, we all pretty much stuck together and it created lifelong friendships and a lot of funny and good memories.

10) Being one of the first progressive athletes in any sport really helps that athlete to be remembered for decades to come. You’ve attained that. What are some things you’d like others to remember you by? Nationally and internationally?

AKA: That I am a super down-to-earth and humble guy. I don’t think I am different or better than anyone else because as I always tell my kids, no matter how good you are at something, there is always someone out there that is better than you at something else.

Everyone has their own special qualities or talents, whether it be school, sports, singing, etc.

AKA LYMAN | PH: JOSEPH LIBBY

AND NOW

peting with my friends and having fun, especially if the waves are good. It brings out the worst in people sometimes, but I think it’s good to stay competitive.

BUD MIYAMOTO “Bud was the only guy that I ever sponsored when X-Man, PMA and myself started Industry Bodyboards. The first time I heard about him was from my brother in-law, Ikaika Lee-Hornstine, on Kaua’i. He called me and said that I had to see this kid and I should sponsor him since he’s killing it. My brother in-law had never called me like that before because he knows that I don’t play bullshit; it better be real (that was the first and only time that he has ever done that till this day). So, on my next trip to Kaua’i, I brought a few extra stock boards that I would give to Bud if he was that good. Of course, he was that good and even better. Funny story though, it just so happens I was surfing Nukumoi Point with Harry Antipala and as I was paddling out and dipping a wave, just before I went under, this kid punted right over my head doing a DK air reverse. I was literally screaming underwater and when I came up as well. Needless to say I was impressed but I didn’t know who he was at that time. So, I asked Harry who that kid was and he told me it was Bud. Done.

Obviously he got the boards and the sponsorship. Easiest sponsorWhy didn’t you do more of the DK World Tour? Monship interview ever.” ey? Passion to compete?

-Kainoa Mcgee and his thoughts on Bud Miyamoto BUD MIYAMOTO Currently, you’re living in California. Why the move? And now you’re moving back to Kauai? Tell us more about that.

BUD: I moved to Cali in March 2011. My wife and I were expecting a baby and things weren’t going so well for us on Kaua’i at the time so we decided to move and be closer to my wife’s family here in San Clemente. My wife is really close to her family and they help us out a lot. We accomplished a lot by being here in Cali, especially since our son had some health issues when he was under a year old and the doctors here were amazing. He was on crazy meds for over a year, but now he is doing really good. I also have a daughter back on Kaua’i so that has been really rough being so far away from her. It’s been really hard for me to fly home and visit because it is so expensive to fly there. I hadn’t seen her in over a year till earlier this summer. She stayed with us for six weeks and after having her here, seeing how much we miss each other, and how much my son and daughter just love each other, my wife and I decided the best thing for our little family is to move back to Kaua’i so we can be together.

BUD: Trust me, I would of loved to do the World Tour, but, yeah, money and family pretty much were the reasons. If I had had enough support to pay the bills and travel to do the World Tour, I would of done it every year. But, it’s all good. I had kids when I was young, I don’t regret it at all, and I wouldn’t give back one second of the time I spent with them for anything. But yeah, I would have loved to compete for a world title and that was one of my dreams, to win a world title. But who knows, might happen one day if my knees keep going, hahaha.

What was the state of DK when you began to take the sport seriously?

BUD: When I started taking DK seriously, DK was probably at the highest peak it has ever been at.

Probably a year or so before Fu Man Chu came out, I really started taking it seriously and started competing and getting some exposure. Kainoa was DKing bombs at Pipe, (Paul) Roach and Aka were in their prime. It was epic. I remember right after Fu Man Chu came out, everyone started getting more Has moving to California affected your bodyboarding ambitions in pumped on Dk. It was a good time for DKers. any way? Do the waves there help you to better your DK? Do you think it’s different now?

BUD: Well I probably don’t surf as much as I want to, but it made me appreciate waves that are not that good and just to have fun. BUD: I think it’s a lot different now. I’m not sure if it’s It definitely made me more hungry and want to surf more though. because surfing kind of overtook the wave riding The waves in Cali are super fun for dk and I think being here helped scene, but there just isn’t the support that we need me figure out my small-wave surfing a little better and fine-tuned it. for DK to blow up again. I mean, we get a lot of support, but not from the big companies that would What are your thoughts on competition? Are you always on the have a big impact on our sport. lookout for more contests to compete in?

Yes, I love to compete. I’m very competitive, but I just love com-

BUD | PH: Neal Miyake | HiSurfAdvisory.com

What is progression in DK to you?

BUD: DK progression to me is pushing limits, doing things that you think aren’t possible, doing something bigger than you thought, or making a drop you didn’t think you would make. Progression is all about growth and pushing limits and learning. Every time you learn something new, you are progressing.

Is real DK progression taking place now from what you’ve seen online and at the beach?

BUD: Yes, for sure, like Miles (Kauhaahaa) DKing jaws. If that’s not progression, I don’t know what is. But yeah, I see a lot of guys pushing their limits. Dubb is always amazing me with his DK skills and there are a lot of guys that have been stepping it up lately.

What needs to be done in order to further the sport of DK? BUD: I’m not sure what needs to happen. We need Red Bull and GoPro or some huge company to get on the program. I think that the DKing going on around the world is well worth it for some company to come in to help blow it up.

Favorite surf trip?

BUD: My favorite trip would had to have been Australia. It was with Da Hammah (Micah McMullin) and Colin Black. We went for DK Sessions in 2008. It was just a super sick crew, including us Hawaiians and Glenn Sullivan from Australia. He took care of us, drove us around, and got us some sick waves. I ended up winning the two events and being the overall winner for the event. The waves were super fun for the comps: one was in Tiona park and the other was in Port Mac. I was super stoked to win there and I really needed the money, haha. We got some heavy slabs and got to cruise a boat to Shark Island. Micah almost died on a crazy tree swing. My sickest trip for sure.

Many national and international riders who know about DK know about you Bud. Already, for years to come, bodyboarders around the world will continue to know who you are and how progressive your riding is. How do you want the world of bodyboarding to remember you in the far future?

BUD: I just want everyone to remember me as a hardworking family man that was one of the best DKers of all time and that did a lot for the sport.

BUD MIYAMOTO | PH: JORDAN ANAST

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KAVET THE CATALYST MC / Break Dance / Graffiti Photos & interview by: Nicholas Seymour

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That’s what’s up. I love good hip hop and Kavet and the Lightsleepers crew were and are producing quality non-mainstream Hip-Hop

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SURGE: How did you get into hip hop?

Kavet Catalyst: Skateboarding in Elementary was more punk/heavy metal. Which was cool cause it was all creative aggression, but around the late 80s, early 90s more hip hop music started to pop up in Skateboarding, then YO!MTV raps came on...and it was a rap.

Started DJin’ first only to get the instrumental’s to rap over, then figured to start mixing & scratching the records I was buying. Later I figured that the records my dad had was the same record that De La Soul Sampled on the so and so record. So i said i can do that....I can loop too, so i started making beats. All natural and organic, it just made sense.

SURGE: So what’s your opinion on the Serato situation?

Kavet Catalyst: I said if I ever had to tour again, where I went city to city, I would rock Serato...but then again...Kid Koala, Z-Trip, Nu-Mark, they tour and do all vinyl sets....so. I think its good if you are a pop DJ and you gotta stay current cause that’s your job. But 99% of the DJ’s that use Serato that used to dig for records and used to rock all vinyl, don’t buy records any more. That is pitiful and sad too me. You gave up the essence, the feel, the soul of DJin’ for the money. You can get money and still cop a record here and there, or promote DJ’s to still buy records, but none of them do. Selfish.

SURGE: So would you say that the essence of hip hop is sticking to the root elements?

Kavet Catalyst: Maybe not sticking to roots, but perpetuating the roots. I understand that not every DJ can be all “ROOTS” like me, but if you came up from the school we came up in, its your job; its your mantel to promote the Roots of Hiphop.

DJ’s; should preach using vinyl, and learning

to mix, beat match.

MCs; should preach, more creative writing, story telling.

Writers, should promote....eeeeerrrr.... bombing in the streets. Not just staying in the ditches taking photos and post on IG. B-Boys; should go dance professionally, but when people show you Hip-hop style/dance, gut check em, and say “THATS NOT HIP-HOP, if you can’t 6 step or Up rock.”

SURGE: Now you have a company called Lightsleepers, what’s that all about?

Kavet Catalyst: Light Sleepers started as a radio show on KTUH, I was asked to do a show cause there was no Hip-hop show. My first time slot was 3am - 6am. So when I needed to make name, I said LIGHTSLEEPERS, cause that was the name of a track by SAAFIR the SAUCY NOMAD. The track was buggin’ and different, weird but gangster cause he was from East Oakland. I Did the show for 5 years, played choke Hawaii hip-hop, underground, indy, unexposed. Made a few shirts to promote the show, and that sold.

After the show was cancelled. Decided to make more shirts, using all the talented artists friends i had and to do more multimedia events: Music, Art, good vibes. A lot of the artists that did my events are now famous: Woes, Lucky Olelo, Eukarest, so many to name. The clothes took off slowly but steady and I kept DJin’, making beats and rhyming.

Absorbing like minded artists into the crew, but loosely so there was not pressure, just creativity.

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SURGE: How’s the Hip Hop Scene in Hawaii? Is it mainly contained on Oahu or do the outer islands produce?

Kavet Catalyst: Oahu is active, so many new MCs and Producers. Not to many super dope DJ’s. The B-boys is steady, love em. Kauai the breaking scene is good cause of KUGA. Maui is tough, there was a strong scene mid 2000 but its gone. Big Island, I’ve seen have a dope bboy event, so I’m assuming they are thriving. I know Hilo got dope MC’s, DJ’s and Producers, they are the homies.

SURGE: What would need to change in Hawaii to bring it up to the standard of what’s coming out of the mainland?

Kavet Catalyst: hmmm, what I don’t see is the MC. MC’s need to be taking more risks lyrically. A lack of creativity shows. Before we could rap about a gecko trying to eat a moth and make it dope. Now days even the underground rappers just rap punchlines and decent imagery overall, but HAWAII can hand with the mainland fo’ show.

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Kavet Catalyst: I was blessed to be a kid and teen in the Golden Era, the boombap, and the peak of Underground Hip-Hop. So everything from that era constantly influences me. That and the dustys, the funk, soul, jazz, rock, psych rock, reggae, old Hawaiian, etc.

it interesting and moving...cause if you had 6 producers on stage playing beats that can get boring. We have 6 qualifiers and 1 GRAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. Where all 6 qualifiers battle to be a grand champion. It’s awesome cause I’ve seen a producer come in so novice and okay, to being so dope!!! It proves the BEATROOT platform is not about who is the best but who can learn and gain knowledge from their peers and playing their beats loud on stage. Every producer that

Has it changed no. I listen to a lot of new stuff, I give everything popular a few listens, try to feel it, try to break it down. Majority of it is WACK. I know it POP MUSIC, but when did the masses get so stupid and ignorant????

loses or wins and comes back get better, NO BODY gets worse.

SURGE: What is the judging criteria for a dope beat?

SURGE: Can you talk about the Beatroot events you hold?

Kavet Catalyst: No criteria; each judge is picked because they are producers or involved in music, also they can justify any decisions they make.

Basically, you can feel and know who’s beat is dope, its pretty obvious.

SURGE: What were your musical influences growing up and have they changed over time?

Kavet Catalyst: Beatroot has been around for about 10 years, for 8 years officially, 2 years it was on and off. It is basically a producers/beat makers battle. The battle format is to keep

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“I was blessed to be a kid and teen in the Golden Era, the boombap, and the peak of Underground Hip-Hop.”

SURGE ARTIST SURGE: There seems to be a lot of collaborative albums being released, do you feel that it is important to work with other artists?

Kavet Catalyst: Yes it’s great to colab. And it helps artist open up their audience to others. Some good music can be made on colabs.

SURGE: Where do you see hip hop in Hawaii going in the next five years?

Instagram: @lightsleepers www.lightsleepers.com soundcloud.com/lightsleepers

Kavet Catalyst: Thats a hard one, cause no one made it mainstream, closest was Taasho Pearce.

If it all goes in cycles, then back to the conscious rapper, the abstract rappers, more “nerd” raps, and LS with be right there to help em.

SURGE: Any words to the up and comers?

Kavet Catalyst: Be different, no seriously, everything you hear now, just go the opposite. But don’t force it.

Learn the roots then use them to build a solid musical palate. Have fun too!

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Just to start this article off on the right foot,

the actual original name for DK when I was growing up was called “JACK STANCE”.

Paying hommage to the guy that was doing it like nobody else and doing it at PIPELINE, JACK “DA RIPPAH” LINDHOLM. Please don’t ever forget that fact, that name and never forget about Jack “Da Rippah” Lindholm. Now with a nickname like that you know that bruddah was doing something right.

The Dklife to me is awesome and at the same time it is bullshit. I know for a lot of you reading this right now you are thinking “WHAT THE FUCK IS HE TALKING ABOUT” Let me explain. The reason I say that it’s awesome is because it absolutely is and I love it with every inch of my 230 pound HAWAIIAN body. The reason that it is bullshit is that this DK vs. Prone or just DK and Prone separate our sport from the inside out. The powers that be don’t have to split us apart, we as a sport and even moreso, the IBA as a governing body do it by separating the 2, and don’t forget about Stand Up Bodyboarding as well. I absolutely believe that there should be a DK division at every contest that includes Stand Up Bodyboarding because it has a totally different format and you have to get up DK or Stand Up in the heat to get scored. You cannot take off prone and that makes it more difficult and different. The reason back in the 80’s, 90’s and early 2000’s when our sport was so big and respected worldwide is that we were, and still are the most versatile wave riding vehicle out there but people don’t get to see that anymore in contests thanks to the IBA and other governing bodies and tours worldwide. They made that decision decades ago at a Reunion Islands event as well as many other changes that only supported the top guys and prone riders. I stormed out of that meeting cussing and swearing at all of my other friends who were on the board at that time and I told them that they would ruin our sport and they did. This was a major factor for me that made my decision to stop doing the tour easy because I didn’t want to support dumbass changes and the down fall of our sport. Versatility and diversity is what drew people in to our sport and is what is lacking today. Shit it’s what drew me into it. We have less quality all around bodyboarders because they are all now becoming specialists. Fans used to be able to come to a con-

test and see Mike Stewart, Pat Caldwell, Ben Severson and others killing it prone but in the same heat they could see myself and the other DK guys DK in a heat and in that same heat see Danny Kim, Cavin Yap or Chris Taloa Stand Up and kill it. The SURF Industry started feeling threatened and we let them off the hook. These are the heats that I want to watch and compete in.

It allows all of the riders to put their full repertoire on display for the world to see and judge. As an MC for the past decade or so I’m up on the judges tower watching everybody do the same shit as the other guy.

BRAH THAT SHIT IS BORING. Show me something different. Now, if you Stand Up or DK in the prone event, which used to be called the main event or the open event, they don’t even score you. How stupid is that??? ARE YOU FUCKEN KIDDING ME??? Are we not still bodyboarding??? I want the best bodyboarder to win not the best of one style to win. We as a sport are so dumb, stupid, moronic, idiotic and any other words you want to put in there to explain what we have done to ourselves. Of course we are struggling as a sport. As a sport we can’t even keep our shit together.

There needs to be major changes made to all of these lame ass formats and tours and go back to what we do best and that’s everything that can be done on a bodyboard.

Regardless of age or style bodyboarding was and still is the the one thing that everybody, and I do mean everybody, can do.

Double knee, single knee, DK, prone, stand up, whatever you want to do and no matter how old you are you should have the freedom to do so and get scored accordingly. Don’t get me wrong if you wanna double knee or single knee in a heat there is a damn good chance you are going to lose but at least you get scored and don’t receive zeros. We as a sport need to start doing what’s best for our sport and cultivate and celebrate it’s amazing diversity and versatility rather doing what’s best for a few individuals.

First I would like to say that I was honored that SURGE asked me to write the intro for this DKlife article and I was even more honored when they asked me do the intro for the Aka and Bud interview. These are the 2 guys I respect the most out of all of the DK guys past and present except for Jack “DA RIPPAH” Lindholm. He is a true legend and DK would not exist without

him. The reason I felt so honored to do this for da boys is that not only are these 2 guys amazing waterman but they are fricken awesome people.

Well, actually, Aka is a jackass but we won’t hold that against him hahaha. I joke, I kid. Nothing but love but I had to do it Aka. Till this day, if I had my own company and my choice of who I would sponsor these 2 would be the only other guys on my list besides Hubby and Skippy. Of course they are all awesome bodyboarders but they are even better people. I know that I said that already but it needs to be repeated. In this day and age where companies sponsor the best athletes regardless of what kind of dumbasses they are these 2 guys are not. They will give the shirt off of their back to anyone who needs it and even give their gear away without having back ups for themselves. I have witnessed this with my own eyes. These are the kind of guys that deserve those multi million dollar contracts not those assholes that think only about themselves. Our world we be an extraordinarily better place with more Aka Lyman’s (did I really just say that? I might live to regret that one day) and Bud Miyamoto’s.

Kainoa McGee | Ph: Maurice Aubuchon | Facebook.com/aubuchonimagery

David Hubbard | PH: Matt Castiglione | Facebook.com/matt.castiglione

Sammy Morretino | PH: Kamanakai Palama | FACEBOOK.COM/KAMANAKAI

Aka Lyman | PH: Joseph Libby | Facebook.com/josephlibbyphotography

Spirit Herrington | Kamaile Herrington | Facebook.com/kamaile. oandasanohumukini

Micah McMullin | Ph: Maurice Aubuchon | Facebook.com/aubuchonimagery

Jake Minnehan | Ph: Tom Prince | Facebook.com/tom.prince

Wade Asato | PH: Patrick Vieira | Facebook.com/patrick.vieira

Kim Feast | Ph: Chris Gurney | CHRISGURNEY.COM.AU

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Justin Medeiros | Ph: Maurice Aubuchon | Facebook.com/aubuchonimagery

BOB KITHCART | PH: Dennis Decarlo

David Kelly | PH: Mike Cerrone | Facebook.com/mike.cerrone

Dakota Herrington | Kamaile Herrington | Facebook.com/kamaile. oandasanohumukini

Robby Rendon | PH: Freddy Hernandez

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W O R D S B Y W A D E A S A T O PHOTOS BY MAURICE AUBUCHON, MARCUS RODRIGUES, OLIVER EMSALLEM, MATT CASTIGLLONE

When I was in the first grade, my teacher, Mrs. Watanabe, asked the kids in the class, “What do you want to do when you grow up?” I was ready for this answer.

The first kid said, “I want to be a fireman.”

“A policeman,” commented the second kid.

This went on around the classroom until, finally, it was my turn. I exclaimed, “I want to be a professional surfer!”

My teacher smiled, looked at me square in the eyes, and simply stated, “You have to pick something else.”

I will never forget that time in my life. I grew up surfing with Duke and Akila Aipa, and learning from their father, the legendary Ben Aipa. I spent five or so years competing in longboard events, seeing Rabbit, China, Buttons and all the Hawaiians in the ocean on a daily basis. I remember Ben took us out to Chun’s reef during Hurricane Ewa years ago and my mom almost lost it. She thought we were crazy; we were. We loved the ocean. So, pick something else other than surfing? No way.

Kaiwa Hauiti | PH: Maurice Aubuchon | facebook.com/aubuchonimagery

Water View | PH: Maurice Aubuchon | facebook.com/aubuchonimagery

It has always been a dream of mine to travel the world and to live the “free” life. Scoring waves all day long only to come in to refuel and go back out to score again.

It was nearly 30 years since I had first dreamed of going to Tahiti, and now it was about to become reality. The flight to Tahiti had my heart racing, my mind not knowing what to expect. When you arrive on the Hawaiian Airlines flight to Tahiti from Hawaii, you land in the middle of the night. Make sure you get your car situated before you get to the airport since the process may take a while. I got to see my first glimpse of the “pace of life” in Tahiti in that moment, and while it was slower than what I’m accustomed to in Hawai’i, it was cool. We were in Tahiti and it was where I most wanted to be.

Kaiwa Hauiti | PH: Maurice Aubuchon | facebook.com/aubuchonimagery

On the first day, we went to Teahupo’o of course. Called “the wave of skulls,” I quickly found out why. While I’ve been surfing for a very long time, I have to say, pound for pound, I have never seen anything like this spot before. Even on 6-foot days like our first day, getting caught inside happens quite a bit here due to the inconsistency. I hadn’t even caught a wave yet when, all of a sudden from the west, I watched this beautiful wave come through and race in front of me. Magical and deadly. There was nothing I could do but hope for the best.

As I ducked dived, I instantly felt something strange. I wasn’t going to make it. As I was getting yanked down hard, I opened my eyes, looking at Teahupo’s scalpel reef only inches away from my face. Although I made it up untouched, my respect for this place instantly grew to an all-time high.

I made it back out with a new perspective. I realized the guys that consistently surf Teahupo’o are absolutely nuts. It is so beautiful, so perfect, but it can truly kill you if you mess up. I finally built up enough courage and caught my first wave, a carpet ride. The water was

Grinds | PH: Maurice Aubuchon | facebook.com/aubuchonimagery

like a swimming pool, so clean, no wind, the sun just coming up over the mountains. I took the drop and yanked up, but since it’s not like Pipeline, I had to readjust quickly and not use so much leverage on my outside rail. My first in an out in Tahiti. A memory tattooed in my mind forever.

Another memorable event. One evening, we decided to paddle out for a late session at Teahupo’o. Maurice Aubuchon and I paddled through the shore break and past little blacktip sharks, no big deal.

Twenty minutes later, while still in the channel, there was a huge splash around 10 feet away from us. A fish larger than us was flapping and blocking our way to the lineup. I’ve heard about tiger sharks being known to patrol the lineup. We looked back at the coast. Damn. We were already so far away from the beach. Then, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a yellow tail. Tuna. Thank goodness! When surfing in Tahiti, be prepared to see every ocean animal. The ocean is very alive there and you become humble very quickly.

Here are some random tips for those dreaming of traveling to Tahiti from some-

one who did just that this summer. Number one, respect the locals. Secondly, make sure you get a boat if you can afford it; the paddles are very long. Very. Next, they stop selling beer at certain times, so make sure you stock up. If you like to drink hard alcohol, buy it at the duty-free shop at the airport. Next up, go to the bank to exchange your money since you’ll then only have to pay a one-time fee. Take it from me; I was getting charged 20 bucks to break my change at the gas station. Ouch!

Final note to anyone heading there soon: Tahitian culture consists of some of the nicest and most giving people you’ll ever meet who really care about one another. True aloha. On that note, I loved the fact that I had no cell phone or internet service while there. While it is available, I opted to stay off the grid. It was a chance to get away, to find your roots, and to live life the way we used to without all the interruptions.

Finally, maururu to the most loving family in Tahiti who took care of us: the Mama family.

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David Tuarau | PH: Marcus Rodrigues | Facebook.com/mrodmedia

John Duval | PH: Oliver Emsallem | Facebook.com/oliver.poeiti

Jeff Hubbard | Ph: Matt Castiglione | Facebook.com/matt.castiglione

DA Boyz | PH: Maurice Aubuchon | facebook.com/aubuchonimagery

Happy ZUROWSKI | PH: Maurice Aubuchon | facebook.com/aubuchonimagery

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Mother Nature | PH: Marcus Rodrigues | Facebook.com/mrodmedia

Island Life | PH: Marcus Rodrigues | Facebook.com/mrodmedia

David Tuarau | Ph: Matt Castiglione | Facebook.com/matt.castiglione

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With Jeff & Dave Hubbard

All Photos By: Dustin Flash

Mexico gets its swerve on..

After briefly witnessing a flustered Trevor Kam dashing to and fro before getting through security, Mexico City was struck by a pretty solid earthquake. The massive new Terminal 2 at Benito Juarez International Airport was swaying like a boat at sea. With a mixture of islandcalm and deer-in-the-headlights, the Hubboards movie crew simply stared at each other. It didn’t last long, so once the building became stationary again, we went our way and initiated our own strike on Puerto Escondido.

This year, the Hubboards movie crew (Matthew Tanaka, my brother, and I) were assembled several times for various strike missions around the globe. Due to the purpose of this trip, we had timed a swell event and it would be one of our shortest stays in Puerto ever. Due to the consistency and power of this beautiful beachbreak, it’s not uncommon for Jeff and/or myself to reside part of the summer there.

Feeling very at home at Aqualuna Hotel, we almost instantly fell back into our old routine. Wake, ride, eat, and then alternate the remainder of the day between checking the waves, naps, and more riding. We were also well equipped with a tried-and-true answer for boredom: a card game known as Glass Card.

The waves were what we had planned for: good size and good fun. With a few days double to triple overhead, we navigated the rip currents and crowds to treat ourselves to the high-performance mecca that is referred to as the Mexican Pipeline.

Solid swell nearly our entire stay kept us solely at Zicatela, without needing to explore any nearby options.

Jeff found a ton of sections to launch off, fulfilling his areal desires. I was able to find a bunch of barrels, and even some on the knee. It was normal for us to boogie for at least 5 hours a day, before eventually succumbing to basic bodily necessities like hydration, calorie intake, and of course, rest.

When it came time to pack it up, we certainly had our fill. With the smallest day of our trip being departure date back home, we were content with our planning and considered the entire mission a success. As per tradition, we gifted much of our belongings to the local bodyboarding community and bid this wondrous destination farewell until next time.

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HURRICANE MARIE SEEN THRU THE EYES OF JORDAN ANAST

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Interview by:

Nicholas

Seymour

SURGE: Can you talk about some of the brands that you will be supplying?

SURGE: What sparked the idea to open a bodyboard directed store?

HIDENTITY: It has been rolling around in our heads for years, from about when Turbo shut down. But we want to let everyone know that our shop caters to more than just bodyboarders, we also carry surf, skate, and other beach - related products.

SURGE: Can you talk about the name HIdentity and how it came about and what it's about?

HIDENTITY: Coming up with the name was definitely a challenge. Aka was the one came up with Hidentity. It is short for "Hawaii identity,� or all the things that make something identifiable with Hawaii. That is why the shop logo is the shaka with the fingerprint within, The shaka is a Hawaii icon and the fingerprint is your identity stamp.

SURGE: What are some of the goals for the shop?

HIDENTITY: Near = keep the lights on, haha. Immediate goals are still revolving around curing the hiccups that come with a new business, getting the right product mix, keeping true to the original vision, and spreading the word about the store.

Business 101 stuff. We have already begun building a shop team and we really want to support some of the younger amateurs. And far, but not too far, is putting energy back into the bodyboarding world with event sponsorships and other events that can have a positive impact.

HIDENTITY: Kicks, DaFin, Viper, Bluntcuts, Hubboards, Triad, Manta, Science, RVCA, Imperial Motion, Arnette, Globe, Penny, and Honey Girl to name a few... we are definitely going to do our best to be a solid platform for all of the current bodyboard brands that are invested in the sport as well as brands that are connected to our sport one way or another, as well as trying to service the average beachgoer and surfer.

We also carry some skate items, since the Hawaii Kai skate park is just down the road from us. Shawnee is gonna make sure we have a nice offering for our wahine customers.

SURGE: What are some of the harder parts of having a shop that is bodyboard directed?

HIDENTITY: It's important for the public to know that while we are all bodyboarders, we are trying to make sure that our shop services all beach goers, from boogiers, to surfers, bodysurfers, and girls who just like to hang out at the beach. From a financial perspective, bodyboards take up a lot of space and have small profit margins. But that is fine, we have mapped things out where bodyboards and fins will always have the largest footprint and we will balance things out with other categories in the shop. If this was ever about the money we wouldn't have opened up in the first place.

SURGE: Can you talk about the collaborative effect of the team (Skipper and the Lymans)?

HIDENTITY: Right now it really is a collaborative effort where everyone is wearing a lot of different hats.

Eventually things will be sorted where definitive roles and job descriptions are in place but for now there is so much to do that everyone is just on tilt mode trying to get everything up and running. It's a real plus that we all have similar goals and values, and our personalities blend well.

HIDENTITY 501 Kealahou Street Honolulu, HI 96825 (808) 395-9283 email: hidentitysurf@gmail.com h t t p s : / / w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / H i d e n t i t y s u r f

Photos Courtesy By: Micah McMullin, Beeg Todd Mariin, & Nic Seymour

Amaury Laverhne | Ph: Jesus De Leon

Jonathan Vega | Ph: Jesus De Leon

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October 16 – El Agujero Day 1

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7:10 am. I picked up Sergio Quevedo “Vecino,” and headed to El Agujero, “The Hole.”

On the way there, we could see how crazy the coast looked. Waves more than three to four meters were breaking along the coast, one after another without stopping. The wave period was high and, therefore, the sets took awhile, but when they came, they bombarded the coast.The winds were perfect, a slight breeze combined with fat lips.

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7:35 am. We arrived at El Agujero, and the first words we heard were of Dailos Ro-

dríguez, “Whoa! This is epic!¨ We got out of the car and got to the boardwalk to see the size of the waves. Woohoo! Massive waves! We all ran to the car to change, then

straight to the water from there. From the outside it looked pretty big, but inside, it was another story! As the lines of the sets organized themselves while entering the

bay, they ended up as draining tube after tube. As the day passed, the tide dropped and left us with cave after cave to pull into. Paul Benco, taking a risk, decided to sit

deeper and further back than the rest of us and was rewarded with his lucky tube and ended up catching one of the best waves of the day, pulling into a monumental pipe!

Guillermo Cobo | Ph: Jesus De Leon

Guillermo Cobo | Ph: Jesus De Leon

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October 17 – El Agujero Day 2

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7:45 am. We got to El Agujero and decided to see the spot from a different vantage point to better observe the direction of the waves while we waited for Danny Hernandez (Link Store Owner) to arrive with his jet ski to do some tow-ins. We went to Fronton to see “mass” of water coming through. ¨Too bad about the tide,¨ commented Ser-

gio Quevedo along with Dailos Rodriguez, Nelson Mora, and Genesis Reyes. When

Danny finally came, “To the water!” he said and we returned back to Agujero. The size of the waves was down due to the swell dropping and the riders started to feel more

confident. The surprise of the day was when Pablo Hernandez, 13 years old, got his first tow-in with a successful drop into a large 2-meter wave. Throughout the day, we saw various riders doing many maneuvers and getting solid tubes.

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18/10/2014 – Fronton Day 3

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Now it was the day! The ocean came together and the tide was maintaining the wave’s shape, and while there were still some waves that were difficult to surf, the

riders were slowly becoming even more confident and dropping into larger ones. It’s worth mentioning the ease in which the bodyboarders were getting drained on. The

waves they were going for were ones that on other days wouldn’t be so easy. With the waves that they had been training on in the previous days, the bodyboarders by now were much more motivated and confident in taming the beast, Fronton.

Dailos RodrĂ­guez | Ph: Jesus De Leon

Nelson Mora | Ph: Jesus De Leon

Elliot Morales | Ph: Jesus De Leon

Borja Hernรกndez | Ph: Jesus De Leon

Amaury Laverhne | Ph: Jesus De Leon

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To l d B y J o s e U r b i n a & t h e C o s t a C o n q u e s t G r o u p Photos Courtesy Of Manny Vargas

Living Pura Vida On the Costa Rica Coastal Jungles I don’t want to blame my past relationships for missing out on Manny Vargas’ bodyboarding trips to Costa Rica, but this time… I was single and ready.

And, like many people, I wanted my vacation to disconnect from the world and to do what I love doing: bodyboarding. So I signed up, bought my airline tickets from Santiago, Chile and, without expectations, was off to Costa Conquest.

After arriving in Costa Rica, I was to become a part of a group of bodyboarders that were going to roam the western coast in search of waves for the next 10 days. This was my first group-type of surf trip so I had to get used to the diversity of sharing waves with five Californians and one Hawaiian. All our lives are very different but it’s amazing how bodyboarding breaks down language barriers and brings people together.

The First Session Last night, we went to pick up Jacob Romero at the airport at 10 pm and greeted him with a liter of Imperial beer. This is when Jacob realized it was going to be one of “those” trips. After a good three hours of sleep, we woke up and headed to our first point, Hermosa Beach. This is a beach break that can handle waves with as much power as Zicatela (Puerto Escondido, Mexico). It doesn’t get that big, but it does have power. We rolled up and saw piping ramps reaching 7 feet. The landscape was spectacular, the air warm and com forting, and we couldn’t put on our trunks fast enough. Within minutes, Jacob was flying all over the place; his backflips and big airs were impressive.

Manny was connecting tubes on DK with an amazing and unique riding style. Jay Fajardo, Joshua Gonzalez, Rob Felish, Elias Mardeni (a.k.a. El Pana , our local guide) and I were doing the thing we love best, bodyboarding. The vision inside each of the tubes was surreal. I commented to Manny after that session that this was the first time I rode waves this big with perfect tubes in warm water… was I hallucinating?

After three hours of perfection, we were off to eat at Marea Baja, a restaurant that serves local cuisine of rice beans and various meats and seafood. This was definitely the right call in replacing our spent energy with smiles all around the table.

Locals And Going South It’s amazing traveling with Manny because he’s friends with a lot of locals, many of whom are very friendly and happy to share what they have. William “Chucky” Fallas is very radical in the water and very cool out of the water. Chucky introduced us to his family, his girlfriend, Mar, and two sons, Tyron and Kay, both already connected to the sea at an early age. Carlos “Nanga” Fallas is another a great character with a bodyboarding son as well, Thiago. Pura vida.

Photos Courtesy Of Manny Vargas

Photos Courtesy Of Manny Vargas

fter looking at the surf reports, we headed south towards Dominical. On the way there, we met up with some other bodyboarders. Joining us were the following: The motivated and focused Alejandro, a 17 year old that won a recent comp there. Jefferson, 13 years old, who looked like a fish in the water. Although he’s small, skinny, and non-threatening, last year at the ISA Games in Venenzuela, he gave Dave Hubbard a run for his money in a man-on-man heat. Miguel (looks just like Fred Both) and Alfonso (Charly Backside Attack) also joined the group.

Dominical is a powerful break beach with a river mouth at the north end of the beach. The scenery is breathtaking. The jungle rolls onto the warm rock-covered beach.

We parked under the palm trees on the beach to keep cool and to hide from the intermittent rain.

The session consisted of currents and strong waves.

Watching Chucky, JRom and the rest of the crew going nuts in the six to seven foot surf was like going to a three-ring circus except with no safety net. At the end of the session, we shared our bodyboarding stories with one another over an early lunch at The Surazo. The local-style food was excellent and the lovely Myriam treated us very well. Gracias.

After this, we set off to Quepos about 25 minutes north, Alexander’s local wave. On the way to Quepos, we stopped to look for an ATM and pulled over on the side of the road. Just as we parked, a three-toed sloth just happened to start climbing down a tree. It stopped halfway as if to pose for us. It was unbelievable. After the photo op, he made it all the way down to the ground to go poop and smell up the whole area.

As for the session in Quepos, Manuel Antonio was a two-to-three foot fun beach break that day. I saw a lot of kids ripping here. Jacob decided to go out without fins and was still able to do flying backflips in the small waves. He’s an animal. I asked why he decided to go without fins and Jacob told me that he’s constantly challenging himself to improve. We ended the session in the dark and ran for our lives as we tried to escape the mosquitoes. To recover from our sprint, we spent some time in Manuel Antonio and we had a couple of beers at an impressive pub. We ate dinner in Quepos at Mochandos. The legend himself, Tito Borge, owns the restaurant with his family. That night, he was our cook and, of course, the food was delicious.

Jaco and Mosquitoes If you fly into San Jose, the first bustling beach town you get to is Jaco. It’s a tourist beach town that has everything you need, but it can get crazy if you want it to be. We had three safety spots in Jaco, aside from our hotel, where we could call our home. Elias owns and operates El Pana Surf Shop and has a great selection of bodyboards and surfboards if you happen to have your baggage lost. Diego runs Pizza Pata and so if we wanted great pizza sold by the foot, BYOB and good

music, we’d always end up at Pizza Pata. Lorena and girls at Camelo Bikinis will always have their doors open for all of us bodyboarders, probably because they love to bodyboard too.

It took a day and a half before the mosquitoes knew there was fresh meat on the market. I think all of us got munched on in Quepos. And if one got into the hotel room while the door was open, forget about it. It wasn’t until the next morning when we saw the aftermath. Josh counted about 16 massive bites on his back.

The Mine Game Manny introduced us to a game in which the loser must do 10 push-ups if they ever said the word “mine.” There were no rules except you couldn’t say the word “mine.” You can trick people into saying it all you want, but you may be tricked too. He gave us a chance not to play but because everyone agreed, the van stopped three times so the penance could be paid. Manny was able to trick Rob and he was the first to go down and pay in full. Josh was next. Then the tables turned on Manny. The game was supposed to last the entire trip, but everyone got lazy and didn’t want to pay up. Instead, we racked up enough “mine” debt that it would make America look stable.

Spot X When Manny plans to go to one of his favorite DK waves, he puts out a 4 am wake up call. He made that call and we all headed to Spot X before light.

After a 40-minute drive, we arrived to the end of the road. From this point, we had another 25minute walk to the actual break. As we all started hiking past this massive shipping yard, we heard a guy yell out, “Jacob!” It was a worker from the shipyard yelling as he ran to the chain link fence.

He knew Jacob was in town and saw him walking.

After a selfie through the fence was taken, we were on our way again.

After you turn the corner onto the beach, you still can’t see the break. With about 100 more steps, you come up and see a huge jetty with bodyboarding heaven in the foreground. The jetty is set up perfectly on the sandy beach and delivers flawless round barrels. This is how Spot X got it’s real name.

Jacob was in heaven. He loves right hand ramps and this was it. It’s very tide sensitive, works with a higher tide, and can handle size. This is the cool part: When we arrived, there were about 10 people already on it. But once Jacob hit the water, more than half of them came in to watch and the others in the water pretty much gave Jacob any wave he wanted. Jacob obliged and didn’t let anyone down.

He threw down two backflips and a barrel ride on one of his first waves! Since this is Chucky’s homebreak, he went out there and made everything look

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easy on the knee. Big DK airs and barrels looked like a walk in the park. Charly Backside also impressed us all with his big DK drops and tubes.

El Pana Party Years past, Elias would invite us to his surf shop and have a beer with him. This year, he did the same, but for some reason, one beer turned into 15 1-liter bottles of beer! We’re not sure if it’s the awesome fun vibe we put out on the sidewalk, but a couple of cool things happened at this year’s El Pana Party.

Within the first two hours that we were having ‘a’ beer with El Pana, he was able to sell two Number 6 Jacob Romero bodyboards. If you wanted to buy a Jacob bodyboard, that was time to do it. Not only did Jacob sign the boards, but he gave

each buyer a pep talk and some pointers. Good, ah?

Several liters later, four cool Canadian ladies joined us in our beer drinking adventure. After the boys got talking about what the trip was all about, they decided they wanted to try bodyboarding. Great news for them, the Camelo Bikini crew were having a free bodyboarding clinic over the weekend.

A couple of the boys and the Canadian hotties extended the El Pana Party into the Jaco night and the rest went to bed as there was another 4 a.m. wake up call.

Local Comp And After Party Today was the day of a local contest at Spot X. We packed extra clothes since we were staying in Punta Arenas for the night. The organizers of the event included an after party for

all the bodyboarders in town.

As we loaded up the van, Josh put his board in the van and it slid out onto a piece of broken glass. When he lifted the board, a shard of glass went through the top deck of his JRom board. Everyone was cracking up at that and about the fact that Josh had little sleep the night before.

Over 150 people came to witness the contest at Spot X. The waves were a good three to five feet for the event. The heat with Jacob and Chucky drew the crowd off their butts and to the water’s edge.

This was one of many great heats that went down. However, as the tide dropped throughout the day, the conditions deteriorated. All in all, the event was well organized, well judged, and everyone had a great time. It was also great to see the huge pool of talent in Costa Rica.

In the end, Jacob’s consistent 10-heat run won both the DK and Open divisions. One of the things that moved me was seeing little Thiago tell Jacob that he’s his favorite rider and Jacob giving him his boogie. Thiago couldn’t believe it. I think he smiled for the rest of the trip!

As we sat and watched the comp, I kept seeing whitewash way down the beach. It looked like a left wave but I wasn’t sure. I didn’t enter the contest so I thought I’d make the walk. A local rider decided to come with me. Twenty minutes later and dripping sweat, we arrived to an empty paradise. We walk up to a perfect and empty left-hand point break. It was a little slower than Spot X but I was fine with that. For two hours I was living a dream: perfect tropical green waves, fun with another rider, and in an unreal landscape that postcards are made out

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of. A dream session.

The comp finished and we were told we had a complementary dinner at Matobe’s Pizzeria in Punta Arenas. Like most bodyboarders, we don’t turn down a free meal. We packed up and headed straight to Punta Arenas. Matobe’s knew we were coming and they offered us whatever we wanted, so we essentially ordered everything! The crew showed no shame and devoured everything that came to the table. Towards the end, we slowed down and boxed up whatever deliciousness we didn’t finish.

This came in handy later on the ride home from the party.

After Matobe’s, we came back to the hotel to relax a little. We then headed back towards town for another complementary dinner put on by Anga and his friends. Great local seafood and beers welcomed us even though our crew was still stuffed from Matobe’s! But, so be it. We ate on the beautiful boardwalk in the open air with some of the locals and their families.

After dinner number two, we walked across the street to San Lucas Beach Club for the after party. We got there early and I saw Manny looking worried. I asked him what was wrong and he said he was worried that this two-story club was too big and it wouldn’t feel “tight knit” enough. Later that night, I saw him again and he said, ‘Holy shit, I think there’s over 300 bodyboarders and 100 other people here!” A lot of dancing, selfies, dancing and having fun were had by all. Josh put on a show for the locals with his topless dancing and good-times vibe. You can never have a bad time with him by your side.

The night ended with an awards ceremony where JRom accepted his winnings for taking out the DK and Open divisions.

As a true testament to his love for bodyboarding, he decided to donate all his winnings to the Bodyboard Association of Punta Arenas.

Camelo Bikinis Free Bodyboard Clinic

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Professional bodyboarders, Lorena and Megwyn, run Camelo Bikinis and the monthly free all-girl bodyboard clinic in Jaco.

The day after the comp at Spot X, we headed back to Jaco to help out with the bodyboard clinic. About 20 girls showed up to partake in the bodyboard fun. Even the Canadians showed up and had a fun time! We watched and learned from Lorena and Megwyn as she went through the stretching and instructions. Then, it was to the water for all the fun. Local awesome dude, Christian Rojos, was there with his daughter. He says she always asks to ‘boogear’ (let’s go bodyboard). Francine went out in the beginner group but quickly moved to the outside with the pros. She’s better than she thinks. Shout out to Lorena, Megwyn and those that made it happen. Great job ladies!

With Options Zip line. We took one afternoon and decided to go zip lining, or “canopy” as they call it here. It was all of our crew and the Canadians. Everyone had the butterflies, including Jacob. I didn’t understand. Jacob flies higher on his board than anyone else I’ve ever seen, but was a little scared of heights. It only took one or two times zip lining for everyone to be okay with the height. The views of Playa Hermosa from high above in the jungle were breathtaking. It was yet another amazing adventure!

One morning, we couldn’t go to Spot X. The teachers were

protesting on the toll road and we didn’t want to get in the middle of that, so Manny decided to take the crew south to another beach that will remain classified. When we got there, there were some people in the water but plenty of waves for everyone. This wave reminded me of my local wave in Chile, except the sun was out and the water was warm. After only two hours, I was beat. As for Jacob, nine days in a row and he kept up his boosting. Spectacular.

Another adventure took us to Poas Volcano, just two hours from Jaco. The views of Poas’ surroundings are absolutely incredible. It’s crazy how close we could get to an active volcano.

Elias, our tour guide, was perfect since he made us laugh and attempted to show us his squirrel taming skills by having a squirrel jump on shorts for food. Classic.

Pura Vida After one of the morning sessions, I was talking with Manny over breakfast. He said this trip was just like what he used to do as a professional back in the 90’s: riding perfect waves, getting photos and videos, rocking out at parties, signing autographs everywhere, and feeling on top of the world. For me, Costa Conquest was just that. For 10 days, I got to live like a professional bodyboarder with Manny Vargas, Jacob Romero, Jay Fajardo , Rob Felish, and Francine and Joshua Gonzalez.

This trip had been a dream that exceeded all my expectations.

Big Pura Vida shout out to all those that welcomed us into their homes, country, and life. I made new friends and met a family with a country for bodyboarders… Costa Rica. Pure Life… Pura Vida.

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Jacob Romero | PH: Manny Vargas

SURGE TECH

SURGE: Tell us the masterminds behind the KNEKT brand, and their backgrounds.

KNEKT: KNEKT is Kyle Maligro, Bodi Orton and Harry Antipala. Kyle and Harry are ex pro bodyboarders and Bodi did product design and marketing at BZ back in the day. We all have families of our own and full time day job responsibilities outside of KNEKT. Kyle owns a screen printing business, Bodi owns a machine shop (where he builds KNEKT products) and Harry works for a large national healthcare company. With our backgrounds and career experience we make a great team. We collaborate heavy on product development, Kyle does graphics stuff, Bodi does mechanical design and manufacturing and I do all the sales and company management. Being that that it is just the 3 of us there is a lot of cross over and additional stuff we all do.

SURGE: How did KNEKT get started?

Three friends with unique backgrounds and talents have come together to deliver the most innovative products available. KNEKT is Bodi Orton, Kyle Maligro and Harry Antipala. They each bring a skill set to the company that uniquely positions KNEKT as the premier provider of innovative POV solutions.

Today’s POV cameras and social media sites allow us to share our life experiences like no other time in history. Being passionate about design, quality and the creation around us we aspire to create products that improve the way you document and share your world.

Here is a little insight behing KNEKT>>

Nic Seymour | PH: KNEKT

KNEKT: Pretty funny story actually. As usual Kyle was on a trend way before most people. He started shooting with a GoPro years ago. He kept telling me (Harry) that I needed to get one but I was over it. He was saying it is more fun than riding waves and that made no sense to me. Why would I want to take a picture of it and not ride it? Another friend named Jordan Stallard who also used to be a competitive bodyboarder and now turned photog was also raving about how fun it was to shoot waves with a GoPro. So one day when I was diving looking for shells I found a Hero3 Black washing around in the shorey. I made a little handle out of a small section of pole and started taking pictures in the shorebreak. Kyle and I started talking and exchanging handle design ideas. We both had the same thought, there has to be a better way of doing this, some sort of trigger like a DLSR rig so you can push a button or pull a trigger and shoot with one hand. We looked around on the web and noticed that a few people had made their own. To my knowledge the very first person to design a trigger for a GoPro was Dan Taylor in Newport Beach. Dan is one of the main guys at Wedge and 40th St. and had been shooting GoPro for years. While their designs had merit it was not what we wanted in a final product. So at this point Kyle and I want to make a trigger handle for our GoPro and we have some basic ideas but no way to actually build it. To get it done we needed someone capable bringing concept to reality, and that person is Bodi Orton. I had stayed in contact with Bodi over the years and always wanted to do a project with him but never had one worthy of pursuit. I sketched out my idea and sent it over to him. In a matter of days he sent back a picture of a working model, however it was totally different than my original concept. His design was brilliant, simple innovative and functional. He sent me what he had built and after one squeeze of the trigger I knew he had nailed it! The 3 of us got on the phone and decided to do a small production run and see what people thought. As they say the rest is history.

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Photos Courtesy Of KNEKT

SURGE: With an already saturated market for GoPro accessories what puts KNEKT above the rest of the pack?

KNEKT: We differentiate ourselves by designing unique functional products that are built to last. We won’t put a product out unless it is innovative and better than anything else that is out there. We make our core products in America and test them in the most grueling conditions in the world.

What we do has a purpose and accomplishes a specific goal.

SURGE: I’m sure there was tons of trial and error testing what was the best thing you guys learned from all of it?

KNEKT: Actually there really was not much in the way of errors in the design and testing of the original GP3 Trigger.

Bodi came up with a design concept and after 3 prototype revisions we went into production. As we introduce additional products we are now learning some harder lessons.

With each lesson we learn and get better.

SURGE: The design of your systems are done very tasteful and well thought out how do you look at designing of new products from start to finish?

KNEKT: There has to be a market need and opportunity to innovate. The project has to start with clearly defining the functional objectives, in the case of the triggers that was single handed operation of the GoPro in the most demanding environment possible. It had to handle huge Hawaiian shorebreak in the hands of certified hellman. In addition to form following function we all appreciate the elegance of simplicity, and dependability of the shortest kinetic chain.

As far as styling goes, the boys have guided me (Bodi) to a distinct KNEKT style which taps into 20 plus years of being a machinist / tool and die maker. We take those lessons and translate them into what we feel are beautiful tools meant to last a lifetime.

SURGE: Tell us the hardest part of running a company such as yours.

KNEKT: Finding time. With families, jobs and other companies to run we to the best we can to push it forward. We are putting all the revenue back into the company and not taking any out. We work on weekends and at night after the kids go to sleep. Doing the best we can to make it happen.

SURGE: What does the future hold for KNEKT? KNEKT: More innovative products and broader distribution.

KNEKT is transforming from a suit of products into a brand.

This brand has massive potential.

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SURGE: Any last words....

KNEKT: It has always been a dream to product innovative products that people are really stoked on. Kyle, Bodi and myself just want to say thank you to everyone for getting behind KNEKT and being a part of the vision. We do what we do because we share the same passions as our customers. We live the lifestyle, KNEKT is not just stuff we make and sell. It is a passion for design excellence, innovation and just being a part of this adventure called life. >>To learn more or get in touch with KNEKT head over to our website knektusa.com also follow us on Instagram @ knektusa, that is where we announce new products and show off all the great stuff our advocates create.

PH: Davinia Bethencourt Garcia

Surfing Better Begins Outside of the Water:

FITNESS

RANES

Interview with Owner/Head Trainer Chris Ranes

While nearly everyone knows about Hawaii’s winters, surfers and non-surfers alike, people tend to forget just how inconsistent its summers are. At a young age, I realized just how much of a toll Hawaii’s lackluster summers took on me physically and mentally and realized I couldn’t only rely on my surfing to prepare me for Hawaii’s bombing swells that definitely begin by November. Push-up and sit-up regiments, yoga, boxing, running underwater sprints with rocks, and many other forms training have encompassed my years both in Hawaii and living abroad, all in the name of being ready for those waves of consequence. Fortunately and unfortunately (due to timing), it was only within my last six months before moving to the Canary Islands that I was introduced to Chris Ranes of Fitness Ranes Gym, a customized personal training facility. My friend and great MMA fighter, Nate Thorell, introduced me to Chris and right from the start, I knew this was the answer I had always searched for: A facility to perfect one’s repertoire of specific movements that focused on the same ones bodyboarders use in various conditions, and even more importantly, a trainer with an abundance of knowledge and expertise. And so, without further adieu, here is how you can take your level of bodyboarding, or any sport for that matter, to the next level.

SURGE>> Name/Location/Hours/Contact info of your sports facility Fitness Ranes 1213 S Beretania St. Honolulu, HI 96814 http://fitnessranes.com SURGE>> Why and how did you start up your business?

RANES>> I am passionate about helping people. The satisfaction of helping people overcome obstacles, break through barriers, do things they never thought they could, and reach bigger goals than they’d ever dreamed of is an incredibly satisfying feeling. Opening my own facility offered an opportunity to make a bigger impact and reach more people. I stopped partying & drinking, and started doing a lot more reading & saving. After 2-3 years, I opened my first 850 square foot facility. Three years later, we moved into a 3,000 square foot facility and we now have 6 trainers.

SURGE>> What do you think makes your form of training effective for bodyboarders?

RANES>> When dealing with any athlete that is training to perform at the highest level, the program must be specific to the individual and also to the specific energy system demands of the sport. We look at what combination of strength, explosive power, and endurance the sport requires and see what needs to be prioritized for each athlete to perform at their maximum potential.

Dysfunctional movement patterns cause extra wear & tear on the body and keep an athlete from performing at 100%. A bad injury can even keep you out of the water. Many of these injuries are preventable with good training. In other words, Mike Stewart and Paul Benco are both bodyboarders, but Paul moves differently than Mike and they’re both tight/strong/weak in different places.

Their training programs might have a lot in common, but their programs will obviously look a little different.

SURGE>> Bodyboarders need a balance between raw strength and explosive power. Where can they find that in your method of training over at Fitness Ranes?

RANES>> A large portion of our athletes’ training focuses on building strength, and power in the fundamental movement patterns (push, pull, squat, bend, etc.). Power work is done after addressing tissue quality, length, dynamic warm-up, and muscle activation. Strength work comes after power work if they are being done in the same session. We use many variations of different exercises for developing strength & explosive power, but if you’re looking for specifics, we do some combination of plyometric training, Olympic lifting, pushing, pressing, pulling with different grips, squatting, deadlifting, and core training. Sometimes these are trained with one arm/leg at a time, and sometimes with both.

We program variation in exercise selection, tempo, and speed of movement. Reps, and sets are also adjusted to maximize an athlete’s improvement.

PH: Davinia Bethencourt Garcia | www.fitnessranes.com/

PH: Davinia Bethencourt Garcia

SURGE>> In many countries around the world, there are “good” seasons and “off” seasons. Both Hawaii and the Canary Islands share the same “off” season where there are a lack of waves during the summers. How can your approach help bodyboarders during the summers to prepare for the “good” seasons during winter?

RANES>> Each off-season is an opportunity to improve your athletic base. Spend the time bulletproofing your body and making it more resistant to injury with smart training. Proper training will give you better endurance and make you stronger and more explosive both in and out of the water. If you put an equally skilled, but weaker and less explosive version of yourself against a stronger and more explosive version, the stronger more explosive version of you obviously has a performance advantage.

They’ll probably do better with the ladies (or men) too.

SURGE>> At what age do you think people in general should begin the type of training you offer? Why? RANES>> Kids should play and be exposed to a variety of athletic movements. An athletic base should be broad and having a solid base makes an athlete more injury resistant. I don’t think an athlete that wants to compete at a high level for an appreciable amount of time should specialize until they reach at least teenage years, but that doesn’t preclude training to get stronger in the fundamentals and getting good at a particular sport. With that being said, I think most athletes can start a training program safely once they reach middle school.

SURGE>> Any last words that you live by?

RANES>> Be good to people. Constantly improve yourself. Give 100% if you want the best results. Make the world a better place.

Have fun.

Most people think you die once, but you really die twice. Once when you take your last breath, and again the last time someone says your name.

Mahalo to Chris Ranes and all the trainers/athletes that help to make Ranes Fitness much more than just another “gym” in this crowded world of ineffective fads.

All smiles with Chris Ranes with Surge Editor Paul Benco

PH: Davinia Bethencourt Garcia

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