Bob Olson (Ole Surfboards) turned 90 on Maui a couple weeks ago ..

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Nice pics.....thanks, Geary!

Enjoy the frozen slopes! :)

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My buddy sent some photos of the 2019 Peahi Challenge a couple weeks back. The waves the young guys are paddling into today are just mind-numbing.

In the early '70s, we'd often sit and watch this wave, day-dreaming of the day they'd be ridden. (My first house was in Peahi, 3 miles up the coast from the surf break.)

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Lordy......those aren't waves.....they're mountains!

Funny graph of the headaches Baz 😂

Here are some highlight videos of the Jaws contest.

Amazing paddleing into those waves. You can see them getting hung up at the top while taking off. Then having to do a top turn as soon as the board gets settled, on some of them to be able to make the big section. WOW!

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Cheers Richard

Thanks - and for the vid link, Rich.

Insane.......just insane.......:p

Is that you, Peter? Nice pic! ;)

Last night some winter surf at our inlet.....

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Love it Baz! When I was in college there was a lass who regularly surfed with us. She was really good and I loved watching her moves. Just a surfing pal and never dated her like a dumbazz.

Thanks Baz, needed that. be well

You're very welcome fellas....glad you enjoyed it. Here is another good one.......

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Reno Abellira at V.Land '78

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Phew. And what a lot of people don't appreciate is Velzyland is only one or two feet deep, and lava/coral on the bottom.

Mike Kealoha, Pipeline 1976
Photo: Jeff Divine

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Sort of related....I spoke to my friend who lives on Kuais. She told me that you can only be on the beach if you're walking, running or surfing. Seems reasonable to me.

Yea - I don’t understand the wholesale beach closures that seem to be going on in places. If people are spread out (like you always are doing those sorts of activities) what’s the harm?

If you’re closer than 6’ to someone else on a board that’s usually a lead-up to a fight! Lol!

that was delightful. I can only imagine that shooting a tube like that is waaay more fun than challenging a 30' monster, but I understand adrenaline too.