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BRA Boys at Ho’okipa

MK — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:18:37 +0000

If you spend any time watching at Ho’okipa it is clear the locals really rule. Levi, Graham, Mark… they know the break and charge it. But after standing on the hill for hours and hours it became clear that the Brazilians really push the locals. Kauli is pretty much a local and kicks arse at any break he sails at from Pozo to Punta Preta. Ricardo is just radical, he can pull the sickest ride without any warning after stuffing the previous few waves. And Marcilio has made Maui his home and is one of the trick masters on the water; he is so confident and consistent it’s insane. When the Brazilians roll into town it really hots things up; not only do they rip but they force everyone else to step up their game. So here is our film showing them playing in someone else’s backyard – Brazilian style!

For those of you who like movie trivia: the interviews were not actually recorded on Maui. They were shot in the garden of the Sheraton Hotel in Tenerife during the PWA world cup this summer!

The umi Bonaire editing competition = LIVE!

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:42:33 +0000

The umi Bonaire editing competition, where entrants had to make their own video of footage we shot in Bonaire with Kiri Thode and Taty and Tonky Frans is live! We received 36 entries from all around the world which can now all be checked out on our dedicated Vimeo channel, enjoy!

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Thanksgiving

BP — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:51:58 +0000

Just had my first Thanksgiving day in USA and to be honest I didn’t really know what it was about but it seems that everyone has a long weekend off work and spends time with there families. Cool. These past few days there have been a variety of conditions from small and easy to massive and dangerous! Hopefully Ho’okipa will have calmed down from yesterday when Graham was the only the person out after sailing for 3 hours at another spot on the west coast of the island. I guess he will publish something about this epic day on his blog soon.

In the meantime, here is a new Rough Cut. It’s from Thanksgiving day and stars working man and legend; Luke Siver:

umi Bonaire editing comp: Kontiki Beach Club

admin — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:01:52 +0000

With the first videos for the umi Bonaire editing competition in our mail box, let’s have a look at where you’re going to be staying if you win the comp! Bonaire, obviously, and you should have a good idea of Lac Bay and it’s conditions by now. But what about the place you are going to be sleeping?!

Kontiki Beach Resort is located just downwind from Lac Bay and has ‘a cosy cocktail bar, an award-winning restaurant, terrace with a refreshing breeze in an oasis of tranquillity and spectacular view of Lac Bay lagoon…’ You and your friend/father/mother/girl/grandma/uncle are going to stay in one of the studios or apartments, with breakfast included as well as the view. To wet your appetite here’s a few pics of the place. Now get back to work and make sure you win it!

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Long days

BP — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:36:08 +0000

Been busy shooting here which is the point of coming to Maui, the reliable conditions and high level of sailing but it’s also damn hard work! Today was good at Ho’okipa with fair sized waves and most of the guys out there with the notable exception of Kauli who’s working hard testing next year’s sails.

Here’s a mutant by Mark Angulo from today:

RIP Turtle

BP — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:35:57 +0000

There was a remembrance surf at Pavillions (Ho’okipa) today for a local lad who tragically took his own life. Life can be tough sometimes but it was heartening to see the number of people that turned out to remember him.

Surf was up today and there was a heap of good sailors out. Today’s Rough Cut goes to Camille, it’s a good one and Graham Ezzy really enjoyed it by the sounds of it!

Looking better

BP — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:02:17 +0000

There hasn’t been much going on at Ho’okipa but it seems as though more normal November conditions should soon be here. Have spent the past few days being showing around the island by Graham. It sounds cliched but Maui is a really beautiful place and being here really reminds me of one of the great things about windsurfing: travelling. Wind and waves are so hard to come by and that forces us to search out the few places on our planet that offer them. That said beauty is always in the mind and everyone tastes are different…

Here’s a Rough Cut from today, pretty lame 1-2ft surf, but Victor still manages to get radical:

10 man rule in full effect

BP — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:54:21 +0000

A sunday with lighter winds and waves so Ho’okipa’s surfers were out in force meaning that the 10 man rule kept windsurfers down at Lanes. Marcilio and Graham had a good day though. Here’s a nice turn and goiter from Marcilio:

Better-than-yesterday Ho’okipa

BP — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 07:35:23 +0000

It’s normally always better before you got there and after you left, but today at Ho’okipa was generally much better than yesterday; the wind and waves were more settled and the sailors more dialled into the conditions. As the day waned, the waves seemed to shift from NE to NNE– a much better direction for wave riding and an even better omen for tomorrow’s waves (fingers crossed for straight N). It was also sunny most of the time so I was happy…

Bouj was really ripping so he gets todays Rough Cut:

Good forecast = tough conditions

BP — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 06:12:18 +0000

Despite the decent forecast it was a tough day at Ho’okipa today. Loads of really good sailors out but no one really got the hang of the conditions. Graham had the move of the day with a big 360 which I sadly missed! Sorry Graham!!

Tried a new angle on Ho’okipa as shown in this Rough Cut of Bernd Roediger. I think it works really well: