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    Think of the thousands of waves that went to waste, and are going to waste right now

    It was such a tease when I could hear perfect waves breaking unridden all night from my house, knowing it was gonna be competitive getting waves the next morning.
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    *** Official Shark Thread ***

    Where are all those madd mothers? Need to get'em worked up over the danger to their children. Eh, they'll push to have beaches closed instead of putting sharks back on the fishable list.
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    Famous Threesomes

    Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Patty Boyd
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    What surfing has become.

    Glorifying the worst part of the ocean. "Look at the novelty of the location I play in. Isn't it cool that I need to rinse everything off and my car, bikes, home, everything are corroding?"
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    Fires in Maui

    Hey Pico. Here's a photo of your shop when it looks to have been a house.
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    Fires in Maui

    They've done a lot of bulldozing in my neighborhood but it's far from done being cleaned up. I bailed. Sold my lot to a close friend and trying to buy a lot in Haiku.
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    Colored wetsuits

    In motocross you're only allowed to wear white boots if you're fast. In MTB if you wear a matchy matchy pro looking outfit that you paid for because you're slow and unsponsored the Gen Xers and older will sneer at you.
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    Colored wetsuits

    Probably nice for a thin kitesurf suit. Warm enough in cold spray, but not too hot in the sun. They sell a lot of kitesurf gear. I use their harness & straps.
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    Colored wetsuits

    I was just surfing Raglan for 2 days and trying to remember if that's where this guy lives? The locals were friendly & chatty so I almost asked about him but not remembering his name or where he lived, I didn't bother. The waves were decent on a shortboard. It made a nice little break in a month...
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    Logic has eluded Zeke

    I love the "Pilot Debrief" channel, discovered it during his coverage of the Tennessee instagram pilot. This latest one about the 5 instagrammers was schadenfreude chef's kiss.
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    Caught inside

    Only 2 times I've snapped boards were duck diving, once holding on and once letting go after the tumbling started. Still, I prefer to duck dive rather than ditching. I only ditch the board when it's REALLY big, impossible looking, and I'm on a long gun. In those cases I shove it to the side and...
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    Home improvement - where to start?

    Late to the discussion, but I'll assume the goal of the remodel is enjoyment, not upping resale value. So this should be first on the list. Hot Chicks Room
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    Windsurfer and Face Full of Whale

    This is always in the back of my head when kiting around whales. But it's so fun cruising with them and jumping together.
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    *** Official Shark Thread ***

    If the FAA starts trying to protect me from tiger sharks around Spartan's Reef I'll start feeling a little more comfortable out there. They can't end all plane crashes, or shark bites, but they could cull this one that keeps biting people in the area.
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    *** Official Shark Thread ***

    Same place a woman lost an arm a year ago and a woman's board was bitten a few months ago. I wonder what it would take for local opinions on sharks to change. For now, "They're our friends and they don't want to bite people." Or, "It's their home and you accept the danger by going in the water."...
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    How Not to Park Your Boat

    A small plane came up a little short while approaching Kahului's small plane runway and landed on the road in front of kite beach. Flipped over but that must have been as it was stopping because no injuries.
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    ***Official Car Talk Thread***

    My new input: Sports cars in snow are super fun. The new Tacoma in short cab, long bed, hybrid engine is gonna be a good truck. The Nissan Leaf has some battery cost compromises that make it not have enough range for a lot of Mainlanders, and then the range gets worse quick. They're an...
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    Ho Brah, We Rescue and You Pay Dat Fee (Kauai)

    I mean, the ambulance charges a fortune and you could end up in it through no fault of your own. I always thought it's weird that these massive rescues are free. On Maui we always see helicopters, boats, and dozens of people working for hours because of some idiot. Why not at least charge them...
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    can we talk about: Ivan Florence's beard

    It just came off after 2 years. The wife wants me to bring it back.
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    Watch out! Cyclist coming through

    They look fun to mess around with on weird terrain where a normal bike wouldn't work. But I'm with your brother every time I see one being ridden on a road.