Kihei MAUI

Great to be back on Maui this is like my 18 tour of Hawaii here for like 8 weeks. This was Kihei the other day, nuking 30+ knots


Got me a Custom 9ft x 21"inch Barracuda from Dave Kalama "super lite" (me a beginner KOOK foiler)





Went Jeremy Riggs flat water Pop-Ups yesterday at Kahului Harbour, very educational. I have been good friends with Jeremy Riggs for like 15 years already. Jeremy is the GOAT when it comes to being a coach his mannerism is Legendary 12/10


Even got me a sticker from DA FOIL MONSTA he film the session so you can work on your mistakes.


Hanging out with some great Maui friends, Kihei Run. Randy, Kathy & Tomoko


I'll be doing a lot of island hopping between Maui & Oahu as I still do Prone Paddleboard from a Surfers point of view Prone Paddleboarding complements Surfing especially when the sweep is firing on the Gold Coast Points you need to be a Strong Paddler.






Teaming up with My Brother From Another Mother Blair Thorndike for this years M20 - NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN


I always travel with my surfboards the South Shore has been Pumping "I love Rice Bowls" that reef break is world class I've got it at 6ft & Pumping AND I always catch up with my Oahu friends at Ala Moana Bowl.

An old photo of me surfing the Burleigh Rocky photo by Wilba a professional photographer - So you can see I still love riding a Surfboard.


My old Boardriders Club Catherine Hill Bay (I was a member for like 20 years surfed for Catho against other Boardriders Clubs) are having there 50th in late August so looking forward to flying to Newcastle for that Night.


I enjoy Maui so much, I luv The People, The Place and The Vibe - I Named Both My Dogs Maui & Maliko, I luv my Dogs.

Sounds like you're having an epic time. I'll be over there joining you soon

The Wind on Maui for the next 6 days

Yesterday Kihei was all time there was like 30 foilers paddling out to the wind line. Yesterdays Kihei Run has gave me some of the best Glides in my short Downwind foil journey, too date.

Been Super Blest this Maui Trip with Kihei turning on more so than ever. Kihei is a FUN PARK for the Elite foiler and also great for Learning to foil Downwind. Been going so fast Gliding on the Kihei Bumps with the AXIS 1201. I've had to learn to slow down to go fast, it's a Buzz Surfing the Kihei Bumps.

Been getting my Gluteus Maximus handed to me on the Maliko Runs, Maliko is so technical for the Beginner Kook foiler, super hard to get started. The young guys & girls get up super fast with the pump. If you Can Flat Water Pop-Up it makes Downwind Ocean Foiling so much easier to pump start. At this point I need the Swell to get me started that helps me pump to get Bump to Get Me Up on foil.

The good guys are doing Maliko in sub 30 minutes. Kane DeWilde did a Milko Run in 27 minutes BUT there's a fun Story behind that, why he went so Fast - But they are saying soon Guys will be doing a Maliko Run in like sub 25 minutes "LIKE WOW" how fast can one go on a Foilboard Downwind "LUV IT"

Also there's a Big South Swell on the way could get Ma'alaea firing again I'll have to borrow a surfboard of a Maui mate Legend John Gangini, John's surfing in Tonga at the moment, but will be home on Maui before this swell hit's Ma'alaea I'll be asking for a board in the 8ft+ range Ma'alaea is like KIRRA on Steroids. As I donated my old Black & White Sam Egan magic surfboard I'd leave under Mark Raaphorst place, to Clare Seeger Albino for the Youth of Molokai. in 2 weeks.

WOW, pretty heavy what happened to Zane Kekoa Schweitze. I have known Zane since he was like this 17yo Grommet with ADHD he's just a frother when playing in the ocean. I see a bit of Zane in me especially when the Waves Are PUMPING. I too froth like a little grommet with ADHD that's had a glass of Red Cottee's Cordial. The day of Zan's accident we ran into each other at Maliko Gulch just before his accident. It was great catching up with Zane we talked story for a while, Zan's full of ALOHA. I too had a similar incident with Dolphins but didn't get run over. Zane is very lucky not to be in a chair. He's going to make a fully recovery STOKED, Legend.

A Short Story while training for M2O in 2010:- From Snapper Rocks I'm just paddling along then all of a sudden this 3ft brown sea creature came from nowhere I s##t myself for a split second until I realized it was a short beaked common dolphin, then about 20+ short beaked common dolphins appeared out of nowhere. Size 2 1/2 - 4ft in length, light brown in colour with a thick white stripe down each side) Anyway what an awesome sight, I'm catching these little runners & the dolphins were riding the bow of my SIC f16 & then jumping out of the water and squeaking, then they'd come up beside my SIC f16 and do it again. This was just all-time for like 45 minutes. I only wished I had my GoPro camera on the nose of my SIC f16 just to film it, as that was National Geographic stuff. I haven't seen anything like this since I was surfing Jeffery's Bay, South Africa in 1994 - where there was around 150 Bottle Nose Dolphins surfing the waves in the line up - you've got to see that to believe it. It was a very humbling experience.

Classic I wonder where they got inspiration for that looks good though. Looks like you are scoring big time & Zane is already back in the gym wearing a back brace which just amazing.

bloody legend.

"I did like 10 years on Naruto island Fiji as a Surfing/Lifeguard/Boatman"

I've lived a pretty unique, rich life- no complaints here, but what a freaking dream that is. A testament to things working out when you're simply being authentic, doing what you love. Being able to live "that" isn't on most peoples radar- ain't no school guidance counselor is going to pitch that as a career option.

It was Great catching up with good friends Mark Raaphorst and Livio Manelau. Livio is great for a laugh when ever you talk story with him the blokes a Legend. Also it was great catching up with Armie Armstrong I've know Armie for like 12 years already. I remember when Armie was working on his Armstrong foilboards & Foils on Maliko in 2016 Armie has come along way Good Job Legend.

Even got to meet Keith Teboul of KT foilboards at Sugar Cove a very humbling nice guy.






Big Thank You to Gabriella for letting me use her AXIS 1201 as all I had was the AXIS 1401 for learning


This Maui trip was more of an Educational Downwind foil Holiday, I learnt a lot. I found the V2 Barracuda hard to stand on at first very tippy as I am used to having more foam in the tail BUT after a few weeks I found my balance -( I will order another V2Barracuda for next year with less litres & a few inches shorter) Kihei was the best for learning, Got some great Bumps/Glides. Ready now to go down to the AXIS Art v2 999 But I wanna try the NoLimitz V2 72cm Foil Mast as well.

I knew I was going to come last at the IMUA foil race "One" my paddle broke so I had to baby sit the shaft "two" I have a sports injury it happened about 2 weeks before I jumped on the plane to come to Maui, going under the knife when I get home. "three" me beginner foil kook (if you wanna catch the Bump you gotta learn to pump) hard to Pump with a Sports Injury. So I came second last in the race.

Going to do more Downwind foil practice runs at this sport a little over an hours drive south from home.