Surfing during your Hawaiian vacation Archives - Living in Hawaii

My 2 Near-Death Bodyboarding Experiences in Oahu Hawaii’s Big Surf

Peter Kay — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 05:32:38 +0000

I'm not a dangerous person. I don't consider myself a 'thrill seeker' by the usual definition. But, that said, I have had a few times that I've almost died while trying to enjoy this crazy thing called "Life". This is a post about two such near death experiences that happened in the Pacific ocean while [...]

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Mike Coots STOKED – Surfing on a New Leg

Peter Kay — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 05:21:22 +0000

A shark took part of Mike Coots' leg, but that didn't stop him from getting out there in the line-up! Here he is showing off a new carbon fiber leg that has made all the difference. In 1997 at seventeen years of age, Mike was surfing off the amazing and beautiful Hawaiian Island of Kauai [...]

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Surfing in Hawaii – Why Is Surfing Fun?

Peter Kay — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 05:45:20 +0000

Surfing in Hawaii is one of the ultimate past times for locals and visitors alike. Hawaii just happens to have some of the world's funnest surf, so it's little wonder why so many people spend so much time in the water. Why is surfing fun for so many people? What is it about floating on [...]

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Best Big Wave Video – Ever

Peter Kay — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:06:21 +0000

Big waves are nothing to play with. I learned that when I tried to go from 6 footers to 12, and 15-20 feet waves showed up in a killer set and wrecked me. Though I've caught some amazing big waves before, the kind that are huge - 10+ feet and break slowly (so I can [...]

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Retro Surfing – Honolua Bay, Maui – 1963

Peter Kay — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:20:38 +0000

This video is from three years before I was born, guys riding easy 2 foot surf at one of my favorite places in the world to surf and bodyboard - Honolua Bay, Maui, Hawaii. Honolua Bay is located on the northwestern tip of Maui island, and it's a great place for a number of things. [...]

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Burning Up the Waves – Video

Peter Kay — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:15:31 +0000

Just when you thought it was getting a little boring to watch surfers go back and forth doing the same moves over and over, every competition the same... Someone cranks it up a notch. I did some midnight bodyboarding while completely smashed in 3-5 foot surf at Bellow Beach, Oahu as we stayed in a [...]

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Oahu’s Amazing Surf – Great for Infants Too! (Video)

Peter Kay — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:12:31 +0000

Surf on Oahu is the best I've ever known. I couldn't imagine that it is better, more consistent somewhere else on this blue planet. Maui, Big Island, Kauai and all the Hawaiian islands have great surf... but, I think nothing beats Oahu for consistency and the number of great breaking wave spots around the island. [...]

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Make Yourself Into a Surfboard: Bodysurfing!

Peter Kay — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:41:36 +0000

Oahu, and the other Hawaiian islands have amazing and almost non-stop wave-action going on. Waves are nearly continually breaking somewhere on each island. For the first year and a half or so I only bodyboarded. Bodyboarding was the biggest rush once I learned how to ride 4+ foot waves. I had heard about bodysurfing but [...]

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Amazing Experience for Anyone in the Ocean: Bodyboarding!

Peter Kay — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:16:23 +0000

I was lucky enough to be sent to the island of Oahu during my tour of 'duty' in the US Air Force at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, Hawaii. The most fun physically that I've ever had is a 'sport' or recreational hobby called, "bodyboarding". A bodyboard is like a small surf board. It [...]

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