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Beautiful Ladies

Administrator — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:20:55 +0000

Kaile had a “drop-off” birthday party in Lanikai, the weather was perfect, Stace was game… All I heard was blah, blah, we can take out Holole’a! Stace called Nani, Nani called Hillary, next thing you know the boat was full. I’ve been meaning to get some footage of the canoe with the trampoline on, so I brought the cameras along. Unfortunately, the front camera’s memory card crapped out, so all I have is the mast head shot; but hey, at least it’s something. We started inside the reef, headed for the Mokes, then headed out through one of the channels. The wide angle lens flattens out the waves, so you’ll have to take my word for it that there was a little surf running on the outside… Once we got clear of the breaking waves, we shot down to flat island to make a couple loops. “One more time” started to become the rally cry, but since that phrase rarely ends well, we changed it to the less final, “let’s go around again!” The camera only records about an hour, so all I have on film is the launch through the first time around flat. Once again, you’ll have to take my word for it, but we caught some much better waves on subsequent trips around. I guess I need to take the camera out again…
Final note: Usually, finding the right music for these little video clips is one of the hardest things to do – this time it was a no-brainer .
Aloha.

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Afternoon Sail

Administrator — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:12:55 +0000

Thursday, 2 July 2009 – Join Eric, Dan, Rox and Kaile for an afternoon sail on the Holole’a. It was a beautiful day in Lanikai, and the repairs to the sailing rig worked great! While poor Stacey was stuck at 6-man practice, the rest of us hopped aboard Holole’a for a leisurely sail (leisurely for all but Rox, who couldn’t help herself… In canoe, must paddle!). I believe we had 6 cameras between the 3 of us, so I almost re-christened the canoe the “Narcissist.”

Kaile was a trooper and didn’t even complain much when she got cold, Dan was the man and held down the ama every time we were on a port tack, and Roxy paddled it like she stole it! We went from Lanikai, to Smith point, to the Mokes, around Flat Island, and back.

The music is “The Ocean” by Barefoot Truth. Roxy found it on iodapromo, and used it on her last episode of Beach Walks. I liked it so much, I used it here…

What a life! Aloha.

My first Movie

Administrator — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 06:44:52 +0000

This was my first movie. It was originally played on Beach Walks With Rox (Beachwalks.TV), but I decided to put it on Funhogs, too (for posterity…). It is called Pau Hana, because it was filmed on a Friday following an early dismissal from work (Aloha Friday). I start with my Pueo OC-1 at Kalama Beach Park in Kailua and go to Flat Island, where I catch a small wave. I then go to Lani Kai and run into Kaile who is playing with Mommy and Auntie Rox. I take her for a short spin, and then head out to the Mokes. Her cheesy little grin makes the whole movie for me. From the Mokes I go back to Kalama, wash the boat and take it home. “It’s good to get off work early”. The music is Kaimoku, “Honolulu Shuffle”. I hope you like it.

Surfing Off Flat Island, Kailua

Administrator — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:52:48 +0000

Surfing my Pueo OC-1 off of Flat Island in Kailua on Wed night, 28 January 2009. Perfect conditions for surf, too bad the wide angle cam flattens out the waves so much. They were much bigger than they appear… It’s kinda long, but enjoy anyway. Aloha.

Pueo, OC-1, outrigger, Hawaii, Kailua