What A Difference A Day Makes On The North Shore.....It's Take It To The Outside In BIG Smokin' Pipe....

A whole new dimension for my blogs starts today...all thanks to Jensen Hassett.

Very much appreciated Jensen.

On a particularly unfriendly camera day (rain,and LOTS of it along with all things anti photography and anti having a car) the big west/north west swell punches into  the North Shore of Oahu.....and when I say punch, i mean PUNCH.

 It hammered in over night and was just detonating on the reefs by first light this morning when I went over to have a look. Half hour later I get a phone call from Jensen saying it's on......and to meet him on the beach to check all the GoPro camera settings and hit "start" before he paddles out. After last nights prep up it was just a formality, but hell.....it was pretty full on looking out into that firing west swell and hoping I was going to see my camera again still intact.

30 odd GB of video data and two surf sessions later I hook up with Jensen on the beach in front of the Volcom houses and unclip the camera for the second time today to go home and  download, and right now I'm torn between blogging and going over Jensens files from today.

So, I'm sorry, but the"trawling" wins hands down.   I'm checking files and will talk tomorrow hopefully. BUT, I'm up to my Surfline forecast (120 hours ahead) for one day before I leave the islands and it's all good or better so it could be a very frantic last week here. Hopefully there will be one or two pics from today posted with this blog entry before I hit "submit"
 Sorry....no chicks on the beach today guys but heaps of carnage for my next movie......yeah, I know I've been "worded up" for less surf and more "other stuff" Maybe tomorrow.

Talk later guys.

                    Above....Jensen Hassett with the camera on the back in a sizeable Pipe pit.

And two frames on...totally covered.

Above....Jensen finishing off a ride at first reef after taking off way outside at second reef Pipe, and Yes....the camera is still attached to the back of the board even though you cant see it. Tomorrow we may try a new perspective from the front of the board.....but I have to get into Hale'iwa first for some new mounts, which could be a challenge given the lack of car and size of swell at the moment. 

Above...One very smokin Pipe Pit.

Didn't know which of these was better, so they're both in here...@#$% that guy is in heaven right now.

                                   Flying sponger..... I'll have that drop, thanks very much.

                                                                    Incoming !