Kite Beach Crew Maui Tsunami Cleanup

Maui Kite Beach Before and After Tsunami Cleanup

Just a quick before and after post about the Kite Beach Tsunami Cleanup Effort-Amazing work guys!!!
More images and article  to follow soon

Tsunami Kite Beach Cleanup

Sorry for short notice, but a bunch of us are going to help cleanup Kite Beach today, come down and help us remove some of the rocks and debris if you are free.

Ho'okipa Kiting

Remember this Guy?

The D Man

Kite Beach Crew Skymasters Photo made The Kiteboarder Magazine!

Hey guys, check it out. Page 22 The Kiteboarder Mag, Feb Issue! You are in it! (And Jon, your name was mentioned)

Epic Kitesurfing Week

I have to comment on the great kitesurfing this week.
All winter I have been unable to surf because of a neck injury. It has been another great surfing winter for Maui,so I have been sitting on the sideline hearing almost everyday about what I am missing.
Finally the wind and waves lined up this week and I was in heaven! It was sessions to die for with large beautiful waves lining up at The Boneyards and ....You Know. Many turns were had by all and many smiling faces out there!!
Also, a week of carnage for the kiteboarders with Steve S. winning the prize for the most damaged kite I have ever seen! It was so bad we decided not to fix it! Max was second place with 2 huge rips from LE to TE! Then Tal S a close third with the same.
Too bad I didn't get any pics, I guess I was just too busy having fun!

How bout this forecast?

SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
300 PM HST THU JAN 6 2011
OAHU-
300 PM HST THU JAN 6 2011

HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH FACING SHORES UNTIL 6 AM HST
SATURDAY MORNING

Surf along north facing shores will be 12 to 16 feet today dropping to 8 to 12 feet overnight. Surf will increase to 14 to 18 feet again Friday.
Surf along west facing shores will be 6 to 10 feet today, dropping to 4 to 7 feet Friday.
Surf along east facing shores will be 2 to 4 feet today, then drop to 1 to 3 feet Friday.
Surf along south facing shores will be 1 to 3 feet through Friday.
Outlook through Wednesday Jan 12: dropping northwest swell continues to produce surf around advisory levels along the north shore. The swell lower further overnight but increase again Friday as short period north swell fills in quickly around sunrise. Complex low pressure north of the state will provide a mix of mid period north swell over the next several days along with a longer period northwest swell due Friday night. This will provide marginally organized double overhead surf for the weekend with seemingly poor conditions and continued onshore northerly flow. Another larger northwest swell could produce surf in excess of 20 feet Tuesday into Wednesday. Windward shores will see only small amounts of trade swell, however the steeper northerly swell will impact many exposed areas with moderate to high surf over the next several days. South facing beaches will hover around normal winter flatness.

Maui Ocean Sports: Kai is the Man!!!! Congrats Kai!!!!!

By Oxbow:

Kai Lenny Becomes a Legend - Wins Stand Up Paddle Title

Friday, 17 December 2010

Kai Lenny just won the final event of the Stand Up World Tour at Honoli'i Beach Park on the island of Hawaii. Kai's dream became a reality with this contest; winning each heat from beginning to end. Heat after heat, Kai's strength and confidence grew, showing the crowd his potential. By winning the first SUP World Wave title ever, Kai Lenny joins the legends of water sports. "I'm really stoked," said Kai. "It feels great because I worked my whole life to achieve this goal; but I still have so much to learn. It's only the beginning and I want to be ready for next year." At the beginning of the year, Kai was not selected to compete in the first event at Sunset Beach. He was given a last minute wildcard and as one of the youngest contestants he wanted to prove that he belonged amongst his watermen peers. Kai ended up winning that first event and followed the circuit to France, Tahiti, Brazil and eventually back to Hawaii, where he was crowned the World Champion of SUP. Kai also loves to give back to the community. Today he offered his prize money to 'Na Kama Kai', the non-profit organization founded by his Oxbow team mate and ASP 2010 World Champion, Duane DeSoto. Na Kama Kai's mission is to empower youth by creating, conducting and supporting ocean-based programs, specifically targeting ocean awareness & safety in order to increase the capacity of youth in the community through cultural & environmental education. This organization represents Kai's values as a waterman. In the Hawaiian language "Kai" means "Ocean". This name seems to have shaped the destiny of our young waterman. Kai's enthusiasm and passion for the ocean is without limits. Born on the island of Maui, Kai is naturally gifted in all kinds of board sports; excelling in Windsurfing, SUP, Kitesurfing, Surfing, Longboarding and Tow-in. Only 18 years-old, Kai has already earned the respect of Laird Hamilton. Kai is an outstanding waterman who lives according to the rhythm of the ocean, using different boards each day. He simply cannot resist spending time in the ocean, playing with the waves, constantly adapting his equipment to suit each days' particular conditions. Kai explains, "I wake up at 5:15 in the morning to go surfing until 7:30, I study from 8 to 12:30, then I go windsurfing or kiting, whichever is better. Then I go surfing or stand up in the late afternoon.  I have a great life.  I love to go to bed early."

Stevo