It was the most perfect, exhilarating and dream-like experience, and we can't say thank you enough. If we ever come back to Hawaii, we'll certainly be booking to go out of the waves with Shane again. If you're looking for a small, intimate group to connect with Hawaiian culture and surf with an experienced professional, then look no further. My wife had some previous experience surfing, but felt so at ease as Shane helped us choose the best waves to get the most out of our time on the water. We were joined by Kaylenn who took the most phenomenal photos and videos and it was worth every penny.Īs someone who struggled to stand up before on a surfboard in England, I stood up every single time with Shane's expertise, as he was by my side the whole time on the water, so I felt confident in what he'd taught me. We were able to cover the basics before going out onto the ocean and it was perfect. We then returned to the cove for our surfing lesson. Because it was just the two of us (plus Shane and Kamo(?) sorry for the spelling) we were able to see a sea turtle up close as well as lots of tropical fish who weren't frightened off by the bigger boats. Shane kindly picked us up from our hotel and took us down to the beach where we got ready for our first adventure, kayaking and snorkelling. Shane prefers taking out smaller groups and we were so lucky it was only the two of us that day, as it was essentially a 1-on-1 surf lesson. In fact, he surpassed them more than we could ever say. In late summer, when hurricane season arrives and hurricane watches and warnings get super-duper hyped up by the media, and tourists get prematurely scared off of their vacations, and locals rush to Costco and Target to buy up all the toilet paper and bottled water, check Google Flights for last minute cheap deals and COME HERE TO KITE BIG FUCKING NUCKING WINDS! HURRICANE = FUCKING WIND! I heart hurricanes.The most perfect adventure! Me and my wife came to Oahu for the first part of our honeymoon and having dreamt of surfing in Hawaii for many years we booked Shane after looking through his amazing reviews and he certainly lived up to expectations. The northeast prevailing trade winds get sucked in and the venturi effect through Hawaii Kai that's created by Koko Head and Hanauma Bay works good for some additive thermal+venturi+trade winds=fun! The leeward side of the island appears to have delivered the biggest WOO recorded big air at Kahala. It has all the options, from flat water near Popoia Island (Flat Island), to big swell and gusty fun next to The Mokes, and smooth wave action near Castles where the wind in the northwest corner of Kailua Bay can be super technical, wind-shadowed, gusty fun! Kailua is probably the most popular (and forgiving) kite spot on Oahu. Otherwise, let it all go, kite and all, it'll find it's way to Kuai (50 miles) or the North Atlantic Plastic Trash Gyre, or perhaps the Bearing Sea and The Deadliest Catch show. If and when the winds turn off shore and the kites on the inside fall out of the sky, you'll wish you had one of those surfboards instead of your twin tip boat anchor to swim back to shore. Write your name and contact information on your gear. Visitors and non-kiters will be standing on the shore, in awe and wonder of why you're the only skilled kiteboarder with the ability to wow them and their iPhones. That's when you'll have the main waves to your big dick boosting self without getting the stink eye. Once in awhile the surfboard kite crowd tires and returns to the park to talk about bottom turns.

If you work your way upwind or downwind of the main crowd, you'll have plenty of room to claim a wide block of big air flight path real estate. Stay out of the way of the kitesurf crowd on their foam sticks doing the clockwise rotation and going the wrong way (they go the same direction as the waves.boring!). You might get lucky and catch some stoke from one of the originals, Top Hat. Check out Mokuleia by Dillingham Airfield. Keep 300 feet from Humpback Whales and divers.

Oahu's north shore winter swell sees some giants, and on days that bring gusty-fun winter winds, it can be big air boner aloha heaven. No Kiteboarding before 11 AM on the northshore of Maui. Everything is here, in paradise, including kiteboarding and some big air spots to shaka your day away. It's the most populated island in the Hawaiian chain, with about a million inhabitants. The island of Oahu is home to the state capital of the Hawaiian islands, Honolulu.

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