Kai at Peahi

[kayadogg]

Just saw this on Facebook... Jamie losing the battle to Jaws as Kai drops in.  Insane.

[jd]

I wonder if he held onto his paddle through the entire ass kicking he most likely received.

[piece of 8]

Nice pic Kayadogg... it makes me wonder what  excactly Jamie must be thinking at that point. I'd be sucking all the air I  could and trying to avoid the fact that I just shat myself.

[sup_surf_giant]

Nice pic Kayadogg... it makes me wonder what  excactly Jamie must be thinking at that point. I'd be sucking all the air I  could and trying to avoid the fact that I just shat myself.

Agreed!

[maui wave warrior]

Looks like he is on a 10'6 gun. Right tool for the job.

[val]

Looks like he is on a 10'6 gun. Right tool for the job.

I'd guess the 9'8 gun based on the photos, but maybe the 10'8--  naish doesn't make a 10'6 gun

[headmount]

Kai and Robbie ripped up the lane this evening.

[headmount]

This sequence is from Jimmie Hepp, one of our great photogs here on Maui.  Kai is towards the end of the wave where the channel is ripping out to sea, the chop is nightmarish and the rocks, both above and just below the water, are looming.  The degree of difficulty for this move is high on a clean wave but in this particular spot it's off the charts.  One plus for this part of the wave is that there are great backwash bumps to launch off of. 

An old windsurfing move comes to SUS via Kai

[Weasels wake]

That's enough for me to take all my boards, of all my sports, put them in a big pile, then light them on fire.

[surfinJ]

Speechless !?&€@!!!

[headmount]

Go-behinds are the epitome of what surfing in synch with others is all about.  I used to do it prone where you're on a ferrari type of board but doing it SUS is really something.  First you have to have impeccable trust in the other guy and know he won't hesitate with anything he's doing.  There are moments, like this one, where Kai is pointed directly at Robbie but he knows that by the time he gets there, Robbie will be off the lip, aiming down on him.  nother from Jimmie Hepp

[XLR8]

Great shots and great surfing!  Incredible!

[Piros]

That's enough for me to take all my boards, of all my sports, put them in a big pile, then light them on fire.

Hahahaha

[starman]

From SUP the mag on the Thanksgiving session;

GIVING THANKS AT MAVERICKS AND PEAHI
In a story for our Fall issue on the evolution of big wave standup, Kai Lenny told us that he had put his time in at his home break–the big wave theater that is Jaws–on his prone board and was ready to take SUP surfing at the famed wave to the next level.

Well winter has started with a bang on the islands as a Thanksgiving swell lit up Maui’s crown jewel last week and photographer Erik Aeder was on hand to capture the action. “It’s always a treat to ride Jaws, the place is by far my favorite wave,” said Lenny, who received an invite as an alternate to this year’s Eddie Aikau Invitational at Waimea Bay. “It’s the only wave I’ve ever been to where one wave can make your session, or entire season! Maui has turned it on so far this year, it has been glassy and great surf.”

Lenny rode a 10’6″, 27-inch wide Naish production gun shaped by the late Harold Ige. “It’s a very special design,” he said. “It’s a magic shape.”

At the same time, a large swell woke up Mavericks a half a world away off the California Coast where Jeff Clark threw himself over an impressive ledge to catch this sequence by photographer Brian Overfelt. Clark was on his new 10’6″ production gun he shaped through Riviera Paddlesurf and it was his first time riding it. “I was so stoked on it,” he said. “I put it all to the test on that one wave.”

While the swell looked clean for Mavericks, Clark said the lineup was definitely tricky. “Thanksgiving always seems to throw us a bone,” he said. “The swell had a lot of west in it. The waves looked clean but it was jumping around. The energy was moving around and there were these big scallops in the face. You had to be in the right vein to get over the ledge.” Definitely not a surf session for the feint of heart.

[CoryPaddler]

Shoot.  Good work kid.