Maui Wowie!!

The time to leave Oz was well over due, and i was on the hunt for an economic flight back to Canada. Of course I have my preferred carrier, so basically that was the only airline I checked.

It didn't take me long to discover that it would save me approximately $2000.00(!!!) if I re-routed myself through Hawaii instead of flying pseudo-directly from Brisbane to Vancouver. What a shame to be basically forced a stopover in Hawaii. One last glimpse of the tropics before returning to the Canadian winter wonderland.

I had never been to Hawaii before, but somehow managed to accumulate a few stand-up amigos there... Namely my good bro Brent, the soul owner of MAUI SKIMMERS. Some of the world's best skim boards, and apparently he shapes some mean surf boards as well.

I contacted Brent with little to no notice asking if he could shape me a new retro fish, since mine had over a year's worth of days on it.

I suggested he put a unique spray on it. Something hippyish. "Maybe some peace signs or something?"

Ask and he shall recieve...

5'10" x 20" x 2"3/4 - Work of art, and creator

I usually ride a twinny, but decided to give a quad set-up a try

No, no thanks... Tail pads are for hippies

This thing proved to go ridiculously well in the water. I've been using it in 1.5 foot up to solid 4ft+. A little more rocker in the nose and a pulled tail give it all the benefits of a short board, but the added volume under the front foot makes it a wave catching machine. The peace sign is purely used as a vibe deterrent... for those that can see the humor.

Finally, This was my condo in Maui. Luckily my bro let me park it in his yard. I woke to fresh mangoes off his girlfriends mango tree each morning.

Mahalo!