GoPro Hero 3: What happens when you assume.
Earlier today, a buddy of mine posted the new GoPro Hero 3 promo video on my facebook because of the monofin footage. This prompted me to respond with a few points I had been thinking about already: I wish GoPro would use freedivers or world-class swimmers instead of models for their underwater shots, and that ...
Blue Moon Big Beach Body Surf
Last Friday, August 31, was a blue moon. That is, the second full moon in a month (according to wikipedia: The appearance of the third full moon in a season that has four full moons, instead of the usual three). The next one is not due until July 2015. So on this rare night, with ...
Monofin Breach Attempts #2
Last week, I went out to work on some breaches off of Kamaole III Beach Park (more like Kamaole III Breach Park). I brought my roommate Chris along to GoPro my attempts for analysis. I asked Mike Shelby, Assistant Women’s Swimming Coach at Bowling Green State University and former 18-24 year-old Masters national record holder in the ...
Art of Expression Photo and Video Contest
Back when I was in Washington DC, I worked on a magazine about the state of the world’s sea turtles called SWoT Report. One of my responsibilities was to look for awards that our project might qualify for. It did not matter what the award was, big or small, because if we won, we would ...
Torpedoing Big Beach
A south swell came through last week and hit Big Beach pretty hard. For those of you that have never been, Big Beach is on the south shore of Maui and it can be a very heavy shore break. It has a nice sandy bottom, so it is ideal for body surfing because, when you ...
Maui Daypack
It is difficult to tell people what they will need when they are moving to/visiting Maui. I guess it depends on who you are. I moved here with an army issue duffel bag (12 tee shirts, 3 pairs board shorts, 3 pairs cotton shorts, jeans, 2 button down shirts, 1 pair flip flops, bike multitool, ...
Initial Breach Attempts
About a week after my initial contact with Finis, I received my Competitor Monofin. It arrived in a box about 3’x4’ and almost filled the entire box. I have taken it out a few times to get a feel for it. After dolphin kicking for the last 27 years with my feet about shoulder width ...
