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BAYVI :  Gopal Butler

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Pre-surf photo.  Submitted by Teamrider Gopal Butler.  Video coming soon.

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50th Islands + Hiking

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These photos Gopal just sent, amaze me!! I'd like to hike to the top of that mountain range
and spend a few hours just marveling at all of that beauty.

Also featured: 50th Island boardshorts (We still have a few sizes left. To view or purchase this item
click here.)

Thanks again for the photos, Gopal!


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San Diego Tremors  :  VI_Kevin Whatley

Evening to the 6A Crew.  How is everybody doing?  Getting excited?  We are.  A few new projects that are
about to be debuted on this site, stay tuned!

The ground has been shaking down in San Diego.  But from the likes of these photos, the ground isn't the
only thing that's been rumbling:

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Team VI_Kevin Whatley.  San Diego, CA.  Photo:  George Barnes

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Team VI_Kevin Whatley.  San Diego, CA.  Photo:  George Barnes

We love those BAYVI stickers on surfboards.

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Cole

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Cole Yamakawa | Photo By: Colby Takeda




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Congrats Hana Harrison!

There was a HSA contest at Kaka'ako Beach this weekend.  We were blessed with the first south swell
of the season and the waves were HUGE!  I'm talking set waves as big 20ft faces!

BayVI rider Hana Harrison was excited about going out surfing, while i was thinking "i'll never paddle out
when it's this big!".  ha ha.
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Hana dominated her heats all day winning both the shortboarding and longboarding divisions!
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Going home with two 1st place trphies!
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Congrats Hana!!

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Shaping Experiences

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BAYVI Team Brice Yamashita.  New template designs.  Brice's blog here .

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New Stickers

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New BAYVI stickers. Every season, it keeps getting better..crazy!



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Gopal Butler:  Maneuvering in Critical Territory


Good afternoon everybody.  Yesterday, I received an email from BAYVI Teamrider Gopal Butler as he sent
this photo on over to us.  I love this shot and I wanted to share it with you, our readers.

We have a ton of amazing photos of Gopal.  Some of my favorites include photos by Nash Witten at Sunset
and candid shots of Gopal by Rob Hudson.

While this photo is set to a cloudy backdrop with less-than-ideal lighting situations for the day, the reason I
like this photo is the content itself.  It speaks volumes about Gopal's character.

What you don't see in this photo is the shallow 6 inches of sharp reef he's hovering over.  While most would
either kick out, run to the shoulder and do a roundhouse, or go for a traditional snap in a safer region three
feet to his right, Gopal feels compelled to attack the lip in its most critical section:  a fins-out tail-release snap
in the curl of the wave, all while hovering over a shallow shelf of skin-cutting reef.

That's Gopal.  And that's why I like this photo.

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From Texas  :  Shawn Swanson

Here are a couple of pics from today!  Waves weren't that good: waist to chest with a 30mph heavy east
wind but still scored a couple.  We are expecting some killer waves tomorrow.  Should be head high with
light off shore winds, we'll see.

Talk to you later...

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Kevin Whatley : A few shots from San Diego, CA

Scored a few shots from the other day.  WNW swell hitting San Diego coastlines.

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Photo credit:  Whatley
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A friend came to the park and made art. Fun times.

 

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Sea Caves + Skis + David Hasselhoff

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I thought i'd start the year off right, so I took the ski and a friend out this past Saturday to try and find some 
little waves. The surf was small but we ended up exploring a sea cave and hanging out with "The Hoff" 
himself. Wear BAYVI and get all the babes, like David!  Happy New Year, everyone.


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Indo | Sev

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{Photos via: Malia Duke} 


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Lyon Farrell | Turkey Bowl Shootout

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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year




Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all!

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TeamVI:  Lyon Farrell

Many congratulations are due to our man Lyon.  10 Year-Old Lyon has taught us that you can never
estimate the strength of a person's ambition by his size.  Lyon has been hustling, practicing, training, and
pushing himself as he improves his skateboarding, snowboarding, and surfing.  It's what he's passionate
about, it's what he's dedicated to, and it's refreshing to see how much this kid inspires us all to push that
much harder in each of our own disciplines.

Many congratulations are due to Lyon for his recent accomplishments which include:

Concrete Wave Magazine Vol 8 2009
1st Place (11-13 year old division) Aloha Stadium 2009
2nd Place (17 + division) Maui 2009

and importantly,
2 National Titles at the New Zealand Snowboard Nationals:  Slopestyle and Halfpipe!!

Congrats Lyon!!!

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TeamVI:  Chris Pendleton Scores Surfer Mag's Photo of the Month

Last night, we received an email from our good friend Nick Mita with the subject: 'Check yo Rider' and
a link to www.surfermag.com.

What a pleasant surprise to see BAYVI Teamrider:  Chris Pendleton score Surfer Magazine's winning shot
for their Photo of the Month contest.  This is one of our favorite photos of Chris, and what a great photo
and hard work put in by Kaz Sano of NovusSwell.com to capture the moment.

Congratulations to Chris P and Kaz of NovusSwell for a job well done!
Thanks to Nick for the heads up and thanks to SurferMag.com for the love!

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Image Source:  www.surfermag.com     Photo credit:  www.novusswell.com

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BAYVI Team Blog : Gregg Nakamura

I've always enjoyed watching Gregg surf.  I still remember the first time I surfed with Gregg and
our friend Chad at a lowkey spot south of Diamond Head years ago.  Talk about the basics, this guy
had them down pat.  He exemplifies a surfing regimen of power, discipline, and a smooth fluidity
you don't find too often in surfers nowadays.

Perhaps one of the best things I appreciate about Gregg's surfing is how he can combine raw power
with a smooth style of speed and well-drawn lines.  From 1 foot Diamond-Head to 15 foot Teahupoo,
the guy seems to be just as hungry on every wave.  And that's why he represents the BAYVI Team.

On a last note, Gregg is probably the most competitive animal I've ever met.  If you've gone heads up
in a game of poker with the guy and witnessed his famous poker death-stare, you'll know what I'm
referring to.  I'll be seeing him next month, and look forward to earning my chips.

Here's a video of Gregg, edited and presented by Mr. G-Naks himself:
Look closely, and you might spy a quick sneak clip of Team.VI Gopal Butler as well.

Happy Monday.



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PS:  Stay tuned for a Video coming up from Cole