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Girls Catch Maui Fever

Jake Howard

Talk about a long slog. After waiting idly at Honolua Bay for the better part of two weeks Event Director Dino Andino, along with his dream team on Ma...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2008

Kelly's Kelly

Jake Howard

I was just having a littleqlunch at a local Mexican joint here in San Clemente and the Kelly movie, Letting Go, was playing in the background. My wife...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2008

Competitive Drain

Jake Howard

The Triple Crown season is done and over. The Nelscott Reef tow/paddle spectacular wrapped early this year. The Maverick's Contest is struggling to ge...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2008

Jive Talkin' At The Ticket Counter

Jake Howard

"$200 is the fee for surfboards when you fly out of Honolulu," explained the elderly chap behind the Hawaiian Airlines ticket desk. "But I paid $125 ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2008

Bloggin' From Da Rock: Ocho Dia

Jake Howard

The Pipe Masters is on now. After the deluge of 13 inches of rain yesterday—a storm that had Chevy's floating out swollen rivermouths and the oce...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 12, 2008

Bloggin' From Da Rock: Slater's Numerology

Jake Howard

Massive rains that flooded Haleiwa the day before the final, chocolate milk-colored water that looked more like a run through Willy Wonka's factory th...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 12, 2008

Bloggin' From Da Rock: Day 7

Jake Howard

Yesterday the surf was pumping and everybody that surfed had no choice but to push themselves. Today, with the swell on the decline, the show was more...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2008

Bloggin' From Da Rock: Day 6

Jake Howard

So, the Pipe Masters are underway, and the show has definitely begun. It's actually been quite an amazing day. I'll speak to the contest in a minute, ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2008

Bloggin' From Da Rock: Day 3

Jake Howard

"He's wearing those panties so his dickhead doesn't get a rash," explained a local Hawaiian guy to his wife as they watched Aussie Glen "Micro" Hall t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2008

Bloggin' From The Rock

Jake Howard

Lets get one thing straight before we get into this, if you get your information solely from ASP press releases you should know that Sunset Beach was ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2008

Bloggin' From Da Rock

Jake Howard

This season marks my 10th year in a row on the North Shore, and sadly time has taken its toll. When I first arrived here a decade ago I beelined it st...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2008

Early Retirement

Jake Howard

This might be the world's most boring intro, but here goes. Last night I had to go and meet with my accountant. It was regarding some retirement stuff...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2008

You'd Have To See It To Believe It

Jake Howard

The surf's pumping right now—or at least up in Northern California it is. Surfing Magazine's Evan Slater is calling this past weekend at Maverick...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2008

North Shore Cranks Up To 11

Jake Howard

It's been a wild few days on the North Shore, and by the looks of things it's only going to get crazier. With a new round of northwest swells pulsing ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2008

Get Ready For A Swell Time

Jake Howard

After reading Jon's blog about his Turkey Day score I don't really know if I can compare. It's been rainy and windy for the past few days here in Cali...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 2008