“Eiiiiiiiiiiiiighty three, last time Kona winds were this bad. It blew two months straight onshore.” Thats what I was told by one of the lifeguards from the North Shore stretch. This year however was no different to any other year that I’ve been. I go purely because I enjoy the North Shore, the energy of the island and ocean is uplifting and day to day living is simple and as comfortable as it gets. It was extremely quite in the water, no comp, less crowds, it was just dandy. There were fun days out at pipe, no phenomenal jaw dropping swells like 2012 but just being out there is an unreal, experience like no other and different every time, it keeps you on your toes out there. Thanks a lot to Ben from Inverted and Todd at QCD Boards, these are great people that help you out regardless of your status, thanks a million legends. Anyways, this clip is what Hawaii is for me. Mahalo.” – Drew.