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Olaf Mitchell · · Paia, Maui, Hi, · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 4,190

trundlebum wrote:"There is a great video of Fred and Laird sailing off Ma'alaea."
That's true and many folks don't remember that Laird was a speed sailor back in the day." Did you try Ray Masters site. On the subject of Fred and speed sailing stableroad.com/videos/bsy1s… I think I mentioned way back that I was working with Robert Karpivich. He was a sail designer for the team of Haywood,Eskimo,Lewis.
Another speed sail tid bit, My friend Alex got into a spat with Pascale Makka the other day at Kanaha.Pascal is SUPing these days and has been dropping in with out any regard for priority in the line up. After the little show down Rob Funk told Alex that he should show more respect for Pascal.I think Alex was totally in the right!

Hayne I,m really getting off on your vintage board quiver posts!
That outside reef break that you mentioned is what we refer to as "Spartans" your description is accurate. I used to wave sail out there quite often and had one of the biggest days of my life there.
Here's a photo that I took of the little red dirt parking spot that you mentioned. We call the wave break at the parking spot Secrets. It can be a really fun and smack able peak.

parking spot at Secrets

On another note I posted this little story on my Blog and thought I would share it with all my Mountain Project friends.
https://sites.google.com/site/olafrockerwaves/why-i-can-t-meet-you-in-baja sites.google.com/site/olafr…

Olaf Mitchell · · Paia, Maui, Hi, · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 4,190
Olaf Mitchell · · Paia, Maui, Hi, · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 4,190
Heyun · · Charleston S.C. · Joined Dec 2009 · Points: 455

Gotta love old boards... the "little woman" went on a rampage and banished all but 3 boards to the under the house wasteland. The Lightning Bolt, the CI and the Weber are still in the bedroom. The Country got banished, but I kind of quietly snuck it back in behind the door in the baby's room, and so far, it hasn't drawn her scorn... lol.

I thought I'd posted this one before but I just looked back and unless I missed it, I must have told the story somewhere else... getting senile already!

Scored this Lopez weedeating some dudes place for 8 bucks an hour... I'd worked 3 hours clearing out an area behind a shed and found this Lopez single fin... instead of $24, I took the board. Coolest thing is the groovy opaque yellow fin. I currently use it in my longboard tri fin set up.

Lopez single fin

8" opaque fin

Olaf Mitchell · · Paia, Maui, Hi, · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 4,190

Hayne, That Lopez has a sweet outline shape. That was a great find and a steal at $24.00.
Like I stated before I am soo digging your sick stick pic posts!
I fully intend that on my next opportunity to pull all of our war horses out and shoot them individually.
Here’s a photo that I took years ago of a few of them all piled up.

a few of the quiver
Looking out from my Lanai the swell has jumped up a notch so I gotta put off my chores another day.
Yesterday had a few interesting things. I had a great phone chat with my friend Mike Waltze about an upcoming project that I am going to do for him.
Mike is just finishing a new film project called “The Endless Glide”. It is about the SUP craze.
Mike Waltze
facebook.com/photo.php?fbid…
The Endless Glide
Mike Waltze travels from Hawaii to Tahiti and Fiji and beyond to capture all the different aspects of Stand Up Paddle Surfing from racing to downwinders and some amazing wave riding from some of the best athletes in the sport.
Mike Waltze, Barri and John Denny, and Nori at the committee desk at the "Red Bull King Of The Air" pro kiteboard event
Another thing that happened is my friend Mark Angulo dropped by our sail loft with a new idea that he wants Karen to work with him on.
Mark Angulo and Me Photo:Karen Lang
I was out doing errands and passed by Hookipa and it was windy and the waves looked great aso turned around and drove home and loaded my windsurf gear and went back to the beach for a late afternoon wave sailing session .
The art of Art
The conditions were less than perfect. The wind had soo much east in it that I had to swim the entire length of the channel before I could get a water start. Then the wind on the inside was very light. I was fortunate that there was a lull in the sets that allowed me to penetrate the impact zone without getting crushed on my initial attempt to get outside.
Once outside the wind kicked up several notches and I was completely over powered. It was also very gusty so at times I was basically standing still and then the next moment I was so lit that it was hard to control my rig. With these erratic conditions it was very hard to express myself with the degree of authority that I like while on the wave face.
After several waves I decided to cut the session a bit short and try to get back through the channel.
I wound up having to swim the entire length of the channel against ripping currents to get back to the beach.
The gnarly Kuau channel
Two days ago I surfed Kanaha in some of the best conditions we’ve had for a while. There were some maker sets rolling through. I got some really good long clean left handers that held up all the way into the channel. I also had some waves that were big clean drops to a close out. It seem like I did a lot of paddling in that session.

Waves 2/14/11

Olaf Mitchell · · Paia, Maui, Hi, · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 4,190

My friend and sailing partner Vince got his first photograph printed.
My friend Art is in the image. Way to go guys!

Vinnie Armato, "My first published photo on page 25".
issuu.com/mauisails/docs/ma…

Olaf Mitchell · · Paia, Maui, Hi, · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 4,190

Yesterday was one of those days that it was probably as much fun to watch what was going on out on the ocean than actually being in the arena.
I shot so many photos that I haven't decided what to do with them.
Here's one episode. I tried to get this guys name but he wasn't in a very good mood when I approached him.

size able!

"heading out singing a song"

getting in

getting in2

Getting in3

getting in 4
getting in 4

Getting in 5

getting in 6

Getting in 7

Getting in 8

Getting in 9

Getting in 10

Getting in 11

Getting in 11

Getting in 13

Heyun · · Charleston S.C. · Joined Dec 2009 · Points: 455

Clean up on ailse 5?

Managed a session yesterday with some waist high bombers. Borrowed the 9'6" again. There were 5 lb's and 4 SUP's at pumpkin heads.
water temp has busted 50F here and the beach is already a zoo today. I miss winter already....

some old images... the Weber is from the early 80's the other from late 90's

look out

glory day's

PTZ · · Chicago/Colorado · Joined Jul 2010 · Points: 490

Looking at these photos makes me want the warmth of summer back.
It has been way cold in the midwest with a ton of snow.
Great photos. Cut some turns for us.

Olaf Mitchell · · Paia, Maui, Hi, · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 4,190

This guy is the hands down, THE COOLEST GUY THAT I HAVE EVER MET IN MY LIFE,
I am proud to say that,"HE IS A PERSONAL FRIEND OF MINE!"

youtube.com/watch?v=yV6ceXl…

SO THERE!!

Olaf Mitchell · · Paia, Maui, Hi, · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 4,190
Lime juice and the sea! from allan wilson on Vimeo.
moonlightinthemorningsun.blogspot.com
trundlebum · · Las Vegas NV · Joined Aug 2007 · Points: 85

Olaf:
"Robert Karpivich. He was a sail designer for the team of Haywood,Eskimo,Lewis."

That's a blast from the past for me. I remember Rob K. He was 'Paia Sails' Correct?
Miki Eskimo - great guy!
I remember Lewis' shop was at the back of the Pauwela cannery, right next to Randy's ding repair shop.

"Another speed sail tid bit, My friend Alex got into a spat with Pascale Makka the other day at Kanaha."

"My friend Alex" - I want to take a guess but the last name I am looking for escapes me. A Hispanic name.

"Pascal is SUPing these days and has been dropping in with out any regard..."
What's new'n...
isn't he French ?

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Hayne von Kolnitz, yer 8" opaque fin pic:

My first decent sailboard was a Naish Hawai'i 9'6'.
It sail the best with that same style fin. I had a thruster set and would use the main, opaque, dolphin fin and plug in one or both of the smaller, side, thruster fins depending on conditions (east coast beach breaks).

Olaf Mitchell · · Paia, Maui, Hi, · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 4,190

Some images that I shot of an epic day at Lanes / Hookipa
a couple days ago.
mauiwindsurfing.blogspot.com/

Robbie Swift sailing and Kai Lenny SUP Photo: Olaf Mitchell

Olaf Mitchell · · Paia, Maui, Hi, · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 4,190

Yesterday I scored my second point toward the 2010/2011 Kuau Cup for detales click on the link below.
rockerwaves.blogspot.com/20…

north shore wave sailing Photo : Olaf Mitchell

Olaf Mitchell · · Paia, Maui, Hi, · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 4,190
kirra · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 530

Olaf that is so sad, but tomorrow is Lânui

I hope it will also be good fortune & good-luck-day to those who cooked great potato wedgies... *sigh*

thank you Kuau Mart
o o
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(oo)))))))))))))
....a hui hou

Olaf Mitchell · · Paia, Maui, Hi, · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 4,190

Hay guys check this video clip my old friend Alex Aguera. This is really cool!
Here's a a photo that I took of Alex at the Nash Race Series

youtube.com/watch?v=wD9Tzkt…

Alex Aguera Photo:Olaf Mitchell

Heyun · · Charleston S.C. · Joined Dec 2009 · Points: 455

Olaf... checked your blog... good stuff man.

I heard from my friend up in Haiku the other day... still send him Chrstmas cards every year but have not heard from him in a while. You know Otis? Used to windsurf alot, I think he is into biking these days... Boy I'm needing a Maui fix bad but unless I win the lottery it aint gonna happen... oh yea, I guess I gotta actually play the lottery to win.

Not much surf action to report here. Kite boys should be out today... winds are already 10 to 15, gonna be 15 to 25 out of the SW.

Maybe the last "vintage" board, but not the last board I have to post up to talk about... although my boards from 95 are probably "vintage" to alot of folks now...

5'4" Hobie Seaboard, singlefin.... found on a trash pile, lent to a buddy who almost destroyed it before I took it back. If I shape my youngins a board I'll use this as a template....I'm learning not to take pictures in harsh sunlight.

Hobie Seaboard... not surfboard, but seaboard

Seaboard logo

trundlebum · · Las Vegas NV · Joined Aug 2007 · Points: 85

"Alex Aguera"
Ahhhh that's the name I was looking for.
Super nice guy. Does he still often sail with a big floppy hat ?

Olaf Mitchell · · Paia, Maui, Hi, · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 4,190

trundlebum wrote:"Rob K. He was 'Paia Sails' Correct?"
Yes, that's him. He is still making his same Dacron sails that he designed back in the day and they work as well today as they did back then.
Robert is still using a mint condition asymmetric wave board that Carl Hill shaped for him.
I overheard a conversation between couple of know-it-alls at the beach a while back. They making fun of Robert's dated gear.
Well guess what I just saw? A custom Angulo that Mark Angulo is riding and Killing It on! I think that Nash has a prototype asymmetric that there team guys are working with as well.

kira, Thanks for posting your feelings about Kuau Mart we are all in mourning over the loss! There will be a block party tomorrow evening to acknowledge them and to say good by! I have a feeling that we haven't seen the last of the Kuau Mart It just wont be in the same location.
I'll send you a friend sugestion on facebook I am shure that they would love to have you as a fan.

Hayne,Thanks for the note on my blog
rockerwaves.blogspot.com/
Keep um coming dude vintage or not please post more sic-stick-picks
Shucks,I think that I will post one up from a by-gone ere myself. I am going to go out and shoot it right now. I'll be back in a second!

OK, I'm back. This was board under Tom Lillie's house. I was cleaning up after a project that I did for him and Kili and since I was going to the dump Tom asked me to take this to the dump as well. I said, "OK".

Well the Dave Mell never made it to the dump.

My images of last nights sunset were pretty generic so after a few beers they looked like this!

Once again guys thank for posting !

Oh BTW: check out our new on line magazine it covers surfing, wind surfing, SUP, chicks, and a lot more.There are a few pieces that are linked to this thread,my blog and the magazine. It's all just for fun but who knows where it might go. I would appreciate feed back from my
ʻohana holoʻokoʻa at Mountain Project. mauioceansports.blogspot.com/

Vintage Dave Mell

VDM

VDM2

YDM3

VDM4

VDM5

Sunset 1

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sunset 6

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sunset 8

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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