Airs Barrels and Carnage at Jaws!

in surf •  7 years ago  (edited)

Onshore winds brought some chunky conditions to Jaws. But this does not stop Kai Lenny getting some incredible airs and barrels, at this most respected big wave location! The safety jet ski gets pounded on the rocks during this crazy session but everyone made it safe back to shore. this is just another day at the office for these guys!
        One of my all time favourite surfers and watermen Kai Lenny rips hard on SUP, windsurfer, hydrofoil or a shortboard, in fact the list just goes on - there is no watercraft I can think of that Kai does not excel at! Kai regularly surfs with and is tutored by one of the greatest big wave surfers of all time: Laird Hamilton, so has learnt from the best.
        In this session Kai is using an extremely shortboard for such conditions. This allows him to turn faster and pull more radical manoeuvres, such as aerials (A surfing manoeuvre in which a surfer launches into the air off the top of the wave getting air born. A number of tricks and moves can be done in the air such as grabbing the rail of the surfboard or rotating 180 or 360 degrees etc). Such radical moves are seldom if ever attempted at Jaws!

        

        
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Awesome energy there - you can taste the salt and adrenaline! Crazy badass stuff!!!!
PURA vida

Hi Sallybeth,
Good to see you - BIG thanks :D

oh wow, no way would i have the guts to do that! Closest i came to surfing was using my body in South East India. The waves were getting huge but we didn't really notice, until my friend got dumped and lost some skin on his thigh :{

I love surfing .

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Hi lalitswami,
Oh excellent - there are some wonderful world class waves in India ... I want to visit soon!

Have a great day :D

Up vote this comment to fund our jetski lets do this!

wonderful photography dear @icedrum
i like surfing....
thank for sharing with us...
(heppy new year friend @icedrum)

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Hi Alim,
Good to see you... thank you so much bro!
Do you have waves near you? What part of the world are you from? Do you skate board also?

Nice video! I enjoyed it thanks!

Thank you akilie :D

OK very good video my friend, you have an interesting content I like surfing and I follow you @icedrum

Hola Enrique,
Great to meet you - following you now also, you blog is very interesting indeed!

keep well :D

Wow crazy, I'd be terrified, I kinda like my limbs and life lol I'll paint a surfboard but not ride one like that!

Hi Adam,
Good to see you... haha yes - actually there are not many people on planet Earth who are willing or able to surf Jaws... it is extreme! Kai makes it look easy :D

I've actually never tried surfing, maybe next summer I'll go to the Montreal Habitat 67 standing wave for an afternoon lol

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Hi Adam,
Montreal Habitat 67 standing wave looks absolutely brilliant (had to google it) Go for it! - I have only river surfed a little, but can heartily recommend it! The only problem (if it can be seen as one) is the burning leg muscles from some of the longest waves you can ever surf!

Go for it and please Steemit :D

It'll be a while, right now in Montreal it's -9c lol (15f) Next summer I might give it a go, I know a few people who've tried it, there;s a little surf school there lol

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

I would really love to do that
You really look stunning
Great surfing

Hi Manojm ... then you must go for it! - that was not me though - it was surf god Kai Lenny :D

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Very nice post

Thank you Sajal :D

It's My pleasure 😊

Wow amazing video

Hi Yasir,
Good to see you - thank you :D

Great post !

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  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Hi CM,
Thank you - following you now also :D

Absolutely fucking amazing ...... yeah baby

Hi Navala,
Thank you - you have a great blog so i am following now you now also :D

Hey there ... keep up your great posts ... respect

Such incredible footage! I can't even begin to imagine what that feels like, as my adrenaline was pumping just watching!

Thanks for your post.

Hi rip-youtube,
Pleased to meet you bro! Yes, surfing such waves is in fact real meditation... one's mind is completely clear of all distraction - a very pure and exhilarating experience! Fear can actually be interpreted as excitement - with the proper training!

Following you now also :D

Nice to meet you also. Yes, you have a new follower too. :-)

Awesome - thanks man!

:D

My pleasure.

Thanks for the video I love all things surf (from Florida) I also just watched the original (only one that matters Point Break) twice over the Christmas holidays. Keep these posts coming!

Thats just insain!

That point where you feel sorry for the jetski dude!!

wow

wow

I am no surfer but I love to see surfer's in action especially when they are surfing in big waves.

Dam that would hurt when you come off. Be heaps of fun though. They make it look so easy

wow!
amazing post dear
@icedrum

Wow amazing

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