Coconut Wireless: Flat Day Fun On The North Shore
Justin Cote
- October 07 2009
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The Coconut Wireless: Flat Day Fun On The North Shore
Schooling fish in Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oahu. Photo: Flynn Novak
The North Shore is it’s own little world and can get a bit overwhelming at times. Tension (and testosterone) levels rise with the anticipation of the coming winter swells and everyone tends to act a bit more hostile to one another. Anxiety and claustrophobia set in when this small area starts filling up with visiting bodies—especially when there are no waves to retreat to.
Last week, North Shore locals experienced a flare of the new winter, but this past week went back into the summer doldrums of calm conditions and flat surf. In times like these, if we don’t have an outlet, it’s common for people to lose the plot—but lucky for me, I know that the North Shore has much more to offer then just firing surf. That said, a couple of friends and I decided to jump in the water on a hot day to simmer down and here’s what we encountered…
About the video: TransWorld SURF’s Coconut Wireless correspondent Flynn Novak shot this with a new Olympus Stylus waterproof camera at scenic Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oahu. For the record: While this clip is s stony as it gets, Flynn doesn’t dabble in the pakalolo.
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October 7th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Must be nice….
Naw, cool video Flynn, what would you have done with that eel had you got its tail?
October 7th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Casey loves an eel or two in the hand…
October 8th, 2009 at 12:02 am
Nice videoblog Flynn, makes me homesick, even for the flat days! Hope you do some lineup interviews when there's waves. I could probably help you filter out some of the noise from the audio if you need.
October 8th, 2009 at 12:31 am
who's the band and song…good shit
October 8th, 2009 at 12:31 am
who's the band and song…good shit
October 8th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Cool footage and music, I remember those day's in Maui its always fun waiting for the waves and there is a lot to do beside just surfing, i loved free diving off of Shark Pit.
October 8th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
flat my ass lol… waves be g yesterday and today and this weekend…
dunno bout da no pakalolo
October 9th, 2009 at 2:52 am
Cheers Flynn!
Mahalo Nui Loa for the Aloha!
LOVE
October 9th, 2009 at 5:56 am
'Townboi' if you know how to read you would have noticed that the video and report was about 'last week' when the waves were practically flat on the North Shore. I've noticed you've been negative towards Flynn's words, never mind that
October 10th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
pretty much the irieist video of all time, thanks for reminding us of the world under the waves…