Posted on 19 May 2009. Tags: bodyboarding, bodyboarding in hawaii, hawaii waves, oahu waves, riding waves
Vern bodyboarding video below – From the time I was 19 to 22 I was bodyboarding increasingly bigger waves on Oahu while I was stationed there in the Air Force. My first introduction to bodyboarding was at Makapu’u in 4-5 foot Hawaiian sized waves (8-10 foot any other scale). To say it was exhilarating would [...]
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Posted on 18 December 2007. Tags: big waves, bodyboard, bodyboarding, boogie boarding, boogieboarding, hawaii, hawaii waves, hawaiian scale, honolulu, NDE, near death experience, north shore, oahu, surfing, wave riding
I’m not a dangerous person. I don’t consider myself a ‘thrill seeker’ by the usual definition. But, that said, I have had a few times that I’ve almost died while trying to enjoy this crazy thing called “Life”. This is a post about 2 such near death experiences that happened in the Pacific ocean while [...]
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Posted on 17 December 2007. Tags: amazing experiences, bodyboarding
I was lucky enough to be sent to the island of Oahu during my tour of ‘duty’ in the US Air Force at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, Hawaii. The most fun physically that I’ve ever had is a ‘sport’ or recreational hobby called, “bodyboarding”. A bodyboard is like a small surf board. It [...]
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