PRELUDE
DANY BRUCH
For the last few years I’ve been super keen to try out this amazing break. I always wondered what Jaws would be like to sail. I mean, we get massive waves in the Canaries, but I really wanted to experience a huge swell in Hawaii. I didn’t expect it to break so late in the season, but once I saw the forecast I was determined not to miss it.
A few days before I’d arranged Matt Schweitzer’s boat to be there for the day, from sunrise to dawn – that should have it covered! I started to call some mates to share the costs and formed a crew. Everything was sorted, now we just needed the swell to hit! We arranged to check it out at 6 a.m.
I don’t know if I was still short on caffeine or what, but I could hardly see any sets break. I was so bummed. We delayed the boat for a bit, had breakfast with some friends and then checked again at 8, at 9, and at 10 a.m. But still no waves and it really looked like it wasn’t happening.
So we called it off and cancelled the boat. Boujmaa [Guilloul] and I then decided to go for a sail at Ho’okipa, but to our surprise it looked pretty crap – with lots of current and gusty winds.
Then we heard Kauli was going to sail up to Jaws from the lighthouse at Haiku. That helped clear it in my head. “Let’s get out at Jaws – no matter what!” The only problem was that the boat had been called off so our only choice was to jump off the rocks as well …