JP: At one point I lay in the channel between Lanes and Ho’okipa with a huge swim in font of me, wondering how I was going to get in? The current is so strong when its big, all the water’s getting sucked out to sea and it’s really hard to get inside. I decided to signal for the helicopter to ask for help. The helicopter came over and I raised my arms out of the water making hooks with my hands to try and let him know what I wanted him to do. After a bit more sign language he came down in-between waves and picked me up and flew me to the inside where my equipment was. I was so pissed I was wasting all this money and Robby was getting all the good waves that this was the only option I had to get back into the game. I remember looking over at Robby as I was dangling from the helicopter skids and giving him a little cheeky smile as the pilot flew me to my gear. Within minutes I was sailing back out again like nothing had happened. I need to do this more often I thought to myself.
We sailed for another half an hour, still with no one out, sharing perfect waves together until our helicopter time was up. It was at least another hour before we saw the first signs of life in Maui with one other sailor joining us followed by a few more kiters. What a day to remember!