During this trip, I had my private little charter, giving me the option to stay out until the sun was gone. After getting drilled by One Eye several times on our last day, the amount of remaining gear was reduced and the wind got too light to even float out through the channel. I convinced the captain and one of the photographers to give me one more ride out into the lineup. As my 5.0 was destroyed and my 76 Quad was too small to catch waves, I borrowed an 82 from Max Matissek – who was freestyling in the safety of the lagoon – and took my 4.5 m., 3-Batten sail – the only option I had left to catch that ‘one last wave’. When we reached the break, the sun came out through the clouds and some massive sets pulsed through with just enough of a breeze to pump onto and give me some unforgettable rides with the spray creating rainbows behind every wave. Of course I also finished this last session on the reef and had a fun time disinfecting the cuts with hydrogen peroxide later in the Hotel.