In the prime of his career Nik Baker spent the best part of two decades based in Hawaii, sharing houses and sailing with his best friend Jason Polakow.
Pics and interview by John Carter
Since he quit competing four years ago and started his role as the UK Fanatic distributer, Nik has had to put those glamorous trips to Maui on the back burner to knuckle down and focus on his real job and spending time with his family. Last Spring he was invited by North and Fanatic to attend the annual Hawaii photo shoot, the perfect opportunity to relive those times and catch up with his old friends.
With a juicy line up of wave and freeride boards to shoot, there was no way photographer JC was going to let Baker off the hook with an easy ride, and after ten days of shooting Baker boarded the plane, with both hands full of blisters after endless hours on the water, tired but happy!