Lots of well known names and Professional windsurfers, surfers and kiters were out at Jaws today, in the waves with 35ft faces. Names including Kai Lenny, Levi Siver, Marcilo Brown, Mike Schreider, Klaus Voget, Julien Taboulet, Jason Polakow, Robby Naish, Kevin Prichard, Klaus Voget, Grahem Ezzy and Leo Ray to name a few.

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A great day was had by all, those out in the water and the specators and photographers on the cliffs, not to mention the lucky few whizzing around in those little yellow helicopters.

Boxing Day at Hookipa, and the waves were rather large. Even the Housefinch in the tree was being entertained.

See more of todays Surfing Photos (15th December 2010) on my MAUI BLOG

Everyone looked like they were having fun on the waves, even the kids came out in full force today, even the very little ones….  I had a good vantage point from the cliffs, and got some great shots of some of the action 

The waves seemed perfect for the guys and girl out at break called Pavilions, which is opposite the Pavilions at Ho’okipa Beach Park, on Maui’s North Shore.

I sat on the rocks nearby, and took some shots of the action, trying out a borrowed 1×4 extender on my 400mm zoom lens.  I think I need to buy one..

JAWS Maui, Hawaii

Today brought in the biggest waves of the season to Jaws, the famous surfing wave in Maui, Hawaii.

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The surfers and their buddies on the jetskis were out in large  numbers. The rescue boats were there too of course. The swell started early this morning and by 11am some of the sets coming in were huge. I arrived to take these photos around 9.30 am just as all the locals were leaving to go to work. The pinapple field had a traffic jam i both directions, but it was worth it! Totally worth it. Some serious photographers camped in their trucks and had a great spot first thing this morning, but i have no complaint, i had a great spot too, in the shade.  I got the best weather of the day, even though when i left the waves were still building, the clouds had arrived and a north easterly wind had arrived, which made the waves surfaces pretty choppy.  By the time i arrived home, i heard a report thru the grapevine that three jet skis had been totalled on the rocks at the bottom of the cliffs.