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NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Aloha surfers and beachgoers, Mid-Novem- ber is still seeing some fun south swells that reached just overhead — a rarity for this late in the season.
BY GARY KEWLEY
La Niña For Surf And Kai Lenny
news break with “And then there were four! I can’t be- lieve I’m gonna be a dad to TWINS!” via Instagram. He added, “...about to drop into the greatest ride of my life.”
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In fact, the recent swell in town was bigger than coun- try at the time — another rarity.
Indeed, Kai feels that his career of courage and daring discipline has prepared him in a very tangible way.
AnotherfeatureofourLa Niña pattern are more light and variable days.
He knows how to handle nerves and focus. Unlike facing an 80-foot wave all alone, this time he will have Molly to share the stoke and responsibility. Oh, and Kai’s folks live down the street.
We had nearly 10 days straight of ultra light winds! This meant many glassy mornings and mushy mid-
It was Nov. 2. Hawai‘i had the Pe‘ahi — aka Jaws — season opener with an average 15-20-foot waves. Of course, Kai was all over it and, as usual, had plenty standout moments.
Surfer Kai Lenny, with partner Molly Payne, recently announced that they were expecting twin daughters. Lenny posted a video of himself surfing and revealing the babies’ gender to his Instagram account. PHOTO COURTESY WSL
day/afternoon sea breezes.
This means surfers have plenty time to prepare physi- cally and mentally.
a pink/purple smoke-filled canister. The incredibly cre- ative gender reveal is on his Instagram and with it, a glimpse into his future: “I’m going to be a girl dad!”
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World-renowned champi- on big wave rider and wa- terman Kai Lenny, age 29, is about to ride the biggest adventure of his lifetime: He and his beautiful partner Molly Payne are expecting twins April 21.
So, Kai was already on a high when he got the news of his twins a couple days later.
They have time to get pumped in sheer anticipation of the joy that’s yet to come. It is truly one of the greatest blessings — not just in surf- ing, but in life.
And mahalo to you for reading about our surf ad- ventures in Midweek’s Lee- ward O‘ahu Voice.
Kai is one of our sport’s most articulate athletes and kicked off this big
Nowadays, with all the latest computer models we can foresee swells a week or more out.
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