Photo: Swift slashing his way in the semifinals With the swell still pumping, the schedule for Day 5 included finishing the Men’s and Women’s Single Elimination final and getting right into the Pro Men’s Double Elimination bracket. The first heat of the day was Heat 21 of the men’s semifinal round with Siver, Browne, Noireaux,…

As the drone batteries charged an excited group of competitors watched intently at the consistent mast-and-a-half sized waves roll through the Ho’okipa channel. Head judge, Duncan Coombs, delayed the first possible start several times to let the swell peak and hopefully the wind fill in. 30 minute heats was the call as Camille Juban and…

Head judge, Duncan Coombs, made the call to get the Pro Women and Pro Men divisions underway in this third day of the NoveNove Maui Aloha Classic. Starting just after 11:00 AM, Coombs alternated rounds between the women and the men. Kicking off for the women, Collette Guadagnino and Shawna Cropas advanced to the next…

Day 2 of the NoveNove Maui Aloha Classic was another productive one. The wind was nice and filled in first thing in the morning, with the waves slightly smaller than Day 1. Head judge, Duncan Coombs, called for the Youth and Grand Masters to run with a few Masters Heats sprinkled in. On the Grand…