Mikala Jones

Mikala Jones, Marlon Gerber, Tai Graham and Desert Point future star Awan Hadi could have aimed for the usual sure bets when the Indian Ocean came alive during a big swell, but with such a massive population of surfers hungry to see some juice they knew crowds would be at worst-ever levels. Instead, they caught ferries to far-flung islands, the only way to get a jetski to the extremities in a hurry. After a few sleepless nights they finally had their dream set-up in place, and set off on a high-risk, high-reward kind of deal.
The wave you see in the film is not new, it's been watched for hours and mainly left alone. Does it have a name? No. Has it been surfed? Kind of, just not in any state that resembled that in which the team tackled it.

Oahu's own, Mikala and Daniel Jones, wanted to re-create an image of their father surfing Ala Moana Bowls on his custom red single fin. During the session, Daniel caught a giant close out and unfortunately broke his father’s board. He was crushed. This is a story about family, tradition, perseverance and in turn the shaping and re-creation of the original red bird board.

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