An acclaimed surfer, shaper, and coach, Aipa was the archetypal Hawaiian surfer, yet he didn't start surfing till an adult.

Ending a low year on a high note.

With a combined age nearing 100, Peter Mel and Twiggy Baker this month raised the big wave bar, yet it may not be in spite of their age but because of it.

La Niña's gone walk about, but she'll be back in a jiffy.

Tow footage from far beyond the takeoff area.