1 Captain Rick, senior life guard, beach captain, making it look easy

2 The modern Hawaiian Paipo board

3 Uncle Gus with Prototypes 1-6

4 Aft view of tri-hull - Prototype # 7

5 Bottom view of # 7

6 Bottom view of bow looking aft

7 Starboard hull of # 7

8 Port view of #7

9 Prototype # 7 Thank you, Woody Brown

10 Aft view with good angle on tri-maran hull - # 7

11 Prototype # 7 in repose at Pure Lifesurfboard shop, Big Island

12 #7 in shop of Tim Orr, builder and co-designer

13 Gus Acosta with Prototype # 7

14 Aeronautical fore and aft and concentric about the center lines

15 5 years in the making

16 Modern Paipo board in action, Big Island, HI

17 Kinetic art

18 All prototypes passed water tests in large, unruly surf with flying colors

19 Thank you, Dean Edwards, Davy Souder, & Tim Orr
for helping me build my dream machine


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