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  • My exit from Naish has been getting much more attention than I expected. There seems to be a lot of conjecture–some of it is pretty dramatic–so I feel motivated to...6January 18, 2012

    Move’n on

    My exit from Naish has been getting much more attention than I expected. There seems to be a lot of conjecture–some of it is pretty dramatic–so I feel motivated to…

  • You’re invited to participate in my backyard playground. What? I’m partnering with the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea to host a Kalama-style Maui Surf Camp. You can find the...1November 3, 2011

    Up Next

    You’re invited to participate in my backyard playground. What? I’m partnering with the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea to host a Kalama-style Maui Surf Camp. You can find the…

  • When I was in high school I did a lot of ski racing and was fortunate to have some very good coaches work with me.  One of the things that...10September 6, 2011

    Three Common Mistakes

    When I was in high school I did a lot of ski racing and was fortunate to have some very good coaches work with me.  One of the things that…

  • My good friend Pat Myers has been in town the last few days, trying to collect some footage of me, and threw together this little piece of some fun south...11August 5, 2011

    Dave Kalama ” Spin’n and Grin’n “

    My good friend Pat Myers has been in town the last few days, trying to collect some footage of me, and threw together this little piece of some fun south…

  • Check out this ESPN magazine interview I did. Aloha, Dave http://espn.go.com/action/surfing/blog/_/post/6485013/dave-kalama-take2May 11, 2011

    ESPN Interview

    Check out this ESPN magazine interview I did. Aloha, Dave http://espn.go.com/action/surfing/blog/_/post/6485013/dave-kalama-take

  • I’ve offered quite a bit of technical information over the last year playing with this blog. Hopefully some of it helped you. But I’m continuing to learn new things myself,...11March 19, 2011

    Get your mind right

    I’ve offered quite a bit of technical information over the last year playing with this blog. Hopefully some of it helped you. But I’m continuing to learn new things myself,…

  • I’m working with some friends on a video of the beach workout I’ve been doing and developing since the mid 90′s. Anyone who’s been to a Kalama Kamp is acquainted...4March 18, 2011

    Waterman Workout Trailer

    I’m working with some friends on a video of the beach workout I’ve been doing and developing since the mid 90′s. Anyone who’s been to a Kalama Kamp is acquainted…

  • As my coaching efforts increase, so does the necessity to be creative with my explanations of what I’m trying to convey. You can only say “Reach, Dammit, Reach” so many...10March 15, 2011

    Kalama’s 50/50

    As my coaching efforts increase, so does the necessity to be creative with my explanations of what I’m trying to convey. You can only say “Reach, Dammit, Reach” so many…

  • About four years ago, Laird and I had concocted a plan to Stand up paddle across all the major channels in Hawaii and ride our bikes across every island, in...16March 5, 2011

    Possessed

    About four years ago, Laird and I had concocted a plan to Stand up paddle across all the major channels in Hawaii and ride our bikes across every island, in…

  • Costa Rica here we come. In just about two months the Kalama Kamp crew and I will be hosting our first camp in Costa Rica. I’ve been to Costa Rica...3February 21, 2011

    Costa Rica

    Costa Rica here we come. In just about two months the Kalama Kamp crew and I will be hosting our first camp in Costa Rica. I’ve been to Costa Rica…

  • It seems that everybody around at the beginning of stand up wants to claim that they were the one that started the whole thing. Who cares, no one is giving...23February 1, 2011

    Who cares

    It seems that everybody around at the beginning of stand up wants to claim that they were the one that started the whole thing. Who cares, no one is giving…

  • Photo Darrell Wong So you’ve read all the technique articles, watched all the videos on you tube, maybe even attended a clinic from one of the pros. You’ve spent countless...3January 29, 2011

    Tempo

    Photo Darrell Wong So you’ve read all the technique articles, watched all the videos on you tube, maybe even attended a clinic from one of the pros. You’ve spent countless…

  • I would like to say how proud I am of Kai Lenny for winning the wave riding stand up world title. I had a chance to work with him a...1January 2, 2011

    Congratulations Kai

    I would like to say how proud I am of Kai Lenny for winning the wave riding stand up world title. I had a chance to work with him a…

  • Many of the technical parts in a good stroke come from canoe paddling because canoe paddling and canoe strokes have been practiced and refined for hundred, perhaps thousands of years....4December 14, 2010

    Use Your hips

    Many of the technical parts in a good stroke come from canoe paddling because canoe paddling and canoe strokes have been practiced and refined for hundred, perhaps thousands of years….

  • Boy, do I love this sport. We had two great days this last week where all the elements came together, the tide was right, the sun was out, swell direction...2December 13, 2010

    Another Fun Day

    Boy, do I love this sport. We had two great days this last week where all the elements came together, the tide was right, the sun was out, swell direction…

  • A couple of weeks ago we had a very nice surfing day here on Maui. Here are a few shots from that day. Aloha, Dave Photos by Jerome Houyvet1December 8, 2010

    One Fun Day

    A couple of weeks ago we had a very nice surfing day here on Maui. Here are a few shots from that day. Aloha, Dave Photos by Jerome Houyvet

  • Even though I missed out on the first phase of windsurfing’s pioneers, and their one design racing, their development of footstraps and short boards, as well as the dominance of the...2November 29, 2010

    Goiter

    Even though I missed out on the first phase of windsurfing’s pioneers, and their one design racing, their development of footstraps and short boards, as well as the dominance of the…

  • If you ever spend any time with me or almost any other paddle coach for that matter, you’re going to hear that phrase or something very similar. The key to...5November 19, 2010

    Reach, Dammit, Reach

    If you ever spend any time with me or almost any other paddle coach for that matter, you’re going to hear that phrase or something very similar. The key to…

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