No Atheists In The Impact Zone

A big south swell was pounding the southern coast of Maui, especially La Perouse Bay.  Ekolu Kalama told me he was going out so we packed up and cruised down there.  I did not nail this shot but it still turned out great.  After this wipe out, Ekolu described the following beating he took as violent and said there was nothing to do while you are being held under but sing church songs to yourself.  He also said "There are no atheists in the impact zone" and it really stuck in my head.  These waves have some serious power!   More pictures and video coming soon!

There Are No Atheists In The Impact Zone from Justin Edwards on Vimeo.

Ekolu Kalama catches a big wave at La Perouse Bay. After I filmed this he was describing what it was like and what stuck in my head was "There are no atheists in the impact zone." The wave before this one, before I was flying, was even bigger and he nailed it. I have been bummed all day that I missed it. These waves are moving really fast and I can't get my Phantom to keep up. It was flying full bore 11 m/s and was falling behind. Not a shining example of drone flying, but I still think it is interesting.