Aia ʻo Duranbah a i ʻole D-Bah ma Gold Coast, Queensland. Noho ʻo ia ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻākau o ka muliwai ʻo Tweed a aia maoli ma New South Wales, ʻoiai ʻo Snapper a i ʻole nā Superbanks aia ma luna o ka puʻu i ka ʻĀkau ma Queensland.
ʻO nā nalu maʻaneʻi he kiʻekiʻe a hoʻopaʻa i kahi kuʻi ma kekahi o nā kahakai kahakai maikaʻi loa ma Australia. Hiki ke haki ka nalu a hiki i 100 mika akā ʻoi aku ka pōkole, e lawelawe ana i nā ʻāpana barrel kahi e ʻōlelo ʻia ai ka huki ʻana no kekahi manawa paipu. ʻOiaʻiʻo, he mea hoʻohūhū iki a huki pū i ka lehulehu. Inā maikaʻi ma ʻaneʻi, ʻaʻole paha maikaʻi loa ia ma nā lae no laila e hele nui mai ka lehulehu i ke kau ʻana!
He aha nā kūlana heʻenalu maikaʻi loa no Duranbah (D-Bah)?
Loaʻa maikaʻi ma waena o ka pūhaka-kiʻekiʻe a hiki i ka ʻekolu ma luna. Paipai mākou e holo i kāu papa pōkole maʻamau ma aneʻi. Ua kūpono ʻo D-Bah ma "The Goldie" i ka poʻe hoʻomaka i ka poʻe heʻenalu holomua. ʻO ka heʻenalu ma ʻaneʻi he kūlike loa (6/10) a hiki ke piʻi nui loa (10/10). ʻO nā makani maikaʻi loa no ke kahakai ʻo Duranbah ʻo Southwest. ʻO ka ʻaoʻao o ka ʻōhū maikaʻi loa mai ka Hikina, Hikina ʻĀkau a me ka Hikina Hema
Manaʻo mākou e hoʻohana i nā pōkole papa a i ʻole ka bikini, a me ka lole wetsuit i ka makani ikaika, i ke kauwela me ka mahana o ka wai mehana he 27 degere ma Pepeluali. I ka hoʻoilo, paipai mākou e hoʻohana i nā pōkole papa a i ʻole ka bikini, a me kahi kapa wai i ka makani ikaika a i ʻole ka lole puna me ka ʻoluʻolu o ka manawa he 22 degere! E ʻike i ka pakuhi wela ma lalo no ka ʻikepili hou aku no kēia.