Congratulations to Kei! He's been selected as the NSSA Annual Grand Champion!

I went to see the "FISH BOWL" contest hosted by Nate Illemans in partnership with O'Neill at Riviera Beach Break in San Clemente. Nate invites professional surfers and kids to team up and compete in a contest until the final. For kids surfers who are working hard in competitions, this is a dream contest event where they can interact with the professionals they admire. Kei had just finished one heat at another location, UPPER, and came to watch. They sponsor Kei, and they also have all-you-can-eat BANZAI BOWL, a delicious acai bowl restaurant that is famous among surfers. Professional surfers signed posters, A band with a vocalist about the same age as the kids came and gave a mini concert, A lot of people from San Clemente that I always meet at the beach were there. Mayhem was also there and enjoyed the event. Due to Kay's influence, most kids surfers are riding V2-SB models. On the beach, you can see the boards of the pros placed nearby like this, This is an event where you can enjoy looking at boards and talking with professionals. Kolohe seems to be the envy of all kid surfers. Professional surfers wear swimming caps with a fish logo like this one. The heat board is also hand-drawn and looks like this. The beach is full of pro surfers, kid surfers and people who come to watch. I was surprised to see that most people were using LOST MAYHEM boards. This confirms the popularity of the LOST MAYHEM board. This is a board by Ian Walsh, who excels in big waves. Mason Ho, who is seriously aiming to make it into the CT this year, also appeared. Mason was riding a board with two carbon bars. I'm riding an EPS board with two carbon fibers that are currently under development. Luke Davies and Kolohe Andino's small wave surfing was amazing. The winners were Ian and Hogan. Kolohe pours chocolate milk on Hogan, not champagne. I would like to hold a fun contest in Japan that would bring a smile to the faces of people attending events like this. After that, Nishii hurried to LOWERS as the wind started to blow. At LOWERS, the Prime Event venue next week, I saw a lot of riders riding LOST MAYHEM boards. This is WCT's Whiggolly. After that, heavy rain, which is rare in California, hit and we had to retreat. Then some good news came in! Kei won the NSSA Men's Division held at UPPPER today! He beat the guys in the highest level, not just the junior class. They were selected as the annual MENS Grand Champions! Once again they achieved an amazing result. The board is of course the LOST V2-SB . Congratulations, Kei! I hope he does well in the World Contest in Brazil, where he will represent the USA starting tomorrow. We hope you will all support us!