2.24.2005

this guy seems like the man...



Legendary surfer Rabbit Kekai - at 84, the oldest competitor in international surfing events - has said hopes to continue boarding until he is 100.
Known for his "lucky rabbit's foot", he began entering competitions as soon as he learned to surf as a four-year-old child, being taught by his uncle.
"From then on, every day I would come down and ride the board," he said.
Kekai was out in the surf when the Japanese attacked Hawaii's Pearl Harbor in 1941 - the event that triggered full US participation in World War II.
"We were out in the water when that happened - looking down the water, we could see all the smoke," he said.
"We got in and tried to go down and help, but they wouldn't let anybody get in there."
Kekai's legendary status has meant that he has long been considered the teacher of choice for some of America's biggest surf fans.
Among those he has trained are actors Gregory Peck, David Niven, and Kirk and Michael Douglas, who he said "excelled".

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