Nacoma Herrington

Name: Nacoma Herrington

Age: Veteran

Location: Hawai’i (Big Island)

Home Break: Kawa and Windmillz

Years DK: 20+

Natural/Goofy: All natural

Why DK: Surfboards were too expensive plus they broke, DK felt and looked better

Favourite DK riders: Jack, Keith Sasaki, Kainoa McGee, Paul Roach, Rollins Wood, Fred Booth, Cassidy Sonoda, Jackie Buder, Aka Lyman, K.K., Jimmy Hutaff, Dakota Herrington, Micah McMullin, Bozo Mesa and all the underground Big I DK rippahs and anyone who kills it DK.

Favourite DK Movie/Section: Fu Man Chu – Paul Roach/Kainoa McGee Prefer

Fronthand/Backhand: Doesn’t matter

Favourite DK move: A fat DK travelling in and out barrel

Future For DK (eg-moves,direction): mini jet ski exhausts built into the boards for ultimate speed and ability to get into giant DK waves

DK Rippers At Your Local: My two younger bros, Lums Kekoa, Kai McGuire

Shout Outs: Jah. Also to the young Dropknee’ers out there, just do your thing, do what you love don’t be influenced by the “sticks”.

I was born and raised on the Big Island. Waves were sick and dropknee (jack stance at the time) was invented a little before I was born. The influence from the Sandy Beach dropknee scene was heavy. Then Paul Roach came along and proved to me that dropknee was what I wanted to invest my time and passion in. Been DK’ing ever since and won’t stop till I die…hahahaha a seventy year old dropknee’er…that’d be sick. I love point breaks and wedges the best, but anywhere here in Hawai’i is fun. We get waves all year round on the Big Island, tradewind swells year round, souths in summer, west, north and northeast swells in winter and the occasional huge hurricane swells. Perfect for filling your days with fun sessions. Can always hop on a flight to the North Shore in winter too. Life is good here and so is the DK. Alohas.