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by Terry Costales
(5 of 32)
Kaela carried her board out into the surf for actual on-the-water lessons.
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by Terry Costales
(6 of 32)
The surfing instructor explained that she should float on the board and he would launch her.
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by Terry Costales
(7 of 32)
Kaela managed to stand and surf on her first try here at Hermosa Beach.
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by Terry Costales
(8 of 32)
Kaela surfed long enough for three shots to be taken of the event.
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by Terry Costales
(9 of 32)
Kaela finished her run near to the beach.
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by Terry Costales
(10 of 32)
Kaela headed back out into the Pacific Ocean to surf again.
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by Terry Costales
(11 of 32)
Kaela waited for just the right wave to appear.
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by Terry Costales
(12 of 32)
Kaela skipped the small waves.
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by Terry Costales
(13 of 32)
Kaela mounted her board and began to paddle just as a large wave appeared behind her.
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by Terry Costales
(14 of 32)
Kaela caught the wave.
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by Terry Costales
(15 of 32)
Heeding the lessons taught, Kaela rose on her arms in preparation to stand.
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by Terry Costales
(16 of 32)
Halfway up, Kaela had risen to her knees.
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by Terry Costales
(17 of 32)
Ready to stand, Kaela had moved her leading foot forward.
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by Terry Costales
(18 of 32)
Kaela stood while trying to maintain her balance.
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by Terry Costales
(19 of 32)
Kaela had risen to her feet and surfed once again.
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by Terry Costales
(20 of 32)
Kaela surfed the waves of Hermosa Beach with a huge rock island behind her.
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by Terry Costales
(21 of 32)
Kaela finished her surf run while still standing. Here she reached out for her surfboard to catch it as it shot out
from under her.
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by Terry Costales
(22 of 32)
Kaela snagged her surfboard using the tether.
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by Terry Costales
(23 of 32)
Kaela floated on her surfboard and waited for a large wave to pick her up.
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by Terry Costales
(24 of 32)
Kaela began to paddle again as two large waves broke behind her.
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by Terry Costales
(25 of 32)
Kaela was almost lost in the surf as it broke over and around her.
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by Terry Costales
(26 of 32)
Kaela laid on her board, ready to try again.
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by Terry Costales
(27 of 32)
Kaela paddled again as yet more waves approached from behind.
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by Terry Costales
(28 of 32)
Kaela pushed up again in breaking surf, preparing to stand and surf.
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by Terry Costales
(29 of 32)
Kaela prepared to stand and surf once again.
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by Terry Costales
(30 of 32)
Kaela had moved her leading foot forward again in preparation to stand once again.
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by Terry Costales
(31 of 32)
Kaela surfed for the third time that morning.
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by Terry Costales
(32 of 32)
Kaela finished her third surf run by gliding gracefully into shore.
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by Terry Costales
(1 of 32)
Kaela smiled at the camera as she carried her board toward the lesson site.
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by Terry Costales
(2 of 32)
Kaela carried her surfboard toward the place on the beach were lessons were being offered.
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by Terry Costales
(3 of 32)
Kaela leaned over and listened to the lesson about where the balance point on the board was located.
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