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The Pulse Log

a Banyaks surf chronicle · aboard the PULSE · June 2026
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The trip, day by day

The days

Thirteen days, Lahewa to the Banyaks and back — pages fill as Mark's archive lands.
Day One
Treasure Island and Cobras
Day Two
Frothers, and two more aboard
Day Three
Well set for sashimi
Day Four
Bawa, thanks Paul
Five
Day Five
Asu, then Bawa overhead
Day Six
The GT at Frothers
Day Seven
Treasures, pumping
Day Eight
Bay of Plenty
Day Nine
Treasures, alone
Day Ten
The wave magnet
Day Eleven
Frothers, quieter
Day Twelve
Back to Lahewa
Day Thirteen
Marcus's secret beachy

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