Chaz Kinoshita
At 15 years old, Chaz Kinoshita has accomplished more in the surf than most adults have in a lifetime.
From a young age, Chaz was involved in the world of big wave surfing and has been paddle surfing Maui’s secret outter reef big wave spots for 3 years. Trained by his father and legendary Hawaiian big wave charger Matt Kinoshita, there was no doubt that Chaz was going to be one of the elite big wave paddle surfers of his generation. In 2010, Chaz became one of the few surfers to paddle surf the famous Jaws spot on Maui. Big waves is his passion so naturally tow surfing would be an easy transition and now with 2 years of Jaws tow surfing under his belt, Chaz is not only one of the standouts in the lineup but he is the youngest in the Jaws lineup. On the famous November 22 swell, Chaz rode the biggest wave of the swell and was nominated for the XXL awards. Over the last 2 seasons, Chaz has logged an amazing 200 hours of tow time. Chaz is not only a talented big wave surfer but is also an accomplished small wave contest surfer that regularly places top 6 and holds the title of Hawaii State Surfing Champion as well as a former NSSA nationals finalist. These titles combined with his amazing big wave surfing abilities makes Chaz a very unique surfer in the surfing world.
Chaz is Matt’s shaping protoge and shapes Chaz Kinoshita shapes under the Kazuma logo. Chaz already has a few of the top surfers America riding his shapes.
From a young age, Chaz was involved in the world of big wave surfing and has been paddle surfing Maui’s secret outter reef big wave spots for 3 years. Trained by his father and legendary Hawaiian big wave charger Matt Kinoshita, there was no doubt that Chaz was going to be one of the elite big wave paddle surfers of his generation. In 2010, Chaz became one of the few surfers to paddle surf the famous Jaws spot on Maui. Big waves is his passion so naturally tow surfing would be an easy transition and now with 2 years of Jaws tow surfing under his belt, Chaz is not only one of the standouts in the lineup but he is the youngest in the Jaws lineup. On the famous November 22 swell, Chaz rode the biggest wave of the swell and was nominated for the XXL awards. Over the last 2 seasons, Chaz has logged an amazing 200 hours of tow time. Chaz is not only a talented big wave surfer but is also an accomplished small wave contest surfer that regularly places top 6 and holds the title of Hawaii State Surfing Champion as well as a former NSSA nationals finalist. These titles combined with his amazing big wave surfing abilities makes Chaz a very unique surfer in the surfing world.
Chaz is Matt’s shaping protoge and shapes Chaz Kinoshita shapes under the Kazuma logo. Chaz already has a few of the top surfers America riding his shapes.
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Sponsors:
Billabong wetsuits and clothing, Von Zipper Eyewear, Kustom footwear, JS Industries surfboards and Kinetik Racing Fins