The Big Story

The Life of Kai Lenny

dog smiling
Photograph: Ryan Young
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    Lenny on the rocks, at Ho’okipa Beach
  • Kai Lenny playing around in family backyard
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    Lenny, always in motion, in his parent’s backyard
  • Kai lenny looking at board
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    Lenny and Keith Teboul, at KT Surfing, as Teboul shapes a board
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    A CNC machine used to shape a foam board at KT Surfing.
  • Kai Lenny moving jet skis
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     Moving a Jet Ski in one of Lenny’s storage units
  • A jet ski
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    A Jet Ski Lenny crashed at Jaws reef
  • Kai Lenny in his 4WD
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    Lenny’s four-wheeler
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    Helicopter pilot Nick Moran is teaching Lenny to fly
  • Kai Lenny skateboarding
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    Skateboarding before his helicopter lesson
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    Koda, the family’s (very patient) dog
  • awards on steps
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    More awards, scattered on a staircase in Lenny’s parents’ home
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     Kai alternates between ice baths and the sauna for recovery
  • Kai Lenny in sauna
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    The sauna in the Lenny’s backyard
  • Kai Lenny with girlfriend
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    Lenny and his fiancée, Molly Payne. The couple is expecting twins
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