The Life of Kai Lenny

Photograph: Ryan Young
Photograph: Ryan Young01Lenny on the rocks, at Ho’okipa Beach
Photograph: Ryan Young02Lenny, always in motion, in his parent’s backyard
Photograph: Ryan Young03Lenny and Keith Teboul, at KT Surfing, as Teboul shapes a board
Photograph: Ryan Young04A CNC machine used to shape a foam board at KT Surfing.
Photograph: Ryan Young05 Moving a Jet Ski in one of Lenny’s storage units
Photograph: Ryan Young06A Jet Ski Lenny crashed at Jaws reef
Photograph: Ryan Young07Lenny’s four-wheeler
Photograph: Ryan Young08Helicopter pilot Nick Moran is teaching Lenny to fly
Photograph: Ryan Young09Skateboarding before his helicopter lesson
Photograph: Ryan Young10Koda, the family’s (very patient) dog
Photograph: Ryan Young11More awards, scattered on a staircase in Lenny’s parents’ home
Photograph: Ryan Young12 Kai alternates between ice baths and the sauna for recovery
Photograph: Ryan Young13The sauna in the Lenny’s backyard
Photograph: Ryan Young14Lenny and his fiancée, Molly Payne. The couple is expecting twins
Photograph: Ryan Young15Kai and his younger brother, Ridge
Photograph: Ryan Young16A fan stopped Lenny to ask ask for a selfie, near Ho'okipa Beach
Photograph: Ryan Young17Among all his equipment and toys is a boat Lenny uses to go out into the big waves
Photograph: Ryan Young18Lenny, in that boat
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