The view from the channel where boats are parked. Palikir is a full-on barrel wave at any size. All you need is a little juice on the swell, 12 second-plus interval and you'll get that inside spitting ...

“On Saturday night I sent a message to my Pohnpei crew that usually comes out with me to dive, fish, snorkel and cruise,” Allois said. “There are no surfers in this group. I asked if anyone was up for ...