Liquid monuments - video

Ben Matson (thermalben)
Swellnet Dispatch

Liquid monuments from one of the many great Teahupoo swells this past winter.

Footage by Tim Bonython's Swell Chasers.

 

Comments

udo Sunday, 6 Sep 2015 at 01:36 pm new

Big balls at 3.18 ....can you imagine stroking into that thing.......and then that drop !

Bloke on the inside ,how does one duckdive thru something like that ?

caml Sunday, 6 Sep 2015 at 01:49 pm new

So sick !

zenagain Sunday, 6 Sep 2015 at 06:11 pm new

Great vid set to a cool backing track.

That last one- smokin'!

Van Helsing Sunday, 6 Sep 2015 at 06:16 pm new

That was awesome, absolutely charging !!!

zenagain Sunday, 6 Sep 2015 at 06:22 pm new

Any idea of the track title and artist?

mehollywood Sunday, 6 Sep 2015 at 07:33 pm new

Nate Florences wave was just insane. Hard to imagine having the balls or desire to paddle into something like that!

stunet Monday, 7 Sep 2015 at 09:06 am new

I don't know, I can easily imagine the desire. The balls however...

stunet Monday, 7 Sep 2015 at 09:17 am new

The wave that gets me is Nathan Florence's wave paddled into at 2:03. Not as big as the last bomb but check his nonchalance under the lip at 2:08. With his back to the pitching lip he casually lets go of the rail and, rather than rushing onto his heelside rail to get in and under, he straightens the board up for a split second so it's pointing more toward shore. It's an extreme example of spatial awareness; knowing that the lip has enough energy to push out and over him while he casually sets his rail for the run to the channel.

zenagain Monday, 7 Sep 2015 at 09:48 am new

Totally agree. No conscious planning going into it, just great tube sense.

Craig Monday, 7 Sep 2015 at 11:10 am new

Yeah that awareness was incredible, precision and amazing to watch in slow motion!

tonybarber Monday, 7 Sep 2015 at 11:15 am new

Thanks - quality all round

batfink Tuesday, 8 Sep 2015 at 09:50 pm new

Mr Bonython, thank you, brilliant footage, and great music. Stu, what do you think? May have been some gongs used in that one. :-)

Surfers involved, and it seemed to be mainly just two or three freaks who managed it, WOW, just next generation tube management, and take off nous.

WOW!

Yeah, I'm old as the hills, and so far past my prime, but I haven't given up learning new things. I'll never paddle into that, but some close examination tells you how to deal with your local pitching beachie.

Just beautiful.

Paddle in has just taken on new dimensions in the last few years.

batfink Tuesday, 8 Sep 2015 at 10:00 pm new

How does he make it out at 3.30?

How? He's getting sucked up the back of the wave for sure.

How?

Koa Rothman and Nate Florence, I salute you!

I hope my taxes are going towards paying for their lifestyle. :-)

theween Wednesday, 9 Sep 2015 at 08:02 pm new

Any relation to JJF?

mehollywood Wednesday, 9 Sep 2015 at 11:56 pm new

Younger brother , unless there is another Nate Fletcher that looks and surfs like JJF.