Last week, while many of the world's best big wave surfers were getting spitballed from Jaws, Eli Olson hitched a ride to the outside reefs of Oahu. Running safety was an injured John John, who also provided lineups and offered between set pep talks.
A sailing and surf exploration of Tasmania.
The Lifeline Surf Classic is back for its eighth year.
Sid gets inducted into Surfing Australia's Hall Of Fame.
A new column where a surfboard sage, otherwise known as Murray Bourton, answers everything you want to know.
Surfers are on alert as an eight-metre humpback washes onto rocks near Scarborough.
Is surfing just another sport? Have we been deluding ourselves?
Rare showing of 2018 film, plus live music and conversation.
The turnout exceeded all expectations for Merc's paddle out.
Comments
Zoomed out raw footage is so much better than anything else.
Yep - so true. I've always loved films that show the wave rolling in, and the decisions people make in positioning and line. Gives you a better sense of being there, the anticipation of watching a line of swell move in and thinking "holy shit, what is this thing going to do..."
Yeah totally! I want to see the whole wave
x 3. Really enjoyed this format, hopefully we will see more of it.
Reckon that left is Himalayas?
Yeah, think so.
JJF surfing Pipe? Big brace still on the knee...
maybe just being cautious given he might get thrown off the ski and can't afford to tweak it? partial tear is gonna be a liability no matter what. I hope it doesn't become one of those psychological injuries where he is forever afraid to hurt it again and keeps himself contained... it would be a shame to see him ride out his career as a winged eagle....
left is Himalayas, right is outer Logs, from what they said.
young guys charging, old men on skis.
Of course, back in the day, those old men on skis used to paddle out from the beach, surf those waves, and then paddle back home.
Exactly. And they would have pulled in too.
Nice shoulder riding by the younger guys
Justint You get a couple out there?
I think that was epic, Eli was charging
JJF on the left a couple of years ago, think from memory he said that it was the biggest tube he’s ever been in. The sequence is nutty
Those waves, while incredibly large, seem quite approachable compared to Jaws or Nazare at least