Watch: 3rd Person Barrel in Africa with Koa Smith

(Koa Smith)
Swellnet Dispatch

I bring you my new perspective from one of the best barrels I've had. Africa has a special place in my heart and it kind of actually controls my life! ha! I was deep in Indonesia filming for our series and then this swell popped up on the forecast! We called that trip a wrap and flew 40 hours to this place. It is so fun capturing z tube from new angles and hope to share this AMAZING feeling with you! ENJOY! 

Comments

Sprout Saturday, 3 Aug 2019 at 01:40 pm new

Forgot to lick the camera, brutal.

Lanky Dean Saturday, 3 Aug 2019 at 03:13 pm new

Well that's just crazy ! Bonkers.

juanboogie Saturday, 3 Aug 2019 at 05:17 pm new

Trippy shit..it didn’t look real

zenagain Saturday, 3 Aug 2019 at 05:18 pm new

That's wicked.

Scuse my ignorance, but can anyone explain the tech to me? I could see it working well on a deep powder day in the snow as well.

kaiser Saturday, 3 Aug 2019 at 05:27 pm new

I’m as much a luddite as you Zen, but if you look at 0:12 when he drops in, there’s some sort of tail hanging off him. Maybe a gyro cam inside the end of that?

udo Saturday, 3 Aug 2019 at 06:48 pm new

play it back at quarter speed full screen...11 secs shows camera and waist mount ?

Edit; sail video backpack mount..

shoredump Saturday, 3 Aug 2019 at 05:31 pm new

Just when I was starting to think I’d prefer to visit JBay...

Island Bay Saturday, 3 Aug 2019 at 06:27 pm new

And on a 5'4 ...Lost Rad Ripper. Is Koa a midget, or?

freeride76 Saturday, 3 Aug 2019 at 07:45 pm new

I always get Koa smith and Koa Rothman mixed up.

both goofy foots from Hawaii, right?

zenagain Saturday, 3 Aug 2019 at 09:54 pm new

Yep, but only one of them is a compulsive whinger.

udo Saturday, 3 Aug 2019 at 07:53 pm new

Jeez the Outsider well overdue to paddle that sexy camo DS into a couple of those..

frog Saturday, 3 Aug 2019 at 08:04 pm new

My, how far we homonids have come....

Westofthelake Saturday, 3 Aug 2019 at 08:20 pm new

A windscreen wiper would help.

truebluebasher Sunday, 4 Aug 2019 at 01:36 am new

Aliens tethered to hover-boards poking waves with joysticks...
So now bosses film kitchen-hands washing cutlery in the kitchen sink.(That sucks!)

We old timers still fully immerse in touchy-feely-wavy stuff ...we call it surfjustsurf.
Fear not groms...tbb promises that icky gross surfing won't wash up on your shore.

Be truthful! Does the new Kitchen Sink make my arse look bigger? 'Wot!'

gunther Sunday, 4 Aug 2019 at 02:10 am new

That first tube is incredible...he's miles back in there, pulling up so high and tight. Cool angle, will this take over from drones? One can only hope...

truebluebasher Sunday, 4 Aug 2019 at 08:06 am new

With drones who can say which day or wave or universe when spoonbending.
note: Drones are still illegal in this Surf Spot...[Does not apply to serial selfie surfers]
tbb apologies if NP trophy wave hunter has drone license to rid endangered seabirds.

1st person walks the beach & paddles out under a sunny drone infested sky
2nd person paddles into a barrel miles later as drones provide some cloud cover.
Any surfer worth his salt would be reeling it in by now!
3rd person paddles into overcast scene with pit crew cam faking the barrel.

note: No 3rd Planet was mined & No Martian kidz were crammed into sweat craters.

Has all the authenticity & of a sharkshield promo...
Gidget surf scene looks more realistic & way more fun.

Justint Sunday, 4 Aug 2019 at 05:18 pm new

Spit and wipe that lens every time you sit on your board.

wingnut2443 Sunday, 4 Aug 2019 at 06:16 pm new

What's the value, cost to sponsor, for logo placement on nose of surfboard?

Value of sponsor logo on ya arse, now?

Surf industry struggling, so opens door for wider sponsorship market?

bipola Monday, 5 Aug 2019 at 02:58 pm new

First tube was unreal, I also found it interesting to see what the board was doing inside the tube.

tango Monday, 5 Aug 2019 at 09:50 pm new

That was insane. Had to remind myself to breathe at 30 sec in.....