The world's most famous skimboarder (know any other ones?) paddles into Jaws on a heavily modified skimboard. One with fins. A few inches of thickness. And a fair few feet in length.
Watch Pete Johnson stylishly surf his original 1967 11 foot Hansen. With that vintage this board must've been one of the very last to come off the blocks before the shortboard revolution shook things up forever.
The Queen of the Coast - Californian coast, that is - pumps for the 2016 Rincon Classic with Tom Curren getting fruity on a sawn-off, flat-rockered board and Dane Reynolds going ham on more orthodox equipment.
Though it's nowhere near as big as it will hold, a paddle day at Nazare shows how intimidating the wave can be. Watch as the world's best sit stoically in the line up as wayward sets rain down, then struggle down the face dodging three foot cross chops.
The latest chapter in The Search sees Dillon Perillo, Luke Hynd and Pat Curren posing as “scientific researchers” to get the required permits and access an unknown island. The boys headed off into the horizon, pale alien’s in an otherwise colourful world…"
The hair, the spray jobs, the guitar licks, it's Pottz at his 80s best. Young grubs can see what he was like before he morphed into Constable Care on the webcast preaching to surfers to play it safe.
More footage from last Friday at Peahi. This time from a drone operator who ain't scared of swinging in low to get the shot.
Though he chose to surf Waimea during the peak of last Friday's swell, Kelly Slater jetted to Maui to clean up the dregs - 20'+ dregs mind you - at Peahi.
Are you curious about the Maldives? Planning a trip to the mid-Indian island chain perhaps? Then come along to a free Maldives information and fundraising night with Mark Occhilupo.
Though the attention has been on the big wave spots, there's been plenty of mid-range days in Hawaii since the calendar flipped to 2016. Here's a clip featuring nought but Pipe and Backdoor filmed this year.
