After recently winning awards at film festivals around the world, the Aussie documentary that breaks the silence about homosexuality in surfing is coming back to Sydney for one night only.
The islands in the background, the oil rigs in the middle ground, so much of this video is classic Californian fare.
"Growing up I've always been a bit of a hippy. I wanted to contribute to society but not get tangled up in it." Cyrus Sutton and the lads from Korduroy.tv corner Neal Purchase Junior and prise his mind on a raft of topics.
During Easter Cowaramup Bombora sprung to life under a clean 15-20 foot swell. The regular crew of chargers, including Antman and Zac Haynes, got stuck in, as did big time blowins, Greg Long and Twiggy Baker.
"It went wrong when he hit a bump mid-face and lost his balance. But he still didn't grab rail, he committed to that thing like a BASE jumper." So says photographer Leroy Bellet of this ill-fated barrel ride by Ben Serrano.
100 metres of the reef is exposed with soft corals taking hold and many species of fish and rays gathering around the new habitat. For surfers, the exposed reef is a sign that the bay is deeper and more wave energy will reach the bank. Predictably, some are interpreting it as the first step in 'the return of Kirra.'
After he bombed out of the Bells Beach Pro Jeremy Flores hit the road. The young Frenchman found quality at a few of Vicco's more recognisable locations. The vid includes a hip swinging cameo by John John Florence.
Is Mick Fanning as boring as bat shit? Have Kelly's 42-year old bones been rattled? What's happening with the Brazilian storm, and the Lebanese storm, and even the Dengue storm in Bali? So many questions, so much to talk about. Tune in to Ain't That Swell.
In a lineup including some of Australia's best big wave surfers, a relative nobody picks off one of the waves of the day.
"When I came in as the Head Judge I decided to drop the scale because it was way too easy to get tens at that time. Scaling down the scoring promotes better surfing at the end of the day."
