It’s not always beachside hotels and champagne showers for Jordy Smith, take a look at this edit capturing Jordy Smith’s time in Western Australia as he ventures off the beaten path for waves and gets his game face on to compete in one of the most unique events on the WCT, the Margaret River…
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Hawaiian stunner on seeing the world and heeding his dad’s best advice
If the old saying “The best surfer in the water is the one who’s having the most fun” rings true, then Mason Ho is the best surfer ever. For those of you not familiar with him, allow me to introduce you: Mason is the son of legendary Hawaiian surfer Michael Ho. He’s the brother of women’s world tour standout Coco Ho, and if you ask just about any surfer from Kelly Slater to Dane Reynolds, you’ll no doubt get a consensus that Mason Ho is hands down one of the most exciting, unpredictable, and fun-to-watch surfers on the planet. Whether it’s pulling into massive Pipeline while looking back into the barrel with a huge smile, or doing insanely creative and high-risk aerial surfing over dry reef, Ho’s act on a surfboard is … More
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Team Hawaii has conquered the 2014 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship (WJSC), at La Loberia (La FAE), Ecuador.
After a week of tight competition, the Hawaiian surfing team stole two gold medals in the finals to clinch the Team Champion Trophy.
The ocean came alive on the final day of competition, as the swell arrived with powerful waves in the 6 -8 feet range. The conditions provided great waves for the world’s best juniors to perform at their highest level.
The first final in the water was … More
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It’s surfing at its most extreme. A group of friends trekked 2,000 miles to Iceland, in minus 2C temperatures in their search for massive waves.
After flying to Reykjavik, the surfers braved 10 days driving in snow and ice to reach the remote Akureyri by van – even having to get out and push the vehicle up a snowy slope to reach their destination … More
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