Cold water surfers know what it’s like to fulfill their desires. Riding waves in low temperature oceans requires resilience, passion and courage.
What’s cold water surfing, anyway? Although there’s no strict rule for what it is considered a freezing H2O, let’s say it comes when you’ve got to wear a 4/3 wetsuit, during two thirds of the year.
Thicker wetsuits – 4/3 and 5/4 models – are compulsory for cool to very cold water temperatures, that is from 40ºF (4ºC) to 60ºF (16ºC).
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Jordy Smith’s latest film “NOW NOW” is unadulterated surf porn. It’s less about the editors artistic impression, and all about what one of the most relevant surfers in the world is doing between dawn and dusk.
Jordy Smith stormed onto the World Tour in 2008 with no apologies and no prisoners. Since first pulling on a ‘Smith’ jersey, he’s brought home victories (J-Bay), accomplished personal goals (winning outside South Africa, in Rio), clocked 10s (everywhere) and shown us all how endearing the transition from cocky benchwarmer to graceful batsman can really be.
Watching all 6’3″ of him hospitalise a beachbreak end section or man-handle a Cloudbreak freight train with equal panache will steal your breath. But Jordy doesn’t just dance for the judges – 2013’s been a year in which he has shocked with freesurf clips, it was only a matter of time ’til we would be gifted a digital extended play.
Welcome to NOW NOW, a collage of moments tagged and bagged during the first six months of this year. Filmed in Mozambique, South Africa, Australia and Indonesia, one simple mantra has kept Jordy’s batteries charged and allowed us the pleasure of NOW NOW: “I just want to go surf. That’s what I want to do.”
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There’s nothing like getting up early and enjoying an early morning sunrise surf session with the Queen of Queens (Beach, that is) – Kelia Moniz (plus, we like to take advantage of an open lineup).
In episode 2, Kelia takes teammates Bruna Schmitz and Kassia Meador around to some of her local favorites including the legendary Queens Beach in Waikiki and catch a ride in their Ford Fiesta, bikinis in tow, to a local side of the island Makaha Beach — Oahu’s true playground. Enjoy this week’s road tripping adventure and get inspired to try something new — maybe even a Sup Squatch? (just watch…you’ll see what we mean!).
In Kelia’s words” It’s always nice to give a little piece of your heaven to your friends”.
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