The “paddle-out,” Jay at Mavericks Big Wave Invitational’s opening ceremony, took place yesterday. The public was invited to paddle out with the elite group of competitors to join them in inaugurating the contest window, to run from Jan. 1 through March 31. Conditions permitting, contest day will be declared sometime within this window. The beach of Pillar Point, the bluffs of which this video was taken, will be closed to the public on competition day.
‘It was a pretty close call’: Gerard Butler opens up about the surfing accident which nearly cost him his life
He suffered a terrifyingly close shave in a surfing accident while filming his upcoming movie, Of Men And Maverics.
And Gerard Butler has been understandably reticent to talk about the incident before now.
However the 42-year-old was finally ready to open up last night on the Graham Norton show, as he revealed: ‘It was a pretty close call.’Â Â …Â More
My first session at Urumea river, I used an 1978 Pukas surfboard and get some of the longest waves of my life, a great experience. Somebody surfed more than 3 minutes!
Our world was rocked this week with the news that Harold Iggy, my dear friend and shaper for over thirty years had passed away from a heart attack while standup paddling in Kailua Bay. His sudden death came as a shock to us all. Harold was one of the purest, most humble, fittest, and seemingly healthiest men of any age that I have ever known.
For those lucky enough to have known him, Harold Iggy was a very unique and inspiring man  … More