19
May
Video Surfing – Nalu
Nalu est lhistoire dune famille qui est née sur la route, réalisé par Rafael Mellin, vainqueur du meilleur film du Festival du Film de Surf de St-Jean-de-Luz en 2006.
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Basque surfer Aritz Aranburu (Zarauz, EUK), 23, caused the upset of Round 2 at the Billabong Pro Tahiti last night by eliminating nine-time and reigning ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (Florida, USA), 37, in Round 2 of competition. Aranburu, who found his rhythm in the three to four foot (1 to 1.2 meter) waves breaking over the infamous sharp reef of Teahupoo, not only defeated Slater but also posted an impressive 17.27 point heat score (out of a possible 20), the highest total of the day, to finalize his exceptional performance.
“Kelly (Slater) is the best competitor and the best surfer in the world and I was just trying to stay focused out there so I could get my own waves,” Aranburu said. “Once I got that first score I almost felt more pressure because I was surfing against Kelly and I know what he can do with his priority. I just tried to put the pressure off and luckily …Â Details
second half of the 15 min long Da Reef DVD
Jamie Sterling takes his GoPro camera to Tahiti and captures some insane barrel shots. How sick is the charge for the first wave?! And the 3rd wave…just WOW, nothing else necessary.