“Originally, it was just the mystery of it,” Arctic Surf project founder Ben Weiland tells GrindTV. “And also the absurdity of it, because I didn’t even really realize that there were surfable waves in some of these really cold places. It just never even crossed my mind.
“So when I first started coming across it, doing research on Google Earth and online, it sparked my imagination. And [I was drawn to] trying something that makes you see the world in a different way than what you thought it was.” … More
This is the best of the biggest swell to hit the Hawaiian islands in years. All the toys came out for some waves that could only be towed into, Kai Lenny, Francisco and Niccolo Porcella, Shane Dorian, Jesse Richman, Patri MacLaughlin, Albee Layer and more shredded Pe’ahi to bits!
After 31 Years, The 2016 “Eddie” Goes Down as the Biggest in History.
BIGGEST JAWS ALBEE LAYER GETS THE DEEP BARREL
After fracturing his neck last week, Albee paddles out amongst the tow crew on the biggest day predicted and gets the barrel of the century.