Check out the highlights from Day 2 of the 2016 Da Hui Shootout in memory of Duke Kahanamoku
Epic action, beautiful conditions and excellent range scores sum up what was a great 3rd day of competition for the 2016 Da Hui Shootout in Memory of Duke Kahanamoku
Yeah, I know the Pacific Ocean is going El Niño right now and, sure, EVERYWHERE’S firing, but I just surfed in Cuba the last few days and that right there is something I never thought I’d say. Yes, a fun little reefbreak in Havana not far from the Russian Embassy, a building by the way, that looks like a giant concrete spaceship…that somehow makes perfect sense in this country. What doesn’t make much sense is that surfing in Cuba is still pretty frowned upon by the gov’t. My boys from Calle 70, Yojany Perez Rivera, Arnan Perez Lantigua and Frank Gonzalez Guerra gave me the scoop on the Cuban surf scene, a story that’s just as fascinating as this vibrant and amazing nation. –Beau Flemister
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You’re right, that’s not surfing. And no, it doesn’t matter. Florida’s Brad Domke has made a name for himself in the surf world, but not for riding a surfboard. He’s surfing massive waves on a skimboard. No fins, no paddling, just step-offs from the jetski into bone crushing XXL surf. Feast your eyes on what might be the greatest surfing that’s ever gone down, that isn’t actually surfing. And big ups to Domke for sending it as he does best. The dude rips.
In House at the Volcom Pipe Pro takes an inside look at the two most infamous fortresses on the North Shore, the Volcom houses. Here, the company’s team of surfers navigate the most intense period of the year, the Hawaiian winter, at the end of which looms the Volcom Pipe Pro.
Episode 1 takes us to the North Shore of Oahu to meet the folks shacked up in the two Volcom houses for the winter. All the while, Dusty Payne defends his title at the Hawaiian Pro, attempting to re-qualify for the WCT.