After scrubbing dishes for eight months, the missus decided that she would spot me a ticket to Bali and surf in the 2015 Rip Curl Padang Cup. That didn’t end up happening due to lack of swell. Waves were so fun though. My buddy Ivan thought it would be a good idea to sit on the beach and cook (film me), so we could put a ‘Sponsor me tape’ together. Carlo help us piece it. Enjoy.
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Here’s the final video of the EFE / EFPT final event that took place from Oct. 29th to Nov. 1st 2014 in Brutal Beach, Six Fours les Plages. 2 days of Tow In action and 2 days of gusty offshore winds allowed Steven Van Broeckhoven to take the 1st place, but this ultimate EFPT stage finally crowned Amado Vrieswijk as the 2015 European freestyle Champion!
Location: Playa San Diego, Oaxaca, México
Riders: Brad Domke and Tom Curren
I finally got around to revisiting a hard drive containing footage from a surf trip to Punta Conejo Resort last spring. While we were scoring a small, playful swell, Brad Domke and Tom Curren were quietly staying at the resort and joining forces to explore uncrowded surf. During one afternoon session the two showed up while I was shooting video of our crew. It was my impression that Tom was learning to ride a number of finless wave tools from the skimboarding master and seemed to progress quickly this day. He started out catching waves with a Boogie Board on top of a blue soft top board. Clearly the additional floatation allowed him to easily catch waves before bailing the soft top after takeoff and standing up on the Boogie. Then he progressed to catching waves on just the Boogie and finally moving on to the skimboard. Regardless of the progression or the board, Curren is the ultimate style master and remains one of my favorite surfers of all time. While their collaboration is not news, I do believe this was one of the first trips that Brad and Tom got together for finless sessions. Feeling lucky to capture this rare moment, like right time in the right place I guess…