One of the longest running and most iconic surf contests in the world, the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing, kicked off this past weekend with the trials for the main event and pro junior action. Held on the south side of the venerable Huntington Beach Pier in California, it will be non-stop shredding all week until it all culminates on Sunday with the men’s and women’s finals. Trust us, there’s something for everyone at the U.S. Open … and here’s a handful of reasons for you to get to HB and take it all in live! … More
This is a bunch of footage we shot with Kalani David during a trip last year to Sumatra. Kalani almost died, literally, a few days into the trip the poor kid got sick and was sweating bullets for the rest of the week. When Kalani returned back home his doc told him he could’ve died if it’d been a few more days. Crazy.
His footage was still included in the movie amongst some of the best juniors but we thought we’d do a re-edit to show what he locked in within just a couple of days.
Oh, and Kopi Luwak? Not far from where we were shooting is where they make the famous cat poop coffee that’ll set you back some big bucks. It also sums up Kalani’s trip, cat shit.