It’s a sunny, swell-filled, January afternoon in Santa Cruz when Nat Young pulls up on a scooter in the lighthouse parking lot at The Lane. He’s home from the WCT, checking the surf on his regular rounds, and it seems not much has changed at the breaks since Nat left for the Gold Coast last March. Only now, there’s a top-10 ‘CT Rookie of the Year lurking around the lineups, and Nat has undisputed rights to any wave in town. —Mike Misselwitz
SURFING: Nice wheels. They’re my mom’s. She got the scooter for Christmas. It’s a good way to cruise around town.
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Film & Destroy is a collection of footage showcasing the talents and personalities of some of the best skateboarders in North Carolina. The project is a collaboration between a group of local skaters and was made purely for the love of their home state. The video originally premiered on January 11th, 2014 at Five Star bar in Raleigh, NC.
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A group of feral surfers and modern day explorers embark on a journey to search for one of the world’s last undiscovered waves in the journalist dead zone island of New Guinea. Their adventure becomes all too real as they encounter real life cannibals, discover human rights atrocities and expose an unethical mining corporation. This unique, visually stunning film craves an international spotlight as it brings to light one of the world’s least documented places on earth. Isolated features never before seen footage of a ancient aboriginal culture as well as one of the most epic wave discoveries of the past 20 years. Already being lauded as Endless Summer meets The Cove, the film is guaranteed to cause international controversy and hopefully spark the change to save lives.
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