Swell Saturdays | How To: Take Care of Your Wetsuit This article from Surfer Magazine shows us some great techniques to take care of our wetsuits. After spending $400+ on your suit, you want it to last as long as possible. Wetsuits are some of the coolest things out there. If you have the right wetsuit, you can surf anywhere on Earth. 1) A thorough freshwater rinse. If you do nothing else, rinse […] Surf SwellBrains | November 30, 2013 2 Comments
Swell Saturdays: Surf Alaska | Video Series Teaser Alaska is beautiful. Surfing is beautiful. Put them together and you’ve got something spectacular. Access to surf in Alaska is via helicopter, plane, and boat. It’s much more of an experience or adventure than what we’re all used to down here in the real world. This Alaska surfing series is going to be inspiring. “Surf Alaska, the video series, tells the tale of a few hardy souls in the far north exploring their endless back yard in search of surf. Playing chess with mother nature, we use […] Movie Trailer SwellBrains | November 16, 2013 0 Comments
Swell Saturdays: Reunion Island Lifts BAN on Surfing Oct. 1st | Shark Bites Off Surfer’s Leg on Oct. 27th On October 27th, 2013, at Étang-Salé beach just south of Saint Leu on Reunion Island a 24-year-old bodyboarder was attacked by a shark only 20 yards from shore. His leg was completely severed at the thigh. He is reported to be in the hospital in critical conditions at this time. Reunion Island has been the scene of a major shark controversy […] Surf SwellBrains | November 9, 2013 6 Comments
Swell Saturdays: Worst Wipe-Outs of 2012 Wipe out. It’s a highly subjective term. You wipe out on a 3-foot wave and it’s funny. You wipe out on a 30-foot wave and it could be deadly. The wipe outs in this video are generally of the latter. Some of these wipe outs aren’t too unlike ski and snowboard wipe outs. Tomahawks, face-plants, boards hitting you as you fall, 10-foot falls, […] Surf SwellBrains | November 2, 2013 2 Comments
Surfing Legend Laird Hamilton Tells CNN: “100-Foot Wave in Portugal Doesn’t Count…” Laird Hamilton is the Godfather of tow-in surfing. He pioneered it with friends in Hawaii using small, inflatable boats to tow each other into waves that were too big and too fast to paddle into. […] Surf SwellBrains | October 30, 2013 13 Comments
100-Foot Wave Surfed in Portugal Yesterday | VIDEO: Yesterday, October 28th, 2013 was a big day in Nazare, Portugal. Waves were topping out at near 100 feet. The world’s best big wave surfers were there and Carlos Burle from Brazil was among them. The current world record holder, Greg McNamara, (78-foot wave at Nazare last year) was there as well, but this day would belong […] Surf SwellBrains | October 29, 2013 3 Comments
Swell Saturday: “Surfing” Jaws on a Rubber Hot Dog… Surfing Jaws in Maui, Hawaii is daunting for any surfer. It’s daunting for any surfer except for Ian Walsh. Ian surfs this spot so much, he decided it was time to step things up. He found a rubber hot dog, paddled out, and the rest is history. Here’s his explanation for Hot Dogging Jaws from Ian Walsh himself: “The waves at Jaws were really solid with light winds early in the morning. A light bulb […] Surf SwellBrains | October 26, 2013 1 Comment
Swell Saturdays: The Biggest, Smoothest 360 in Surf Comp History Julian Wilson’s amazing 10-point 360 that went down this past week in Portugal The 2013 Moche Rip Curl Pro at Supertubos in Portugal went off last week. Tubes, perfect skate ramps, and crazy airs abounded for the 34 best surfers on Earth. 22-year-old rookie Nat Young from Santa Cruz, California made it to the finals and got second place for […] Surf SwellBrains | October 19, 2013 0 Comments
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