Fake Shark Attack Warnings Posted in Santa Cruz, CA Yesterday This is genius, really. A rare south summer swell is coming. It’s gonna be a sunny week. Santa Cruz is going to be facing just the right direction to plentifully harvest the swell. This winds are down. Everything is lining up perfect for a killer surf week in Santa Cruz, CA… except for the crowds. School is out, summer is […] Surf Miles Clark | June 7, 2013 4 Comments
Swell Saturdays: Barreled on the Zambezi | River Surfing in Zambia, Africa This video of surfing the Zambezi River in Zambia is an interesting reminder of some of the other possibilities out there. River surfing certainly relates mountain culture and some of the eclectic surfing options mountain folk can come up with. We know of great river surfing in Zurich, Munich, Jackson Hole, Indonesia, and the Amazon. There’s definitely more out there […] Surf SwellBrains | June 1, 2013 2 Comments
Children of the Brain | Introducing CycleBrains and SwellBrains That’s right Ladies and Gents, we at SnowBrains.com would like to give a warm welcome to latest addition to the SnowBrains Family: CycleBrains and SwellBrains. You’ve seen the Swell Saturdays and the Cycle Sundays…well now you’ll be seeing a lot more content from both fields. We give you: Children of the Brain As we roll away from winter and into […] Surf SnowBrains | May 31, 2013 5 Comments
Swell Saturdays: Surfing the Heaviest Wave in the Word | Vicious Wipe-Outs & Timeless Glory on May 13th, 2013 Teahupo’o literally translates to “to severe the head” or “place of skulls” in Fijian. Teahupo’o, Tahiti is inarguably the heaviest wave in the world. To drop in here you have to either be a verified badass or simply insane. Both is good. This wave is a below sea level wave, with the thickest lip on Earth, that breaks in around […] Surf SwellBrains | May 25, 2013 3 Comments
Chuck Patterson Interview: “Why Weren’t You Afraid of that Great White Shark?” | VIDEO: “Me, My Shark, and I” Chuck Patterson’s 2010 video of a Great White Shark up close at San Onofre, California *** Miles: “Chuck, why weren’t you afraid of that Great White shark that day surfing at San Onofre?” Chuck Patterson: “I’d been seeing sharks just about everyday that I was surfing there. It seemed to be a common occurrence. I was more intrigued instead of […] Surf Miles Clark | May 24, 2013 3 Comments
Swell Saturdays: Full Throttle, High Performance Surfing | The Boy Who was Raised at Pipeline If this doesn’t get you fired up to surf or try surfing, nothing will. Just check out how hard and far John John can power slide after his cut backs. Just like skiing & riding, the better you get at it, the more fun you’ll have. John John Florence grew up on the in Hale’iwa, in an ocean-side house at […] Surf SnowBrains | May 18, 2013 1 Comment
Friday Fun: Cody Townsend Wave Skiing in Hawaii Cody Townsend has now acquired big-time pro skier status. He’s worked hard for it and put in the hours. What most people don’t know, is that Cody is from Santa Cruz, California (aka Surf City USA) and grew up surfing. I had a conversation with Cody this fall and was very impressed to hear that he had spent a chunk […] Surf Miles Clark | May 17, 2013 1 Comment
Swell Saturdays: Unbelievably Shacked in the Pacific {Every Saturday, we’re going to attempt to inspire you to get out and surf with a sharp Surf video that will speak to your heart. SwellBrains.com is coming soon…} The place in this video is so top secret, they won’t even tell us where it’s from in the Pacific. Which is kinda weird. We’d love to know where we’re lookin’ […] Surf SwellBrains | May 11, 2013 3 Comments
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