Ski Season is Over | Thoughts on the End of Winter… Ski season is over. Every year those words go through my mind and it never ceases to amaze me how powerful they feel. No more snow. The question that pops into my mind is what the hell am I supposed to do now? Don’t get me wrong; I love summer as much as the next person, but skiing is my […] D’Arcy McLeish | June 11, 2013 3 Comments
Swell Saturdays: Billibong XXL ‘Ride of the Year’ Nominees You get the feeling on some of these waves that if they’d have fallen, it woulda been real bad. Especially that Cloudbreak barrel. Where was he gonna end up if he fell? This video shows us Billibong’s XXL Ride of the Year Award and they’re all very impressive. All five nominees for the Ride of Award are presented for your […] Surf SwellBrains | June 8, 2013 1 Comment
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: 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
Rincon, CA Surf Sunset | Santa Barbara It is okay to start splashing in some surf shots in here? We think so. Summer is here folks. This shot if from an iPhone in November 2012 after a great day surfing Rincon in Santa Barbara country, California. Rincon is called “The Queen of the Coast”. Check out this video below to understand why they call it that: SnowBrains | May 22, 2013 0 Comments
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
Surfing Alaska by Boat words & video by JGS Concepts Imagine cruising into a breathtaking fiord, snow capped mountains and hanging glaciers on three sides, you’ve never been here before, and from the looks of things, nobody else has either. The sea lions hauled out on the rocks look at you with bewilderment, obviously surprised to see a human. From the charts it looked like […] Surf SwellBrains | May 8, 2013 1 Comment
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