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Check out this amazing slow motion video of Teahupoo taken August 27, 2011. Chris Bryan took this video and it will definitely amaze you!

More Surfing Videos

All images where shot by Chris Bryan using the Phantom HD Gold camera. To see more of his work check out his website: WWW.CHRISBRYANFILMS.COM

Merry Christmas everyone!! Enjoy a safe and surfing Christmas!

Surfing Santa

Coco Ho has partnered with Gatorade’s newest product line, G Series FIT. Coco will be a part of a group of athlete ambassadors that will compose the G FIT Team!

G Series Fit is designed to help fitness athletes get the most out of their bodies. G Series FIT is a new line of products that includes G Series FIT 01 Prime, G Series FIT 02 Perform and G Series FIT 03 Recover.  It was developed scientifically for fitness-minded individuals to provide fuel, fluid and nutrients before, during and after a workout, training session or surf competition.

Watch the behind-the-scenes video on how Coco trains for her surf competitions

Follow the Gatorade G FIT athletes on Facebook

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Get up to the minute updates via G Series FIT Twitter

Gatorade G Series FIT website

Watch the first ever video recording of a surfer successfully completing a kickflip. Like the kickflip used in skateboarding. Volcom setup this kickflip contest in November 2007 and offered $10,000 to the lucky winner.
Zoltan Torkos, of Santa Cruz, California, won the contest. On March 4, Torkos landed the move on video. On March 8, Volcom disqualified his video because his board flip was not completed “above the lip,” free of backwash and chop hops. Volcom, after seeing how much attention the contest and the kickflip was getting across the web, they decided to reverse their decision and award Zoltan the $10,000. Volcom still wants to see an “above the lip” kickflip.
Now, Volcom is offering $20,000 for the first kickflip “above the lip.” No backwash, No chop hops, or anything in the flats or below the lip of the wave. This means NO tow-ats, step-offs, jet-skis, boats, dinghys, winches, canoes, oars, helicopters, dolphins or assistance of any kind. Volcom’s NEW kickflip website.

Ozzie Wright $10,000 Volcom Commercial

This truly is a nice rack. I was anxiously awaiting my Nice Rack surfboard rack while checking the surf report. The next thing I know there was a knock at the door and a package with The Nice Rack shipping label on it. I knew the surfboard racks had arrived and my wife was interested to see The Nice Rack. We opened it together and we were both stoked on The Nice Rack. It was almost as fun as opening a wooden crate marked “Fra-gi-le” and finding a leg lamp!

Order your Nice Rack

The Nice Rack definitely installs wherever you want it. Install this rack in your home, garage, bedroom, board shops, shaping rooms, or merchandising displays. These racks are a great addition to any board riding enthusiast! You can fit a surfboard, wakeboard and snowboard all on one rack. Where else would you store all those boards? I know I will get great use with this rack.

Store all 3 boards

I received the Surfboard Wall Rack Single 1 Set and I look forward to adding more of the racks (and new surfboards to those racks) haha. That’s the great thing with The Nice Rack. You can easily add extra surfboard racks to your existing rack. Rack expansion has endless possibilities. All you do is snap in the new rack. “It’s a snap!”

The Nice Rack in a snap

Watch a DEMO on how to install the surfboard rack.

The other cool thing about The Nice Rack is they are a green company. So you know you are going green when you ORDER!

• Nice Racks are made of 100% recycled ABS plastic

• All packaging and shipping waste are recycled

• Packaging Materials used for shipping are re-used materials

Enter your info to win a free Go Pro Hero Camera everyday. It’s a daily camera giveaway!

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This Alaskan tidal bore took place on the Turnagain Arm in the Cook Inlet near Girdwood (Anchorage), Alaska. A tidal bore, or bore tide, is when the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave (or waves) travel up a river or narrow bay in the opposite direction of the river or bay’s current. These tidal bores typically happen in areas with large tidal range. When there are large fluctuations in the low and high tides. Typically, 20 feet or so between the low and high tide marks.

The Cook Inlet is one place where a 5-mile ride is very normal. Watch the video to see why!

Slater vs Irons in the 2006 Pipeline Masters Finals!

Kelly Slater made surfing history by clinching his 10th ASP World Title! What a surfing machine! Slater is 38 years young, has been surfing on the ASP World Tour for 20 years and scored “a perfect 10″ championship at Puerto Rico’s Rip Curl Pro Search. What a nice round number for his number of world titles. Congrats Slater (again)!

Slater advanced out of the Quarterfinals today over Brazilian, Adriano de Souza. This advancement allowed Slater to lock in his 10th world title. Jordy Smith, the 2nd place surfer on the tour, can no longer catch Slats! Will he go for an 11th title?

Slater’s 2010 ASP World Tour results:
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast: 9th
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach: WIN
Billabong Santa Catarina Pro: Runner-UP
Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay: 17th
Billabong Pro Tahiti: 3rd
Hurley Pro at Trestles: WIN
Quiksilver Pro France: Runner-Up
Rip Curl Pro Portugal: WIN
Rip Curl Pro Search Puerto Rico: TBD
Billabong Pipeline Masters: TBD

ASP World Tour Rankings: 2010 ASP Rankings

Check out this awesome all around outdoor product! This is great for surfing, hiking, walking, backpacking, stand-up paddling, kayaking, diving  or any adventure!

Attach any camera to your wrist and take your camera anywhere you go. The Wrist Shot functions in all climates. Hot, cold, dry or wet!

The owner of Golden Hour sent me a Wrist Shot to check out and this product is absolutely ingenious. I love this product and so did the other surfers at my work. The wrist shot is a simple strap that will mount with most cameras using a universal tripod mount. You have 3 different tripod locations on the wrist wrap. The Wrist Shot will hold the camera tightly to your wrist giving the surfer complete use of your hands and arms when not in use. Then will give you instant access to your camera when you need to take a picture!

The Wrist Shot is a super comfortable neoprene wrist bracelet that also protects  your camera when not in use. You will never have to worry about dropping your camera or getting it ripped out of your hands from an outside set. Take a look at the Golden Hour’s Wrist Shot tutorial video on YouTube.

The Wrist Shot is available for only $29.95

Buy a Wrist Shot today

The Wrist Shot with camera

The Wrist Shot

The Wrist Shot Side View

Seen in the San Jose International Airport. Pretty funny advertisement for Accenture, the world’s second-largest technology consultant.

Big and nimble for a surfing elephant

ODKF and Primo Beer will host the inaugural Hawaii Waterman Hall of Fame induction ceremony and dinner on August 24, 2010, 6 p.m., at the Outrigger Canoe Club.  Inductees of the Hawaii Waterman Hall of Fame will be honored at the event.

For more information, visit www.dukefoundation.org or call ODKF at 808-545-4880.

About Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation

ODKF is a public nonprofit foundation created with the mission to financially support the development of individuals and organizations perpetuating the spirit and legacy of Duke Kahanamoku.  In 2010, ODKF awarded $155,000 in college scholarships and athletic grants to 92 individuals and nonprofit organizations involved in water sports and volleyball in Hawaii.  Awardees included college-bound scholar-athletes from Hawaii, accomplished individuals and teams competing overseas, and nonprofit organizations supporting water sports and volleyball programs in the islands. For more information, visit www.dukefoundation.org

About Primo Beer

Primo dates back to 1897 when it was first brewed by Hawaiian Brewing and Malting Company. Today, Primo is a craft-brewed beer with a flavor developed in Hawaii for Hawaii. Primo has the smoothness and drinkability of a light lager with a satisfying taste for today’s beer drinkers.  Primo is also proud to support its surrounding communities by donating a portion of the proceeds from each case of Primo to nonprofit organizations that help preserve and perpetuate Hawaiian culture and environment.  For more information about Primo Beer, visit www.primobeer.com

Nine ocean and water sports legends of Hawaii are in the inaugural class of inductees, including three posthumous honorees:

·       Eddie Aikau – Surfing, Ocean Safety Lifeguard

·       Wally Froiseth – Surfing, Canoe Paddling

·       Fred Hemmings – Surfing

·       Duke Kahanamoku – Surfing, Swimming, Canoe Paddling

·       Buffalo Keaulana – Surfing, Ocean Safety Lifeguard

·       Rabbit Kekai – Surfing, Canoe Paddling

·       Keo Nakama – Swimming

·       Nappy Napolean – Canoe Paddling

·       Rell Sunn – Surfing, Paddling, First Female Lifeguard

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The Huntington Beach local claimed victory at the 2010 US Open of Surfing. Brett beat out South African surfer, Jordy Smith, the current ASP #1. Simpson’s heat total of 13.97 out of 20 topped Smith’s score of 8.33, making him the first back-to-back Open winner since Mark Occhilupo in 1985-86.

Simpson took home a record $100,000 for winning the Open. A pretty nice payday for surfing about 1,000 waves this past week.

Brett Simpson wins the 2010 US Open of Surfing

Huntington Beach, US Open Men's Final

Watch the final day highlights of the 2010 US Open of Surfing

Liquid Lifestyles is a series of 10 episodes following the surfing action in the world’s most spectacular destinations.  Champion surfers work the waves and give their ‘take’ on reading the surf along with in-depth stories from the local viewpoint.  Learn about different cultures, cuisines and people in this energetic television series.  Unlike most travel documentaries, this series is a surfer’s view of the world. Surfing is not just about the water and the adrenalin-rush of catching the big waves. It’s about knowledge, skill, cultural curiosity, and an affinity with nature.  This surfing documentary series portrays the strengths of man and nature. It puts a human face on the sport, delving behind the images of magnificent wave riding – sharing the expert surfer’s knowledge of the craft, and the instincts and attitudes of the local surfing culture.  It is also filmed in some of the most spectacular destinations on Earth.

The series is made to explain all one needs to know before setting off for their next exciting surf travel adventure.  Think of this series as a television travel show based around surfing and not a television surf show based around travel.  This in itself gives Liquid Lifestyles more marketability and value for money.

Check out the Liquid Lifestyles website: www.liquidlifestyles.com.au



Check out this local surf artist from the South Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. She has some amazing surf artwork that I would love to get my hands on, but I have a wedding to save for coming up next month. Heather is an ambassador for Foam Magazine and “Artist of the Search” for Rip Curl.

You will see popular surf breaks in her art and a unique beauty for surf and nature.

Click here to see Heather Brown’s surf art and purchase her artwork

Recent Heather Brown press write up on the Honolulu Advertiser

Photo by Deborah Booker – The Honolulu Advertiser

Surfing’s new wave of aerial surfers video posted on the New York Times!