Dane Reynolds
We suggest you stop everything and watch Dane Reynolds hack, punt and displace the ocean. Radical, experimental and progressive, enjoy.
Holy Shipstern XXL
There's a good reason why Shipstern Bluff is globally renowned as a big-wave surfing location, a mecca of madness. How anyone gets out of there in one piece is beyond us, full respect to all the riders and teams surfing these epic locations.
This latest edit from Tasmania, comes courtesy of MantisAlive Surfing's YouTube channel, and features big-wave hell men including Russell Bierke, Danny Griffiths, Tyler Hollmer-Cross, Noah Hassett, James McKean, Kipp Caddy, and Alex Zawadzki.
Everything you need to know about shark ‘attacks’
The interactive shark ‘attack’ maps and stats created by floridapanhandle.com are pretty remarkable. They have taken all the stats from the last 47 years and put them together in an easy readable format, breaking them down by area, type of shark, impact and whether it was provoked or unprovoked.
"There is zero proof that sharks hunt people and we know that humans are not part of sharks’ natural diets. Typically, when a shark attacks a human, the shark is either confused or curious.’ say the curators
'Contrast the gentle nibbles and slow approach of the curious or confused shark with the hunting shark. A shark that is hunting approaches at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour, attacks from below and knocks the hunted animal into the air.
'On average, there are 69 unprovoked shark attacks reported worldwide in an average year. “
Some interesting facts include that most ‘attack’s occur on Saturday afternoons in July!
Least attacks happen at dawn on Thursday in February!
The USA has most incidents at 720 and most fatalities as a result 43 deaths. Australia has had 216 ‘attacks; in 47 years with 60 fatalities.
6% of attacks are provoked!
Each year, worldwide, there are approximately 10 deaths attributed to shark attacks (in comparison to 150 deaths worldwide caused by falling coconuts). Source
15% of 1000 Survey respondents said they would agree to be attacked by a shark for the cool story. *If they knew they would survive without long-term damage or ill effects.
Maurice Cole is heading back to the UK
Shaping legend Maurice Cole is heading back to the UK for the first time in 20 years!
He’ll be shaping out of the legendary @Cord_surfboards factory at Wheal Kitty, St Agnes, Cornwall and if you have an order booked in with him you’ll be able to come down and watch him do his magic on your board!
MC, France back the day. How classic is this shot?
There has been surfboard factory behind the cliffs in St Agnes since around 1986 when Chops Lascelles first set up shop there. In the early 90s he moved he operation down the road to a new purpose built premises Wheal Kitty workshops. As with the old factory it was a centre of surf community, both local and international. MC has visited many times in the past, so it’s great to see him back the historic bay.
If your interested in a custom Mc board email the man himself or get onto Cord surfboards > Cord Surfboards [email protected] , Tel: +44 (0) 1872 857020
Markie and Maurice will also be having beers and talking story on Friday the 9th from 4 pm. As you may know MC has many many classic tales so it will be hilarious and informative.
Free beer and surf stories, what more do you want!
The legendary shaping bay
Markie and mum Mary at Cord.
Curren x MC reverse vee. Just an all time shot by Servais.
Almanac | Reed Platenius | Rip Curl
Navigating the surf scene on Vancouver Island is no easy feat. It’s a science involving reading charts, understanding weather patterns and ocean tides. It’s also understanding the land and the surrounding waters. It’s being ocean savvy, and having a willingness for exploration.
The island is like nowhere else. It’s cold, stormy and unpredictable. Surfing here isn’t necessarily hard; you can just roll up to the beach in Tofino like anywhere else and paddle out. However, finding new and uncrowded, higher quality waves involves a whole lot more. Long drives, long boat rides, open ocean, and unpredictable weather. A lot goes into putting a piece like this together. Sometimes we’ll travel 9 hours one way and come away with nothing. But for Reed, it’s the drive for exploration and adventure that keeps him motivated.
ALMANAC
[ awl-muh-nak ]
noun - an annual publication containing a calendar for the coming year, the times of such events and phenomena as anniversaries, sunrises and sunsets, phases of the moon, tides, etc., and other statistical information and related topics.
Featuring @reed_platenius
Filmed and Edited by @DrewAustin
Original soundtrack by @vincevaccaromusic
Additional footage by @marcuspaladino and @natelav
Supported by @ripcurl_canada @ripcurl
Mumma Moon Madness
In this edit we go to a place that not many surfers want to surf. Why, it’s super powerful, if you wipeout you're more than likely end up on the rocks plus it's a long way from civilisation so if you get hurt, a long way to go to the hospital. This spot is your typical Aussie slab which means it breaks HARD on a shallow reef. If you can paddle it your normally a bodyboarder as breaks very quick But if you’re Nathan Florence, Kipp Caddy or Moroccan legend Jerome Sahyoun then you’re good enough to paddle it.
We were invited down to this location by a keen bunch of locals.They graciously offered me a jet-ski to shoot off to get that cinematic moment. Mind you, where you sit to get the shot is very precarious as on the big ones it tends to closeout so i was constantly looking over my shoulder to see if we were safe. Sometimes I felt like i was out at Nazare.(oh yeah, you fall off, you & your camera are on the rocks)
Also invited was my good friend & slab hunter Dylan Longbottom with his daughter Summa.
What went down over the three days at Mumma Luna’s definitely wasn’t your typical surf trip. This one went down as one of the best Swell Chases ever.
Enjoy. @tim_bonython_swellchasers/
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