"F*ck, f*ck, f*ck, Shark!" is the main dialog, and let's be honest you're not going to say go away old chap. Roger Essig came face to face with an aggressive Sevengill Shark whist testing out his experimental helmet-mounted camera. Check out the footage for the full edit which took place at Gunnamatta Beach Victoria, 20th of June, 2021.
“Prisma” the new film made by Seventy Surfboards shows the acclaimed chef Dario Costa (Masters of Sabor program winner, Masterchef Brazil participant and owner of Madê and Paru restaurants) styling it out in the perfect rights of Nias, Indonesia. Tackling heavy surf, with confidence, Dario shows that his talent is not just in the kitchen environment.
Welcome to Breaking Waves, a series shining a light on often overlooked and polarising social issues and topics within surfing. In this inaugural episode, Vans pro surfer and Weird Waves host Dylan Graves explores the stereotypical perceptions that often exist within surf culture, as he seeks to learn more about the LGBTQ+ surf community and understand how surfers can become better allies. Follow along on Dylan’s journey as he links up with San Francisco’s Queer Surf—an organisation advocating to create safe spaces at the beach and in the water— and explores how to make surfing more welcoming to everyone.
To Celebrate International Surfing Day Macca released a new music video 'Slidin’', created in association with Surf Rider.
Directed by Jack McCoy featuring Craig Anderson Learn more about Surf Rider here:
Following in the steps of his self-titled debut solo album 'McCartney', featuring Paul playing every instrument and writing and recording every song, Paul McCartney releases 'McCartney III.’ Paul hadn’t planned to release an album in 2020, but in the isolation of “Rockdown,” he soon found himself fleshing out some existing musical sketches and writing even more new ones.
I know there must be other ways
Of feeling free
But this is what I wanna do
Who I wanna be
And every time I try
I feel like I can fly
But I know that I can
Die trying
Chorus
I’m slidin’
Gliding through the air
I can see my body through
Windows in my hair
I’m slidin’
Gliding through the air
I know nobody’s dancing here
But us dragonflies
We’re the only ones awake
We own the skies
And every time I try
I feel like I can fly
But I know that I can
Die trying
[Repeat chorus]
[Repeat chorus]
I can feel my body burn
Slidin’ through the air
Slidin' taken from the album 'McCartney III' 🎲
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HBO has released the official teaser for 100 FOOT WAVE ahead of the documentary series premiere on JULY 18. Directed and executive produced by award-winning filmmaker Chris Smith and executive produced by Emmy® and Golden Globe®-winner Joe Lewis, the six-part HBO Sports Documentary series 100 FOOT WAVE intimately captures the decade-long odyssey of surfing pioneer Garrett McNamara, who, after visiting Nazaré, Portugal in hopes of conquering a 100-foot wave, pushed the sport to ever-greater heights and alongside locals helped transform the small fishing village into the world’s preeminent big-wave surfing destination.
The six-episode series captures the common spirit and fearless passion shared by McNamara and big-wave surfers from across the world as they push themselves through life-altering injuries and tantalizing near-misses in their collective pursuit of the inconceivable. Spanning four continents, 100 FOOT WAVE is an inspirational story of a group of people on a quest to achieve new heights, and a town and a sport that were forever changed by one seemingly impossible dream.
LEMOORE, CA, UNITED STATES – JUNE 20: Johanne Defay of France and Filipe Toledo of Brazil are the winners of the Jeep Surf Ranch Pro presented by Adobe on JUNE 20, 2021 in Lemoore, CA, United States. (Photo by Pat Nolan/World Surf League)
Johanne Defay and Filipe Toledo won the Jeep Surf Ranch Pro, the sixth stop on the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) and the final event ahead of surfing’s Olympic debut in Tokyo next month.
Defay defeated the reigning four-time WSL Champion Carissa Moore (HAW) by less than half a point in a hard-fought Final. The pair of Olympic qualifiers traded eight-point rides but it was Defay’s excellent 8.70 that sealed the win. The victory sees Defay move up from fifth to second place in the world and one step closer to securing her spot in the WSL Final 5. Defay’s result today is the fourth CT win of her career, her best result of the season and her second Final at the Ranch.
“I’m really impressed with the level of women surfing here at Surf Ranch,” said Defay. “Carissa, Sally, and Tati all did a great job. It’s the first time I do two finals in a row, and I’m very happy with my results.”
“Johanne was so ready to win,’ said Moore. “She is truly the queen of the pool, always knowing what to do. She has very good timing, and it was really good to see her winning today.”
Runner-up Moore remains World No. 1 and has officially clinched her spot in the WSL Final 5 where she will compete for the World Title at the Rip Curl WSL Finals in September.
“It feels great,” said Moore. “It was a big goal for me at the start of the year to make it to the top 5, to compete in the Rip Curl WSL Finals, so I’m really excited about it. It feels great to know I qualified, but there is still a lot of work to be done if I want to be the world champion.”
Toledo, the form surfer of the event, stormed to victory with a dominant performance in Lemoore. Toledo faced compatriot Gabriel Medina (BRA) in the all-Brazilian Final and a rematch of the past two event Finals. This time though, Toledo’s near perfect 9.67 followed by an excellent 8.27 were too much for the two-time WSL Champion. The win, Toledo’s second of the year, sees him move up to third place on the WSL rankings behind reigning WSL Champion Italo Ferreira (BRA), who finished the event in equal 9th, and runner-up Medina.
“This is my third CT final at the Surf Ranch, and the last two times Gabriel beat me,” said Toledo. “It feels really good to take the win this time. Gabriel has been putting on a show the entire year, and is already in the WSL Final 5 at Trestles so winning against him means a lot to me.”
Medina, who has already clinched his spot in the WSL Final 5, was undefeated at the Surf Ranch until today, having won the event in 2018 and 2019. Medina’s runner-up finish marks his fifth final out of six events so far this season.
“Surf Ranch contests are always fun because you have great waves,” saidMedina. “Here you have the pressure that makes everything more interesting. Felipe and I always have good battles here. He is my favorite surfer to watch.”
Four Olympic qualifiers went head-to-head in the women’s Semifinal with Moore and Defay advancing to the Final each with an excellent 8.50. Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) and Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA) finish the event in equal third place. Fitzgibbons, who started the event as world no. 2, after a win in Rottnest, moves down one place to third. Weston-Webb goes down from third to fourth, also with one win so far this season.
The men’s Semifinals saw eight surfers compete for a place in the Final.Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) missed out on a Final berth by less than one point and went home in equal 5th place, which moves him up three places to sixth on the WSL leaderboard. Igarashi will now reset and focus on his Olympic campaign.
Yago Dora (BRA) put down the highest single-wave score of the event, a near-perfect 9.73 in the Semifinals, but could not find the score on the right to back it up and finished the event in equal 5th place. Dora came into stop no. 6 ranked at 10th place in the world and today’s result is his best of the season, moving him up two places to eight in the world.
Jeep Surf Ranch Pro pres. By Adobe Men’s Final Results:
1. Filipe Toledo (BRA) 17.94
2. Gabriel Medina (BRA) 10.60
Jeep Surf Ranch Pro pres. By Adobe Women’s Final Results:
1. Johanne Defay (FRA) 16.63
2. Carissa Moore (HAW) 16.23
Jeep Surf Ranch Pro pres. By Adobe Men’s Semifinal Results:
1. Filipe Toledo (BRA) 17.74
2. Gabriel Medina (BRA) 18.10
3. Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) 16.93
4. Griffin Colapinto (USA) 16.50
5. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.47
6. Yago Dora (BRA) 13.06
7. Ethan Ewing (AUS) 12.77
8. Kelly Slater (USA) 11.53
WSL Women’s Championship Tour Leaderboard Top 5:
Carissa Moore 43,855 pts
Johanne Defay 34,635 pts
Sally Fitzgibbons 34,270 pts
Tatiana Weston-Webb 33,625 pts
Stephanie Gilmore 29,390 pts
WSL Men’s Championship Tour Leaderboard Top 5:
Gabriel Medina: 46,720 pts
Italo Ferreira: 33,555 pts
Filipe Toledo: 32,065 pts
Morgan Cibilic: 24,610 pts
Griffin Colapinto: 22,235 pts
