As they say, leave the best till last. After two days of the East Coast getting battered by yet another East Coast low pressure system the surf went down from a peak of 10 meters plus (30 feet) to a chunky 8 to 12 feet.(3/4 meters) This day really showed who was the boss as there were victims a plenty.
The Cape loves a tow swell and this one didn’t disappoint. Still at eight feet the paddle option is very doable if you’re good. But when the big ones come through the tow option is best as you will see here. Stand out surfer was Max McGuigan on his backhand getting more ad more confident every time he surfs out there. Then there was the usual pack showing us all how its done like Kirk Flintoff, Hayden Blair, Lucas Street & Kipp Caddy.
There was long time Cape/Ours legends Wayne Cleveland & Eddie “The Predator” Blackwell also taking on some of the bigger bombs.
All up this was an all time day! Sea for yourself!
This year’s qualifying series for the RipCurl Grom Search have gone digital, but the comp will have a real final in real waves at The Wave in Bristol, UK!
Rip Curl has decided to run the Rip Curl GromSearch 2020 with all the participants entering by summiting the videos of their 2 best waves, starting August 21st and closing on September 15th via this link: GROM SEARCH
The best European judges are already getting ready for your best moves and style. One boy and one girl under 16 years old from the following countries, UK, Portugal, France and Spain, and “Other Euro Countries” will win their ticket to the Euro Final at The Wave in Bristol. This will be the first European Grom event in a wave pool ever – an historic final, which you have a chance to be a part of!
Rip Curl will also award 4 wildcards for 2 boys and 2 girls in the categories “Deepest Barrel” presented by SMITH and “Biggest Air” presented by FCS! On top of that, the wildcard winners will have the opportunity to receive a one-year sponsorship with Smith and FCS!
The European Final at The Wave will take place on October 2nd, 2020* where the 14 qualified Groms will battle to earn 2 tickets to the International final at Bells Beach in April 2021*.
The Rip Curl GromSearch in Europe is supported by its longtime partners SMITH and FCS. Their partnerships have greatly helped the improvement of the Euro Rip Curl GromSearch throughout the years!
2020 Sponsors: Rip Curl, FCS, Smith Optics, Fatboy and Hydroflask
JJF By Pyzel is a collaborative project between 2 times World Champion John John Florence and award winning Shaper Jon Pyzel.
Based on the North Shore, JJF by Pyzel produces High quality Funformance Softboards designed to progress your surfing by using tested and refined shapes and constructions in durable ecologically produced softboards.
The range is composed of 3 Iconic and proven Pyzel shapes, available in different sizes and colorways. The Gremlin, famous small wave weapon, the log, perfect from beginners to advanced surfers on beach days and the AstroFish fun and performance for any kind of wave you can find.
All the boards are made of Eco fiberglass / epoxy construction and wrapped in soft durable grippy EVA. Rails are hand finished and all boards features central wood stringer and future fin boxes for a better Funformance feeling.
JJF by PYZEL will be distributed in Europe by SAMPLE N CO (www.samplenco.com) a french based company. Some early released boards will be available in Europe end of September
CJ Mirra (LS/FF award winning alumni) has dropped the title track from his album Translate, the official soundtrack to the eponymously named audio-visual freesurfing experiment and movie created in collaboration with award winning director Chris McClean.
“The video is one artist’s translation of the original film, using collaboration as protest against the current divisive political climate in Europe and beyond,” explains CJ Mirra of the piece that reinterprets original footage from the film with a digital aesthetic.
Translate is an ode to the raging North Atlantic that sculpts the landscape, the customs and the surfing tribe that call these European shores home. The album unites ethereal orchestral movements with sublime electronic excursions, lo-fi moments and contributions from the likes of surfer/musician LeeAnn Curren to transport the listener on an immersive and unrestrained journey across the coastlines of France, Spain, Ireland, England, Scotland and beyond.
Translate released on The State51 Conspiracy is available 27th November 2020 on digital and ltd edition vinyl with the first single released 21st August HERE
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Translate, the second album from celebrated composer CJ Mirra, is the official soundtrack to the latest surf movie created in collaboration with multi-award winning filmmaker Chris McClean and the bedrock of their acclaimed audio-visual freesurfing experience. Released November 2020, Translate is an ode to the raging North Atlantic that sculpts the landscape, the customs and the surfing tribe that call these European shores home.
The album unites ethereal soundscapes and rising orchestral movements with sublime electronic excursions, manipulated samples and heavy, lo-fi moments to transport the listener on an immersive and unrestrained journey across the continent taking in the coastlines of France, Spain, Ireland, England, Scotland and beyond. “We set out to make a soundtrack rather than a score,” explains CJ Mirra of the project that has confirmed his status as ‘the sound of cold water surfing’. “ This gave us freedom to mirror the changes in the locations, the waves and the surfers, imbuing the music with the tastes, textures and sonics to reflect the landscapes and shifting oceans, capturing the pan-European scope of the film.”
The title track Translate (released 21/08) is cinematic while collaborations with the likes of renowned surfer/ musician Lee-Ann Curren have taken the music into new, sonic territories. “We recorded with Lee-Ann at Abbey Road – she has the coolest voice and she sings on a couple of the tracks and plays some guitar. Sans Raison (released 11/09) with her layered melody and French language vocal, is two minutes of high-energy, beat-based, psych-pop with distorted bass lines and spiralling, fuzzy guitars. Our cover of the track Horses (released 25/09) is a traditional arrangement while Narnia (released 30/10) is a gritty, dark improvisation on a number of bowed metal objects summoning the industrial tone reflected in the visuals.”
CJ Mirra is the alias of renowned London based recording artist, sought after composer and sound designer John Sampson. He has scored over twenty films screened from London to SXSW and in 2018 received a BIFA nomination for Best Sound. Translate is the latest collaboration in a unique partnership with filmmaker Chris McClean exploring the bounds of the cinematic surf-sphere. Translate the live A/V performance had its sell-out world premiere at the London Surf / Film Festival where it scooped the prestigious Viewer’s Choice Award and will be touring soon.
Translate released on The State51 Conspiracy is available 27th November 2020 on digital and ltd edition vinyl with the first single released 21st August
It's the year 1962. Bruce Brown, an ambitious young filmmaker has an idea for a new project -The Endless Summer. The concept: Follow the summer season around the world with two surfers on a quest for the perfect wave.As it turned out, Bruce was on to something. Not only did the film become a hit, it earned a cult following, became the most successful surf film of all time and arguably made him the founding father of action sports films. Directed by second generation, award winning and documentarian filmmaker Dana Brown his projects have included such titles as Endless Summer 2, Step Into Liquid, Dust to Glory, Highwater, On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter and Dust 2 Glory. A Life of Endless Summers is the story of a man, a father, a husband, a filmmaker, a pioneer, a legend.
