Le Chéile is a short film about how individuals living in an Irish town help shape the area, people and society around them.
The film features Lahinch Local surfer Ollie O Flaherty and a host of his friends that live in Lahinch. Filmed on location in Lahinch, County Clare Ireland.
The music for this film was recorded live in Kennys, the local pub by The O’Connell brothers who are good friends of Ollie.
The name of the song is ‘Liscannor Bay’. Liscannor Bay is the Bay that Lahinch is located in and contains some of the counties best reef breaks.
Team Australia displayed the well-balanced attack of their men and women surfers on Wednesday and took the ISA Aloha Cup Gold Medal at the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games presented by Vans in Miyazaki, Japan.
Ryan Callinan's 7.33 wave score led Australia in the Final and along with solid performances from teammates Owen Wright, Sally Fitzgibbons and Nikki Van Dijk, their team total of 38.19 points narrowly edged out Team South Africa for the Gold.
"It's a great feeling to be a part of a team, It's so different for our sport to be here representing Team Australia and to get a win is amazing. It had a relaxed vibe to it and all of the other countries involved looked like they were having a lot of fun. We really embraced the opportunity." - Ryan Callinan
Ryan Callinan (above), Jordy Smith (below)
Team South Africa was anchored byJordy Smith, who earned the two highest wave scores of the heat with 7.47 and 8.5. However, South Africa's team total of 38.11 came up just short of Australia, awarding them the Silver Medal.
Team USA was in position to take the Gold Medal withKelly Slaterlooking for a final wave in the dying minutes of the heat. Slater found a meager 3.2 wave score that was enough to push USA into the lead, but he fell on his final maneuver that forced him into a long sprint to the beach. Coming up just seconds short crossing the team box, Team USA was charged with a 5-point penalty for not finishing the relay in time and therefore dropping to Bronze Medal position with 35.38 points.
Team USA was in position to take the Gold Medal withKelly Slaterlooking for a final wave in the dying minutes of the heat. Slater found a meager 3.2 wave score that was enough to push USA into the lead, but he fell on his final maneuver that forced him into a long sprint to the beach. Coming up just seconds short crossing the team box, Team USA was charged with a 5-point penalty for not finishing the relay in time and therefore dropping to Bronze Medal position with 35.38 points.Team Japan, who also was given a 5-point penalty for not finishing in time, totaled 28.10 points in the Copper Medal position.
The ISA Aloha Cup is a team relay event that features two men and two women from the top eight teams from the 2018 ISA World Surfing Games in Tahara, Japan. There are two semifinals and a final where each surfer catches two waves in their leg of the relay before tagging in the next teammate. The total of all surfers' waves becomes the final team score.
The first Semifinal featured Japan, South Africa, Peru, and Argentina, while the second Semifinal featured Australia, USA, France, and the defending Aloha Cup Gold Medalist, Spain. Teams Japan, South Africa, USA, and Australia advanced through to the Final, making the most of the clean, knee to waist high conditions at Kisakihama Beach. Australia's RyanCallinan stood out in the Semifinals with the highest score throughout the entire Aloha Cup, scoring an impressive 8.5 point ride to take Australia to the Final.
“It´s not only about waves” is the journey by @evadiez and @kepaacero in the heart of the african jungle searching for epic uncrowded waves and humanity. However, the purpose of the trip was not only surfing but to donate hundreds of surfboards so the local communities could benefit them. In Kepa’s words:
"As surfers we love travelling. We are used to going to exotic places in an attempt of surfing good waves and taking that experience back home. The intention in this case was not just to take something, but also to leave something in the place we were visiting.
We made a campaign by social media you to donate surfboards, collected them and sent them to this corner of Africa, in order to not only take something from the place we are visiting, but also to share some of our stoked.
“It’s not only about waves" is a cultural exchange project and a fascinating human experience.
All this would not be possible without all the people that collaborated on the project."
At 31 years old, including 13 spent on the professional circuit and with legendary victories such as Teahupo’o and Pipeline, Jeremy Florès is now considered the best French and European surfer and one of the most talented on the world tour.
Rookie of the year. Teahupo’o champion. 2x Pipe Masters champion. Jeremy Flores has accomplished a lot in his thirteen years of competing on the WSL’s Championship Tour. But it hasn’t all been sunshine and rainbows.
It’s a well-known fact that Jeremy runs hot. He’s passionate. If he feels a certain way, he’s not afraid to show it. His fiery attitude even led him to a notorious meltdown at J-Bay Open in 2014.
But at the same time, this passion serves as fuel for Jeremy. More often than not, it’s the source of good things. “I just want to prove that I deserve to be where I’m at,” he says.
This short film gives you a deeper look at Jeremy Flores. It shows you who he is and where he came from, complete with thoughts from some of the people who’ve been close to him throughout his life and career.
It ends with solid advice.
“Surfing is all about your mindset. If you’re in the right mindset, I think everything goes your way. You gotta have fun. You gotta enjoy. You gotta be surrounded by good people.”
