I’ve been getting text messages and instagram posts rammed down my throat by relatives living in NZ, it’s been freaking pumping. Narnia and its mystical worlds are very much alive in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, New Zealand shows its magical powers in this insane edit.
Two friends, photographer Michal Pelka and surfer Roy van Eijk chase down a promising swell along the Atlantic coast in December 2021, in an effort to briefly escape incoming Northern European winter.
Three weeks of waves into 2022 and the boys are making the most of it already. A fun surf edit featuring some rare waves from around Britain featuring Ben Avery, Joe Bracegirdle, Alec Hume, Ollie Grayling, Sandy Kerr and Gabe Davies made by Christian Jones.
He's wasn't on many a radar until the end of 2021 when the Evans Head born and bread power monger qualified for the big show in Hawaii. We boosted the fifty minutes down the motorway from Tweed to hang out with Callum 'Caltex' Robson on the eve of his debut at the Banzai Pipeline.
The Backdoor Shootout is a Pipeline specialty event with a goal to have a surf contest in the best waves and conditions possible. The format lets everybody surf the same amount of time. Waves are scored on a 12 point scale and the aim is to get the highest 3 wave total. This year was awesome becuase they let WSL athletes compete in it (usually not allowed) so the field was more stacked then ever!
Most surf contests only focus on individuals but this event they also score your TEAM. Logan "Chucky" Dulien threw together TEAM SNAPT4 this year which included event winner Mason Ho, Snapt4 hero Barron Mamiya, Snapt4 heaviest pipe waves riden Benji Brand and easily the best human on earth Parker Coffin. The boys did damage together, worked as a team and took home the Gold!
TEAM RESULTS:
1st Team Snapt4
2nd Team Volcom
3rd Team Florence
Filming: Rory Pringle, Mason Ho, Slow Motion Water Cinematography Erik Ippel / Ippel films. Also from the ski Larry Haynes.
Team Snapt4: Mason Ho, Barron Mamiya, Benji Brand & Parker Coffin.
Location: Pipeline & Backdoor. North Shore, Oahu. Hawaii.
Jams: Mom Collection.
All surfboard info in end credit roll plus ding report.
An XL Jaws swell came in on January 22nd, 2022. The buoy readings were much larger than thought and the waves were pumping all along the north coast's of Hawaii.
Featuring surfers.
kai lennny
Albee Layer
Fransisco Porcella
Jojo Roper
Torrey Meister
Ridge Lenny
Tyler Larronde
Keala Kennely
Zane Schweitzer
Ty Simpson Kane
