Rip Curl Women Take on Hawaii: EP.2.

Rip Curl Women Take on Hawaii: EP.2.

From Off The Wall to the Waimea shore break the Rip Curl Women have been putting on a show this week. The North Shore has offered up the extremes its most known for – beautiful sunny days and powerful building swell – and the women have taken full advantage. With special guest Bethany Hamilton they've been put through their paces both on land and in the water.

Throughout this next episode of Rip Curl Women Take on the North Shore, we explore what it really means to be women in the water, taking on some of the world's heaviest waves as a pack of ladies pushing the boundaries of surfing.

Coming up in the next few days we’ll have 2x World Champion Tyler Wright flying in to surf and explore all that the North Shore has to offer, alongside the rest of the Rip Curl Women.

Albee Layer – THE HITS SO FAR

Albee Layer – THE HITS SO FAR

Hi its Albee.
 First off please watch this on something bigger and louder than your phone!

Recently I suffered a head injury at Jaws. It's a month out and we are still not sure how well I'm recovering. After talking with several doctors the basic analysis is if I continue the next 5-10 years like I have the last 5-10 years I am at very high risk for CTE and other brain related complications.

I was already planning to make this edit but it came at a very important time. Going through several years of highlights and slams has helped me start to look at some big questions, mainly is it worth it. Are the highs of surfing this wave now, worth the physical and mental pain its very likely to cause later in life, and... I HAVE NO IDEA. I wish I did but I don't. I'm sure like everything in life it's about finding a balance.

I was already planning to make this edit but it came at a very important time. Going through several years of highlights and slams has helped me start to look at some big questions, mainly is it worth it. Are the highs of surfing this wave now, worth the physical and mental pain its very likely to cause later in life, and... I HAVE NO IDEA. I wish I did but I don't. I'm sure like everything in life it's about finding a balance.

As of right now I fully intend to get back out there and redeem myself but I also know if I make a few more of the same mistakes I'll end up not being able to do a lot of the things I love to do, or surf "small" waves good again.

So this edit is basically my own form of therapy trying to figure out where to go from here. I do know I wouldn't trade the moments I've had so far for anything in the world.

Blizzard surfing in Japan with Jamie O’Brien.

Blizzard surfing in Japan with Jamie O’Brien.

 

Jamie O’Brien having a blast in Japan and losing his mind surfing in the snow. All eyes are going to be on Japan in this Olympic year so it’s going to be fascinating to see how it all pans out. If you want an entertaining look at the country James May’s Amazon Prime travel show is real good.


 

People Of The Sea

People Of The Sea

Typhoon, People Of The Sea
Alan Stokes is up before dawn even in the dead of winter, drawn by the connection he has to the elements and the ocean.

Feeling nippy? Typhoon make some of the warmest and most durable wetsuits in the world. To go along with Stokesys "People of the Sea" film we have all the kit he wears the video to giveaway!

Including
• Typhoon International Kona 5mm OFZ
The new Typhoon International Kona 5mm is available in a choice of OFZ and Back Zip Entry, is available in a full range of sizes in both men’s and women’s fits.

Plus:
• Zephyr 5mm Boots
• Kona Gloves
• Raptor hood

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Produced by - Wild Tide Creative

Surfer Alan Stokes 

Directed by Philly Stokes / Alan Stokes 

Filmed by Philly Stokes / Anthony Butler - Mr B Productions 

Weird Waves – Gaso-Line (Portugal)

Weird Waves – Gaso-Line (Portugal)

 

Dylan and friends get their wake on in Portugal. Ferry nuff...

In this episode of Weird Waves Dylan Graves and the WW Crew prove ferry waves are real. We’re talking specifically about ferries that take people from the blue-collar town of Barreiro, Portugal to the capital city of Lisbon as a way to dodge morning traffic. The new wave generating boats have sparked a new surf community in an unlikely place. One person’s commuter traffic is another’s wonderland.