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Basque friends Natxo Gonzalez, Adrian Fernandez de Valderrama and Aletxu Gironi having some fun in Oahu, Hawaii during this winter.
Film and Edit By Jon Aspuru @jonbakio
Natxo Gonzalez @natxogonzalez1
Adrian Fernandez de Valderrama @adrofernandez
Alex Gironi @aletxugironi
Music by Muddy Watters
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Roll up ladies and gentlemen for a dose of full throttle surfing. Heaving pits contained herein.
“Chase” – A short surf film featuring Scott Dennis – Filmed in Australia, Tahiti and Norfolk Island over 2017
Filmed by: Dave Fox, Tyge Landa, Andrew Kaneider, Kane Overall, Spencer Frost.
Music – Zen A by Surf Rock is Dead
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What’s Superbrand rider and co-founder Clay Marzo been up the last couple of months?
Surfing.
Lots and lots of surfing. “Choke” surfing as Clay would tell ya. Up at the crack of dawn scouring west Maui for dry reef gems and someone crazy enough to paddle out with him. He seems impervious to reef rash, can never find a fin key or leash, and get’s more psyched than ever when it’s pumping.
“I can’t even keep up with him,” says his pal and fellow Maui ripper Kai Barger. “He’s paddling out in the dark just psyching,” adds Barger.
His weapon of choice is a 6’2” x 19 ½” x 2 9/16” Mad Cat model, but all he says when ordering a quiver is, “I need some race cars. Make ‘em thick.” A big boy model for big boy surfing.
And when the waves aren’t up to par? Time to go deep into the mountains, barefoot through the kiawe trees, centipedes, and god knows what else in search of the elusive dragon fruit, in other words, it’s Harvest Time.
Film and edit: Russell Spencer
Music: Golden And Green by The Builders And The Butchers, A Day At The Races by Jurassic 5
Van tires roll off the pavement a few miles from the coast of mainland Mexico. Modern civilization has long been abandoned, as the search for a rumored beach break begins. The crew drives in on a black sandy trail, passing rundown houses, overgrown palms, and stone-faced Federales, making way through the landscape. They are eager and loose as the whisper of the waves grows closer, summoning a restless edge that calls for a more primal self.
Each day starts before sunrise. They drink instant coffee and put together daypacks for the two-mile trek towards the beach. Once the jet-skis are in the water, the sessions begin. Hollow, shore-breaking barrels continue as long as the sun is up, creating a platform for stylish and powerful surfing. Evenings are spent eating locally caught fish and drinking beer from beat-up glass bottles.
The need for a trip like this will never go away. Advocates find a fix in these desolate landscapes, feeding off of the raw energy and uncertain safety net that new territory brings. Perspective is gained in a simpler place, as the ongoing search for the Savageland carries on.
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Video by Blaine Suque, song: Built in Sun by G Night
Candid, loose, fun and raw - Griffin Colapinto’s personality matches his surfing. This freestyle approach saw him blast through the QS onto the world stage last year, taking out the Triple Crown and cementing his place among the planet’s elite. He even capped things off with an epic freestyle rap during his speech at his qualification party. If Griffin’s relaxed attitude is any indication, he’ll hit the World Tour with zero nerves and guns blazing. His post-heat interviews should be just as entertaining as his fin hucks in the water. To celebrate, here’s a short & sharp edit showing exactly why the rest of the boys on tour are on high alert coming into Snapper. Welcome to the big leagues, Griff.
Cape Solander from the eye in the sky is just as terrifying as you’d imagine. The drone angle reveals the painfully shallow nature of one of the world’s leading mutant slabs.
