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After a brief hiatus, Nixon’s homespun surf contest, The Weird, makes a comeback on Hawaii’s North Shore. A mix of pro and am surfers were invited to compete in the peer-judged contest at Ehukai Beach Park. Dustin Barca, Conner Coffin, Jet Schilling, Nathan Fletcher, Josh Kerr, Betet Merta, Kaiwi Berry, Jojo Roper, Kalani David, Daniel Russo, Mike Dodd, Leila Hurst, Nathan Florence, Kamalei Alexander and Thatcher Johnson competed in the winner takes all, one-day event.
Hosted with colorful commentary by Parker Coffin, riders were matched through a blind draw pairing with one of seven weird boards. Shaped by Hawaii local John Pyzel of Pyzel Surfboards, the boards were a variety of different shapes and sizes and included everything from twin fins to asymmetrical boards. The contest consisted of four-man heats judged by fellow peer participants with the top finisher of each heat heading to finals. nixon.com/theweird
. If you’ve got the current issue of the magazine you’ll have enjoyed Mick’s sojourn to the Arctic Circle in search of groundbreaking photos. Here’s some moving pictures to go along with the feature… All photos Trevor Moran/Red Bull
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“I don’t think I’m well,” says Mick Fanning to cinematographer Matt Kleiner, laughing about the latest bleak environment he’s found himself in, Norway. Compared to Alaska a few months earlier he’s doing okay, but fresh off a trip to relatively tepid Ireland where he “only wore a hood once!” the Norwegian environment is bracing at best.
Mick is here with a couple of goals in mind. Norwegian photographers Emil Sollie and Mats Grimsæth had long wanted to shoot surfing beneath their country’s legendary Northern Lights, and though they knew they had their methods figured out, securing surfing talent was proving an issue. Thankfully a certain Australian three-time world champion stepped up, and as you’ve no doubt seen by now, the results were spectacular.
With the high technology and natural phenomena side of things taken care of, Mick just wanted a good old fashioned surf trip, and with plenty of swell, some wild accommodation, and Kleiner and photographer Trevor Moran on-hand to record the results in a country that is incredibly new to surfing, that’s exactly what he had.
In our ever-evolving Chasing The Shot series, this just might be our favourite release yet. Stay tuned for the same time next week, when we bring you the second and final Norwegian episode with Mick, Trev and the gang. Until then, best of luck to Mick, as he makes his much anticipated return to fulltime competition at Snapper this week.
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Pierre Picat enjoying the fruits of the Les Landes.
By Greg Menager
Extra footage : Cheezy Duck / Stephane Becret / Julien Turpaud / Yannick Loussouarn / Jennifer Quitrent
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Time is always an interesting subject to think about. Your perspective of it is always changing depending on whats happening in your life. This short piece I wrote, directed, shot and edited of Kanoa Igarashi for G Shock. Aaron Lieber
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Since 1969, Quiksilver has been blazing the trail for an entire culture and the industry that it spawned. We’re founded on a shared passion for living in the moment and using that passion to awaken the spirit of adventure that rests in all of us. It’s the spirit that defines eras, discovers waves, invents styles, throws parties, wins World Titles and more. It’s been there since the very beginning, and keeps us pushing towards tomorrow. Because at the core of it all, it hasn’t changed.
Generations of Quiksilver celebrates that by sharing the stories that shaped our brand’s past, present and future.
It’s not a history lesson. It’s not a message to the misguided youth. It’s not a back in my day. It’s about the feeling of now.
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“I’ve always worked construction, but now I work for the County of Maui water supply. Whenever there is waves Deep West Maui Side, I surf. If there’s no waves on this side then we do something else. Fishing, diving, doing chores haha. I don’t travel to get waves. West side is family grounds. This is where we’re from. We just hold em down as best as we can.
The board was shaped for my uncle back in the mid 70’s by Jimmy Lewis. It’s a 8’2 Single fin. He got into a bad motorcycle accident and ended up selling the board. It got traded around and it ended coming back full circle. Psyched it’s still in the family. I call the board big jimmy or the purple people eater.” – Kalei Kauhane
Music – Groundation “Groundation Chant”
