When Gerry Lopez first surfed Uluwatu in 1974, the fabled Balinese wave was magical, empty and pristine. Gerry returned to Uluwatu 40 years later to find it bustling, developed and profoundly changed. After a week of surfing and yoga, however, Gerry tapped into a spirit of place that continues to endure.
In recent years, booming popularity has placed huge environmental pressure on the Uluwatu area. Project Clean Uluwatu is working to ease this pressure and restore the area’s pristine nature. Please donate to help keep this iconic place sacred and intact for locals and visitors alike: pat.ag/Uluwatu
Maui locals enjoying a day at the Bay. Highlights from the swell on Wednesday January 25, 2017 featuring Kevin Sullivan, Ian Gentil, Ocean Macedo, Coconut Willy, Wes Larsen, Mark Andersen, Paige Alms, and others.
Late January in Cali has had a few busy but visually appealing sessions… Feat Jordy Smith, Colton Tisch, Kanoa Igarashi, Yadin Nicol, Kolohe Andino and many others.
Making the cut for the WSL is the pinnacle of any competitive surfer’s career. We look forward to seeing Zeke and his fellow rookies take on the world’s best this season.
Joining Zeke as the new kids on tour hoping they won’t get their heads flushed down the bogs are Europeans Frederico Morais, Joan Duru and Leo Fioravanti. Brazil’s Ian Gouveia and Aussies Ethan Ewing and Connor O’Leary … although Connor’s dad is Irish and his mum’s Japanese so he’ll be cheered on by the homelands as well.
