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Mason Ho shows us the way around Waimea Bay. From the outside peak to the inside shore break he’s got a knack for the place. When Eddie says ‘Go!’ so will Mr. Ho.

Koa & Alex Smith’s ‘Thru My Eyes’ An Indo Sojourn..

Join brothers Koa & Alex Smith on a two-month surf journey through nine magical islands of Indonesia. “Thru My Eyes” is about following a calling into the unknown, to a place we thought only existed in our dreams. Or. A lot of crazy barrels and the kind of travel vibes that’ll have you booking a flight to Indo asap.

WSL Comish Kieren Perrow visits Kelly’s Pool…

 

The WSL Commissioner, Kieren Perrow, and Women’s tour manager Jessi Miley-Dyer check out the Kelly Wave Co Pool with a bunch of tour heads. Verdict is good.

Interesting to see the many different moods of the pool from the glassy perfection of Kelly’s wave to the roughed up less palatable waves a lot of other folk get dealt. Same deal with, err, other pool tech, the first wave from dead calm is a glassy wonder, from there on out the chop is an issue. Especially the faster the turnaround time. More waves per hour equals way less quality.

Attenuating the chop and backwash and recycling time is the key thing for these pools. Get that right and it’s commercially viable. Seems the noises the WSL is making that the Kelly pools it wants to spread around the world might not be so public, or if they are, they will be expensive. Whatever the result it’s a big investment to build one and no business man, no matter how deep the pockets, is going to pour money into a wave pool shaped money pit.

Kelly Wave Co

Bure 13 … The Cloudbreak Sessions

Cloudbreak, Fiji, Monday the May 23. A large purple blob popped up and the swell made its way to the South Pacific to be greeted by a crew of the world’s leading chargers.

Damien Hobgood, Landon Mcnamara, Luke Shephardson, Koa Rothman, Nathan Florence, Eli Olson, Sean Lopez, Coconut Willie, Francisco Porcella, Sai Smilley, Mike Pietsch, Aaron Gold, Benji Brand, Billy Kemper, Greg Long, Mark Healey and the rest of the crew.

Thanks to Uri Kurop for putting your life on the line and putting others before yourself and also thank you to the water patrol for keeping everyone safe.

Filmed by Guy Mac…

Cloudbreak

Jack Entwistle’s Dreamy Snapper Session

We did a trip with Jack Entwistle back end of last year and he’s a good kid. Know’s his way around a longboard too as this dreamy edit from Snapper shows. Crystal clear water, long rides, sunshine… just heaven. And, for Snapper at least, not insanely crowded.

Shot by: Fran Miller and Hunter Johnston

Jack Entwistle 1 Jack Entwistle 2