When Torren and Aiyana borrowed the 35ft sailing boat ‘Calypte’ and departed from the east coast of Thailand in early 2022, they had a combined sailing experience of only a few days. The one requirement of their charter was to eventually deliver the boat to Eastern Indonesia. They could learn as they went, get a few friends with sailing experience to help through the tricky bits and pick up as much as possible from them along the way. With this plan, the pair embarked onto the South China Sea, headed up through the Strait of Malacca and around the tip of Sumatra; out into the Indian Ocean on a year-long expedition in search of waves. What seemed like an idyllic journey didn’t come easy. It was difficult to anticipate the challenges of the sleepless nights, the endless rolling and tossing of the boat, the breakdowns, the relentless maintenance and confined space. But adventures always seem sweeter if it really feels like you had to work to get there.

A film by Ishka Folkwell & Torren Martyn – Produced by needessentials

Stepping through the portal on a quest to surf the best cold water waves on Earth

Shot over the last four years, Awaken is the story of a group of brave souls who are deeply connected to nature and specifically the frozen waters of the North Atlantic Ocean. Their commitment to such a pure pursuit is a reminder that everything we need to thrive is already provided by Mother Earth.

Featuring: Oli Adams, Taz Knight, Noah Lane, Gearoid Mcdaid and Conor Maguire

A film by Reverse Paradise

Directed by Oli Adams

Directors of Cinematography: Megan Jones and Jacob Bartrop

Principal Cinematography: Megan Jones, Jacob Bartrop, Seth Hughes and Oli Adams

Additional Cinematography: Mikey Corker, Mathew Ham, Tim Boydell, Olly Fawcett, Ollie Treacher and Josh Hughes

Still Photography: Megan Jones and Luke Gartside

Sound Mix: Boyde

Supported by: Dryrobe

instagram: @reverse__paradise

Can we get a hell yeah? Full respect to the teams out there for this XXL outer reef paddle session, all the pleasure and the pain, great to see Tom Lowe out there with Nathan Florence, next level stuff.

We salute all the crew and teams out there, we doff our hat to you.

Footage:
Brent Beilman
Daniel Leigh
Zoard Janko
Jack Germain

Safety:
Mikey Bruneau
Kai Hall
Kalani Brown

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@tomloweyo/

Let’s face it, if their fins are not scraping the rocks, Mason Ho and Sheldon Paishon are not having any of it. Click into the carnage from everyones favourite sons of fun.

This film is an intimate look at the Vans surf team on the north shore of Hawaii during January of 2023. It’s about the cultural connections and expressions of gratitude between surfers and the local community. “Whats The Call?” explores all those special moments in between sessions and what it looks like when the right call is made.

A video made during the European QS last September in Spain and Portugal with Gaspard Larsonneur. The opportunity to enjoy a few sessions without jersey, away from the competition sites. Also present in the video, surfers like Ian Fontaine, Tristan Guilbaud and Maxime Huscenot.

Surfers: @maximehuscenot/ @tristan_guilbaud/ @gaspardlarsonneur/ @ianfontaine
Filmed: @robin_aussenac/