Trying to ride a little between sets wave up the reef to exit the session. But end up being sucked across the near dry slab & dropped off into the keyhole gulley. RAW GoPro POV & land footage of being blasted against, up and out of the gulley. Escaping with a bruised hip, a snapped fin & a few dings.

Incidentally, in the hurry to get in the surf, I forgot to screw up one of the front side fins, only to realise out the back before the first wave. Fortunately it stayed in fine for the whole session.

The 2nd ride here gives another angle and perspective of the the sink hole to avoid getting caught in.
Everything happens fast at once, this slow motion ride allows for time to also appreciate the backwash of the cliff, gurgles the entire way, the mass of barely wet reef in front of the wave, the backdoor section. Being on the outside rail in the tube counteracting the suck as it barrels, the bend in the wave that goes off the reef - Ian Battrick

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Emmy Awards Nominated filmmaker Mikey Corker’s multi award-winning documentary SAVAGE WATERS starts its UK and Ireland theatrical release with a special string of pre-release screenings in Cornwall and Devon over August and September.

The film chronicles renowned sailor Matt Knight’s quest to use a 19th century treasure-hunter’s journal to seek out and surf a mythical, never-ridden wave in some of the most remote and dangerous waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

Accompanied by world-class big wave surfer Andrew Cotton, Matt, along with family and friends board the catamaran Hecate and follow clues to this ‘perfect wave’. However, life never goes exactly to plan with injury and life-threatening challenges testing the crew’s resilience along the way.

SAVAGE WATERS is narrated by the legendary actor Charles Dance and beautiful scored by AVAWAVES, the duo composed of prolific violinist Anna Phoebe and pianist/producer Aisling Brouwer.

Ahead of the film’s October 27th release in the UK and Ireland by UK distributor Tull Stories, a series of summer previews across Cornwall and Devon take place.

Director Mikey Corker will be present at the first screening at the Lighthouse Cinema in Newquay, on Sunday 27th August at 7pm.

The full preview line up:

·      Lighthouse, Newquay: Sunday 27th August, 7pm (+ director Q&A)
·      The Poly, Falmouth: Thursday 14th September, 7.30pm (director Q&A TBC)
·      Phoenix, Exeter: Friday 15th September, 8.15pm (director Q&A TBC)
·      Outside, Bantham: Friday 22nd September, 6.30pm (director Q&A TBC)

Mikey Corker says:

“I’m delighted to have Savage Waters’ UK release on the way and we’re thrilled to kick things off with this tour of one of our favourite parts of the world. We can’t wait to take our film to cinemas all over the UK this autumn!”

Tickets are available via the Tull Stories below 

The Search is back...

It’s not often a World Title contender goes on The Search mid-season. But, when Mick Fanning let Gabriel Medina know where he was heading with Mason Ho, it was too good for Gabby to pass up. Medina adjusted his plans, slid into the mission, and shifted gears to hunt some wild slabs in the wildly remote coasts of Australia.

This was no luxury trip either. The crew stayed in vermin-infested cabins in the middle of nowhere and survived off two-minute noodles and sausages in bread for dinner. Medina ate nothing but cheese sandwiches for most meals. Mason Ho even woke up one morning to find his toothbrush had been totally devastated by rats. Despite these challenges, the surfers had an incredible time. It’s what The Search is all about.

“That was the stuff I dream of,” says Mason Ho about the trip. “I couldn’t believe, not one person around or out. Then surfing with those two guys, they’re not only surfing world champions, they’re like human world champions too.”

The Kangs takes you on The Search through a wide, open land…

Directed by: Vaughan Blakey and Nick Pollet
Filmers: Nick Pollet, Mikey Corker, Rory Pringle and Stuart Gibson
Photography: Hayden Richards and Stuart Gibson
Producers: Johnny Hawken and Lachlan McNish

Skeleton Bay, located on the southwestern coast of Namibia, is now renowned for being one of the world's premier surf destinations. The name "Skeleton Bay" is derived from the nearby abandoned diamond mining settlement, but the bay itself is pumping with the energy of powerful waves generated by unique sandbanks and ocean currents that pound the coast. Surfers are drawn to this natural endless wave pool and its ever-changing ocean conditions, hit play to watch Nate Florence dig in.