The Opposite – Mentawai boat trip

The Opposite – Mentawai boat trip

Upon arrival to the Mentawais, a swell was about to hit the islands. As expected, most of the boats were heading for the same surf spots. In order to surf empty waves, the guide suggested taking the opposite direction – Gaspard Larsonneur

Arrival

Arrival

As the first swell of the September ebbs, take a couple of minutes to watch Miles Lee-Hargreaves going rail to rail in some of the lines delivered by the season opener.

Filmed and edited by Adam Norris of Offshores Photo. 

Free Scrubber Excess Baggage Part 6

Free Scrubber Excess Baggage Part 6

From the Channel Islands Black Beauty and World Championship thrusterdom, to 5’7 Fireball Fish sessions at maxing Bawa Indo, and everything in between, Tom Curren has sampled foam from every corner of the surfing world. Here he puts his own spin on a CI fish, weight plates, refoiled S-wing fins… TC always looking for the next thing, I think that’s why they call it #TheSearch. Part 6 of Free Scrubber Excess Baggage…

📹 Andy Potts, Nick Pollet, Vaughan Blakey & CI Surfboards.

Arctic Surfer

Arctic Surfer

Many people don’t know what it is like to live and surf in the arctic. Shannon Ainslie has lived and surfed in the Lofoten Islands for a while and knows the pros and cons to living there. In this short video you will get to see both sides of the coin living with the harsh elements in this stunning country. Surfing can be quite brutal in the winter, but when you get those magical days none of that seems to matter.

Read about Shannon and the shark attack here.

Site Wau Nias Local

Site Wau Nias Local

Let us introduce to you Mr Kristentinaus Site Wau, a proud dad, loving husband, amazing surfer and human, from Lagundri Bay – Sorake Beach – Nias. Not only a great surfer, also a great gardener, bringing new methods of growing pineapples using seaweed for fertilising that washes up with the swells. Click in to watch the green figured tube hound at home and play at Nias. Enjoy this short documentary!