Category Archives: Tow in Surfing

Bra Boys director is Fighting back

VIA – FILM BUSINESS ASIA Bra Boys director is Fighting back Wed, 28 September 2011 11:46 AM (HKT) By Patrick Frater Australian sales company Odin’s Eye has picked up international rights to Fighting Fear, an action-drama directed by Macario De Souza, who previously co-directed Australia’s biggest ever documentary Bra Boys. Thematically, the feature film picks … Continue reading Bra Boys director is Fighting back

VIDEO: Jeff Rowley's Surfing Life’s Oakley Big Wave Awards & XXL Global Big Wave Awards Entry

Jeff Rowley’s Surfing Life’s Oakley Big Wave Awards & XXL Global Big Wave Awards Entry This is Jeff Rowley’s huge wave caught last week at Albatross Reef in Australia. It’s an incredible ride and gets entered in both Surfing Life’s Oakley Big Wave Awards & XXL Global Big Wave Awards ‘Biggest Wave’ category…not sure it … Continue reading VIDEO: Jeff Rowley's Surfing Life’s Oakley Big Wave Awards & XXL Global Big Wave Awards Entry

Shooting down the barrel, with a lens

VIA – THE AUSTRALIAN Shooting down the barrel, with a lens Fred Pawle From: The Australian September 20, 2011 12:00AM Chris Ross attacks The Right, an out-of-the-way shelf in the southwest of Western Australia. Peers say photographer Russell Ord’s technique has changed the game. Picture: Russell Ord Source: Supplied WHEN surf photographer Russell Ord arrived … Continue reading Shooting down the barrel, with a lens

Santa Cruz: Hollywood Surf Movie 'Mavericks' Seeks Local Extras: Surfers and Families

VIA – SANTA CRUZ PATCH Hollywood Surf Movie Seeks Local Extras: Surfers and Families The movie about surfer Jay Moriarity will be filming in Santa Cruz mid-October. By Brad Kava 4:03pm A movie about Santa Cruz big wave surfer Jay Moriarity, who died at the age of 22, is seeking extras to be in scenes … Continue reading Santa Cruz: Hollywood Surf Movie 'Mavericks' Seeks Local Extras: Surfers and Families

9 Inspiring Videos about Health and Fitness – #3. Laird Hamilton – The greatest big wave surfer to have lived?

VIA – THE NEXT WEB 9 Inspiring Videos about Health and Fitness 3. Laird Hamilton – The greatest big wave surfer to have lived? Watching Laird Hamilton is pretty much like watching Tarzan surfing. Hamilton is an American big-wave surfer, co-inventor of tow-in surfing, and an occasional fashion and action-sports model. This man has the … Continue reading 9 Inspiring Videos about Health and Fitness – #3. Laird Hamilton – The greatest big wave surfer to have lived?

Feds block Jet Skis at Ocean Beach surfing contest – Rip Curl Pro Ocean Beach, San Francisco

VIA – OCEAN BEACH BULLETIN Feds block Jet Skis at Ocean Beach surfing contest Posted by Tom Prete on 9/15/11 Surfers in the Rip Curl Pro Search surfing contest scheduled for Ocean Beach in November will have to paddle out and catch waves just like the Kelly’s Cove locals, as the National Park Service has … Continue reading Feds block Jet Skis at Ocean Beach surfing contest – Rip Curl Pro Ocean Beach, San Francisco

Video: The Inflatable Wetsuit Designed to Save Lives in Big Waves

VIA – GIZMODO The Inflatable Wetsuit Designed to Save Lives in Big Waves No, you’re not looking at Igor, The Hunchbacked Waterlad. This is Shane Dorian, one of the best (if not the very best) big wave surfers in the world, and he’s wearing the world’s first inflatable wetsuit. Billabong V1 Wetsuit from Billabong USA … Continue reading Video: The Inflatable Wetsuit Designed to Save Lives in Big Waves