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IN THE MEANTIME

With the Championship Tour coming to a close for the remainder of this year, we will be diving into more surf material that is unrelated to contests. A few examples: Surf NFT’s, crowds & localism, board materials & technology, and more. That’s just a few upfront topics to cover, not to mention a few different […]

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THE SMOKE HAS CLEARED

It is all said and done. We now have our 2022 World Champions of Surfing. Big congratulations to Filipe Toledo on his maiden World Title. Eclipsing the young Brazilian’s expected outcome was Stephanie Gilmore, the now winningest female surfer of all time. She broke a tie with Layne Beachley for the most World Titles ever, […]

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A Public Brainstorm

My last few blog posts have been solely about competitive surfing. Thinking back on this has my brain questioning, is surfing even meant for competition? An ocean wave breaking can never be recreated. There will never be an exact replica of that specific swell line. There are no constants in surfing. The closest relative sports […]

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A REVIEW

Miguel Pupo was 85 points short of tying Kanoa Igarashi for the 5th and final spot at Lowers. Griffin was 65 points below Miggy. What could have gone differently for these guys throughout the year that would have, could have made a difference? Let’s look back at the year and see if we find anything […]

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TAY AH WHO POO OOH NOTES

Did Griffin get robbed? Why doesn’t everyone wear a gath? Hedge deserved a ten. A 6.77 for a switch barrel? Does the carve after the bowl count for anything out there? These are a few of the notes I jotted down while watching one of the most entertaining contests of the year. Here’s an in […]

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CRUNCHING NUMBERS

The time has just about come. This year’s circus will reach an end sometime in the next 10 days, and all that we will be left with are 5 jesters ready to battle dance across Southern California’s premier performance court. 2 of the clowns are already confirmed – with no exact positioning, leaving 3 open […]

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FORMER WPS SURFERS REP SHARES HEARTFELT, TEAR-JERKING MESSAGE ABOUT MISSING J-BAY. FANS SUPPORT, “YOU SHOULD BE THERE!!”

In the latest episode of the Ex – WPS Surfer Rep’s descend from divinity, we find Mr. Conner Coffin extending yet another plea for sorrow. After unconfirmed rumors surfaced of CC being the main penman behind the Surfers Petition earlier in the year, the saga continues following his latest instagram post: “Jeffery’s Bay – What […]

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K.O.B

Even if somehow, someway, Flip ends up losing in his one heat at Lowers in September, letting the World Title slip away, he is now the undisputed champion and King Of Brazil. He’s won the last 3 CT events to go down there, and 4 of the total 8 he’s surfed in (2015, ‘18, ‘19, […]

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DENIED

I was originally going to write this post with a much more fatalistic approach. After much deliberation, I’ve thought myself into an optimistic viewpoint. Erik Logan is successfully creating the PGA Tour of surfing, and I am eagerly rubbing my hands together at the thought of what an LIV Tour for surfing could look like. […]

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BIRDNEST STUDIOS X .hvoide.

Well folks, the time has come. The long road to producing our first project here at .hvoide. has finally come to an end. Without further ado, I am stoked to introduce one of my best friends – Sage Sorochman, owner of BIRDNEST STUDIOS.  Since I have known this guy, it has always been apparent he […]