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The Dark Side

Is there tension in the surfboard shaping atmosphere? Maybe tension is the wrong verbiage, and I don’t want to say drama either, but there seems to be some perceived – unease in the air. Possibly some agitation that has been slow-going for years now? Here’s what I got for you. Britt Merrick was just documented […]

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Crowd Control

One of my friends finally sent me their Stab Premium log-in info. I’ve got to say, after spending the weekend getting drunk and browsing the premium content, I am pretty impressed. Really solid stuff over there. I am going to have to make the purchase myself to support, cause I dig it.  After watching this […]

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Supertubos Shakeup

See what happens? I finally release my surf sin into the world about burning Griff, he gets a huge win in Portugal. Truly unsure if I still need that penance, boys. And you’re welcome, grom. To the blind eye, there were moments of perfection out there during this contest. By ‘the blind eye’, I am […]

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PORTUGAL PREVIEW

Well folks, here we go again. After what was dubbed the best Pipe contest to ever go down, some people loved Sunset as a CT event, and some weren’t sold. Personally, I didn’t mind it. I especially liked to see the women out there charging. I prefer a contest out there over that beachbreak in […]

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My Surf Sin

Everyone sins. This is common knowledge. Sinning doesn’t determine whether you’re a good or bad person. Recognizing that you have sinned, and consequently working to correct your mistake is what is important.  Sins happen everywhere. Anywhere. All the time. At work, at home, at dinner, in the car, on vacation, etc. etc. If you are […]

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The Opening Days

“The best is yet to come and babe, won’t it be fine?” Frank Sinatra’s famous melody rang through my ears this morning while rewatching John John and Joao Chianca’s R16 heat. It’s impossible to say, but I would not put money down that we’ll see better waves this year on tour than the opening 4 […]

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Welcome to the CT

Happy New Year. While the Pipe Pro is still 2 weeks or so away from kicking off this years CT, we’ve got 12 qualifiers from the Challenger Series. Let’s meet the newest crew to grace the WSL’s beloved Championship Tour.  We’ll start with some familiar faces. Zeke Lau – The big Hawaiian will be making […]

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What Happened At Haleiwa

The first day of the contest had the best looking waves. Aside from JJF’s obvious dominance out there, a few standouts were – Crosby Colapinto, Ian Gentil, Thiago Camaro, newly qualified Jake Marshall, Jacob Wilcox and Jack Robinson on the wave behind.  The next 2 days got big, unruly, and had a ton of water […]

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SNAPT4

SNAPT4 IS OUT WATCH BELOW, RIGHT NOW A few standout waves: 4:50 Benji Brand  15:40 Asher Pacey 20:58 Barron Mamiya 24:54 Josh Moniz 28:14 Parker Coffin 33:36 Clay Marzo 39:05 Seth Moniz 41:44 Jack Robinson 44:56 Mason Ho Hot Takes: Benji Brand solidifies himself as one of the best barrel riders in the world. Asher […]

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Surf Amp

For me, a great surf photo or surf video will be something that makes me want to surf. Obviously, right? But, it needs a little bit more than that. It needs some emotion behind it. I’m not talking about the headline story, the image front and center of a photo either. I want the photo […]