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RULE NUMBER 82

This one is near and dear to my heart. Excuse me while I wax poetic for a few minutes. This is a rule that I know is being broken on the daily. I see it with my own eyes. It’s gotten bad, and I intend to make a video about it at some point. I […]

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SAM DARNOLD

Editors Note – This post is heavy sports talk – football stuff. If you want to skip to the surfing, scroll down to where you see the first surf shot. The Seattle Seahawks just beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 60 about a couple weeks ago. I watched a bit of the Big […]

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THE PROVING GROUNDS

They don’t call it “The Mecca Of Surfing” for no reason. Pipeline absolutely roared for the first ever Challenger Series event there, and wow – it was fantastic viewing. For some reason or another, this feels like a tone setter for the rest of the year for the WSL; as if there is a hint […]

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RULE NUMBER FOURTY FOUR

Whistling. Hooting. Yelling. Hollering. “RIGHT” “LEFT” “YO” However you call someone off a wave, it doesn’t matter. Whatever works best for you. The part of the world I live in, if you want to surf a wave with some sort of decent shape, it’s tough to get a peak to yourself. You need to be […]

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KETCHUP

Three tomatoes are walking down a street – papa tomato, mama tomato, and baby tomato. Baby tomato starts lagging behind and Papa Tomato gets really angry, goes back and squishes him and says, “ketchup.” Ketchup. What movie is that from? As previously mentioned, we are getting back into the groove of things. Which means it […]

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PHENOMENON

It’s a strange phenomenon to struggle with an identity crisis into your 30’s. Just ask Kolohe Andino. Tour surfer / Family Man. 2 percent / Steko. Fuck the industry / thank you industry. There are a lot of decisions to be made, and it’s pretty easy to spot an indecisive person. Which is why it’s […]

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OXYMORON

Oxymoron – a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. I just heard the best oxymoron I’ve ever heard in my life, and it came from someone commonly referred to as “off”. He’s also widely called one of the greatest surfers of all time. Tom Curren recently joined Sterling Spencer on […]

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NEW PRIME

Jordy Smith dropped an insane movie last week. A mind bending, perspective altering watch. My immediate thought – is Jordy the best 37 year old surfer, ever? I had to go back to 2010 Kelly clips to find out the short answer – no. If Jordy can win the title this year, like we were […]

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WAVES

Hey! What are you doing? No you’re not. What are you doing? I’m looking at you right now. You’re not riding a wave. What are you doing? Why? Why are you waiting for a wave? What about that one? So why are you waiting? Why? What makes a good one anyway? Can’t you have fun […]

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RULE NUMBER EIGHT

This one has brought up some heated debates. Truth be told, if you are arguing against this rule, I’m not so sure how fun you are to surf with. It’s pretty straight forward. It feels like common sense, but you might be surprised.. Rule Number Eight – IF IT’S CROWDED, WEAR A LEASH. Look, I […]