Alex Knost unplugged, the world pukes in its collective mouth a little

Okay, so most of the surfing world already knows that Alex Knost is a guy you either love or hate.  You can admire his surfing both on a longboard, where his unique style and progressive surfing is almost unrivaled, or on a shortboard, where he can hang with the best.  Ultimately, it will be his personality and character that pull you into his camp or make you want to puke.  I fall into the latter group.  His surfing is admirable, but his on land persona has much less appeal.  He is the hipsters' … [Read more...]

I can’t believe they had the balls to make the drop on those logs

Some vintage footage of surfers at Sunset, Pipe, Waiamea in the 1960s, including George Downing, Ricky Grigg, Greg Noll and Mike Doyle. As the narrator says a couple of looooooong rides into this video: "And that's what you call really getting stoked." Stoked indeed. This surfing vid is a beaut. The best part is watching what appears to be Greg Noll doing a drop-knee turn on his surfboard. At Pipe. … [Read more...]

Time Lapse surfboard shaping is really, really cool

Watching a surfboard get shaped is pretty fun - it just goes to show you what goes into to making a custom made surfboard. There's! a! lot! of! flipping!! This time lapse shaping vid is brought to you by Rick Malwitz surfboards. … [Read more...]

Joyful Joisey Barrels

A November session in New Jersey, with some tight little rights. Nicely done by New Jersey kings Sam "The Hammer" Hammer and Clay Pollioni. Musak by the Ting Tings. … [Read more...]

A surfer getting spit out of a barrel won’t get you pregnant

Metaphor time! If getting barreled is the closest thing to an orgasm, than this is the closest a man will ever get to a woman's. It's common knowledge that a female orgasm last much longer compared to a Male's, and to put this in layman's terms, a man's peak would be compared to a quick tube at the pier. Where a woman's time in the "Spirit World" would be more like Ozzie Wright's ridiculously long barrel in Indo, click here. Get my drift? That is the difference between what's happening inside … [Read more...]

“10 of the Worlds Biggest and Best Barrels”

Um…that a big statement by ‘SurferConky Productions’, but these rides are definitely top contenders. … [Read more...]

Think your local break is crowed? Try going out in this:

Think Lower Trestles is crowed? Check out this clip I came across on YouTube today of somewhere only Satan knows because I can't read the language description. From the looks of things, it must be Hell. Why would anyone even want to paddle out in that?! I don't know about you, but I'm not really into getting fins run across my calves or surfboard noses in my eye. Talk about having a nervous breakdown. I'd probably end up killing someone. That someone most likely being my own face when I throw my … [Read more...]

Wave Pool Found in Ocean off Africa

I had the very very long pleasure of watching the new ...Lost 5'5" x 19 1/4": Redux surf epic. As with anything that runs on and on for six hours, it was hard to maintain focus. After watching plenty of barrels and plenty of airs, the movie slowly lulled me into a hypnotic state of dreariness. Watching, but not really seeing anything, I stared and stared as surfer after surfer punted 360 airs. I might as well have been watching the growth of General Sherman since the birth of Christ. But, then … [Read more...]

Here fishy fishy – a surfboard shaping time lapse video

Fish shapes. They're back. And here you can witness one being shaped by Rick Malwitz surfboards. These time lapse surfboard shaping videos are rad, and give a good glimpse into what it takes to shape a surfboard. In this case, a little fish. … [Read more...]

Derek Bockelman surfs better switch than you do normal

I know you're thinking it can't be so.  Thinking, how can a guy possible surf better switchfoot than I surf normally?  Thinking, do I really suck that much that this guy, who's surfing the wrong way, surfs better than me?  Yes, you do suck that much and yes, Derek Bockelman surfs better than you when he's facing the wrong way. Don't feel bad.  Derek happens to be one of the best switchfoot surfers around.  He's also one of the best underground new school tricksters on the planet.  Combining … [Read more...]