Aamion Goodwin got burned & injured at Pipe by some Kook

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Kauai boy Aamion Goodwin copped one of the worst beatings amongst pros after being dropped in on at Pipeline.  As you can see in the various frame grabs, Aamion pulled in super deep into a big grinding left.  He tucked in, set his rail, and began charging through for the daylight at the far, far end of the tunnel.  Unfortunately for him, some unknown shoulder hopping douchebag thought it would be nice to drop in a few seconds later and take the elevator drop straight to the bottom.  Said douche … [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...]

“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...]

Surf Movie Review: Storm Surfers New Zealand, a Sick Flick

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We at Dailystoke.com got our hands on an advance copy of Storm Surfers New Zealand, which is coming out Wednesday on the Discovery Channel.  Stoked!!  We love Storm Surfers and this film is, well, pretty sick….and Tom Carroll and Ross Clark-Jones are, well, pretty sick too.    OK, OK…so to get to our surf spot today we need to, uh…fly a bazillion miles, then make our way up river for what seems like another bazillion miles, then get through some rapids, then do some helicopter recon missions, … [Read more...]

Mark Healey’s got Brass Balls: Dailystoke Exclusive Interview

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You may have seen Mark Healey in the February 2009 issue of Surfer Magazine, surfing this new slab of a wave called the Yeti. You've probably seen him riding a bull, pictured here. BUT you sure as sh!t have have not seen him jumping! out! of! a! perfectly! good! airplane! Watch the here. Insanity. We caught up with Mark after being avid followers of his Quiksilver blog. So here goes... DailyStoke.com: I noticed on Healey's Weekly Waimea Update there seems to be a recurring question about how old … [Read more...]

A 3D aerial view of Jaws

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AerialPan, a Washington company, has taken some pretty cool shots of Peahi aka Jaws in Maui using a remote control helicopter. A screen grab is pasted here, but to get the full effect, you should check it out at the link below. And while it's not an epic day at Jaws by any stretch, it's still pretty damn cool. This is as close to surfing Jaws as you'll get from sitting at your computer. Check out the 3D version here. … [Read more...]

Not the best of places to be… Crazy Wipeout

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"Is that jet-ski gonna hit my head? Is that jet-ski gonna hit my head?!" That's what I would be thinking through the whole wipeout. Forget the razor-sharp shallow reef, or the set lurking behind, there's a jet-ski on the wave too! Really, this would be my number one fear if I were to ever surf big waves. It's just a scary thought... kind of disturbing. Just like the other jet-ski accident when Raimana almost died. But we've all seen that video. Now excuse me, but there's a tow-at being … [Read more...]

“Nothing better than sex and tube rides” -Mark Richards: XXL EVENT COVERAGE

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DailyStoke.com was invited to attend the Billabong XXL Big Wave awards - so my photographer and I scored some all access media passes to the ridiculous festivities surrounding the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards.  Freakin' sweetness.  If you ignored my recommendation to watch the webcast, here's the recap from a first person perspective. After fighting 2 hours of S.D. to O.C. Friday afternoon commuter traffic, we finally arrived at the Grove Theater in the shadow of Angel's Stadium.  Unfortunately … [Read more...]

Can’t make it to the Billabong XXL Awards Ceremony? Webcast that $h*t!

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So if you're like me, and your GoPro ran out of batteries right as you got whipped into a 65 foot bomb at Cortez Bank, then you probably didn't get an invite to the event of all events in the big wave world this year.  There is however, a consolation that will allow you to live vicariously through the likes of Brian Conley, Greg Long, and all the other chargers that have bigger cojones than you have, (and thus attend cooler parties than you do.)  You can check out all the festivities simply … [Read more...]

The Body-surfer’s Accessory

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When the waves are not surfable with a board, but just right for body-surfing, I ran into this fun, little accessory. It's a mini-surfboard that straps to your hand, so you can get the ultimate body-surf! Plus it comes with fins! I haven't actually tried it out yet, but I already have the perfect break in mind! Supposedly, the combination of the fins, plus the super-glidy mini-board, makes you just cruise, cruise, cruise. Or, if you want to get super, super high tech and have the ultimate, ULTIMATE … [Read more...]