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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...]
Ahh yes. Goat boats. We're sure it's quite a rush to surf down the face of a wave in a big mofo of a boat. But, as any kook knows, pearling happens from time to time. It can be rescued. You've got to push yourself off of the deck of your board etc. etc. Anyway, that's a LOT harder to do when you're surfing with a mammoth, 40 ton boat. Sucks to be, umm, all of them. Serves them right for (probably) taking over the break. … [Read more...]

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WIPEOUT!!! A lot of people are idiots. Even surfers. This guy is a great example of a surfer who didn't get his daily dose (let your imagination figure it out...). If I was that guy, the first thing that would go through my mind as the car started tipping is "Oh sh!t!!! The surfboards!!!" Forget the fact that his car is probably somewhat screwed, the boards would have been my first, and last thought. And even though the crash itself was gnarly, the worst part (yes, I know it was funny) was … [Read more...]

There are two schools of thought - or two different debates - when it comes to surfing. One: Longboarding or shortboarding? Longboarding is better. That one's easy. Moving on to the second: Leash or No Leash? I thought I'd cast my vote in this debate (er, school of thought), since the first one is an open-and-closed case...right? Here's what I say: if you are a longboarder who does helicopters or spins on your board nonstop, then I could see where a leash would get in the way. And props … [Read more...]

"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...]

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...]
Not usually into this sort of music, but this one’s kinda catchy and really makes the vid work for me. “The Ride” at the end is my fantasy third reef Pipeline ride of all rides. … [Read more...]
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This is another manoeuvre that has been labelled as simply a “trick” and “not a functional manoeuvre” in the competition arena. However, Joel Tudor frequently pulled them off in competitions in good sized surf with no leash – just because he could! They are a fun manoeuvre to try and probably one of the first [...]
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It’s delicious. Nice show of how things get done at Moonlight Glassing. Drooling.
Can pretty girls surf?
Surfing is a male dominated sport. A statement like that is not easily contested, especially when most line-ups around the world have a pretty uneven ratio of board shorts to bikinis. Lets face it, even the pages of Surfer display this sort male centered mindset, as article after article discusses the trials and tribulations of Jordy Smith or Joel Parkinson, while relegating the fairer sex to showing off their derrières in Reef ads.
Keep in the mind though, that there is no doubt that women can surf. There are magazines, clothing companies, gear, and even a portion of the ASP tour relegated solely for women. Hell, even Gidget got her own movie. Nevertheless, when it comes down to it, men tend to have more say in the surfing community than women do.
That is simply because most of the big name surfers throughout all of surfing history have been men, and not women. Whether it was Laird Hamilton at Teahupoo in 2000, or Duke Kahanamoku at the turn of the century, men have been at the focal point of this sport. This concept inherently implies that men have committed more to surfing then women have, and thus also inferring that men have more surfing talent than women do, partially explaining the attitude of male surfers around the world. With that being said, can women come to influence surfing as much as men do?
That answer lies with a girl named Maya Gabeira. A native of Ipanema, Brazil, Maya began surfing when she was fourteen. She is now twenty-three, and is credited with riding the biggest wave ever surfed by a woman (a fifty-foot bomb at Dungeons South Africa). She has won the Billabong XXL award four years in a row, surfed at many of the major big wave spots around the world, and to top it off, she is incredibly beautiful. So there you have it, pretty girls can not only surf, they can surf better then most men can. It may be a stretch, but it is entirely possible that a woman like Maya (or another talented female surfer like Layne Beachley) could make the next big splash in the surfing world. That surfing talent is hidden somewhere in that extra X chromosome, it’s just up to them to uncover it and show off a bit.
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