Longboarding just got a lot scarier - Bear Invitational
Watch this video and tell me how these guys pull off those moves on logs in 15 foot surf! I would crap in my socks riding those waves with longboards! I probably would decapitated by the fin or something. I liked to think that longboards are for cross stepping and soul-sliding on [...]
“Rip a shred!” Some dude killing it on a paddle board
This dude is kind of ripping. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a stand up paddle surfer ride a wave this loose. I can’t tell who it is, but it’s obviously a local Hawaiian guy that isn’t afraid of slappin’ some @hole surfer upside the head with that plastic paddle. According to the Wikipedia page [...]
Hell no, Coco Ho!
Scroll to 2:11 on the video above to see what all the fuss is about.
It’s the final day of the women’s Reef Hawaiian Pro. Haleiwa is clean and rippable. In the dying minutes of the contest, Coco Ho is sitting in last place in the final, while her close friend, Carissa Moore is sitting in first. All [...]
World Qualifying Series rankings - post Haleiwa update
What a difference a contest makes! With just the O’Neill World Cup left in this season’s World Qualifying Series lineup, you would think that most of the top 15 were a lock. Think again. Following the results of the Reef Hawaiian Pro, we’ve seen some significant change in the WQS top 15.
First and foremost was [...]
Reef Hawaiian Pro - Saturday recap
The WQS 6 Star Prime Reef Hawaiian Pro wrapped up on Saturday in chest high to slightly overhead waves in Haleiwa. Tahitian superstar, Michel Bourez took home top honors, taking down a field of frothing competitors and locking in his spot on the 2009 World Tour.
Picking up this morning with heat 14, Round 4, the day got off [...]
Reef Hawaiian Pro - Friday lay day
The first event of the Van’s Triple Crown of surfing, the 6 Star Prime Reef Hawaiian Pro, is just one day away from finishing, having called a lay day on Friday. Thursday’s heats saw some stellar performances and big exits by top World Tour guys and top WQS hopefuls. With an expected return of waves thanks to a [...]
Reef Hawaiian Pro - Thursday, Men’s recap
After wrapping up the women’s Reef Hawaiian Pro Thursday morning in clean, rippable conditions, the men’s event was a go, running through the first 13 heats of Round 4. A storm front passed through later in the afternoon, bringing strong onshore winds which battered and chopped up the surf during the last few heats of [...]
Reef Hawaiian Pro - Women’s finale Thursday recap
With cleaned up small but rippable conditions Thursday morning and swell expected to build throughout the day, the decision was made early this morning to wrap up the women’s portion of the 2008 Reef Hawaiian Pro, before continuing on with final rounds of the men’s event. This event is the last stop on the women’s WQS [...]
Reef Hawaiian Pro - live on Thursday!
After a few days of playing the waiting game, the Reef Hawaiian Pro is expected to go live on Thursday morning. The new northwest groundswell should be showing by daybreak, meaning we’re likely to see the first heat in the water at 8:00 am local time. Some sizable waves should pump through throughout the day, [...]
Reef Hawaiian Pro - Monday lay day
The WQS 6 Star Prime Reef Hawaiian Pro and the women’s WQS 6 Star Reef Hawaiian Pro contests went on hold again Monday as another lay day was called. Small surf continued throughout the day on Monday as the contestants sit in waiting for the swell that is expected in the latter part of this [...]
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