Canoe Surfing.

Surfing with an OC-1. (Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe.)

Outrigger canoes can be paddled, surfed and sailed.

Canoe Surfing.

Surfing with an OC-1. (Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe.)

Outrigger canoes can be paddled, surfed and sailed.

Holy Mackrel Batmite, That's A Big Sick You Have!

Check out the normal board dwarfed by this monster. It is capable of taking 50 surfers on it's back.

From Surfer Magazine Online.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – The world’s largest surfboard will make its world record-breaking attempt for number of riders on one board at noon on Friday, July 29 during the Bank of the West Beach Games at the Huntington Beach Pier. The board is currently on public display in the 12-acre Beach Games venue.

The 40 foot behemoth was built by Australian Nev Hyman and weighs more than 1200 pounds. It was successfully ridden into the record books on Australia’s Gold Coast in March with 47 surfers aboard. The Big Board measures 10 feet wide and 12 inches thick. Due to its weight, 20 to 30 adults are required to manhandle the one-of-a-kind giant. The board is comprised of nearly a half ton of foam, 240 yards of 10 ounce fiberglass and 80 gallons of resin. More...

Holy Mackrel Batmite, That's A Big Sick You Have!

Check out the normal board dwarfed by this monster. It is capable of taking 50 surfers on it's back.

From Surfer Magazine Online.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – The world’s largest surfboard will make its world record-breaking attempt for number of riders on one board at noon on Friday, July 29 during the Bank of the West Beach Games at the Huntington Beach Pier. The board is currently on public display in the 12-acre Beach Games venue.

The 40 foot behemoth was built by Australian Nev Hyman and weighs more than 1200 pounds. It was successfully ridden into the record books on Australia’s Gold Coast in March with 47 surfers aboard. The Big Board measures 10 feet wide and 12 inches thick. Due to its weight, 20 to 30 adults are required to manhandle the one-of-a-kind giant. The board is comprised of nearly a half ton of foam, 240 yards of 10 ounce fiberglass and 80 gallons of resin. More...

A Sweet Bodysurfing Video From Surfer Magazine

There is nothing finer than going out and surfing with just a pair of fins.
The best place on the planet do this is in Hawaii. The water is a perfect temperature, the waves are just right, the wahines are beautiful and you don't have to wear a friggin wetsuit.

Seeing this video makes me want to move back. Someday soon.

Links: Surfer Magazine | Todd Elrod

Time To Bail. Surfing Photo.

Oz surfer Yadin Nicol bails out of a wave. Fiji.

Photo Pierre Tostee AFP

Teahupo'o Video Highlights

Andy Irons, Shane Dorian, Manoa Drollett, Dylan Longbottom and Ian Walsh completely redefine backside tuberiding during last week's super session at Teahupo'o. Full story.

Music: 'Officer' by Slightly Stoopid courtesy of SurfDog Records
Video & Editing: Billabong

Have A Great Weekend! Surf Photo.

Oz Split.

Have a better weekend than this sap. Not that he deserves any good weekends.

How dare you! Where's my lawyer, I'm going to sue you for that degradation.

Stephen Asked For It So Here It Is......Sharks And Surfer Video.

South African Surfer Shannon Ainslie got to meet two sharks up close and personal.
This video, which I'm sure most people saw a few years ago, shows Ainslie on the crest of a wave being attacked by 2 Great White Sharks. Click the image to play.

Bodysurfing, No Stick Required! Surf Pic.

Swimming is a my favorite physical sport, so it's great that I can surf with just my body.

What's holding you back? Jump in and have some fun!
Caution! Wetsuit may be required. I've got to move to a warmer climate.

sidenote: For the European readership. Even though San Francisco is at latitude 37 46 00 N, roughly the same as Marsala, Sicily or Cartagena, Spain, the ocean is cold. The California current (surface current) brings water down from Alaska. Brrrrr.

Haeding Out.

FotoHorse

Sometimes I'm Glad I'm A Bodysurfer And Use Fins Only.

(Ocean Beach) Every once in awhile the sea reaches out and breaks sticks. This longboarder suffered Neptune's wrath on Saturday.

FotoHorse

Close Call. Surfing Video

Click the image to play. I took this video from Wetass, who took it from Surfline. Are we heading toward "Singularity?"

I edited the original and converted it to an MPG.

A Fijian Wave. Surfing.

Layne Beachley having fun in Fiji.

Photo AFP

Shane Dorian Surfing Jaws Video.

Very cool video of Shane surfing a monster wave at Jaws.
Click the image to play or right click to download. MOV format.

Via Surfline. Movie from ExtremeSportsMovies.com.
Found using Singing Fish.

Wave Of the Day. Photo.

Sweet Indonesian wave!
APOCALYPSE, West Java, Indonesia.

Photo - University of Hawaii.

Derek Ho Makes It Look Easy. Surfing.

Here is Derek Ho riding a wave in the Air Tahiti Nui/Von Zipper trials at the treacherous Teahupoo. He and 79 other big wave surfers are trying to land one of two wildcards in the Billabong Pro Tahiti contest which begins May 5th and runs until the 17th.

Here is what Surfline has to say about Teahupoo: "This isn't your father's perfect wave, and unless seeing your next birthday doesn't rank on your list of priorities, it isn't yours either. Tahiti's Teahupoo (pronounced cho-pu) is essentially a glorified closeout -- a hideous, deadly barrel promising a heap of trouble for even the most capable of surfers. In recent years, professional contests and high-profile tow-ins have bombarded us with images of her seemingly flawless barrels, but no other surf spot extracts a higher toll than Teahupoo, the heaviest wave in the world."

All You Need Are Trunks And A Pair Of Duck Fins.

Bodysurfing is the purest way to surf.
Knowing how to swim and catch a wave also helps. It sure is light on the wallet, no stick to buy brah!

Have fins will travel.

Can you say bamboo? Surfing

Oz really is a center of innovation and design. Look what they are doing with surfboards. Made from bamboo this stick is 15% lighter than normal, with more control and speed in turns, that resists denting. It's made with two third less toxic chemicals and has twice the strength of fibreglass and six times steel. The primary strength of the board is stored in the skin (instead of the stringer) which allows for rail to rail flex, with the weight distributed away from the center of the board.

Awesome, a board made from grass.

I have got to figure out the how to technique for building this board. I can see it's applications used on kayaks and waveskis.

Link:
Bamboo Surfboards Australia.

Spongee goes flying.