The Green Machine.

Klaus Howse in the jade temple.

Photo: Al MacKinnon

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Surfing Photo Of The Day.

Check out my new board, it rips.

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Ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Meditating on the big waves.

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Wave Of The Day.

Big tube!
HorsesArt

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Wave Of The Day.

Big tube!
HorsesArt

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Teahupoo Two.

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......

Ages ago, freshwater from the mountains flowed into the ocean, eroding the reef
and creating what is known today as Passe Havae. The pass is located where the
town's paved road ends, thus its early name, "The End of the Road."  The channel
at Teahupoo isn't actually a channel at all, as the wave bends and races along into
a below sea level dry reef closeout. A 15-minute paddle from land, Teahupoo's
severe shape results from a drastic change in gradient  as powerful swells leave a
gently sloping bottom and are hurled forward by the reef. The lip -- as thick as it is
tall -- pitches with such velocity that one must take off under it to avoid being
launched. Guts alone may cut it at some big-wave venues, but here they'll get you
killed. An iron sack must be accompanied by finesse in negotiating a wave that has
relegated Pipeline to mere warm-up status.......

Article via Surfline.com

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Teahupoo Baby, Teahupoo!

Get out of here, not only can you sail a canoe in Tahiti you can surf
(if you dare) 'Chopes. Me, I don't dare. I leave that to the young ones.

Via Craig.

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Weekend Wahine.

Nice footwork!

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Weekend Wahine.

Nice footwork!

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Wave Of the Day.

The hard way down, over the falls.

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Wave Of the Day.

The hard way down, over the falls.

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Blue Hawaii?

Elvis takes time out from his busy schedule to catch a couple of waves at the
3rd annual Scare N' Tear in LA.

Photo: Branimir Kvartuc

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Wave Of The Day.

What happened next?

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Wave Of The Day.

What happened next?

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Look Ma, I Found A Video Of Our Crazy Cousins.

Here they are surfing with their row boats.

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Look Ma, I Found A Video Of Our Crazy Cousins.

Here they are surfing with their row boats.

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Weekend Wahine.

I'm not a big fan of spongees, but I'll make an exception for Yael.

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Wave Of The Day.

Surfing a row boat in Oz.
Isn't just like our cousins down under to come up with another way to have fun on
the water. Mind you, I would be scared shitless to try this in my Alden. It would
be crash, smash and drown for me.

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Wave Of The Day.

Yes friends and neighbors, we have the green wave en la ciudad de
San Francisco.

Ocean Beach : FotoHorse

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Wave Of The Day.

Yes friends and neighbors, we have the green wave en la ciudad de
San Francisco.

Ocean Beach : FotoHorse

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