Money, wealth, and societal standing are factors that do not hold any water in a surfing lineup. Surfers make up their own hierarchy when it comes to rules at a surf break, and that’s how it has always been. So why should a pouty billionaire have any say to where people surf? He […]
From Saturday to Wednesday, Jersey received almost a week’s worth of waves. Although, that statement sounds a lot sicker than the waves turned out to be. Saturday was supposed to be “the day”, and it was for many… Southern winds kicked Friday night, but quickly turned North mid-morning. Any South-facing region enjoyed some sort […]
Jeremy Flores takes over John’s backyard with a win at the Billabong Pipe Masters, and John Florence must settle for the rest of the world… The classic Banzai Pipeline was semi-firing yesterday (by Pipe standards) with windless conditions to start the day, and a ton of amazing surfers in the water. John John was very easy to […]
“Yea, all the pros were out all day bro, it was soo sick.” Well, yea it kinda was. Would I probably rather had surfed a less crowded spot with slightly worse waves? Definitely, it woulda beat getting burned every other wave… At the same time, this was also just something to witness. Waves were damn […]
The term “perfect wave” has always been relative. Historically, surfers claim to have had perfect surf sessions after positioning themselves at the perfect surf break at the perfect time. Yet there has never been a standard when it comes to surfing. Perfection to one man could be totally different to another. However, today these long-standing […]