Stand Up Paddling at Massive Wedge (Via theinertia.com)

So far, July has been a pretty dang good month for insanely entertaining giant waves. A few days ago, we ran into another pretty nuts video fromThe Wedge. That was crazy. This one might top it. This video in particular shows just how crazy the Wedge can get… and just how crazy a few of the people who surf there are. Stand-up guy, we don’t know whether to applaud you or call an asylum.

Skimboarding Bulldog

 

Gandhi Speedy

Published on Mar 3, 2013

Tillman the Skimboarding Bulldog

 

incrediblefeatures

Uploaded on Oct 19, 2010

Incredible Features Exclusive Story - Oxnard, CA - On a beautiful day in California, Tillman, a 6 month old bulldog, takes to the beach with his owner Ron Davis and cohort Rose, a 6-month old female bulldog who hopes to follow in her bigger brother's (they're not related) athletic enterprises. Its early morning, and Tillman, already a TV star with a starring role on CBS Television's realtiy series 'Greatest American Dog' and a commercial video sensation with his appearance in one of Apple's first iPhone ads, takes on one of his favorite sports, skimboarding. Read more here:

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Brad Domke rides the biggest skimboarding wave of all time (Via SurferToday.com)

If there were any doubts, Brad Domke has put them to rest. Big wave skimboarding is here to stay and impress. Prepare to watch the biggest wave ever ridden on a skimboard.

The Floridian skimboarder has ridden what is widely considered the largest wave ever on a skimboard. Domke took off on a massive barreling ride at Puerto Escondido, Mexico, in early July, alongside Shane Dorian.

While riding big waves on a surfboard is no longer a secret, holding the line on a finless skimboard is a different story.

Brad Domke's hollow wave at Puerto Escondido not only is the biggest skimboarding wave of all time, but it also opens a new chapter in the history of the sport.

It's time to invest in skimboarding. There are more and better skimmers, agile and established tours, steady and sustainable brands. The International Surfing Association (ISA) may play a key role in the development of skimboarding.

Take an in-depth look at Brad Domke, the master of big wave skimboarding.

Planet Ocean, a new film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand (Via surfeuropemag.com)

French photographer, reporter and dedicated environmentalist Yann Arthus-Bertrand originally made a name for himself by circumnavigating the planet by hot air balloon, allowing him to capture some of the most striking images of the earth’s surface from the air and in doing so revealing the environment’s ‘bigger picture’.

In a brand new project, the photographer has turned his attention to the world’s oceans, releasing a 1 1/2 hour documentary called ‘Planet Ocean’. While the movie offers little in the form of any real surf action, the striking aerial views of the world’s oceans and myriad facets of how mankind interacts with them are well worth a watch if you have the time (and even if you don’t).

A single drop of seawater magnified 25 times (via thisiscolossal.com)

We know the ocean is home to some of the weirdest looking monsters on the planet. It's a big place, after all. But did you know that a single drop of seawater is also home to alien-looking critters too? They're just invisible to us because they're microscopic. If your a surfer then you might have some of these critter up your nose...

The photograph above, taken by David Littschwager, is magnified 25 times to reveal all that could be hiding inside seawater: crab larva, cyanobacteria, diatoms, copepods, chaetognaths, fish eggs, marine worms and more. All in the water we take a dip in for fun and immerse ourselves in for relaxation and even swallow for refreshment. Fun!

You can read more about which creature is what here.

SEXPAND

One Hour of Surfing in San Diego Condensed Into a Single Short Video (via laughing squid.com)

by Brian Heater at 3:40 pm on May 23, 2014

San Diego filmmaker Cy Kuckenbaken edited an hour worth of surfing video into a a single shot, choosing the best rides and removing the time that separated each one. The idea was to make the experience exciting for the viewer, while maintaining a sense of how much can occur in a single hour of surfing.

In most surf films, the riders are so talented and the waves are so good it becomes an abstraction from the average viewer’s/surfer’s experience at an average break. On the other hand, watching in person can be very slow and depending on the swell there may be long stretches when nothing happens at all. This video is a playful attempt to split the difference and reveal just how much can actually happen in an hour in an otherwise nondescript surf spot with non professional riders.

Kucken posted a making of video, to show exactly how the “time collapse” seen in the video was accomplished.

STRANGE RUMBLINGS IN SHANGRI LA

 

GLOBE Brand

Published on Jun 25, 2014

STRANGE RUMBLINGS IN SHANGRI LA
Directed by JOE G and featuring GLOBE surf team riders DION AGIUS, NATE TYLER, TAJ BURROW, YADIN NICOL, DAMIEN HOBGOOD, CREED MCTAGGART, CJ HOBGOOD, ALEX SMITH, NOA DEANE, BRENDON GIBBENS, and MORE - STRANGE RUMBLINGS IN SHANGRI LA is a modern surf film that documents an unforgettable worldwide journey from the frigid shores of ICELAND to the sultry coastline of MOZAMBIQUE. From well-known spots in EUROPE to exotic islands off the coast of BRAZIL and into DEEPEST INDONESIA, this is their greatest adventure yet.
Be a part of the journey as Strange Rumblings in Shangri-LA roars to life this summer, premiering during the U.S. Open of Surfing on July 31st, before heading off on an international tour to Australia, Brazil, France, Japan, and across the U.S.A.
The anticipation is growing, the excitement is building...there are Strange Rumblings in Shangri-LA.