Five Flick Friday: 12/16
A collection of this week's best web clips—headlined by Mason Ho at Pipe. How 'bout the lines he draws out there?
Watch Billabong’s New Flick ‘Blow Up’ In Its Entirety
With a ripping crew consisting of Laurie Towner, Ryan Callinan, Granger Larsen, Ian Gentil, Jack Freestone, Creed McTaggart, and more of Billabong's stellar A-team, it's a must see! Download Blow Up here for free.
Billabong XXL Wipeout Of The Year Nominees
What better way to kick start your week than watching five of the worst wipeouts from the last year?
North Swell Madness On The North Shore Of Oahu
For the last ten days, the North Shore has been barraged by a consistent North swell, and while that direction doesn't bode well for Pipeline, a handful of spots have been all time. Check this exclusive gallery and video featuring some of the world's best...
Monster Cloudbreak Caught On Video
Aussie super chargers Laurie Towner, Shaun Cansdell, Dean Brady, and David Scard tackle a huge swell at Cloudbreak. “It was 20ft, it had to be. I dunno. I can’t tell over 10ft any more. It was massive, just say that."—Laurie Towner
Creative Destruction Chapter 3: Wade Goodall, Professional Muse
Yes, this strange clip is over the ten-and-a-half minute mark, but it will inspire you for ages when it comes to the small stuff. Wade Goodall never ceases to surprise.
Tuamata Puhetini Wins The Teahupo‘o Trials
In an all-Tahitian final, Tuamata Puhetini takes out Tamaroa McComb in perfect six-foot barrels. Both surfers have earned themselves a spot into the Billabong Pro Tahiti, check the video highlights here!
Air Tahiti Nui/VZ Teahupo‘o Trials Day 1 Highlight Video
Day 1 of the Air Tahiti Nui/Von Zipper Trials goes down in heaving 6-8 foot barrels at what's generally known as "The World's Heaviest Wave" aka Teahupo‘o. Check out Anthony Walsh's perfect 10 and more ripping!
Carnage Filled Warm Up Session At Teahupo‘o
Three brutal wipeouts and a couple of sweet tube rides provide the canvas for Air Tahiti Nui/Von Zipper Teahupoo trialists to warm up for the event...
Wade Goodall Is A Madman
Well, you (and we) already knew this. But there's tons more confirmation of this fact in the latest webisode from Creative Destruction; Chapter 3, Part 1: The Noisey Ocean. The noise will be brought upon you in the form of ginormous, spinning airs.
Chopping Block: 16 Sick Photos That Didn’t Make The Cut
It's no secret that magazines are thinner than they were before the global economy took a giant turd. Faced with fewer pages it's inevitable that some really good photos just aren't gonna make the leap from the photo editor's computer to the pages of TransWorld SURF. Here are 16 images that for one reason or another just didn't make the cut...
Surfboard Science For Dummies: Quads 101
A few years ago, Hawaiian pro surfer Mikala Jones turned me onto the joys of riding a quad. Just like a girl, at first I could see no wrong and we made love all the time. It was awesome. Then something changed... Renowned shapers Dylan Longbottom and T&C's Glenn Pang explains what happened.
Show Us Your Teeth: Jaws Photo Gallery
Maui's famed Jaws (Peahi) lit up Monday, December 7th. Ian Walsh, Mike Parsons, Laird Hamilton, Dave Rastovich, Laurie Towner, Luke Egan, Billy Kemper, and more charged the 50-foot+ peaks hard. Check out the exclusive XXL photo gallery and bonus video.
Jamie O’Brien Wins 2009 Rip Curl Cup Invitational At Padang Padang
Jamie O'Brien takes down an all-star field en route to victory at the Rip Curl Cup Invitational in perfect surf at Padang Padang then donates his prizemoney to a local Balinese charity. Right on JOB!
Video: West Oz Barrel And Sashimi Fest
What could be better than a surfing perfect barrels, catching yellowfin tuna, and having a few beers with your mates to top it all off? Welcome to the world of Kerby and Courtney Brown and their bros Ry Craike, Laurie Towner, Dino Adrian, and Yadin Nicol...