Greatest Wipeouts of 2012 - Surf

Mark Mathews on his way to a royal hiding in Oz. (Photo: O'neill)

Every year Surfline puts together a compilation of the worst wipeouts in surfing. This year was no different and there are some real cringers in there! Nice to see Grant Twig baker representing for the Saffa contingent...

DONE - John John Florence Film Trailer

John John Florence and his Filmer, Blake Kueny, are ready to release their project, Done. Filmed over 2 years, with loads of footage from SA, including Jbay, Cape Town and the West Coast - and of course exotic locations like Tahiti and Fiji, the movie promises some insane surfing! I will keep you posted on the release dates and hopefully an SA premier...

DONE Trailer from John John Florence on Vimeo.
A Film by Blake Vincent Kueny and John John Florence.
Shot on Location in Hawaii, Tahiti, Africa, and Australia.
Starring John John Florence, Nathan Florence, Ivan Florence, Albee Layer, Kiron Jabour, and Matt Meola
Coming to iTunes soon!

A Jaunt at Jaws with Ian Walsh and Shane Dorian

The 8 and 9th of October started the Northern hemisphere big wave season with a bang at Jaws on Maui. Amongst the crew of big wave surfers charging gaping tubes and 50ft faces, were Ian Walsh and Shane Dorian. Check out their video from the mammoth day and let your jaw drop to the floor when you see the tubes that were made and the wipe outs that could kill a man!

Seared Peahi from ACL Digital Cinema on Vimeo.

The old versus the new in Surfing

I came across these two great videos today. In one you have a guy most people have not even heard of, Matt Meola, and in the other the icon, Tom Curren.

The New kid on the block, Matt Meola.

Matt Meola just won $100'000 in Taylor Steele's new Innersection competition for his part, which you can view below. I had never heard of the guy before now, but watching his video I was mightily impressed. He looks like he has the new school air brigade down pat, however, I reckon Tom could teach him a thing or two about barrel riding!

Style and grace from the Old School master, Tom Curren. (Photo: ASP)

Tom Curren is a surfing legend. Multiple world title holder, redefined rail surfing and possibly the smoothest surfer of all time. He certainly cracked a few airs, but he definitely does not have the arsenal of the new school kids. Check him carving lines in beautiful Indo waves in his video.

Whats your favorite?