Rip Curl presents, Float - A 6 month adventure around Indonesia

6 Months cruising from one end of the Indonesian Archipelago to the other surfing perfect waves, catching Game Fish, drinking liters of Bintang Beer and they had hot Rip Curl girls on the boat. Jealous much, you think, haha. I definitely want to see this movie and Ricky Bobby and Franky should feature.

Float is the film version of the RC Tip 2 Tip Project,a 6-month quest on the Infinite Search, stretching from one end of the Indonesian Archipelago to the other aboard the mighty Quest 1.

It's a story of adventure and surfing spirit and the surfers who put their lives on hold to chase it by sea.
From perfect waves to cabin fever - Float lives the surfing dream and takes you everywhere except a final destination.

Starring: Dean Brady, Dillon Perillo and Bruno Santos,
Featuring: Mick Fanning, Owen Wright, Matt Wilkinson, Taylor Knox and others on The Search.

ONE BOAT
SIX MONTHS
13,000 ISLANDS
25,000 BINTANGS
THE INFINITE SEARCH

A Film by Andrew "Shorty" Buckley

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?

Aah the Old School

Today I have 2 great videos for you to take a gander at. They both represent the old school for me, while still showing that the power of great surfing and music will never fail.
First off there is this video from Rip Curl, showcasing Tom Curren and Frankie Oberholzer. These guys were my hero's when I was a grom and to see them both ripping apart these waves in Indonesia is incredible. Tom was always the smoothest cat in the water, but its watching Frankie surf that really blows me away. He is still surfing as good if not better than in those original Search videos. Original Search videos? Check this out -

Now Rip Curl have a boat exploring the entire Indinesian Island Chain in their Tip2Tip campaign. They reunited Tom and Frankie and the waves were so good, they ended up staying for an extra week. Frankie is still just the surf stoked grom! Love it.

Hope enjoyed!
Captain Kai