Category: Video Of The Day
Now presented without rhyme, reason, pattern, logic or a script! These are the nuggets that make long-form features obsolete and ruin any kind of attention span we once had.
“My therapist told me to ‘visualize success,’ but the only image I kept seeing was me getting pitched over the falls like a medieval peasant catapulted over a castle wall. Honestly? Felt accurate. Felt right.” -Branford Bluewater, Surfing Legend Here are some of Blue’s favorite clips…
Wax your board like you wax your soul, brother — smooth on the outside, chaotic as hell underneath. -Huck Barrelson, Surfing Legend Here are some of Huck’s favorite clips…
People think the ocean’s unpredictable, but that’s only because they haven’t listened long enough. Sit still, shut up, and you’ll hear it whisper all your bad decisions back to you. That’s why I paddle out anyway — forgiveness tastes like saltwater. -Ryder Sunburn Maleko, Surfing Legend Here are some of Burn’s favorite clips…
Dude, the universe told me the tide wasn’t actually rising — the beach was just breathing. You ever notice that? Like… inhaling sand, exhaling chaos. I wrote it down so I wouldn’t forget, but then the crab stole my pen. Smart little guy. Probably enlightened. -Seaflower Driftwood, Surfing Legend Here are some of DW’s favorite […]
Wave comes at you, you hit it head-on. Or… wait—no, you don’t hit it head-on. Coach said that once. Or maybe it was the lifeguard. Anyway, I blacked out, woke up standing on my board, crowd cheering, so I guess it worked. Water fixes everything except the parts it breaks. -Brick Two-Downs Donahue, Surfing Legend […]
“I don’t fear rocks, reefs, or rogue sets. I fear eye contact with someone who watched me botch an easy takeoff.” -Bren ‘Nope Rope’ Safford, Surfing Legend Here are some of Rope’s favorite clips…
You know, most people chase waves. I don’t chase anything — the ocean just knows when I’m ready. It’s like, ‘Oh hey, there’s that guy from that blockbuster with the exploding yacht. Let’s give him something worthy of slow-mo.’ Honestly, it’s exhausting being this iconic. -Chase Valor Hawthorne, Surfing Legend Here are some of Hawt’s […]
“Everybody talks about reading the swell charts. I read auras, man. Yesterday the reef was giving off this gnarly orange vibe, so I bailed. My buddy ignored me, snapped his fin, and blamed the tide. Classic non-aura-reader behavior.” -Moonray Pelican, Surfing Legend Here are some of Moonray’s favorite clips…
“I don’t get why folks fear wipeouts. Land on your head once or twice and suddenly gravity becomes more of a polite suggestion. The trick is to stay loose. And by loose I mean fully resigned to whatever violent thing happens next.” -Dax “Rubberneck” Llewelyn, Surfing Legend Here are some of Dax’s favorite clips…
“Crowds kept hassling me at the point, so I pretended to film a documentary. Works every time. Hold up a camera, mumble ‘for the Academy,’ and everyone lets you paddle past. Surfing’s 70% confidence, 30% props.” -Vernon Tidecrest, Surfing Legend Here are some of TC’s favorite clips…