Style Evolution

This video gives me goosebumps.

I don't really want to fill this blog up with stuff from youtube, but I couldn't resist sharing this one. More than just your usual compilation of gnarly wipeouts, this video is beautifully put together from surf films through from 1963 to 2005, starting with early big-wave riding on heavy longboards, and ending with modern tuberiding at spots like Shipsterns. I love that the music avoids the usual heavy electric guitars; and even though it shows some really evil wipeouts doesn't it just make you glad to be a surfer?

Drooling

Now that we're back on GMT it really feels like winter; 5:45PM and it's already been dark for nearly an hour. So here are some sick waves to drool over from the first round of the WLT event that has just kicked off in the Maldives. How perfect are those waves - most definitely a case of wish I was there!

Sam Bleakley and Ben Skinner are both through to round 2, which starts at 8AM tomorrow. Ben's drawn Bonga Perkins and Sam has Eduardo Bage; I don't think there's such a thing as an easy heat in this contest...Duane DeSoto's out already. Looks like the Maldives are GMT+5 so that's 3AM here; Sam's in heat 2 and Ben's in heat 4 so doubt I'll be watching live but fingers crossed for both of them.