Lagundri has it all what you can ask from a wave, small and playful to thick, hollow, mechanical and seriously powerful. Indar knifing it into something which could be from South Pacific. It had few different peaks but it was a wise decision to stick to the one closest to the channel. No warm up waves no time to think about anything, just whip it around and go.Īritz and Leo waiting for a set at the outside bommie. This Kiwi traveller stayed at same joint as we did, he paddled out hair dry through the keyhole and as soon as he reached line up then this one came through. Kinda rolling and waiting for an ugly hit, anticipating, but nothing. I barely managed to get underwater when it hit, it put me in deep where you can’t see anything due to the murky water. This one I was way too deep, but thought that I’m gonna eat it anyways so might as well do ‘rabbit in headlights’ and shoot it. Ted Grambeaus surf adventure photography print collection is one of the largest galleries of surfing photos, big waves, ocean wave prints and travel. I found out pretty soon that it won’t be productive swim, I hate it where you tread water constantly like an idiot but you’ll never be in position when anything worth shooting comes through. There was no current whatsoever, but just a surge of water pushing you deeper into the bay, painful to swim against. I thought it would be a good idea to try and get some water stuff done, but since it was my first time there I wasn’t aware what the wave does when period hit 20 second mark. (below) The evening when the swell started to pulse. Swell arrived with 21 second period and those kind of a numbers tend to do something special for an otherwise perfect wave. Leo on a thick bomb, flipping the image in the mirror brings up thoughts about a Tahitian reef pass rather then something off Sumatra. Word is that the reef’s shallower than it was before that dreadful earthquake.Ĥ. Nias is extremely punishing for a wave in Indo, solid hold downs are the norm. Fisheye view of Aritz threading through another pit. Not afraid to leave at a moment’s notice, and definitely not afraid to go when the occasion rises.ģ. (below) Nic has been on a mission for the last couple of years, doing events when they don’t overlap with pumping surf in some far away destination. Another golden hour gem straight outta textbook, how hollow waves are supposed to look.Ģ. All those years of backside tuberiding in home showed how world class barrel hound Jerome is. (above) Moroccan tube master Jerome Sayhoun showed up with Nic von Rupp, and showed right away how is is actually insane to have your homebreak as a hollow freight train on your backside. Here are some of the most epic photos taken as surfing and skateboarding made Olympic history.1. The athleticism was captivating, and the athletes looked fresh while doing it.

Vintage filter with soft style surfer stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images. Extreme water sports and outdoor active lifestyle. Attractive young man surfing a wave off the coast Handsome young man rides a wave off the coast with his surfboard. While the weekend's events were a huge milestone for both sports, they were an even bigger thrill for the rest of us who got to watch. surfing surfer in the barrel of a wave surfer stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images. So, you know, it's funny to have those two worlds colliding in such an interesting way.' 'I still get harassed by security guards, and I'm skating in the parking lot behind my grocery store. 'It's a pretty surreal juxtaposition of just my life in skateboarding,' USA Skateboarding CEO Josh Friedberg told ABC News. Duke Kahanamoku, the father of modern surfing, won gold for swimming in the 1912 Olympics and, from the podium, expressed his dream that surfing would one day become part of the Games.īecoming part of the Olympics is also a sign that skateboarding, with its counterculture roots, has made it to the mainstream. The first women's skateboarding event will be held Monday in Tokyo, which is late Sunday for North America.įor surfing, it was more than 100 years in the making. Meanwhile, skateboarding was inaugurated with the men's street event Saturday, with Japan's Yuto Horigome taking the gold. Surfing was kicked off with women's and men's events Sunday, but no medals have been awarded yet. Surfing and skateboarding made their debuts at the Olympics over the weekend in Tokyo, a historic moment for the Summer Games that was also extremely cool.

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