Surf Archive
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Portland to Become Extreme Sports Capitol of the WORLD
Portland OR, about an hour from world class surf, epic snowboarding, and home to more skate parks than any other city in the US is seeking to secure their spot as the Extreme Sports Capitol of the World. A few dudes with big ideas are looking to turn the Rose Garden and Memorial Colosseum into a [...] -
Review: Rob Machado in The Drifter
Taylor Steele’s The Drifter staring Rob Machado doesn’t follow the typical format of surf flicks out these days. If your ability to be entertained by a surf video relies on a series of dudes destroying a wave, a pop soundtrack, shenanigans, and repeat then The Drifter might not appeal to you. Don’t get me wrong, I [...] -
I Wish I Was Regular
For some reason i can’t surf rights for sh!t. Maybe cause most of the of the waves in the NW are lefts….This waves looks soo fun but I’d be blowing it constantly on this one. Makes me wish i was regular. // -
Word Hole Trauma
Have you ever been surfing, paddled out and nailed a wave immediately after reaching the lineup? Makes ya feel like hot shiz, huh?. “Yeah, i know what i’m doing. I’ll take this wave right here….” And then that’s the only wave you get for the whole session. I hate it when that happens. That’s what [...] -
Time Laspe – Surf
Here’s a time lapse a friend of mine recorded a few months ago. Weird seeing a wake from people as they paddle out. -
Watercam Shots
A few days ago I managed to get some water cam shots between taking waves to the dome. No action shots..but fun nonetheless. Im using an older Canon SD450 5mp camera, with a model specific Canon Waterproof Housing. It works out pretty good. I can tuck the camera/case into my wetsuit chest zone. The waterproof [...] -
The Cove 121909
Surfed the Cove last Saturday (12/19). Super fun, really big, savage. Fun, fast drops. Made it down the line only a few times, the rest were close out bombs. Surfed it on the incoming tide until it completely shut off. Here’s a few pics courtesy of kikopkau.com Here’s a vid of the wave explosion. -
Holy Cove WTF!
I’ve pretty much been looking at the WP webcam ery day for a few years…i can’t say that i’ve ever seen anything like this… Pic was grabbed from the net today December 21, 2009 – 10:23am. I realize this looks like a complete unsurfable mess…but g’damn that’s a lotta water moving around! -
Burkhart Grabbed My Leash
If you happened to catch the Pipemaster Semi Finals between Damien Hobgood and Dean Morrison you might have noticed a questionable bail by Damien at the end of really close heat. Some are claiming Dean grabbed Damien’s leash a-la Lance Burkhart in Northshore. Check the vid below… If you want, read more about this crap go here: [...]