News Update from Transworld Surf:

A snowboard manufacturing company out of Huntington Beach, Signal Snowboards, has a cool little show they produce called, Every Third Thursday where they get weird and have fun (which is right up our alley). For this particular episode, they chose to make a surfboard/snowboard hybrid—something that could be ridden on both mountain and in the ocean. With Rob Machado as their test pilot in the surf and Baldface Lodge in Canada acting as their canvas, we think the bros at Signal Snowboards may be on to—or just on—something…

Watch the video of the boys surfing and snowboarding this bad boy:

Tipping Barrels – Journey Into The Great Bear

Nestled between between Vancouver Island and Southeast Alaska, there is a region rich in life and beauty called the Great Bear Rainforest. Tipping Barrels a unique short documentary that combines surfing and environmental journalism to explore serious environmental issues.

The movie follows Arran and Reid Jackson on a trip into the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest, where they learn more about the region and the issues confronting it.

Directed by Ben Gulliver

Produced by Rene Gauthier and Michael Reid

Filmed by:

Ben Gulliver
Ian McAllister

Cineflex Provided by Sherpas Cinema:

Dave Mossop
Eric Crosland
John Trapman
Malcolm Sangster

Helen Interview by Michael Reid

Underwater by Jason Sturgis

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The simplest of ideas sometimes prove most difficult, as the Reef team learned firsthand. “Those guys were super lucky to get a few hours at perfect, three-to-four-foot Teahupo’o” says Ben Bourgeois, who thanks to Delta airlines got stuck for 30 hours in the Atlanta airport en route to Tahiti, thus missing the day in which these images took place. “Once I arrived the surf was huge, blown out, and junky the rest of the trip. If it weren’t for that first day, the concept would have been blown and these photos wouldn’t have happened.”

According to Reef photographer Chris Straley, “Our concept isn’t 100 percent original, as underwater photography has been seen before, but we wanted an organic, raw feeling. We didn’t want to do helicopters or any of that shit because it doesn’t fit with our brand direction. We’ve seen so many rad below-the-surface photos that guys like Brian Bielmann have shot, and that gave us the idea for an underlying theme—which is to try and portray what a reef would have seen throughout the years since the creation of surfing.”

Reef
If A Reef Had Eyes

Directed By: Chris Straley
Photographed By: Chris Straley
Surfers: Rob Machado, Jay Thompson, Sean Moody

Metal Mulisha’s Black Friday is set to launch January 6, 2012 on iTunes world wide! Black Friday is guaranteed to reaffirm the fact that Metal Mulisha is still the best freestyle team in the world. Catch all of the progressive action from Wes Agee and Todd Potter’s world record 190 ft. back flip to Brian Deegan’s fight against Dave Mirra at EllisMania 7 to Fitz’s insane helicopter dive. Follow the crew as they travel to spots like Jacko’s Compound in Australia, Danimal’s Domain, and Potter’s Compound. With never-before-seen footage of Jeremy Lusk and a special Ox tribute, this is definitely something you will want to be a part of. Put yourself in the middle of all the destruction and become apart of the Metal Mulisha for the next hour and join the World Domination.

Available on iTunes January 6, 2012
HD – $9.99
Standard – $7.99

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Billabong sent the Spring 2012 Surf Capsule collection and the girls surf team to the Maldives. Here is what they came back with.

Shop Billabong Girls here

I’ve been kiteboarding for 3 years now, and the more I ride, the more I realize what an incredible sport it is. Seriously. You can cruise, you can surf, you can jump higher than you ever thought possible and you can land wake boarding-inspired tricks. You can do pretty much everything you want with a kite and a board.; you can even use props!

Just 2 weeks ago the guys gathered together to organize the very first kicker contest in French Polynesia. The idea is simple: using kickers & sliders to land the most radical tricks you can.
Here are the shots of this fun & sunny day: lots of killer maneuvers, but lots of crashes too =)

-Vainui

O’Neill has a new video chronicling life on the North Shore Hawaii seen through the eyes of O’Neill’s surf team. The video is called 7 Mile and is set to premiere soon, but until then here is a taste of what is to come in a teaser highlighting John John Florence. And did we mention John John is the youngest to ever win the Van’s Triple Crown?! We heart you John John. Enjoy.

Shop New O’Neill Arrivals at KillerDana.com

You know those days when you wake up and you feel like your day is going to be a crappy one? I felt like that just a few weeks ago: I wasn’t feeling that good, it was raining outside and I really didn’t have much to do. But my phone rang and I heard there were some waves somewhere around the Island.

My friend and I immediately packed our stuff (surfboards for him, camera for me since I’m still unable to surf because of my injury) and headed to the dock where we got picked up on a boat, searching for some good surf. And we found what we were  looking for in no time: nice 4 to 6 foot waves, with a few barrels now and then, with just a few guys in the water.

Even if we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving over here in Tahiti, well… we still had lot to be thankful for. Enjoy the video which features more photos from the day:

-Vainui

Take a mental vacay right now and enjoy this video of Parker and Conner Coffin’s Hawaii Vacation… wish you were there? We sure do.

Congratulations to the people’s champion, Kelly Slater on winning his 11th World Surfing title. He scored this well deserved 11th ASP World Title in the cold and challenging waters of Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA

Exactly a year after the passing of beloved professional surfer Andy Irons, Kelly (the second oldest surfer on the tour) took 11th title which was the first World Title ever won on American soil! What a day…

Kelly Slater 11x World Champion! by quiksilver

Currently the contest is on hold due to small waves and gloomy weather, but as soon as the contest resumes their will be two man-on-man heats remaining in Round 3: Australia’s Josh Kerr vs. Portugal’s Tiago Pires and Jordy Smith of South Africa vs. Patrick Gudauskas of Southern California.

Check out a recap from Day 1 at the Rip Curl Pro Search in San Francisco, CA

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