I haven’t been hyped on sport like this since I was a kid. The cricket, the tennis, the summer sports in Australia have been alltime… The League season is a few weeks away, its a good time to love sport.
Ball sports have always been on the big screen… Now surfing has stepped up.
Live coverage on the web has been a feather in Professional surfings’ cap since it first kicked off, but now its Live on Fuel TV and it is something new, something exciting, something Surfing needed. Not so needed for the masses, nor for the mainstream but for the surfers.
In between work I have been watching as much as possible, I missed Joel, Kelly and TB in round 1, but I did see Mick… It was surfing of another level. The guys before and after him surfed well, the conditions were tough but Mick dismantled them, every heat I watched after Micks didnt hit the mark…
The term ‘hi-fi’ has burnt a whole in my brain, its meaning and purpose is relevant moreso now than ever before and we love it, but what Mick chose to do in his Round 1 heat Hi-Fi’d the shit out of Hi-Fi without a punt or grab variation insight… It didnt need a title, it was surfing at its best and it looked damn good from the comfort of my couch.
Kendall is back on the rock in a madhouse of Billabong’s under 20’s… Its been awhile since i’ve done one of those trips, my last one was in about 2004, days of the Passion Pop, we stayed at Backyards in a 4 bedroom house, with about 15 of us… The groms copped it, messy memorable days.
Anyhow, 6 years on its a new breed of junior froth, headed up by Shaun Joubert, Keanu Asing, Matty Hewitt and another kid who’s surfing floats our boat, Ryan Callinan… He’s a respectable young kid and flares beyond his years… Check
Cote sets us off… Chris Cote is a writer who can amuse amongst powerful story telling… He knows his place in the surf community and is well respected for it… He is reckless, he entertains, he is the Editor of TransWorld Surf … Which is why he is here Read the rest of this entry »
“I worked on a new formula last year and it seemed to work…”Mick started. “What was that?”Kelly interrupted. “Not talking to you and beating you. (laughs) As long as I’m having fun I’m stoked to be here, winning or losing.” – Mick.
Sterling Spencer is one of RV’s favourite humans… I just watched this clip from his time on Chat Roulette. I havent laughed this hard for awhile… Centaur is dope.
