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what youth recommends chasing nicky with balaram stack and pat schmidt

Watch “Chasing Nicky” Featuring Balaram Stack and Pat Schmidt chasing hurricane swell

Set to the sounds of some upbeat jazz, there’s not much more we’d like to hear in the morning. Balaram...
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Watch “Radical Times in France” Quiksilver always does France pretty damn well

By now the French experience is full of cliche. Baguettes, red wine, nude babes, beachbreaks for miles…you know the story....
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Watch “Island South” A cold new short, and some warm Vissla wetsuits starring Brendan Gibbens, Bryce Young and Eric Geiselman

Vissla recently took their new wetsuits to New Zealand and had Bryce Young, Brendon Gibbens and Eric Geiselman ramp out...
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Harry Bryant in “Emu” Big chunky lefts

Harry Bryant laying it down on all fronts. Big barrels. Big turns. Really digging the song in this one.
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Watch Yago Dora in Portugal Style, flair and flow

He’s still our Brazilian prince. And it looks like he took his Portuguese to the origin and tore through all...
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Watch “Agua Mala” Featuring Nate Zoller

“Mexico is a great place to be a surfer. If you want to search out a new wave the adventure...
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Andy: The Untold Story of Andy Irons Watch the very powerful trailer and see how you can contribute to make the film happen

No shortage of emotion running through the halls this week. And we hope if nothing else we’re all reminded at just...
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Watch “Welcome to Water” Episode 4: Maldives with Nate Tyler, Yago Dora, and Mitch Coleborn

Like to go left? Well so do these three. Mitch Coleborn, Nate Tyler and Yago Dora: Three different approaches drilling a...

One Roll 018: Sweden and Norway A roll of film shot by Michael Cukr

Next month we’ll be premiering a new film we made from this trip through Scandinavia. We brought all sorts of...
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Vissla’s New North Seas Wetsuit It’s the most wonderful time of the year: new wetsuit season

For a lot of us, more waves means a bit more rubber. The winter months are here, and each breath...
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Watch John John Florence in “Twelve” Episode 4: Sailing around Hawaii

John John Florence has it all figured out it seems. Gold jersey in comps. A sailboat docked in Hawaii. And...
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Craig Anderson, Mentawai Islands Collected Thoughts 111: Horrible waves in Indo aren’t that bad

“We hopped on the Bintang boat and got the best waves of our year. Shortly after, we got back on...
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I’m Home! But Have No Idea Where I am After a month in the Old World, I’ve returned to a disheveled homeland

I just got home from a few weeks away. I think it’s called holiday. Or vacation. Depending where you’re from....
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The First Pipe Swell of the year Starring Mason, Michael and Derek Ho, Gavin Beschen and Kalani Chapman

Early season Pipe is usually a tricky affair. Sand and rock aren’t where they should be, it’s pretty irregular and...
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Skip McCullough is having a great start to fall Salem’s Pot is always a nice touch

What you’re hearing is Salem’s Pot. We were lucky enough to see these dudes a few months back at the...
What Youth recommends Dane Reynolds, Conner Coffin, and Kilian Garland grab a few up in their hometown.

Dane Reynolds, Conner Coffin & Kilian Garland Grabbing a few in Ventura

We’ve been blessed with swell the past few weeks in Southern California. This video doesn’t highlight the standout spots, but...
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Watch “The Arrival” Starring Leo Fioravanti in Tavarua, France and El Salvador

Leo has already shown his prowess on the WSL this year. At this year’s Margaret River Pro, he placed 5th...
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Watch Noa Deane in “Hoot” Noa mixing it up on a variety of vintage Rusty’s at a fun pointbreak

Noa mixes up the quiver with a variety of throwback Rusty’s on a really fun pointbreak. Watch our Off Beat...
The DC Surf Team headed to Tahiti.

Watch DC Surf In Tahiti Featuring Kanoa Igarashi and Ezekiel Lau

The first DC Surf edit you’ve probably seen in a while. It looks as fun as Tahiti gets. The boys scored....
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Watch Nate Tyler and Creed McTaggart in “Untitled” The boys getting after it

Creed and Nate…do we need say more?  Watch our Off Beat episode with Nate and Creed here:
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Jay Davies and Lee Wilson in “Nevada” Chilli Surfboards’ latest creation

Drawn out lines set to mellow acoustics. Easy going and dreamy. Two guys worth watching making it look effortless. Watch...
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East Coast With Beau Foster, Ellis Ericson, and Sam Wrench

The boys getting after it. Ellis Ericson, Beau Foster, and Sam Wrench trading off tubes during a fine winter on...
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Watch Jack Robinson in “Hollow Ground” How Jack became the madman in the tube that he is

A documentary in 4-minutes time on Western Australia’s hardest charging mini from turned man Jack Robinson.  Jack Robinson has been...
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The Escape Starring Luke Hynd, Dillon Perillo and Noah Wegrich

Dusty roads, driving on the beach, empty points and cold Tecate. Sign us up. We’ll skip the getting stuck in...
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Cam Richards in “Pardon Me” A little bit of it all

Cam goes all in with this edit. Airs. Big waves. Barrels. Kanye? He’s pretty much just on a sick one.
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Watch Balaram Stack in “25 Savage” A rollercoaster of an edit

Up and down and all around. At first you feel like you’re on the dance floor of a techno club. Than...
Eithan Osborne in "Bleach" surfing Indonesia.

Eithan Osborne in “Bleach” An aerial onslaught

At just 16 years of age Eithan Osborne is as polished as they come. Despite getting skunked in Indo, he...
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Too Much Perfect in Indonesia Collected Thoughts 108

Living in Bali has it’s perks. It’s cheap, warm and has waves all year round. It also has it’s downsides....
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P.A.M. feat. Creed McTaggart A look at Creed’s new toy by Haydenshapes

Pam! Creed! Love Buzz! All together, in one 5 minute video edit, creatively and visually steered by Creed himself. A...
Billy Stairmand in All Seasons.

Watch Billy Stairmand in “All Seasons” Putting that backhand to work in NZ

If you’ve never seen Billy Stairmand surf here’s your chance. The guy has an insane backhand and no better place...
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Droid Beyond The Border Evening Session Andrew Doheny last week down in Mexico

Cobblestones, rights and very twisted knees with Andrew Doheny. Filmed and edited by Metal Neck.
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Watch Yago Dora in MOFO Igniting the beachies of Maresias

It aint big but that doesn’t mean it isn’t fun. Starring Yago Dora, Alan Fendrich, Marcelo Trekinho, Marcos Sifu, and Mateus...

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