How we met Yago Dora Yago’s success at the Rio Pro is validating something we’ve known for a long time. Let’s recall.
Long before the WSL started with the weird warrior techno hype video things, we were watching Yago Dora. His surfing caught...
Mitch Coleborn in Indonesia Collected Thoughts 129
“Surfing will always have those off-moments that make you pause and really appreciate the place we get to play.” —Nate...
Watch Jay Davies in a new trailer Looks like we’ll be getting a vid called “Native” very soon
If we’ve learned anything the past few years, it’s that when Jay Davies puts out an edit, you click on it....
Watch “License to Chill Rocky Point” Our favorite series is back with Mason Ho, Burger & Crew
It’s back. One of the best things in surfing this past year, that had us itching for the next clip to...
Watch Brixton’s Jesse Guglielmana Basically shred everything in this psyching edit
Jesse Guglielmana isn’t your prototypical Kauai guy, even though he spent a good portion of his childhood growing up on...
Watch “Here I am” starring Ryan Burch There’s so many ways to do it
Ever since Ryan Burch torched that South American pointbreak, we’ve been adjusting our quivers to include something unique. Time to...
Watch “Bobby Martinez & Friends” Surfing around SB with Dane Reynolds, Conner Coffin, and Parker Coffin
There still aren’t many guys with a backhand like Bobby. Even in the bumpiest conditions, he can still put it...
Yago Dora in “Young Souls & Old Dreams” Hawaii and Indo with our favorite Brazilian goofy foot
He’s attaching some power to his air game. Kid continues to evolve and get better somehow. Charging and ripping simultaneously...
My Indo Dream Wave Collected Thoughts 126: Nate Lawrence and the wave that started his Indo Obsession
“For the better part of my teenage years I drooled at photos of this wave. I still do today” —Nate...
Watch Clay Marzo in “You Know” Exactly the crazy surfing you’d expect from Clay
Still mind boggling. Still hard to comprehend. Clay is up there with guys like Matt Meola where you wonder how...
did you see that new WSL commercial? Is Dion right? Is it time we say no to the WSL?
I’m quite depressed right now. There are the sharks. Crowds. Hospitals. Stress. Bills. Work. Marketing. Branded Content. And WSL. And...
Watch the trailer for Snapt 3 I hope it comes out on VHS!
I’m getting nostalgic. This is how ’90s surf art looked: a blown out Black Sabbath song, crazy surfing, lots of...
Cull Your Fear A spike in shark sightings and an attack in Southern California raise the debate…again
Editor’s Note: Taylor Paul is a surfer. A really good, big wave surfer in fact. Mavericks, Dungeons…all the scary ones, that...
Watch ” Same same but different” Starring Torren Martyn and some backhand artistry at Desert Point
Cutting the bullshit out of surfing can help make it look much more tasteful. Torren Martyn surfs that way and Desert...
Watch “Atlas Blue” Barbados turns ripping blue starring Cam Richards and Michael Dunphy
Cam Richards and Michael Dunphy enjoy some Barbados. A little something for whatever foot you put forward here. Watch our...
Watch Matt Meola in “Numb” This is fucked up
Matt Meola has long been an underrated aerialists, and he’s actually rated pretty high, which is still underrated. You’ll agree...
Herbie Fletcher “Inspired by” RVCA presents a rad look back at Astrodeck
You’d be up against a tough wall if you were trying to argue that something was more OG in surfing...
Kai Hing and Lee Wilson’s Chaps Are On New edit from the Metal Neck crew
Metal Neck drops a new clip with Kai Hing and Lee Wilson. Two dudes we really like watching. Watch our...
What’s Dane Been Up to? We spent the weekend with the Reynolds family filming for a new Fairly Normal
Dane was home this weekend. A classic California pre-summer day: lots of blue, couple fun waves and lots of traffic....
Watch “Sessions, Pipeline” With Mason Ho, Koa Rothman, Nathan Florence, Koa Smith & more
Pipe is still loud as ever, even in April. A few of our favorites getting spoiled with swell this late...
Let’s talk about trunks (briefly) We built this industry on them, so why are so few pairs worthy of your thighs?
Today marks the release of Former’s “Control” boardshort. So yes, full disclosure, we back them, and what they’re doing, so...
Watch “Droid Around Aus and Bali” Metal Neck and Droid, a pretty reliable duo
Andrew Doheny catches a couple waves around Australia and Bali and looks good doing it. Watch Droid in our Off...
Does WSL = Christian Youth Group? Conservative and “cool” with really bad music
When I was in high school there were always people trying to get us to join them at their church...
Wade Goodall in “Turtle Business” As aggressive as we’ve ever seen Wade
The Melvins definitely set the tone, but Wade’s surfing does them justice. Big turns. Big airs. As aggressive as we’ve...
New Brendon Gibbens Octopus part There you are Brendon!
An important message from the Octopus: Listen to DEATH! You had me at DEATH. And this is a pretty hammer-filled...
Watch “RVCAustralia” Late summer sessions with Alex Knost & Ellis Ericson
A groovy little vid from RVCA down on the East Coast of Oz towards the end of summer. Exactly what we...
If it could all be so simple Evan Geiselman, Mitch Crews and Mikala Jones find shade in Mexico
The song and the idea of going down to Mexico to do step offs for an ad campaign isn’t exactly...
Watch Radical Times on the Gold Coast The boardriders series makes a stop on the Gold Coast
There is a voice over in this. That might make you cringe. But there is also some surfing that will...
Watch the Trailer for “Proximity” A new film from Taylor Steele (Wow, it’s nice to write that)
Unless you’re like a crusty old bitter guy, there’s a good chance you’ve been a fan or know Taylor Steele’s...
What’s a “Surf Journalist”? Chas Smith analyzes the most absurd thing in surfing for What Youth Issue 17
The surf journalist. The surf. Journalist. Is there anything in this world more absurd? Any two words that belong together less...
Filipe Toledo in “A Costa Dourada” Time in Oz well spent
Filipe didn’t get the result he anticipated, losing to Zeke Lau in the 2nd round, to start off the year...
Pat Gudauskas in “Fever Island” Upbeat in the right way
An array of retro visuals to go along with fierce surfing. Pat puts it all together in this latest clip,...
