The history of sushi in America runs right through the Southern California surfing community. See how the California Roll, the surf industry and wild restaurants like California Beach Rock N Sushi all combined to propel sushi from a niche cuisine for Japanese expats to its current status as the ...
Who had the most memorable wave ridden on a board in the last year at the Wedge? Here are five nominees with five different approaches, each worthy contenders for the title. Who gets your vote? @maxbeach82 by @coryscamera, @sage_burke by @jamesferrell_, @tanner_mcdaniel28 by @whereisharald, @bobbyokvist by @dingosaidso, @tylerstanaland by @skimjunky.@surfsidesports ...
This category is as much (or more) about the cameraman is it is about the surfer. The five GoPro Clip of the Year nominees are a glorious visual battle between James Farrell and Alex Verharst to show the inner workings of the Wedge and Cylinders inner sanctums. Who demonstrated the ...
And now the all-important Wipeout of the Year. Who ate it the best? @jack__harris__, @griffin.mcgowan, @wave._.hunter, @tthornsley and @chadwadsworth_ are our Nominees. Video by @dingosaidso, @beefs_official, @weldon88. Another popular award to be presented on Wednesday night, come on down and celebrate these epic accomplishments.@surfsidesports @helmsmanalehouse @gopro #wedge #thewedge #point #surf ...
Here are the five @WedgeAwards Peak of the Year Nominees: Sage Burke (video by James Farrell), Derek Hameister (video by Brad Jacobson), Zach Levine (video by Dingo), Bobby Okvist (video by Dingo) and Hunter Schoonover (video by Brent Weldon). Who slew the biggest Wedge sea monster in 2023? ...
Nazaré homeboy Tony Laureano enjoys some of the local fare last December. Video by @tim_bonython_swellchasers. A contender in the New Big Wave Challenge.#nazare #praiadonorte #bigwavesurfing #bigwave #xxl #bigwaveoscars #wipeout #surfing #jaws #mavericks #adventure #ocean #surf #wave #extreme #100footwave ...
James Hollmer-Cross (Hobart, Tasmania, Australia) takes a low line somehow manages to escapes from a crumbling aquatic high-rise building at the legendary Shipstern Bluff, Tassie. Video by Benedikt Wade. A contender in The New Big Wave Challenge 2022/23. Follow us at @bigwavechallenge to see who wins! ...
Billy Kemper @(Haiku, Maui, Hawaii) is seen in a second angle as he pulls into a perfect barrel at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on January 11, 2023. Video by Carlo Carbajal @mauicartel A contender in the New Big Wave Challenge 2022/23. Follow us at @bigwavechallenge to see the ...
Chacha Ibarra (Iquique, Chile) goes massive at Punta de Lobos. Chile doesn’t always get the hype but the New Big Wave Challenge is a global event so we’re gonna just come out and say this bomb is among the biggest waves paddled into in the last few years. Who agrees? ...
@NathanFlorence (Haleiwa, Hawaii, USA) takes a licking and keeps on ticking at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on January 11, 2023. Video by @Tuckerwooding A contender in The New Big Wave Challenge 2022/23. Follow us at @bigwavechallenge to see who wins! ...
Sixteen-year-old Ned Hart (Dunsborough, Western Australia) whips in at the notorious Shipstern Bluff, Tasmania and sets the new bar for grommet casualness amid all manner of oceanic weirdness. Video by the beloved @tim_bonython_swellchasers A contender in The New Big Wave Challenge 2022/23. Follow us at @bigwavechallenge to ...
Will Skudin (Long Beach, New York USA) thrills onlookers with a magical Mullaghmore Head disappearing act in January. Would you mark this down as a contender in the New Big Wave Challenge? Video by Conor Maclabhral. A contender in The New Big Wave Challenge 2022/23. Follow us at ...
Danny Griffiths (Hobart, Tasmania, Australia) on May 28, 2023. Video by Talon Clemow @talon1palmMEDIA . Tassie boys, coming in hot! Shipstern Bluff is a staple of the global big wave slab empire and the crew has a few contenders they’d like to throw into the mix. ...
Greg Long (San Clemente, California, USA) demonstrates precision placement amid a massive playing field at Mavericks. Drone view by Jamy Donaldson. A contender in the New Big Wave Challenge 2022/23 A contender in The New Big Wave Challenge 2022/23. Follow us at @bigwavechallenge to see who wins! ...
@NathanFlorence (Haleiwa, Hawaii, USA) paddles in deep and gets outrageously barreled at Aileens, a nasty slab off the Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland. Video by Joao Tudela. A contender in The New Big Wave Challenge 2022/23. Follow us at @bigwavechallenge to see who wins!#bigwavesurfing #bigwave ...
Cody Purcell (Manhattan Beach, California, USA) nails the drop of the season at Isla de Todos Santos, Mexico. Video by Joe Duerr. A contender in The New Big Wave Challenge 2022/23. Follow us at @bigwavechallenge to see who wins! ...
Othmane Choufani (Agadir, Morocco) slips and falls on a piece of Maui glass on the big day at Jaws and pays a magnificent price. A contender for the Outstanding Performance During A Wipeout category in The New Big Wave Challenge 2022/23. Drop us a comment on how this makes you ...
Ultimate waterman Zane Schweitzer @zaniac (Lahiana, Hawaii, USA) tapped right into the Pe’ahi hydroelectric powergrid during the peak of the massive January “Eddie” swell, generating numerous high voltage rides like this one. Video by Marcus Rodrigues @MRODMAUI A contender in The New Big Wave Challenge 2022/23. Follow ...
(Follow @bigwavechallenge) Steve Roberson drops in during the biggest Jaws day of the winter and puts himself into contention for the “biggest wave and wipeout by a teenager” or some such category. (Where would you file this one?) Video by @MRODMAUI Another piece in the exciting new puzzle game ...
Follow @bigwavechallenge. Two-time Big Wave World Champ Grant "Twiggy" Baker apparently can’t win ‘em all. Eddie comp drone angle by @tuckerwooding. A Wipeout of the Year contender in the 2022/23 @bigwavechallenge. ...