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May 3rd, 2012

Nathan Fletcher’s Jagermeister Commercial

Nathan Fletcher discusses his passion and his profession, which seem to be interchangeable, in a new Jagermeister commercial. By now, I’m sure you’ve seen footage of Teahupoo last August, but Fletcher recalls his experience riding the heaviest wave recorded and…

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April 26th, 2012

Code Red – Surfing Goes Huge At Teahupoo

Last summer one of the largest swells ever hit the shores of Tahiti. The swell was well-timed with the Billabong Pro Tahiti at Teahupoo but there was a day or two where the waves were just to gigantic for the…

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April 3rd, 2012

Surfer Magazine 2011 Photo of the Year

The other day I saw, for the first time, the photo that won Surfer Magazine’s Photo of the Year award. I understand we’re in the fourth month of 2012 but this photo is just too amazing not to post on…

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March 21st, 2012

Pray for Prickett

Well known water photographer Mike Prickett is suffering from decompression sickness aka the bends after saving the life of a diver while on a photo shoot in Tahiti. Prickett who has won many awards and worked on projects like Riding Giants, Step…

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November 12th, 2011

Nathan Fletcher’s Heavy Teahupoo Wave

If you haven’t seen it already, go watch the heaviest wave ever surfed. It’s super scary but the commentary makes it hilarious. In this video, Nathan Fletcher talks us through the wave and the wipeout.

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November 10th, 2011

The Heaviest Wave Ever Surfed

Yesterday we showed you the largest wave ever surfed and although there’s no official record for the heaviest wave ever ridden, this has to be it.

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August 30th, 2011

Billabong Pro Tahiti Event Highlights

Yesterday was the final day of the Billabong Pro Tahiti. If you didn’t watch any of the competition you certainly missed out because Teahupoo was pumping with some of the best waves it’s seen in a real long time. Here…

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August 22nd, 2011

Billabong Pro Tahiti Freesurf

The day before the official waiting period began for the Billabong Pro Tahiti, most all the pros participated in a free surf at Teahupoo. Here are the highlights.

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August 22nd, 2011

Billabong Pro Round 1 Highlights and Round 2 Heat Matchups

Today was the second consecutive lay day called at the Billabong Pro Tahiti. All of round 1 was held Saturday and Teahupoo was pumping. Below are the round one results and the matchups for round two. There is a large…

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August 17th, 2011

Billabong Pro Tahiti – Webisode 1

Parko, Freddy P, Taj and Julian Wilson talk abou the upcoming Billabong Pro Tahiti.

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August 16th, 2011

Billabong Pro Tahiti Round One Heat Match Ups

Stop number five on the 2011 ASP World Tour is Tahiti and with a decent swell in the forecast, the Billabong Pro should begin on the first day of the waiting period this weekend. The local trials finished up yesterday…

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March 9th, 2011

Wipeout Wednesday – Teahupoo

Almost forgot about Wipeout Wednesday. Here’s a quick but good one from Teahupoo last year. I have a feeling you’re going to watch this video a couple times.

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September 9th, 2010

Billabong Pro Final Day Highlights

We didn’t do a very good job at covering the Billabong Pro in Tahiti this year. Actually we didn’t post anything about it, my bad! Anyways, the contest got off to a slow start with a lot of lay days…

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September 8th, 2010

Pros Swimming with Whales

While in Tahiti during the Billabong Pro contest, Mick Fanning, Taylor Knox, and Tiago Pires kill some downtime by going for a swim……with whales!

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August 11th, 2010

Billabong Pro Tahiti – Webisode 1, The Wave

The Billabong Pro Tahiti at Teahupo’o is coming up in just over two weeks. The first webisode for the contest shows just how gnarly ‘Chopes can get as some of the top pros describe their feelings of surfing the wave.

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May 18th, 2010

Young Guns Webisode #2: Clay Marzo in Tahiti

Check out Clay as he surfs perfect 4 foot Teahupo’o during the round of trials.

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April 28th, 2010

Lime Juice and The Sea

In the last video we posted from Allan Wilson, we saw Fergal Smith in a full suit, gloves and boots charging large cold water slabs in Ireland. This time around they are in the beautiful warm waters of Tahiti surfing…

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March 21st, 2010

Teahupo’o Going OFF Last Week

Teahupo’o saw some serious swell this past week and the waves were absolutely ridiculous. I couldn’t even imagine behind towed into something so gnarly. You really have to be just a little crazy to go out and catch waves at Teahupo’o…

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March 11th, 2010

Donavon Frankenreiter, Taylor Knox, and Pancho Sullivan in Tahiti

Alive in Tahiti came out on DVD a couple years ago but the guys over at Runamuk Visuals just posted a clip from the movie to their website the other day. Donavon, Taylor, and Pancho were all in Tahiti and…

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March 7th, 2010

Michel Bourez aka The Spartan

Here’s Michel Bourez aka the spartan, doing what he believes he was born to do and I agree. Brought up in the Tahitian Islands, became one of the best surfers in the World. Check out some sick footage from Michel’s…

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