Jamie O’Brien
The Maverick of Surfing and Digital Influence
By Mike Latronic – In the world of surfing, there are those who ride waves, then there are those who...
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Jamie O’Brien surfs Pipeline with friends who have become legends in their own right and the grand masters who they...
By Brian Bielmann – The photographer known affectionately as “Hank Foto,” has seen it all, and has pulled the trigger on most of it. The stuff he missed he probably did so on purpose. If you’ve ever known a surf photographer, they are as a whole, far from the normal...
The talent pool of surfing in Hawaii is thick and competitive. It always has been. With fun to excellent surf...
Music has a big effect on emotions, I can be tired and dragging my feet and hear a song that...
By Amanda Blackwell – There’s nothing in a Kauai boy’s life that matters more than the ocean. It grooms every keiki that has the privilege of growing up in a slice of paradise. From kid, to adolescent, to adult living in Kauai– the ocean is the sun: everything else revolves...
By Mike Latronic – Christa Joy Funk was just a toddler, barely walking when she marched straight into the shallow...
Vaihiti Inso is a name you will be hearing about more and more. Her brand of fast paced, stylish and...
Joey Johnston
Local hero
By Mike Latronic Whether your local surf spot is a playful beach break in New Smyrna, Florida, a perfect point break in Northern California, or a frightening reef setup in Hawaii, chances are most regulars will look to a few top surfers and personalities for that region as “local heroes.”...
As the birthplace of surfing, Tahiti has a storied history. While the French Polynesian origins of surfing are widely known...
The 20-year-old rising star from Maui talks about waves, his upbringing, and big dreams By Rebecca Parsons Photos Brent Bielmann...
There are certain humans that gracefully play with, or even seem to defy gravity. They exude a special relationship with momentum and inertia and move with rare dexterity. These people simply make incredible things look easy. It doesn’t matter if we are talking about ballet, soccer, moto cross, boxing or...