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Romain Laulhé
It’s as Romain makes his way from a contest in South Africa to another in Portugal that he finally finds a few minutes to answer our questions. This young entrepreneur, as he likes to call himself, turned pro a few years ago and already has a pretty hectic timetable for someone his age.
Shades of Bali
The island of Bali and its finest watermen Rizal, Betet, Bol and Pepen along with Mikala Jones, Jamie O’Brien, Taj and Rasta star in Shades Of Bali, a modern documentary about the island that has been inspiring surf filmmakers since Morning of the Earth. As well as the visiting pro’s thoughts, most of commentary is by Rizal.
Oakley Separate Volume
Oakley’s international band of brothers including Nathan Fletcher, Chris Ward, Adriano de Souza, Tom Whitaker, Davey Weare, Makua Rothman, Dustin Barca, Brian Conley, Shane Beschen and Royden Bryson star in a hard-hitting and original surf flick shot all over the place.
Dane Reynolds: First Chapter
What happens when instead of chasing WQS dribble, one of the world’s best surfers follows swells across the globe to shoot his own movie? First Chapter takes in Australia, Coxos, Hossegor, Morocco, the North Shore and California, and will leave no doubt in your mind that twenty-year-old Dane Reynolds is one of the finest surfers on the planet.
Hodei Collazo’s Mixtape
Hodei Collazo selects his all time top-12 surf tracks...
Eurojem: Supertubos, Portugal
Super powerful, super barrelling beach break. Surfable from 2ft to 10ft, with permanently shifting peaks. Usually the lefts are more perfect and longer, but the rights can be a good choice too. The wave is fast as hell so knowing when and how to put the brakes on is the key to finding your way in to a Supertubos pit.
Reubyn Ash
Reubyn Ash has been a shining beacon in an average sea ever since the day he put his toes in the chilly north Cornish waters around his hometown of Bude. He’s won pretty much everything going since the age of 12. He has more championship wins than fingers. He’s landed more 360 airs than he has toes and drops turns with a style the envy of, dare I say it, every surfer in the nation.
Jarvi’s Journal
Dear Diary. We went for a quick surf around the corner. The waves were small but fun and we got a couple. My board wasn’t going that well, I’ll ride a different one tomorrow. I decided to write a diary as well, as you can see. I also decided to drink beer again and to work hard on being a nicer person. No more Selfish Me or Poor Me Syndrome.
Gear - October 2006
Prevent pneumonia over the chilly season with these winter wardrobe fillers.
Groms Surf
You’re 15 and you wanna know how good you are on a world level? Do you want your little brother to rock the top ranks in a few years? This is your vid. Top groms from Hawaii & USA, not a great wave variety and a lot of burgers and small waves, but still a cool video for your lil’ bro.
Sol Sirens
A bunch of beautiful ladies hit the road and travel the world surfing some of its best spots. You might have heard of Daize Shayne and Cassia Meador, but other than that most of the surfers are lesser-known. Not really that strong on action, it’s more of a girl’s travel documentary than a surf vid. But if you like checking out girls in bikinis jumping off boats, paddling out etc, this should do the job.
Jean-Jacques Billard
Getting here: I started surfing when I was 12 in Rio de Janeiro. My mum’s Brazilian and my dad’s French. My mum used to surf so that’s how I got into it. Then my parents split up and I came to France with my mum in 1996. Initially we moved to Paris but I hated it there and the following year I moved back to Brazil to live with my dad for a year.
Alan Stokes’ Mixtape
Alan Stokes shares a little bit of his aural pleasure...
Eurojem: The Peak, Bundoran, Ireland
Situated 100 yards offshore from the town centre of Bundoran in Donegal Bay, the Peak is also one of the most visible and accessible waves in Ireland. Bundoran is one of Ireland’s most popular tourist resorts, with a small local population that swells dramatically on weekends and in summer.
Nicolau von Rupp
This may all sound a bit familiar, a young German goofyfoot from Portugal, sponsored by Quiksilver, causing a stir in the Juniors… Nicolau von Rupp’s story so far sounds remarkably similar to a certain M. Lipke’s. He’s another one of those Euro golden boys, whose parents of mixed nationalities moved to a warm, wavey part of the Continent to breed rippers.