Tarp surfing

Big waves at Teahupoo. Would you want to ride a wave like this? – Video by Chris Bryan

January 12, 2012 By Matthew Gain Leave a Comment

I love riding waves. I really, really do. Having said that I have absolutely no desire to ride waves like the ones in the video below. I am however very happy to watch them on vimeo.

The waves in this video are the most intense I think I have ever seen. Imagine the rush you would get riding one of these bad boys.

Enjoy and please share, even people that don’t surf will appreciate this video.

Night surfing with LED surfboards

September 26, 2011 By Matthew Gain 1 Comment

What happens when you combine a dark night, LED lights and some really good surfers? Check out the video to find out.

MUNDAKA 24H from aritzaranburu.com on Vimeo.

Thanks to Emma Keech for sharing this with me.

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Tarp surfing

July 23, 2010 By Matthew Gain 6 Comments

When I was a kid I surfed every chance I got and still get out regularly now.

Living an hour or so by the bus from the beach though it wasn’t always possible to do the real thing, so me and my mates had to improvise somewhat. We rode our skateboards like surfboards on our driveways; ran up and down the side of storm water drains, pretending we were in the world’s longest barrel; and even lay prone at the bottom of big hills in King Edward Park to see what it would be like to paddle into a 40 foot Waimea Bay monster. We never, ever thought of doing what the cats in this video do though. And more’s the pity – it looks well fun.

Bear with the video until the 30 second mark, that’s where the brilliance begins.