Rasta and 30+ surfers paddle out to honor Dolphins slaughtered in Taiji Japan

Less than 24 hours after professional surfer Dave Rastovich led an international group of over 30 surfers, celebrities, and musicians on a peaceful paddle-out ceremony to honor the more than 25,000 dolphins killed each year in Japan, fishermen in the tiny village of Taiji resumed the slaughter that had been delayed by the increased worldwide media attention.In response, the surfers decided in

How sick are these shots!

Here are a few photos of Sendai Shinkou on a very solid swell, I tell ya this place has its dayz and then it has dayz like this!How much would you like to trade places with this guy! Great thing about this break, when it turns on like this there are only a hand full of guys with the right boards and the nerve to go out, so you can get waves like this with only 5-10 other surfers out on the peak,

A FEW OF JASONS MOMENTS!

This here is my buddy Jason. Jason is one of those guys you can count on to try his best when the camera is on, here are a few shots of him doing his thing, no matter what the conditions! One super stoked surfer for sure!Taking a wipe out on a closeout day. The break is called Shichigahama,Japan."There is a Tube here somewhere I seen it!""Ha, ha Told ya I was gonna get a cover up today!"Setting

SURF STRETCHES

Before each surf stretching is so important. When I first started surfing in Japan 6 years ago, my buddy and mentor pointed over at a couple of Japanese surfers who were stretching on the sand and laughed.“Look at those wallies!” he mused, “It’s 2 ft, what the hell they thinks gonna happen? Probably saw some pro- surfer do it on a dvd or something!”At the time , I was just as amused, couldn’t

Great Waves at my local!

This here is Makato San, former Japan pro surfer now owner of a local surf shop in Sendai Japan, called M-ing. Typical day out at Sendai shinko, crowded line up and a super fast inside wall, ton of guys out but only a few who can keep up with this section, Makatou is one of the best rippers in Sendai, even on his backhand.

My Buddy Alexei Stylin'

Dropping in, but hey I guess thats what long boards are for! Always seems to be one on every wave I catch heheBut with a section like this can ya blame him? Also helps to be 6x Japan Kudo champ in your weight class! Tuck in bro! Alexei and Former WCT pro Danny Melhado, a regular face in the Sendai Line upPhotos by Yoshi Slow Surf

Wipeouts Video!

Now what surf blog or site is worth a damn without a wipeout section!Check this vid for some crazy wipeouts from the Superbank!

IS THIS GUY STOKED OR WHAT!

What the hell would love to know what that story was, but that guy is suffering from major stoke, or perhap something else, who knows funny shit!

This girl was in the lineup

Yeah I know what your thinking, "Yeah sure she was in the friggin' line up" but for real, I was sitting there at pipe it was 6ft pure glass, no one out. I paddled over the sholder of a wave, taking my time to feel the line out, and there she was, just like this, looking back at me. That look in her eyes saying, "Glad you're here, was getting a bit lonely out here"I said "hi" she said, "do you

YUMMY!

Damn this girl makes the winter season look bleak! So after seeing this I have decided to take a surf trip over winter and head to the Gold Coast for a month then up to Bali for 2 months, any of ya green? All my mates are! hehehe

Crazy Kitesurfer pulls into Mavericks Bomb!

What can I say, this is mad, I had to post it!

Fund raiser For Midget Smith!

Well-known shaper, ASP judge & local surfing icon Midget Smith was recently diagnosed with cancer and is currently undergoing chemotherapy. Midget beat the disease 22 years ago & has been unable to obtain medical insurance since. With his ongoing treatments the medical bills are stacking up. Midget has touched the lives of many in & out of the water and this is our chance to give a little

Japanese surfer girls!

here are just a few quick shots of some Japanese girls out in the surf! Enjoy there will be more coming next summer

Nihon ha Saikou ( Japan Goes Off)

When Hurricane Loke crossed the International Date Line, it got everyone on the eastern shore of Japan buzzing: Typhoon 12 was on its way and man she was a big one.The news programs seemed obsessed with her, giving off their warnings in their usual foreboding way, the elderly people with whom I talked with, talked of the wind and the rain, many of whom knew I was a surfer and gave me the standard