"Boom goes the dynamite!"
The mainstream media appreciates two, and only two, things about surfing. 1) Laird Hamilton Superfood plant-based coffee creamer and 2) wipeouts. Thankfully for the Santa Monica-based World Surf League, an organization under siege, it is that time of year when “Wipeout of the Year” nominees are loosed on an entertainment-starved public.
You can watch the top five, below, which include: Felipe Cesarano at Nazaré, Jerome Sahyoun in Ireland, Torrey Meister, Francisco Porcella and Keala Kennelly all at Jaws.
Yahoo! News declared “Cowabunga!” while Time magazine settled on the more prosaic “Boom goes the dynamite!”
Do you have a favorite? You can vote but, to be honest, there’s only one real option. Keala Kennelly’s magnificent Jaws tumble. It is one of the heavier and also part of what made her Big Wave World Champion. The heart, the will to put her head down and go.
A wonderful, defining moment in our shared history.
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Far more entertaining are the adult learner wipeouts in dumpy shorebreak
I dunno what’s more depressing, 2020 or the WSL’s response to it.
when compared to the men’s wipeouts kk’s is not all that crazy. when compared to other women’s it’s bloody hardcore. look at the way she commits to trying to stick it against all hope, keeping herself dangerously over her board. she was so close to getting hit. she has massive balls though!
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Meh, no face-slappers.
I like when the wipeout is a face-slapper, and I think mother nature enjoys serving them up best.
WSL making themselves look good by celebrating failure.
Has KK cancelled BG yet? Chas might be disappeared soon. KK don’t take no shit.
Already cancelled by her. This is purgatory. You like?
Very exciting! Really creating your brand aren’t you (for us, at least).
Also, may I respectfully suggest a piece on the persons you have been cancelled by? Yes I may.
Maybe just jaded after wipeout of the year for the past 10 years, but these are underwhelming. Laird creamer gets my vote.
Erik, here is your content strategy. Fuck, it’s not too hard to figure out.
There is noooo fuckin’ way that kk should win (and get paid twice for the single fuck-up…)
I think Mr. Meister wins although Ms. Kennelly clearly a worthy competitor.
How about the wipeout Ashton is taking over at Stab comments on his article about himself?
I just read and savored every single word. It’s a masterpiece.
Should be turned into a coffee table book that people can jump over.
en fuego amigo
Its fucking abhorrent. The guy is seriously deranged and delusional to think that people give a ratfuck about him. Sooo many articles over there either have a photo of Ashole or talks about him and his connections. I swear a number of the write ups attributed to ” Stab” are written by that cum receptacle especially those that include mention of him or include his photo.
Unless you don’t enjoy people receiving your cum, I would not disparage those you hate as being cum receptacles.
real recognise real
Pretty mind blowing that Albee and Jamie Mitchells waves didn’t make the cut and are not even included in the list of all entrees. May not be impressive to the non-surfing viewers but that lip impact on Albee was intense and JM’s launch was arguably bigger than any of the other waves.
Oh well, maybe we should ask Ashole Goggans what an experienced ex-pro and industry expert like himself thinks?
Albee getting lipped is the stuff of nightmares. I wonder if they didn’t include it because he actually sustained a serious concussion.
Its definitely one of the heaviest beatings ever filmed. They didn’t include it because 1) They don’t like Albee all that much as he is very outspoken about anything he thinks is wrong, 2) His board didn’t fly up in the air and he didn’t dive off the ledge, both of which can be appreciated by VAL’s, 3) I would think the idea of allowing him to give an acceptance speech again is too much for the girls at WSL to fathom.