Dylan Graves dodges whitewater rafters on
Wyoming's Snake River.
World record-breaking surfer Dylan Graves
says “Wyoming changed my life!”
By Derek Rielly
Do you think I'm crazy fantasising about a wave on
the Snake River in Wyoming that I've never seen in person?
There is no surfer on earth who can tempt his audience
right onto the rocks of adventure than the world
record-breaking Puerto Rican surfer Dylan
Graves.
“The overall experience of surfing in Wyoming completely blew my
mind for what could be considered a surf trip,” says Graves whom
you’ll see dodging whitewater rafters going the other way on the
rapids that creates the standing wave.”It also really inspired me
to go further down the novelty wave wormhole, which ultimately led
to the creation of ‘Weird Waves.'”
It’s liberating and funny and, inexplicably makes a haul to
Wyoming to surf something you might wanna throw on your to-do
list.
And watch until the end, Dylan Graves delivers surprise!
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Ivan Florence celebrates 28th birthday with
giant swell, May 25, 2024.
Florence brothers reveal “score of a
lifetime” after chasing May 25 swell to remote Sumatra
By Derek Rielly
Little Ivan Florence turns 28 and celebrates by
slamming into big, empty Mentawai waves.
The two younger Florence brothers, Nathan and Ivan, have
stuffed their burned-out rods into one of the best swells
to slam into Indonesia since the last biggest-ever swell.
As you know, Prince Harry lookalike Nathan Florence is the alpha
male of the squad now following his surfer of the year crown,
narrowly surpassing older brother John John although a third world
title in September would see the passing back of the title.
Ivan, meanwhile, who looks so much like daddy John
Florence Snr, has emerged from the shadow of his
overachieving oldest brother and hilariously absurdist middle bro
in the past half a dozen Hawaiian seasons, proving magnetic in the
water as well as the skate park, creative energies suddenly
liberated.
The differing personalities Nathan describes thus,
“Ivan is a serious little guy. Very serious little face. I’m
more of the sarcastic one who’s making a joke out of everything and
then John is just right in between. He can be super mature, just
’cause he has to deal with so many interviews and business-like
stuff, but then at the same time he’s more immature than me and
Ivan… especially when he gets drunk.”
The session contained in the video box below is the sort of
thing that will have you propped up on your pillows and jiggling
your hands in the air.
The moment the empty lineup swings into view. How big you wanna
call those sets? Feel the staccato of your heart-beat!
Essential.
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Kourtney Kardashian gives big sis Kim hell
while, inset, laughs ensue on Dane Reynolds' wipeout reel.
Kourtney Kardashian’s Carpinteria
surfer-neighbour Dane Reynolds releases hilarious wipeout reel
By Derek Rielly
“If you eat shit on a good wave, that good wave
becomes a shit wave.”
The rural idyll of former world number four surfer Dane
Reynolds was broken two years ago when reality TV starsTravis Baker and Kourtney Kardashian moved in alongside his
Martha Stewart inspired barn house.
Travis Barker was the little drummer boy in Blink 182,
a kinetic jack-in-the-box festooned
with elaborate tattoos. The reality television series
Meet the Barkers ran for two seasons in 2005 and 2006 and followed
the travails of Travis, his then wife the former Miss New York and
Playboy Playmate Shanna Moakler, and their two kids, Alabama and
Landon.)
Kourtney Kardashian is the eldest daughter of Robert Kardashian,
the legal gun who got OJ Simpson off an impossible to defend
double-murder charge, and whose big sister is Kim Kardashian, a
former POV porn star who was once married to the eccentric chanteur
Kanye West.
In his latest instalment for Chapter 11 TV, which is woefully
undersubscribed given the quality of the deliveries, we are gifted
a wipeout reel from in and around Carpinteria and
starring Josiah Amico and Tommy Mckeown.
“If you eat shit on a good wave, that good wave becomes a shit
wave,” writes Dane Reynolds. Midway through we put in a tribute
clip to Harry Bryant’s film “Motel Hell Namibia Section” by Dave
Fox,” adds Dane. “No milk involved.”
Unmissable.
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"Caity Simmers is mesmerizing to watch. A round of
applause to Miss Caity Simmers!"
“Youth inferno” Caity Simmers lays fresh
claim to title of best female surfer in the world with jaw-dropping
B-sides edit
By Derek Rielly
"Caity Simmers is the most talented woman surfer
ever. Not many surfers, men or women, would pull half the barrels
she did on this trip."
Only four months ago, the San Clemente (sharks!)teenager Caity Simmers and Australian Molly Picklum delivered
the best performance ever by the gals at Pipe, with Caity beating hall-of-fame
performer Picklum in perfect four-to-six-foot waves.
“Pipeline for the fucking girls,” said Caity Simmers, in the
immediate aftermath of her win. “I respect everyone who wants a
part of it and I respect anyone who doesn’t want a part of it.”
Caity Simmers showed how quickly generational change was
happening there previous year in Tahiti when she, and Caroline
Marks, dominated the Tahiti Pro as Stephanie Gilmore “showed little
interest in being there.”
Setting it up, Caity takes off from deep. The wave sections
ahead of her, but she smoothly bottom turns around it. Remember
now, she’s surfing backside. Caity throws a quick midface turn to
line up the barrel. Then she grabs rail and pulls in.
Shooting through the crumbling lip, she makes a clean exit.
She almost looks surprised that she made it. But she still
remembers to throw in a quick down carve to finish it. The judges
gave it a 9.23. I’m not sure what else they wanted there. Just give
her the ten, you nerds!
Despite an early exit from this year’s Tahiti Pro due, mostly,
to the WSL’s decision to run the gal’s elim heats in a slowing
swell, Caity leads the women’s tour by a decent sorta margin. She
is two k points or thereabouts, and is decent sorta bet to win the
title, aged eighteen, at her home break, Lowers, in September.
And, this B-side edit, which you’ll wanna watch, below, has
dragged male viewers’ jaws to the ground.
Caity is the most talented woman surfer ever. Not many
surfers, men or women, would pull half the barrels she did on this
trip. The fact that she gets more excited doing this than winning
comps says a lot about her mindset. And her style is so naturally
elegant and functional, sort of like Slater when he came up on the
scene, nothing too flashy or hyper stylish(à la Ethan Ewing or
Steph Gilmore) but just smooth and no hickups whatsoever.
Mesmerizing to watch. A round of applause to miss Simmers!
You absolutely know that you had a great surf trip when the
cutting room floor is covered in 9.5 to 10-point tube
rides….
My appreciation for what Caity does here….. no words, just
go do it some more! Fantastic stuff !
Can’t believe these are b sides. caity is a once in a
generation talent.
Right now she is one of the best in the World, imagine this
girl in 5 years. She improves each session, with each event… Crazy
that Caity still has the potential to grow even more!
The Future is here.
Essential.
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Max, kid Rush, wife Alessa and greatest surfer
of all time Kelly Slater.
UFC BMF champ Max Holloway gives son Rush
“greatest day of his life” at Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch
By Derek Rielly
"The daddest man on the planet!"
If you’re into cage fighting, and who ain’t now that pro
surfing continues its path to self-annihilation although Tahiti may
give a brief respite, you’ll have thrilled to the greatest knockout
of all-time by the Hawaiian Max Holloway at UFC300 five
weeks back.
Holloway has gone up a weight class and is expected to lose but
instead dominates the thunder of BMF (Bad Motherfucker) belt holder
Justin Gaethje.
Ten seconds on the clock. Fifth and last round. Holloway has
already won the fight on points but risks everything to give his
fans ten seconds of in-the-pocket stand and bang.
Joey Rogan describes it as the “greatest knocked out in UFC
history”, which is fair, I think.
Real legend behaviour from Holloway.
Holloway, who is thirty-one, is the husband of Hawaiian surf
star Alessa Quizon (once the gal of Caio Ibelli) and grew up on
Oahu’s west side, famous for Sunny Garcia, Johnny Boy Gomes, Makaha
and so on.
Recently, Max, along with Alessa and his son Rush, were gifted a
couple of days at Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch, which included cameos
from Benji Weatherley, Kalani Robb and Kelly Slater himself.