Friday Fun: Worst Collision Ever Caught on GoPro Camera Two beginner surfers make for one of the worst collisions we’ve ever seen…but we’re happy to report that the woman who took the board to the head is alive after this scary incident. The two surfers made a few glaring errors. For one, the lady paddling was in the trough of the wave, either sit outside or on the inside, not right in the impact zone. Secondly, instead of turning away, the guy who ran her over somehow shot his board right […] SwellBrains | February 7, 2014 0 Comments
Watch This Video: Pipeline, Hawaii Going Off From a Helicopter The North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii is the Alaska of surfing. Finally, they have helicopter footage to give a close glimpse of just what is going on out there on that wave. From this close up angle, you can really see how gnarly things are out there at […] Featured Video SwellBrains | January 7, 2014 0 Comments
Kelly Slater’s Winning Wave @ 2013 Pipe Masters From a Heli The helicopter that filmed this was a little remote control heli and it nailed this shot. This video is only 19 seconds long, but should still blow your mind. It shows us an angle we never get to see. Kelly Slater won the Billabong Pipe Masters for the 7th time this year and this was a great wave that he scored in the finals. This drop in was crazy steep. Likely one of the steepest take-offs made in Pipeline competition. Kelly Slater wins 2013 Billabong Pipeline Masters and is now a 7-time Pipeline master. Aerial shot of his winning wave during the […] Surf SwellBrains | December 19, 2013 0 Comments
Was Kelly Slater Robbed of a World Championship Title Yesterday? One of the most dramatic Pipe Masters surfing competitions ever went down last week on Oahu’s North Shore. The Finals happened yesterday and the conditions were big and beautiful. Kelly Slater and Mick Fanning (Australia) were competing for the World Championship Title. Kelly had to win […] Surf SwellBrains | December 15, 2013 0 Comments
Fatal Shark Attack on Kayaker off Maui on Monday A 57-year-old kayak fisherman who was fishing with artificial lures was killed by a shark on Monday off the coast of Maui, Hawaii. The man was fishing from his kayak between Maui and Molokini when a shark bit his leg. According to a statement released by the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the man’s leg was dangling in the water while he was fishing. The bitten man’s fishing partner tied a tourniquet on his leg and was able to get help from a nearby tour boat. That boat took them to […] Surf SwellBrains | December 4, 2013 1 Comment
Swell Saturdays | How To: Take Care of Your Wetsuit This article from Surfer Magazine shows us some great techniques to take care of our wetsuits. After spending $400+ on your suit, you want it to last as long as possible. Wetsuits are some of the coolest things out there. If you have the right wetsuit, you can surf anywhere on Earth. 1) A thorough freshwater rinse. If you do nothing else, rinse […] Surf SwellBrains | November 30, 2013 2 Comments
Friday Fun: Dead Sperm Whale Explodes! This 15-second video will leave you with a lot of questions. Questions like: “How did that whale just explode?” Why did that whale explode?” Why was that guy cutting the whale open?” How much stuff is inside a whale, anyway?” “How much stuff is inside a whale, anyway?” How far did all of […] Friday Fun SwellBrains | November 27, 2013 1 Comment
Harrowing Video of Hurricane Haiyan Washing Away Homes This video shows footage taken at 6am on Friday 8 November as the storm hit Hernani in Eastern Samar. Plan staff member Nickson Gensis took this while sheltering on the 2nd floor of a house less than a few hundred metres from the sea. “Six of us took refuge on the top floor of a boarding house. Five were praying and I was filming. The others called me to pray with them but I said that I needed to document this.” Three of our […] SwellBrains | November 27, 2013 0 Comments
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