Posts Tagged ‘big wave surfing’

Feb 25 2010

How to Surf Waimea Bay: North Shore Oahu

Posted by Tim at 10:51 am on February 25th, 2010 to Hawaii, Surf Trips.

This past season I have entered into a whole new category of surfing…big wave surfing. Having lived on the North Shore of Oahu for a couple of years now, I’ve always had this desire to get out in the water on those super swells when every normal spot is closed out. And when everywhere on [...]

Oct 6 2009

Robert August Surfboards: Big Wave Gun

Posted by Tim at 7:00 am on October 6th, 2009 to Surf Equipment, Surfboards.

I’ve never been into big wave surfing, but I have always had this slight desire to do it just to say I did it. I got talked into surfing Waimea Bay/Pinballs with a friend of mine recently, which was a life-changing experience and a whole other story in itself, but before he could convince me [...]

May 29 2009

Riding Giants: A Big Wave Surfing Documentary

Posted by Tim at 6:15 am on May 29th, 2009 to Surf DVDs, Surf Media.

“Riding Giants” is not your traditional surf movie. It is a Sony Pictures Classics release of a Forever Films and StudioCanal presentation in association with Quiksilver, directed and written by Stacy Peralta, about the history of big wave surfing. In other words, this surf movie was a big production. [...]

Apr 11 2009

Surfing Waimea Bay for the First Time: What You Should Know

Posted by Tim at 6:26 am on April 11th, 2009 to Hawaii, Surf Trips.

Many surfers look at big wave surfing at Waimea Bay as being something reserved for the pros and locals of the North Shore. But if you’re crazy enough to try and prepare yourself in the right way it could be you out there charging on your next trip to the North Shore. I interviewed a [...]