He's a 500th generation Huanchaco fishermen. He can build a caballito (translated as 'little horse') in one hour. And this morning he built a little horse and went surfing at Bondi.
He's a 500th generation Huanchaco fishermen. He can build a caballito (translated as 'little horse') in one hour. And this morning he built a little horse and went surfing at Bondi.
From avant-garde asymmetrical to classical log, Ryan Burch has got all points of the surfboard spectrum covered.
"I'm not crazy. I didn't just fly out of the womb and surf 70-foot waves; it was a process."
Mark Healey explains how he became comfortable in waves tipping ten times overhead.
Yesterday the North Shore was hit by one of the largest swells in history and Riley Edwards made his way down to Waimea Bay.
The oldest known form of surfing - dating back at least 5,000 years - will be on display at Bondi tomorrow.
The organisers of the Eddie Aikau Invitational have placed the contest on yellow alert for this Thursday while they assess an inbound XXL swell and local conditions.
The young Basque surfers drops the big wave facade and threads a bunch of deep Atlantic barrels.
Tim Bonython captures the action from the channel.
Tim Bonython captures the action from the channel.
