Author Archives: Gary Kewley

CSO (Chief Surfing Officer) of SNN (Surf News Network). Reporting surf for over 3 decades for the Aloha State.

SURF INDUSTRY ROCKS OUT AND RAISES FUNDS FOR CHARITY AT WATERMAN’S WEEKEND

Stephanie Gilmore, Perry Farrell and Doc Paskowitz Honored   LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (August 17, 2015) – More than 600 surf industry VIPs came together to support the …Read More »

HIGH DRAMA AND BIG UPSETS AT BILLABONG PRO TAHITI

Gabriel Medina (BRA) comes close to perfection with a 19.00 heat total to eliminate John John Florence (HAW) in Round 3 of the Billabong Pro …Read More »

DAY3 is PAU. TEAHUPO’O DELIVERS BIG SCORES AT BILLABONG PRO TAHITI

Mick, Andriano, JJF, Bede, Brett, Dusty et al out in round 3. recap coming. Location:    Teahupo’o, Tahiti Event window: August 14 – 25, 2015 Today’s call: …Read More »

Attractive Distractions: Take Shelter’s first full-length featured surf film.

What is Take Shelter Productions? “From barrels, to airs, to the big waves, Take Shelter Productions exists to bring the world’s best surf content directly …Read More »

WORLD’S BEST TACKLE CHALLENGING TEAHUPO’O

ROUND 1 OF BILLABONG PRO TAHITI 1.JEEP RATINGS LEADER ADRIANO DE SOUZA SENT TO ELIMINATION ROUND 2 BY DANGEROUS WILDCARD 2. FOUR-TIME EVENT WINNER KELLY …Read More »

Shane Dorian’s Plate Lunch would kill 99%

GREAT JOB Producers: Windowseat Pictures: Windowseat.com Ryan Moss: Ryancmoss.com Shea Perkins Camera Operators: Ryan Moss Bill Kiely  Shane Dorian Edit: Ryan Moss Music: “Still In Hollywood” Concrete …Read More »

Day 1 is ON for Saturday in 5-8′ surf

Billabong Pro Tahiti Round 1 Match-Ups: Heat 1: Kelly Slater (USA), Jadson Andre (BRA), Brett Simpson (USA) Heat 2: Owen Wright (AUS), Adrian Buchan (AUS), …Read More »

Looking down on looking out

Ashley Gasper captures amazing views of an amazing wave. Surfing Teahupoo Tahiti Huge XXL Waves July 2015 Drone Footage In July 2015 a massive swell …Read More »

Is saving lives & ocean safety for you?

Honolulu Emergency Services Department Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division Registration and tryouts will be held on the following dates at Ala Moana Beach Park …Read More »

Here’s Benji’s face: After a 90 second Tube ride

Looks like we have to wait till Aug 20th for the next real south swell in HI and that’s a long shot. So, lets take a …Read More »

THE WILD

…featuring Noah Beschen is the 2015 REDirect Surf Film Festival Grand Prize Winner. Presented by RED Digital Cinema & Surfer Mag. THE WILD from LIEBER …Read More »

The Billabong Pro Tahiti hits this Friday

Read this great feature at WSL as they breakdown how the best Tackle Tubes at Teahupo’o By Jon Coen Throughout the years, the Samsung Galaxy Championship …Read More »

About Mauli Ola

The Mauli Ola Foundation converts one more… For those who might not be fully aware this is a great article by Dave Christensen for the …Read More »

It’s been good outside of Hawaii too!

GoPro : Anthony Walsh – Nias – 07.08.15

Shane Dorian dominates again at the Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy.

Dorian Wins Thruster Division with near perfect performance Big wave legend, Shane Dorian (HAW) has posted a near perfect heat total of 19.60 (out of …Read More »

IBA Hawaii Sandys is a GO with some East + South swell Saturday-Sunday

Big Mahalo to Joseph Libby Photography for the always sick shots around the Rock! For more of his work GO HERE Hit up your IBA Hawaii …Read More »

Why would Slater stay at J Bay? Take a look…

Shark or no sharks….Kelly Slater Sean Holmes et al in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa KSA from Guy Mac on Vimeo.

OMNA debuts surfboard leash with integrated tourniquet

A surf leash that’s also a tourniquet Surf News Network, 4 August, 2015. Saint Petersburg, Florida – OMNA Inc. – developers of products that increase life saving capabilities for …Read More »

QUIKSILVER’S NEW GLOBAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Josh Reid © BoardsportsSource/Quiksilver Boardsports Source checks in with Josh Reid on Quik’s direction Surf News Network Aug 1st, 2015. Quiksilver debuted their new global creative direction …Read More »

More reasons to wear a helmet

Yes, this just occurred and the hits are going millions and millions. International coverage of ‘Maddo’ getting covered in white water. DC SHOES: ROBBIE MADDISON’S …Read More »

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