I have just received an email from magicseaweed with links to some of the surfing videos they have online.
The one that I thought was well worth a watch was ‘Relentless – Power of Three‘ Video. (To view the video on Relentless). The videos features huge swells in Ireland!! Balls of Steel are needed
To warm you up below is an excerpt from Magic seaweed.
MICKEY Smith, Tom Lowe and Fergal Smith have managed to portray the burgeoning big wave Irish surf scene in powerfully empathetic fashion. You can almost feel the driving rain and the shudder of 20ft slabs exploding on the cliffs underneath your feet. After watching the movie it is impossible not to feel like you have an insight into the characters, their very minds and you almost feel a bit like a friend. Genuine enthusiasm and passion is as hard to portray on film, as it is to write about. Credit has to go to Relentless and Carve for facilitating this stand-out production.
But also in the Teahupoo lineup is Andy Irons, who is on a yearlong sabbatical but plans to compete in four of 10 World Tour contests this year. The three-time world champion, who had clearly become burned out in the years after winning his last title in 2004 (Slater knows the feeling), is showing flashes of his former brilliance on the barreling left-handers at Teahupoo.
The Kauai surfer (pictured) trounced Brazil’s Jihad Khodr in the first round and faces Australia’s Bede Durbidge in the next round. As with Slater, any heat featuring Irons is worth watching. Competition may resume later today (Wednesday morning in Tahiti.) Meanwhile, below is an ASP video featuring first-round highlights:
