Five years ago, a surf trip to County Clare in Ireland was all about cruising fun pointbreaks. These days the top local surfers are taking on a bunch of reefs that are far more challenging, if not downright frickin’ deadly! Here’s a look at some of the action that went down this spring.
THE CARVE CHALLENGE
Duncan Scott, Micah Lester and Llewellyn Whittaker suspend themselves off wires hundreds of feet up, and almost castrate themselves on BMX bikes, all to win a frankly pointless challenge. Competitive little buggers, eh!
SURF ZONES: THE NORTH ATLANTIC
We check out the waves in three very different North Atlantic destinations — the East Coast of America, Madeira and Liberia.
MAGNETIC NORTH
Oli Adams, Russ Winter, Egor Harris and friends score heaving waves on Scotland’s North Shore.
THE END OF THE ROAD SHOW
Once again, Teahupoo served up some stonking surf when the pro’s gathered in Tahiti for the annual Billabong Pro contest.
PERFORMANCE SHORTBOARDS: THE 2007 SHORTBOARD BUYER’S GUIDE
If you need a new stick for summer, look no further.
