Is this the jump-off where a 37 year old catches flight? Or falls on his face? Photo: ASP | Will H-S
Adam “Vaughan Dead” Blake rejoins the Ain’t That Swell team following his ASP World Qualifying Series debut at Keramas in the recent Mad Huey’s one star event. The 37-year-old debutante tells all about his combined total of four as well as the new found keys to surfing greatness he’s learned.
With the world title to be decided at Pipeline, we give you call the scenarios, analysis and opinion that matters (we truly believe that too). What a baffler of a surf contest the Rip Curl Pro, Portugal was! We break it down, including the untold truth about what really gave Gabriel Medina the yips.
We cover Kelly Slater’s 540, of course, plus an interview with the champ himself — two in fact! — as he divulges his reasons for why exclusive pay-to-surf camps are a good idea. (Spoiler: we don’t agree.)
Plus: How Not to Get Punched in the Head in the Water; the Eddie Rothman punch that was heard around the world (via YouTube). The Hawaiian question — is their culture facing a new threat? And a list of mainstream surf films that actually got it right.
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