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I Guess This Is Growing Up (Dammit)
If there’s one thing I know about myself: my posture is immaculate. I fixate on the things I lose. Whether it’s people, girls, deals, arguments, whatever. If I don’t get what I want, and I feel I’ve...
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Why Otis Carey Might Save Surfing
Meet Otis Carey. Photo: Insight “Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature.” - Salvador Dali Last month, Australia Surfing Life printed an egregiously offensive sentence that never, ever should...
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Ricky Grigg, Big Wave Pioneer and Academic, Dies at 77
Ricky Grigg, with impeccable style, surfs Waimea Bay. We received tragic news last night that legendary waterman, Ricky Grigg, died in his home in Hawaii. Grigg was widely known for his big-wave...
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Volcom Kills Youth Against Establishment; New Tagline: True To This
True to this. That’s the new way for Volcom. It’s dead. Last night, in front of a crowd of retailers, partners, and friends, Volcom shot Youth Against Establishment in the face, and replaced it with a...
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We’re Killing Homophobia in Surfing
Out In The Lineup plays a significant role in killing homophobia in surfing. Photo: Out In The Lineup Almost four years ago, an article from a gay surfer named Thomas arrived in my inbox. The piece...
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Stephanie Gilmore and Ava Warbrick: Behind the Scenes of Stephanie in the Water
Editor’s Note: Stephanie in the Water is now available for pre-order at stephanieinthewater.com. Stephanie Gilmore and Ava Warbrick dropped by The Inertia HQ in Venice to dish on their much anticipated...
View ArticleSurfing’s Cutest Couple: Anastasia Ashley and Jiffpom
It’s not Kelly and Kalani. It’s not Jordy Smith and Lyndall. Not Luke Smith and Cailin Russo. Not Julian Wilson and Ashley Osborne. Nope. All good-looking people, to be sure. We’re talking Anastasia...
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Virtual Reality Cam Tackles The Right for First Time Ever
Brad Domke and skimboard ninja kick above Mark Mathews while filming the first ever Virtual Reality barrel at The Right. Things could have gone better, ehh? About a month ago, big-wave hellman Mark...
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Sterling Spencer Already Ordered Pizza While Getting Barreled (So 2008)
Much fuss has been made of Mr. Kolohe Andino’s recent Visa-and-Pizza-Hut-sponsored barrel ride and pizza delivery at Teahupoo a few weeks ago, and we just wanted to set the record straight. He is not...
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CJ Hobgood Badly Slices His Foot; Withdraws from Portugal
CJ Hobgood…that might need a few stitches. Photo: Facebook CJ Hobgood is one of the kindest, stand-up individuals currently surfing on the ASP World Tour. He managed to do it sans major sponsor for...
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Welcome to the Mountain
As orange-red November hardens into white-blue December, we’re smiling ear to ear at The Inertia. Because, now, we’re on the mountain, too. Photo: Laura Austin I had six stitches in the middle of my...
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The Raddest Snap You’ve Ever Seen with a Prosthetic Leg
Mike Coots is an inspiration. Through and through. He is a world-class photographer. He’s a very nice guy. And he also happens to have survived a tiger shark attack at his home break in Kauai in 1997...
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Stephanie Gilmore Opens Up about Winning the Last ASP World Title Ever
“I had pretty much let go of it,” said Stephanie Gilmore, “and two hours later to find out that I had won the world title again was so crazy. I think that’s when I just had to let the emotions out.”...
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ASP Responds To Pipe Masters Tensions on Eve of Pipe Invitational
A wave like this is bound to cause a little trouble. Photo: Matt Dunbar A few months ago we discovered one of those videos that stops you in your tracks. It was (is) totally, wholly arresting. In the...
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Remembering Andy But Forgetting Bruce at Pipe Masters: Really?
If you searched the list of participants in the 2014 Pipeline Invitational, you found one name conspicuously absent: Bruce Irons. Photo: Justin Jay Every so often a professional athlete uses resources...
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The Only 3 Super Bowl Commercials that Mattered to Action Sports
This might be the most lucrative barrel selfie ever taken. And definitely the most seen. Kelly Slater gets barreled during Super Bowl commercial prime-time. Any Super Bowl that literally ends with a...
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Bethany Hamilton Pregnant and Charging Teahupoo with Baby Boy
There are few people walking this earth who inspire us the way that Bethany Hamilton does. Hamilton, who lost her left arm to a Tiger shark while surfing at home in Kauai in 2003 (which was well...
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Laird Hamilton Breaks out Almighty Foilboard in Raglan New Zealand
We will never, ever, ever tire of watching Laird Hamilton foil board across our gorgeous oceans. It simply just won’t happen. Maybe he knows this. More likely, he just loves the ocean. And his latest...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes of ICON: Mike Coots
I followed Mike across the razor sharp reef. Stepping carefully between cracks and sharp edges. My two legs. His one. Plus the shiny, evolved prosthetic supporting the right half of his body. And it...
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Timmy Curran Still Obsesses over the Perfect Air (and His Beautiful Family)
A few weeks ago, we visited Tim Curran (not Timmy!) in his Oxnard home and met his beautiful family. His son Ollie likes to fish. His daughter likes to roller skate. His wife is sweet as cake. He’s...
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