This is not something most surfers get to see unless they also enjoy getting out on a stand up paddle board as well. This 8X World Paddleboarding champion witnessed the enormous mammals coming up for air not far from his paddleboard while Jamie was being filmed for a new tv show called “Living in Liquid”. Even Jamie had to admit that he was a little stunned when they surfaced so close to his board.

Long before the stand up paddle phenom blew up in San Diego, Jamie Mitchell was already killing it out there and dominating the paddleboarding pack. The Australian has won the Molokai to Oahu race for ten years running. The Molokai to Oahu is a thirty two mile run through the “Channel of Bones” which is one of the most challenging and dangerous channels out there and completing the race is a amazing feat of will and stamina. Jamie has won this competition since 2002 to create a Decade of Dominance. The film also features Kelly Slater, Dave Kalama, Gerry Lopez and Rob Machado. If you are near Newport this weekend, the film premieres at the Newport Beach Festival on Saturday the 28th. It’s showing at the Lido Theatre at 6:15pm

While our friends who hang out at this San Diego surf shop know we are a partial to surfing our local Pacific Beach breaks, we know that stand up paddling is here to stay. It’s a great workout and a fantastic way to connect with the ocean. If you need a stand up paddleboard rental in San Diego, we have everything you need. We’ll get the right board and paddle for your height and make sure you have fun out on water whether it’s your first time or your tenth time.

You might not be ready for the Molokai to Oahu, but you can definitely have a blast on our stand up paddleboards in San Diego. Come down to the surf shop and have a look around. We are ramping up for our biggest summer yet.

These guys have a top-notch operation going on! From arrival to departure, you will score! Get picked up at the airport, taken to the safe and quaint camp that’s centrally located among several world-class surf spots. The winds blow offshore all day (most of the year) which makes for perfect barreling waves and good times aplenty! While I was there we scored 3 times a day and only one time was there more than just us out in the water! The accommodations are great with clean rooms (fan/ a.c. included!), three epic meals a day with plenty of water, juice, gatorade and beer to keep you hydrated, two vehicles and a panga to get you to remote spots and a super friendly staff that will get you to the right surfspot at the right tide!

If the waves are flat or you just want do something different, there’s plenty of options! You can take the panga offshore for a fishing expedition; you can explore the vacant shores for hidden gems like the “the blue lagoon” that we found; you can go to the city for some shopping, dinner, drinks, and/or dancing; or just take a siesta in one of the several hammocks hangin’ in the shade.

If you want an all-time vacation for a reasonable amount of money, then Surf Tours Nicaragua is right up your alley! You can contact them directly at http://www.surftoursnicaragua.com or let us know and we can help you get set up!

By completing the feat, Rowley fulfilled his personal ‘Charge For Charity’ quest while raising money for Breast Cancer Australia.

Rowley flew from the island of Oahu to Maui Tuesday night and arrived at the infamous Peahi ‘Jaws’ clifftop before sunrise to see the 50-60 foot waves (15-18 metres) for the first time.

The surf at Peahi, aka ‘Jaws’, is considered the world’s biggest and most dangerous and until recently has been considered impossible to catch and ride without the use of a jet-ski tow-in and foot straps.

Rowley and a small group of big wave surfers, including Shane Dorian and Garret McNamara, pushed the boundaries of big wave surfing by refusing to tow-in and choosing to paddle in to the monster waves.

“The waves were moving about 50km/h an hour and the wind was absolutely howling so every instinct is telling you it cant be done, but we did it. It’s unbelievable,” Rowley said.

“I’m so proud to be the first Aussie to paddle in at Jaws, it was a historic day and we pushed the limits and survived.”

Come Hell High WaterWoodshed Films, Patagonia and Nixon are proud to announce the world tour for Keith Malloy’s debut film project, Come Hell or High Water. The film explores the history and progression of the sport of bodysurfing and the pureness that comes from riding a wave. Shot primary in 16mm, the film takes a unique look at the culture, beauty and simplicity of the sport, capturing the stories and locations of those who belong to this community.

While Keith is most widely known for his time in the water as a surfer, his exploration into the world of bodysurfing began some 10 years ago when he wanted to reconnect with the ocean and did so through bodysurfing. Said Malloy about this project, “It’s about taking a breath and kicking your feet in the big blue sea.”

A sold-out crowd watched the world premiere of Come Hell or High Water last weekend at the New York Film Festival. The film makes its west-coast debut this Friday, September 23, at the La Paloma Theater in Encinitas, California and will continue to crisscross the globe with more stops in Southern, Central and Northern California, North Carolina, London and more. A portion of the proceeds from the tour’s ticket sales will be donated to The Plastic Pollution Coalition, a global alliance aimed at working toward a world free of plastic pollution and its toxic impacts.

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“The beauty of having an amazing wetsuit is the fact that you can surf out of the way places that are colder, and actually stay out longer and get more waves. And that makes us all happier.” –Keith Malloy, Patagonia surf ambassador

When we build a product we want to build the best. When it came to wetsuits, we wanted something warmer, more flexible, better fitting and tough enough to withstand extended use. We started with a combination of limestone neoprene, polyester and nylon, like all the other brands, but then pushed further, unsatisfied with just tweaking the status quo. Looking to what divers, sailors and fishermen had been using all these years to stay warm in and on the ocean we tried wool. Wanting the finest, we chose merino.

It’s the merino lining that gives our wetsuits their added warmth without added rubber. But our patented merino wool grid (U.S. Patent No. 7395553) is just one part of the successful equation. The neoprene we use has a high-density nitrogen cell structure for maximum warmth and durability, the post consumer recycled polyester jersey increases durability, and the quality craftsmanship and attention to little details ensures a great performing, well-made wetsuit.

Patagonia wetsuits are decidedly warmer than standard nylon-lined suits. But that’s not all. They also wear longer, dry faster – and because we use post-consumer recycled polyester, merino softened without chlorine (a pollutant that can harm living organisims), and no PVC (which is made with phthalate, a known endocrine disrupter) – they are more environmentally conscious than other suits. We make them in four weights – R1®, R2®, R3®, and R4® – for all water temperatures, and in several styles for men and women.

Front and Back Zip Options

Schott’s heritage is a true-blue, real-deal, piece of Americana. The iconic styles produced by hand for nearly 100 years have become infused in American culture and have served as battle flags for the American spirit.

In 1913, as Ford’s new Model T began to crowd the already bustling streets of New York City, two brothers, the sons of a Russian immigrant, went after their piece of the American Dream. Irving and Jack Schott started making raincoats in a basement on the Lower East Side of Manhattan which were then sold by street peddlers door to door. Irving Schott’s leather jackets were lovingly branded with the name of his favorite cigar – the Perfecto. By the mid-twenties, Schott NYC was revolutioniz ing the way Americans dressed for the outdoors when they were the first to put a zipper on a jacket.

Eager to innovate, it was no surprise that Irving Schott then set his sights on another American classic in the making – the motorcycle. In 1928, Irving Schott designed and produced the first leather motorcycle jacket. Retailing for $5.50 at a Long Island Harley Davidson distributor, the Perfecto was durable, rugged, and immediately embraced. To this new generation of “bikers,” the Perfecto was a symbol of the excitement, adventure and danger that fueled their fascination with motorcycles.

But as the country and the world turned its attention overseas, so did Schott. Commissioned by the US Air Force at the start of WWII, Irving Schott designed and produced a “bomber jacket” that would serve and protect Our Boys as they fought for liberty in the air over Europe and the Pacific. And on deck, servicemen kept out the cold with Schott’s classic melton wool naval pea coat. Rugged and warm, these leather and wool jackets would be produced by Schott for the US Military
for the next 60 years.

With WWII over, this country was witnessing the rise of a new rebellion one that would be fought with fast cars and Rock and Roll. In 1954, the now cult classic “The Wild Ones” featured the hot young actor, Marlon Brando, perched on his motorcycle wearing his Schott Perfecto^®. The subsequent spike in popularity of the Perfecto^® surprisingly resulted in decreased sales. The jackets were banned by school systems around the country because they symbolized a burgeoning teen demographic, the hoodlum. Just one year later, the Perfecto^® was catapulted to the height of its popularity when a love for speed ended the life of the quintessential hoodlum. It is said that James Dean could hardly ever be seen without his Perfecto^®.

Throughout the 70s and 80s Schott became synonymous with the punk rock movement. The current wave of rebellion came to the streets of downtown New York City through underground music venue, CBGB. The Schott Perfecto^® was the uniform for rock stars like The Ramones, Blondie, Joan Jett and The Sex Pistols.

As the world grew smaller and international trade became common place through online shopping and global markets, Schott expanded overseas where “Made in America” was revered and coveted. Peacoats, Duffle coats, flight jackets, motorcycle jackets, nylon outerwear, knits and sportswear became available worldwide as Schott NYC represented the heritage of America and the rebel inside everyone.

Carver institutes their patented front truck designed to create the same fluid dynamic for a skateboard that a surfboard has in the water. What gives it this ability is the extra axis of movement provided by the truck’s rotating arm, giving the nose of the board lateral thrust, in addition to the usual rail-to rail turn. With this extra turning capacity, the back truck becomes a pivot from which to snap turns, the way fins hold in the water while the surfboard’s rocker slides on the surface of a wave. This dynamic also creates the much sought after ability to pump the board for speed, and is the feature unique to Carver that finally delivers on the long-promised feel of surfing a skateboard. Riding fakie is also like riding a surfboard, but backwards, where the nose feels squirrelly, and for this reason the C7 is a front truck only. The arm rotates smoothly on precision industrial thrust bearings, and is dampened by a fully adjustable, heavy-duty internal die spring that allows each rider to customize the feel of their board.

These things really work! Come down to the store and try one out for yourself.