Hollister Ranch Sues State Over New Public Access Law, Revisiting Kelly Slater’s All-Time Soup Bowl Score From “Campaign 2”, Jon Wayne Freeman Takes His Quest for Old Guy Airs to Lower Trestles, New 5-Acre Wave Pool Proposed For West Side of Oahu, Sophie Goldschmidt Steps Down as CEO of WSL, Dylan Graves and Dane Gudauskas Rip a Man-Made Wedge on an Artificial Isle in Nigeria, Wanna Shape Your Own Board? A post shared by Taylor Steele (@taylorsteele) on Mar 29, 2018 at 12:22pm PDT. A post shared by benjiweatherley (@benjiweatherley) on Nov 23, 2016 at 12:10pm PST. Taylor Steele’s FOCUS (1994) features Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Taylor Knox, Shane Dorian, Benji Weatherly, Ross Williams, Timmy Curran, Kalani Robb and Keith Malloy surfing and goofing off on the in between. Then: Here’s What You Need, How Searching For Surf in Indonesia Nearly Cost Travis Potter His Life, Terrifying Jaws Tubes Top Clips of the Month for December 2019, Revisiting Bruce Irons' 100-Point Ride from the 2004 Eddie Invitational, What to Pack for the North Shore, According to Nathan Florence, Big-Wave Charger Kohl Christensen Hospitalized After Brutal Pipeline Wipeout. Subscribe to our free newsletter and stay up-to-date with the latest from Now: A post shared by Kalani Robb (@kalanirobb) on Feb 8, 2018 at 1:56pm PST. As far as his competitive career is concerned, Ross will be the first to admit it never quite lived up to the early billing. His house at Pipeline (now the Volcom House) set the stage for the Momentum Generation on the North Shore, and Benji … Now: … Alas, sadly they did not fare quite so well! After a ‘relatively’ successful pro career,- finishing 4th in the world in 2000 and winning multiple tour events, he retired from competitive surfing in 2004. Last week, the producers of the film held a small premiere at La Paloma in Encinitas, California—the same place Steele premiered  “Momentum 2” back in the early ‘90s (according to Steele, the first “Momentum” never had a premiere)–and it became clear that surfers everywhere (well, those with access to HBO) should tune in on December 11th to watch the film. 7) Rob Machado was essentially voted off Tour (kind of). Some bombing waves in this section from Benji Weatherley. Then: Sign up for the Wavelength newsletter to get the latest news, announcements, special offers and event information, Wavelength Media, The Generator, QuayhouseKings Wharf, Exeter, EX1 2AB, UK, © Wavelength Magazine. Stories & Shots From The Monumental Epsilon Swell, The Real Stories Behind The Internet’s Most Viral Surf Shots – Part II, Surfers Slash Police Car Tyres In Hossegor. The film not only made Pat a household name across the surfing globe but it also allowed him to work on developing his surfing – something he used to great effect to re-qualify for surfing’s top tier. When he woke up the next morning, he found a huge fist-sized hole in his board and Williams was nowhere to be found. But then, salvation – with a bit of help and a few phone calls from his Momentum friends Kalani has recently re-emerged as a leading light in the fun-time movement in surfing with his role at Catch –Surf – blasting around the world on the soft top revolution… it’s good to have him back! What followed that fateful encounter with Machado and that winter of 90/91 has been nothing other than spectacular… after spending years making one hit surf movie after another ( he’s reaching close to 30 projects now) the genre-defining movies including Momentum, The Drifter, Campaign, Modern Collective and the drive-thru series have been followed by more thought-provoking films like Sipping Jetstreams and Proximity… Taylor’s clear passion for music helped launch the careers of artists like Blink 182, Bad Religion and Jack Johnson he has headed up global marketing campaigns for the likes of Corona – and has now turned his attention to large production projects in the drama and film world… his latest project will be out next year on a prime-time network and he is nowhere near finished yet! “In any other sport, the Michael Jordan of the sport is not rolling down a mountain after his first world title.”. Surf-related stories touched by the hands of Hollywood usually turn into mockable garbage (Chasing Mavericks, anyone?). Dorian is widely regarded as the best big wave surfer in the World – and those flowing locks of beautiful hair? Benji was the very catalyst that brought the whole Momentum generation together .. or to be exact … it was the kindness and laissez-faire attitude his mum showed to his surfing friends by allowing them to crash at their house on the North Shore of Hawaii. Williams says he doesn’t recall the episode, but we’ll let you be the judge. Billy Kemper is calling this cavernous monster the wave of his life, The latest escalation in the decades-old dispute over access to the exclusive coast, Channel Islands, …Lost and Firewire now offer mid-length models for mass consumption, Revisiting the mythical MLK Day swell from 7 years ago today, Slater’s ridiculous session in Barbados might never be topped. In the meantime, here are seven things you’ll likely learn from the film (and seven scenes you’ll want to watch in their entirety): 1) Robert Redford can, in fact, produce a really good surf movie. A post shared by Art Brewer Photography (@artbrewer) on Feb 7, 2018 at 3:36pm PST. With a mop of white blond hair – this impish, grinning ball of energy came to surfing relatively late – but quickly made an impact. Photo @patchy_o. Photo @shanedorian. … along the way he also finished 4th in the Eddie and bagged numerous cover shots and global video sections. On December 11th, HBO will premiere a new documentary titled “Momentum Generation,” which is about, you guessed it, the crew of early-‘90s surf stars who became the subjects of filmmaker Taylor Steele’s punk-infused, genre-disrupting surf films. Unfortunately, as you’ll see in the doc, Weatherly wasn’t able to get closure and struggled with depression, alcohol and drugs in the years following Todd’s passing. Now: Often referred to as the ‘jock’ of the group. I don’t want to spoil the doc for you, but there’s a story in there about Slater “stealing” one of Machado’s boards that led to a mini-falling out between the two. on Taylor Steele’s FACTORY SECONDS (full film), on Taylor Steele’s GOOD TIMES (full film), on Taylor Steele’s MOMENTUM II (full film), on Benji Weatherley & Ross Williams in LOOSE CHANGE, on Benji Weatherley in HIT & RUN (The Momentum Files), on Benji Weatherley’s Bday, Happy Hour, Golf and Friends, Taylor Steele’s FACTORY SECONDS (full film), Benji Weatherley & Ross Williams in LOOSE CHANGE, Benji Weatherley in HIT & RUN (The Momentum Files), Benji Weatherley’s Bday, Happy Hour, Golf and Friends. Grab yours here. Your information has been successfully processed! As the definitive ‘free surfer’ – traveling the world with a warm smile, flowing locks of hair, a guitar and effortless style – Rob captured the imagination of the surfing world, and defined an entire lifestyle. In recent years he has morphed into a well-loved commentator on the WSL and then stepped into surf coaching, guiding none other than his friend John John Florence to his second World Title! Now: Photo by Mike Balzer, The Momentum Generation at Benji’s House. And then there is all the other stuff – redefining modern surfing, owning companies that value ethics and sustainability over pure profit – with Firewire, Purps, Kelly Slater Wave co and Outerknown … there is simply too much to cover…in a word – Kelly IS surfing, he is the greatest of all time. SURFER Magazine | Still Rolling from Bryce Lowe-White on Vimeo. Benji was the very catalyst that brought the whole Momentum generation together .. or to be exact … it was the kindness and laissez-faire attitude his mum showed to his surfing friends by allowing them to crash at their house on the North Shore of Hawaii. All Rights Reserved. Photo courtesty of Reef. He was the counterbalance to Shane Dorian – they would push each other relentlessly to ever greater heights. Who is the one person you've always wanted to surf with? In … Steele figured if he could not surf for a living the next best thing was to hang out with friends at the beach and capture their antics in the water…. Then: The 18 year old Rob Machado was unlike anything we had ever seen – super skinny, a clean, short cropped hair cut, arm jive like a lithe flamenco dancer – and a board that looked about 15 inches wide and 7 feet long, but the whip and style on this young kid was insane. Now: The Momentum generation reunites 20 years later in Indonesia. 4) Ross Williams may or may not have punched a hole through Shane Dorian’s new surfboard in his sleep. A post shared by Ross Williams (@rosswilliamshawaii) on May 23, 2018 at 4:12pm PDT. All rights reserved. But the “Momentum Generation” directors Jeff and Michael Zimbalist did a great job of asking the right questions–so that non-surfers are able to learn who the hell these guys are, while us crusty surfers remain surprised at pieces of information we never knew about our heroes. So they were all quick to find family in each other and develop as a brotherhood. Photo by Art Brewer. Then there is Kelly! 2)Todd Chesser was one of the main reasons that group became as good as they were. ... Brian Keaulana is hoping to bring a surf park to vacant state land in Kalaeloa, Erik Logan, WSL’s President of Content, steps into the revolving CEO door, “Weird Waves” takes us to the most stoke-filled corner of West Africa, Just don’t come complaining to us if you plane a finger off, “Second Thoughts” star recounts some of his most feral surf expeditions, Not surprisingly, 8 out of December’s top-10 rides went down at Pipeline and Jaws, Flipping back to one of our favorite pages of Waimea Bay history, The hard-charger on the gear that’ll help you make the most of your time on the rock, Suffers a fractured skull, but is expected to make a full recovery, In "The Ultra-Core Surf Hour", Jon Wayne Freeman is the hero we need, Not another Instagram carousel, this is the crème de la crème from our year in print, The hard-charging hellman dances with one of Oz’s heaviest slabs. – Alas, there is no real before and after story to Kelly Slater … the before was when he was about 10 years old … ever since a pre-pubescent young Kelly started hoovering up national titles and crushing adult surfers dreams, he has been touted as the next big thing … and he certainly delivered!

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