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The King of Pipe? (2013)

Just ran into this gem of a video while browsing youtube. In 2013, the IBA held an expression session and invited wave riders of all forms to compete against one another to be the King of Pipe. Some big names were involved in the heat. Those that were invited included:

Bruce Irons -- riding a surfboard

Jamie O'Brien -- riding a surfboard

Mike Stewart -- riding a bodyboard

Jeff Hubbard -- riding a bodyboard

Kala Alexander -- riding a SUP board

Kainoa McGee -- riding a SUP board

Mark Cunningham -- bodysurfing

So stoked that it was the IBA that put this event on. Truly epitomizing WAVE SLIDE CULTURE! This expression session replicates what a normal line-up would look like and it's pretty cool to see it turned into a competition. What are your thoughts? Who do you think should've been crowned as the King of Pipe? And...do you think there should be more of these contests?

Fanno Survives Shark Attack at JBay Open Final

This is all over the news today...Mick Fanning survives near shark attack during his Finals heat at the JBay Open in South Africa. He fought the shark off by punching it in the back and kicking & screaming. As watermen, this type of thing is always in the back of our minds. It is so crazy to witness it during an actual competition though. Glad he's alright! Finals are scheduled to resume on Monday at the earliest.

Video Credit: World Surf League

Spotlight Series: Brennan Rose

We here at OKSHOOTS are all about that Wave Slide Culture, where it doesn't matter what you ride or how you look, as long as you're having FUN. For this week's Spotlight Series we feature wave rider Brennan Rose who rides anything anywhere. To us he's one Rad guy and we say thanks for taking the time to participate in our Spotlight Series and enjoy guys!

Name? Brennan Rose

Where are you from? I’m from Long Beach, CA but live most of the year in Hawaii.

Mattitude

Mat riding might be on some peoples shopping lists once you realize how amazing this wave vessel truly is. Mattitude ripping off the top at full speed, while reshaping the mat and getting ready for the next section. PC: Ken Samuels/ www.23breaths.blogspot.com 🆗👍

Christian Hosoi x UNIV

What happens when you have legendary skater Christian Hosoi and California brand UNIV decide to collaborate? You get a Christian Hosoi Hammerhead inspired surfboard shaped by both Christian and UNIV's James Addonizio. View the video for more footage or visit the UNIV Brand website at univbrand.com info on the board.

Kainoa McGee: Waterman

Kainoa is probably one of the most respected Waterman in Hawaii, if not the whole surfing world. We felt like we should just let the whole world know that again if they didn't know about that already. Below are a few video clips, if you have never seen Kainoa in action. Enjoy.

DK Wars

With DK Wars Salt Creek coming up on the schdule, we figured we'd share some footage from past DK Wars events to help you get your stoke on. The first clip being the La Jolla DK Wars and the second video clip was from last year's event at Salt Creek. Enjoy!

Stand Up Bodyboard or Super Shortboard

It's interesting to see how the surfing world can come a full circle and still get inspiration from a bodyboard shape to create a surfboard. Well one surf company shop has done that and it's pretty rad to see this happen. Bing Surf is the shop that has done just this. Below is a brief description of the board.

"Speed Square

Inspired by his fond childhood memories on a Mach-77 boogie board, Bing team rider, Chris Del Moro convinced shaper, Matt Calvani to help him recapture the magic in this modern-day twin-finned version called the Speed Square. Because of its short length, Matt added belly in the nose with a quick transition into a hard, tapered rail in the tail so that the board would be quick and responsive. He added a deep straight concave that runs from where your front foot sits through the tail of the board to gain efficiency in glide and maintained thickness in the tail to improve glide and wave-catching ability. The small twin keels maintain a “fin-less” riding quality but still allowing for some control. Ride it short, ride it fast and get ready for a whole lot of fun! "

Surge Magazine Issue 8.0

Trying to get information or the lastest photos on what is going on in the bodyboarding world is tough. We know as fans of this sport we would love to see all the latest photos and clips of your favorite riders. Luckily we still have some companies still willing to put out a magazine and document this great sport, one of them is Surge. The great thing about Surge is that they are an online magazine so their content is available for many to check out. Below is their latest issue.

Koa Rothman

The power of #Waimea turned Koa Rothmans 8footer to a #bodyboard. Respect to Mother Nature. #hocuz #getaction #shredsled #rideeverything #ShredAloha #BeAloha #surfboard #serfbort #WaveSlideCulture #OkShoots
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Brad Domke Skimboarder

When you hear the word skimboarding, you usually think of the kids skimming across a thin layer of water on the beach. Well if you've been around the beach or know about Wave Slide Culture, Skimboarding is a lot more than that. It usually appears like the skimboarding is just sliding into a wall of a wave, but what they do with that is quite amazing. Here's an extreme view of what skimboarding can be.

Aussies Takeover the USA Pacific NW

Dave Winchester, Chris James, and Jordan Putland come over from the land down under to the Pacific Northwest of the United States to shred these frigid waters and tame the "Yeti". Watch as they shred these slabs and tame the beast. These Aussie came to shred and shred they did. Enjoy "Chasing the Yeti".

CHASING THE YETI from STOKE MACHINE on Vimeo.

Stand-Up Bodyboarding

Whoever first dared to stand up on a bodyboard is a pure innovator. One of the first people that we seen stand-up on a bodyboard was Chris "wonton" Taloa. He was just a pure waterman, good on both prone and dropknee. Well following in those foot steps we stumbled upon this El Salvadorian they call "Zancudo." The clip says it all, enjoy!

Vintage Jacob Romero

This is the footage from a while back in which we realized that Jacob Romero was going to be a force in the bodyboarding world. One reason why we thought this is because of the pure fact that whenever he rides in this clip, he just seems to have fun. Pretty much that's what we love to see in professionals is are they having fun doing what they're doing. Check out the clip.