Was The Drifter with Rob Machado too scripted and heavy on plot? If you get rid of all that, keep the surfing footage, and add more, you have the Melali Drifter Sessions.

When did you start surfing? I think 22 months is about the right age. Clearly the stoke is there.

Santa Cruz boys Homer Henard, Nic Lamb, Omar Etcheverry, Chris Killen, and Ruse Entertainment are pioneering the new sport of tarp surfing.

Photographer Dom Daher hooked up with Helicam International to shoot aerial photos of Tim Boal.

After the sun set, the helicopter was rigged up with a flash as well to get some night photos.

Check out the ‘Making Of’ video to see the behind the scenes action.

Modern Collective will be a surfing video for this generation as it signals a move away from perfect waves and a move towards exploring different conditions and just what can be done with them.

Here’s why every surfer should have a skateboard.

Some fun waves off a reef in the Orkney Islands with two guys out. Waves start to turn on a couple minutes into the video so keep watching.

A healthy beating, well deserved. Don’t turn your back on the ocean, kids.

Cory Lopez ripping a super long secret wave! Around 1:45 he loses the tow rope and still manages to tear the wave apart, going switch and crossing sides.

Redbull decided to light up Pipeline the other month for some night surfing and here are the results. Bruce Irons, Jamie O’Brien, and Ian Walsh are the lucky victims.