With one of the most rewarding winters, wave wise, in the last several years there has been plenty of demand for big wave boards. Whether it is creating a duplicate of a board that met its demise, shaping a first gun for a grom with a newly lit fire in his belly, or crafting a beautiful sled for a notorious XXL hell man, Rusty has been putting in the hours in the shaping bay to make sure everyone is properly equipped for their next strike mission…
Rusty shapes a board for big wave legend, Garret McNamara…
Jamie Sterling has been having a lot of fun and capturing some breath taking point of view images with his Go Pro Camera. Click here for more about the Go Pro Camera on Surfline.com
Check out the point of view perspective of Jamie towing into two mean waves in Hawaii; he takes a pretty good flogging on the second one…
Team rider, Johnny Maher, spends about four months a year as a boatman on the tropical wave magnet of Tavarua Island, Fiji. He has been going there ever since he was 14 years old and has been getting barreled ever since… Here’s Johnny on a recent trip to his second home.
Click here to see more of the slide show, by Carey, on SurfingMagazine.com.
For more from Johnny “Monster” Maher check out this video clip of him charging on the Traveler…
It is no secret that the West Coast has been pummeled with swell the last few days and many infamous waves that lie dormant waiting for strong Souths came to life. Rusty’s very own Jamie O’Brien is no stranger to danger and did not hesitate to put himself in the line of fire. Featured below are a few timeless images, captured by Steindler, of JOB going for broke at the Wedge, SoCal’s most punishing wave…
