FROM THE ARCHIVES · 2007
The Radical Rodents: Australia's tiny surfing mice
Before surfing dogs took over the internet, there were the Radical Rodents. These tiny Gold Coast surfers were trained by Shane Willmott to ride custom-made miniature boards on waves created by passing boats.
WIPEOUT · 2015
Miguel Blanco's legendary rock jump gone wrong
This is one of those surf clips that is funny mainly because it looks like it absolutely should not have worked. Portuguese surfer Miguel Blanco became known for a memorable rock jump that went very wrong — and then, rather impressively, carried on.
A particularly unfortunate way to enter the water.
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WIPEOUTS · BALI
Transport to the Moon: when the wave wins
Surfing isn't just elegant turns and perfect barrels. Sometimes the ocean simply takes over. This collection of wipeouts and heavy hold-downs from Bali is a reminder that every good session has a dark side.
Failed take-offs, bad timing and some serious washing-machine moments.
WIPEOUTS · TASMANIA
Shipstern Bluff: the step in the wave
Shipstern Bluff in Tasmania is famous for its strange, shifting shape and the step that appears in the face of the wave. This footage shows why surfers keep getting themselves into trouble there.
Perfect swell, local surfers and the notorious Shipstern step.
SOMEONE HAD AN IDEA
The Dock: surfing without paddling
Someone had the bright idea of towing a huge floating dock out into the lineup and launching surfers from it. STAB and Volcom took the idea to Bali, where the team tried to surf without paddling out in the usual way.
It sounds ridiculous. It also looks ridiculously fun.
FUNNY WIPEOUTS
Because sometimes you just need a laugh
Not every wipeout needs to involve a giant wave. This collection is exactly what it says on the tin: funny surfing wipeouts.
A collection of wipeouts from MMC Images. Sometimes the best surf footage is the footage where nobody quite sticks the landing.