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TOM Curren leads latest Rip Curl Tip 2 Tip Search mission to the Seven Ghosts in Indonesia and into the first documented legit river bore barrels in history.

The teaser for this video went mental, or 'viral' as people who know that's a good thing say. Hundreds of thousands watched it, waiting for this, the unabridged Bono a chocolate fantasy wave you can ride for the best part of an hour.

On Sunday, March 20, after a few test runs to figure out the initial Seven Ghosts tidal pulses, the crew moved into a prime location over the best sand banks on the river and prepared to whip each other into history. With cameras rolling from the skis, zodiacs and helicopter, Curren faded into a growing 6-foot (2m) left-hander, backdoored its folding lip and was spit out to the cheers of the 15-man Search crew intently watching nearby. It was undoubtedly the first legitimate river bore barrel to be made in history.
Riders: Bruno Santos (BRA), Dean Brady (AUS), Tyler Larronde (FRA), Oney Anwar (IND) and original Searcher Tom Curren (USA)
© Rip Curl - 2012
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kidderlidder372 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
I've found a reference to one of Matt's barrels from the bore riders records made at the time. Oct 98 entry. http://archives.boreriders.com/1998/10
jimjamborey394 days ago -6 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
i have now watched the video and can confirm that its not a legitamit barel bcus they got towed in. it should be called 'surfers tow into average barrel and then make a long drwn out carp video about it" seriously dean brady learn some good words mate. need to get some illiteracy n that
burner394 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Saw some footage of a guy land the "first" kickflip on a surfboard on youtube last week, landed himself ten gee's from volcom too apparently. I also saw a guy land two in a row at a beach in south oz in the late ninetees, i think what i'm trying to say is don't believe everything you read on the internet kiddies.
eggsandwhich401 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
er , do you reckon thats , like , the first ever barrel , on a river bore , like , ever?
soutie400 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
actually, we dont really care but it was all good for the windup.
Ed Magicseaweed403 days ago +3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
As an update we currently we have one claim on the Severn we are investigating and Anthony Colas telling us he's never seen nor heard tell of one anywhere before. Any more for any more?
Meunchkkleeerrr III403 days ago +4 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
I think we have lost our way here Ed. To recap - this may well be the first documented bore barrel I simply cant say as I dont personally have a video of one. Again, I repeat that is wholly different to what is being claimed. Rip Curl are being absolutist in definitely claiming the first bore barrel. It would appear, even on the balance of probabilities (which is the basis upon which 'evidence' is often assessed) that this claim could never be justified. The simple fact is unless ripcurl can prove that this is the case and there is no argument to contrary (which they cant and there are) then that's the argument dead in the water. This video proves a bore barrel but it does not prove the *first* and as you referred to earlier, semantics aside, the claim itself is unjustified because it is by definition inaccurate and unprovable. Luckily no one believes it anyway so maybe we should all just agree to disgree and go score some salty love (waves, squirl).
Ed Magicseaweed403 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Not really, we're delving in to the matter to find out who was the first if this wasn't. Be it photos, video or testimony we're looking into it so just hang tight.
kidderlidder402 days ago +3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
I'm not sure you're right about what Anthony is claiming. We'll see when he gets back from the Kampar. Meanwhile I have returned from the Severn Ghosts" tidal bore, where Ripcurl's claims are being roundly derided and treated with the contempt they deserve. Steve King tells me he's never been barrelled on the Severn. Close, he says...water breaking onto his shoulder, but not really any more than an occasional head dip. But he did hear about Buff's barrel at the time it happened, and we're both pretty sure Sergio has been shacked on the Araguari Pororoca. Unfortunately it takes a little while for word to reach him, so it'll be a while before I hear anything positive back from there.
Ed Magicseaweed402 days ago -1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Anthony has told me in no uncertain terms he's never seen nor heard of a bore barrel before, he's intrigued to hear that others think differently. However like I said there are other claims and I'd be really interested to hear what Sergio has to say.
kidderlidder401 days ago +3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
As for Anthony's comments? Hmmm.... it may be a case of there being a difference between what he is prepared to say publicly and privately. I'll not get him into any hot water... read it however you like.
Ed Magicseaweed399 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
repeat after me: I love the freedom of expression the web offers. I love the freedom of expression...
kidderlidder399 days ago +4 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
I tried... it didn't work... I still felt bound by unwritten rules of honesty and integrity. Can't........break.......conditioninggggggaaaaarrrrgggghhh!!!!!!!!
jastharp404 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
To claim that this is the first river barrel is wrong. There have been others before. Ed do some research and look up zambezi 11 surf. There is video out there you just need to look. This river forms a standing wave with a barrel that is well documented. There most likely are others.
jastharp404 days ago +3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Try this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbSxZV73AvU Or this video more bodyboarding. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NipRzVzOsTU
kidderlidder404 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
Ripcurl aren't claiming the first river barrel, only the first tidal bore barrel
sqirl406 days ago +4 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Tom currren is Awesome!!......and Lame ass head dips f@cken rock!! .....and i dont need no stinkin' video or incontrafutable evidence to prove it!
sqirl406 days ago +5 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
These Rip Curl guys did an excellent job of documenting what is undoubtably an exciting and mind bending adventure......but the fact is that people did this before them at probably 10 dozen different riparian locations......most of these people were pioneers who werent out there to gain notariaty or documentation of what they went to do......they just did it......to do it! They saw a wave and surfed it plain and simple. These people have carved and gotten BARRELED on tidal bore waves long before rip curl began there "search" and you arent going ot find a video, maybe a dog earred photo or two, but not incontrevertible evidence. Its just not in that type of persons nature to stop charging and get some footage nor is it in there budget to hire a film crew. That doesnt change the fact that they did it first! and to claim that someone else did it first, just because they had a film crew, is an an justice to the true pioneers........and circles do exist!!
the vanity project405 days ago +3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
“History is written by the victors”…..or at least by the ones with the sponsors and film crew
soutie405 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
just did it to do it ? nike sponsorship for sure.
Sneakybadger 405 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
"circles do exist" - Prove it? :p
sqirl404 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDZBgHBHQT8
Didier404 days ago +3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
You sound like madness!
Didier404 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
you SOUND like madness!!!!
soutie403 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
perfect circles only exisit in theory
the vanity project403 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Wake up fatty, time to surf….. Who ate all the πs
Didier402 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
This is just going round in circles!!!
Didier401 days ago +3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
ARGHHHHHHHHH!!!
BuzyG406 days ago +5 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
So for the sake of clarity can some one please confirm when the North Shore was first surffed. I've searched you tube and I can't find a video of it. Maybe no body ever surfed it before Video was invented or Maybe Rip Curl have one in their archive.
JGRO406 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
this is getting ridiculous now everyone can get a photo-op with the bono http://www.bonosurf.com there goes the neighborehood
soutie406 days ago -1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
you are all missing the point. that was tom hanks, and with all the new fangled computer CSI effects they converted an ocean barrel into a brown river barrel. out on video now.
soutie406 days ago +4 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
the onus is on ripcurl to prove they didnt, if they are not forthcommin, we can conclude that no one has ever been barreled on a bore.
Papa Chambo407 days ago +4 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
It is good to see MSW stepping in to face the mob, but I think they are still missing the point in my view. I don't understand why Rip Curl feel the NEED to make the claim to give added originality to the article. I don't care if its the first bore barrel or not. I thought surf trips were about our own inner journeys and sense of adventure and, subsequently, the journalism of these trips helped inspire and feed our imagination when were not on trips of our own, not about claiming its originality and, therefore, suggesting 'they did it first'. I remember the old 'the search' double page spread ads in the magazines in the early nineties and found them inspiring to 'get out there'. That was good advertising and fair play to them for it...i might have even bought a rip curl t shirt...but come on guys, lets get back on track here and keep the journalism for the people, not for the corporations. Tom Curren, if you're reading, you know what i mean, don't you?
JGRO408 days ago +7 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
In the comments for the 7 ghosts trailer someone mentioned last year's Pacific Longboarder Mag article on the "Bono". In that issue they in fact have documented a longboarder tucking into a barrel. Ok so he isn't getting shacked but still...case closed? http://coastalwatch.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=8373&cateId=3&title=Riding%20Bono
Ed Magicseaweed406 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
That's not a barrel.
cahuana408 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
tom curren = tom hanks's "cast away"
Sneakybadger 408 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Ah, another day on the interents....
evergreensurfboards408 days ago +3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
mr. curren was sent for that very reason. who else could they have truly depended on to deliver. other than the only benefactor mr. slater of mr. currens truly sport changing surfing. let the youth take notice. solid surfing will always rule the playing field.
tjo408 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
we're all lied to everyday! this happens in history all the time, so some of you have ridden bores, even gotten barreled, yawn, nice story. Now," Tom Curren gets barreled in a remote river bore" thats a headline, throw the word "first" in there and you've got yourself some press. the Duke wasnt the first man to ride a surfboard, but he's the one that will be remembered, Steve Lis didnt really "invent" the swallow tail, but he's been given the credit. sometimes an old story needs a new character i guess, and hey, at least its Curren...
Ed Magicseaweed408 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Right, let's be clear about this, it's not our claim, it's Rip Curl's claim. If anyone can show me a video of someone getting a legit barrel on a river then we'll run it, give full credit as being the first documented barrel. A photo is not enough, it must be a video and just saying it happened is definitely not enough.
kidderlidder408 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Thanks for clearing that up Ed. The "video evidence" thing is wrong though. People have been surfing tidal bores for over 50 years, but it's only in the last few years that video has become widely used. If Ripcurl want to go making silly claims without checking their facts first, that should be left at their door, and not left for you or everyone else to prove what has or hasn't happened down through the years.
Ed Magicseaweed408 days ago -2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Not really, video has been around and widely used in surfing since the 1960s. In order for anyone to 'claim' anything they must have evidence. Here we have a claim and evidence, if anyone has counter evidence then please submit it. Imagine this is the court of bore law.
soutie408 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
do you have video evidence to prove the severne bore crew didnt get barrelled ?
kidderlidder408 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
A court of bore law making retrospective rules? For things that happened in the days when evidence was not required? Guiness accepted Stve King's record ride on the Severn as 7.6 miles. Nobody made a video of that, yet he still holds that record . This court is making the rules up as it goes along Milud !
Ed Magicseaweed408 days ago -5 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
So you have no evidence apart from heresay? I don't wish to sound dismissive but that's not enough.
kidderlidder408 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
It's Ripcurl's claim which is under scrutiny: "UNDOUBTEDLY the first legitimate...." It seems there is doubt, and that seems self-evident, because the surfers who know tidal bores all seem to be saying it's nonsense. The fact is, that they never contacted anyone from the Severn, as far as I know they haven't verified that with anyone surfing any of the Brazilian waves, and while they may have asked Anthony about the French, I'm fairly sure I saw a photo (yes, a photo) possibly..if I remember right sent to the Severn crew by his brother Fabrice of someone getting slotted on one of their rivers.. Pretty clear to everyone that they're making it up, wouldn't you say?
Ed Magicseaweed408 days ago -1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Circles... I'm out of this conversation until someone can show me the evidence.
kidderlidder408 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Used, yes. Widely used, no.
soutie408 days ago -3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
these go up to 11
buffalo408 days ago +4 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
theres video on the longwave movie donny wright made a few years back of the severns barrels, no one being ridden on the movie unfortunatly. i wish i could get a copy of the pic of the wipeout lounge barrel at SBI that was taken, unfortunatly we cant get hold of the guy who took the pic. i saw a copy but never got sent it. was taken form the bank before the pub looking straight into the barrel with me tucked up. i never claimed it was the first because im sure someone got one before me. the airs that the hobgoods mate were pulling might be recorded somewhere, there were a few guys on the wave with us, but this is pre go pro cams and when your miles into a river wave middle of nowhere with out a cam-boat or heli, your not gonna get the pics. its just a shame they made the claim without checking up what happened else where before. still its awesome footage and a great looking wave, not unlike some of the bigger days on the severn in winter. it can get big, steve king and duncan have seen legit 10 foot plus wave on the severn in places and we've all ridden waves with 6 - 8 foot faces there umpteen times. you just have to know where to look!
sqirl406 days ago +5 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
damn ed! .....now you need video proof that the wheel was invented too!!
Stonys408 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
whinge whinge i reckon its sick. How about you haters do better yourself?? All the other tidal bores ive seen are chest high fat burgers
kidderlidder408 days ago +3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
You haven't been looking very hard, have you. http://magicseaweed.com/photoLab/viewPhoto.php?photoId=47399&browseSession=dbce9d9f6660abfd2a69b4a637ea2cdf This wave is great and I'm not saying any different. But they've over-cooked the hype. That's what people are saying, and why shouldn't they.
berko409 days ago -4 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Towing in is illegitemate, river surfing is illegitemate, speedo bibs, kayaks, windsurfers, stand up paddlers are all out of order. what people do for fun is no business of mine but don't pretend it is surfing.
Meunchkkleeerrr III409 days ago +15 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Officially the most ill-founded, banal comment to come out of the surf industry for a while. The first barrel on a bore? REALLY? I completely agree with some of the comments below - @Ed - no one is else is *claiming* the first barrel, i've seen them (not my own I hasten to add) and others have experienced them so why are you jumping to the defence of Ripcurl and this outrageous lie? It is obvious to anyone who has an ounce of sense or surf interest that TC is a genius surfer. It is equally obvious that this video and these clips are exciting, and again, to anyone with a grain of interest in surfing, interesting to say the least. I'm being objective of course, it may not be to everyone's taste. But one thing that is not permitted, by any standard, is for a big surf company to begin to tell a lie that will spread and damage surfing history. That is fallacy and damages their own industry upon which they survive and a sport that belongs to all of us. If surfing is about anything its about truth; whether that be to yourself (yeah that wave sared the shit out of me at the time etc) and more recently truth staring us in the face concerning nature's future that we all take for granted. As surfers or watermen, if you will, we congratulate ourselves on being closer to nature and spotting what is 'real' before others. So when a surf company spouts this inane horseshit I am glad that so many will speak up and say *hang on ripcurl - prove what you say, dont overhype to sell, and please dont insult our collective intelligence* Ed sorry mate, but on this occasion you've got the wrong end of the stick. The person making the claim must prove it and if they cant (and we know they cant) then they should retract it before it becomes, as so often is the case, bullshit becoming fact. Ask yourself one question - does it matter who got barrelled first? Nope More importantly does it matter if a surf company cared so much they lied? Yes. Because however great TC is, however amazing this wave is it is tainted by he bullcrap we all surf to get away from. If you are going to speak for the surfing community and become *ambassadors* like these large companies claim, then at least plug the shitspout before we all get covered in it. First comment for about a year and im outta here again cos nothing's changed.
Meunchkkleeerrr III409 days ago +3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Sorry - just realised as I posted. The Bono - The Truth? The irony just hit me like a hoof in the cockles.
soutie408 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
i have an exceptionally large rottweiller puppy called ripcurl
soutie408 days ago +3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
and easy on Ed, he IS a surfer. he hangs with the BRITTANY FERRIES crew.
qwiksylva408 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
You and a couple of others really need to take a chill pill or two!!
Ed Magicseaweed408 days ago -4 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Yeah maybe Rip Curl should have said the first legit 'documented' barrel but unless it is documented, on video or photo sequence, how the hell do you prove it? You can say whatever you want but you must have evidence to back up your claims.
kidderlidder408 days ago +5 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Unless you're claiming something to be the first ever, you don't NEED to prove anything. Only Ripcurl is making that claim and they don't seem to have checked anything.
Meunchkkleeerrr III408 days ago +5 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
@Ed: If you are going to argue semantics then I absolutely agree that accuracy is important. By saying it's a the first *legit documented barrel* then you are also changing the emphasis if the argument. The point being made by most of us is it is definitely NOT the first bore barrel. It *may be* the first video of one- but that is totally different and I'm sure you will agree lacks the *wow* factor attributed to the actual claim of the first barrel. No one other than ripcurl is claiming anything other than that a video is not proof of it being the first bore barrel, merely proof that it happened. If you say the claim is in fact innaccurate then you are basically agreeing with the rest of us and it leaves ripcurl and in some ways MSW ( because you defended it unnecessarily) open to criticism being that it was hype. They have a video of TC getting barrelled. It's awesome footage and I love it. What I don't like is a spurious claim based simply on Ripcurl's opinion.
the vanity project408 days ago +4 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
The tide might be in but the jury is definitely still out on this one. It won’t stop me buying their wetsuits but I think its clear they have embarrassed themselves, everyone else and frankly even the furniture. At least Tom Hanks can play Curren when this argument is made into a straight-to-video movie. It may well be the only new release surf movie that you can buy for under £15. Now THAT is a legitimate “first” Ed.
stoked408 days ago +3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
PLEASE, Who gives a shit? We all know about corporate greed,Advertising etc. Its all about promoting. Not surfing but business made from surfing. And not for the love of surfing. The wave looks interesting, Unfortunately inaccessible to all but the cashed up. As U need a jet ski, and a boat.As were do U go if U wipe out or lose the waves miles down the river in da jungle? Pretty dangerous to surf I hear due to all the debris washing down the river.
BuzyG406 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
That's like claiming no one ever surfed the North shore before film was invented. I never heard such a daft argument.
Papa Chambo409 days ago +7 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Having seen the trailer, watched this follow up and read the comments, I have to say, overall, that I am surprised by the need of Rip Curl, and MSW for that matter, to detract from the content of a truly unique and enjoyable surf/search adventure with 'claims' of the first bore barrel etc. It is unqualified, unnecessary and has obviously annoyed people. I normally try to keep a positive slant on things, but I fear commercialism creeping further into a sport or lifestyle choice that I thought helped keep 'the system' at arms length from the sense of individual freedom and adventure each and every one of us experiences every time we pick up a surfboard.
Coll409 days ago +3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Good video, but I don't think it's the first ever river barrel; for example check this video of the White Dragon in China at around 4:55 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQQUtouNMjU&feature=related Still very impressive though and look forward to seeing more...
kidderlidder409 days ago +3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
First tidal bore barrel was years ago, so far back it isn't recorded to my knowledge, but they have been happening on all the surfed tidal bores for years.
Maldivesurf409 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
Useful notes but Greg Long riding in front of the right barrelling wave. The wave barrelling but you can't really call this a legitimate barrel. Don't get me wrong, it's a good stall, quite close to the barrel, but not quite.
kidderlidder409 days ago +3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
But you know bore surfing. I suspect that you know very well this is by no means anything even close to the first tidal bore barrel. Right?
Ed Magicseaweed408 days ago -1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Not a barrel sorry, maybe a head dip.
Get Joggly409 days ago +9 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Bore ing
rza410 days ago +11 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
when did Tom Curren start looking like Tom Hanks??!
Papa Chambo409 days ago +6 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Probably since his agent told him to cash in.
lancearoo67409 days ago +3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
may be tom was looking for that wave longer than he let on
Maldivesurf410 days ago +3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Wanna jump from dream to reality ? Just click www.bonosurf.com
moomooballyhoos410 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
OK THANKS FOR THE WEB SITE INFO,BUT ILL PASS THAT WATA LOOK LIKE POO,MAYBE IM WRONG ,YOU SHOULD KNOW BECAUSE YOU WAS THERE ?
Wawmsey410 days ago +4 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
this is what goes on in a bowl of coco pops...
Francois Bouwer410 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
I would have liked to see at least one ride in it's full length... I can't find a video of that anywhere on the net.
rob9095410 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
disappointing
Burton H410 days ago +4 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Tom Curren is a Legend for sure. Just super cool to see people trying to find different waves on this earth. Come on Rip Curl get out here and document some of these freshwater secret Great Lakes waves that I know of and there are some epic ones that are on a few islands I know out here on the lakes that have never been surfed. Burton www.nosaltsurf.com Happy Surfin The Lakes 2011.
Cj Certo410 days ago +7 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
dont get me wrong, that is some pretty amazing stuff, but im a little disappointed from what the teaser video was trying to preview
GreenTeam410 days ago +4 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Tom Curren is a legend.
mewindy410 days ago +3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
there is a link on the last page too http://www.youtube.com/user/Ripcurl has better content ! :)
kidderlidder410 days ago +6 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
First legitimate river bore barrell is bullshit. Possibly one of the best looking barrelling waves to be seen on a river bore, but first legitimate barrell? Ripcurl, get over yourselves.
buffalo410 days ago +4 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
kiddy totaly agree! i got barreled two days in a row years past on the severn at the denny wave. martin (wakey) witnessed it and caught the same one but got close out on day two. a friend of tommos got a photo of me in the barrel, ok tucked up not stood tall, but still a legit barrel at SBI's wipeout lounge a year or two before that. as for airs.... a guy who came up with the hobgoods got several 360 airs in on the maisemore strech. i was next to him getting blown away by this guy. dont know his name, only a californian. im sure mr winter got a few in back in september too! sabrina rocks!!! see you next tide kiddy! buffalo
Ed Magicseaweed409 days ago -6 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Video/photography evidence? Very difficult to prove otherwise.
the vanity project409 days ago +5 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Probably worth cross examining Captain Cook and all the crew from HMS Endeavour when they said they were the first Europeans to witness surfing too Ed.
Kaptain Kook409 days ago +6 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Uh? Wassup, i heard my name mentioned.
kidderlidder409 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
You saying a barrel isn't legit unless someone has a camera handy? It's ripcurl making the claims to be the first, so it's for them to prove. I see no evidence they've ever gone around asking any of the tidal bore crews any questions about it. Be honest Ed, they're making it up, and that's a pity because this wave speaks for itself.
Coelacanth409 days ago +4 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Are you suggesting people in marketing would lie...just to trick you out of your knickers...and into theirs?
kidderlidder409 days ago +4 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
I would never dream of such a thing...I wouldn't even think it. Surely you're not suggesting?....Naaah...of COURSE you're not.
soutie409 days ago +5 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
good point Vanity, i have trawled youtube and can find no videos posted by the endevour crew either, there is some stuff of the mavericks crew but i dont think that they were the first surfers.
Coelacanth409 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Was it Captain Cook who FIRST coined the phrase..."Uh oh, the natives are getting restless?"
the vanity project409 days ago +5 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Ok so who fancies telling Greg Noll his first monster wave at Makaha in ’57 never happened? …..No takers? ….“Any video or photography evidence Bull? Very difficult to prove otherwise.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLkbkv8eiWk&feature=player_embedded#at=196
Ed Magicseaweed408 days ago +3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
I'm afraid Vanity exactly that has happened, with photographic evidence: http://www.theinertia.com/surf/greg-noll-legendary-big-wave-makaha-photo-exist/ which rather proves the point of documentary evidence being required to make a claim.
the vanity project408 days ago +3 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Touché Ed, nice arrows. I saw a clip of this guy claiming he shot the whole thing when I posted the first link last night and had read of this before. But the question still stands, you wouldn’t say that to his face would you? I wouldn’t fancy debunking a legend…..Is this why they painted over the Greg’s mural in the Red Barn?
Jack Glick410 days ago +5 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
anyone complaining, you definitely have to watch all three videos - in order at that...I hope they're sitting on even more footage, but what they've put out so far isn't a disappointment by any stretch
BuzyG410 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
Some nice footage, interesting and memorable for those pioneers that took the plunge and made the trip. Always good that people want to break new ground and explore our planet's natrual wonders. After the hype I think I was expecting a hollywood epic. Alas if that's the biggest tide in 19 years I'll stick to the local reefs. Besides there are no Crocs around here and that bit kind of put me off booking a flight.
StoatFaceLanust410 days ago +7 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Bono bloody gets everywhere nower days!
Mic J410 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
I know thats crazy I see rivers break like that all the time whats the big deal?
Inglorious Landlocked Basterd410 days ago +4 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Wow I am stoked. that's just the start and I have seen nice carves, airs, wipeout and barrel, the place seems to have a big potential WOW !
Gomas410 days ago -4 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
All that hype and this is all we get.. boo
Inglorious Landlocked Basterd410 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Don't act like a spoiled child and be patient.
StoatFaceLanust410 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
try checking out ripcurl.com for the rest of the vids
kidderlidder410 days ago +1 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Come off it. What's there is pretty amazing stuff. I may have an issue with some of the bullshit claims in the write up, but the wave and the surfing is top quality.
buffalo410 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
your right kiddy! nothing that hasnt been done a bunch of times already by french boys anthony and fabrice on the gironde, the regualar crew on the severn, steve king, tommo wright, stu ballard, sergio and gomez on the pororoca. theres been barrels caught on several of the rivers right? the severn is where it happened first folks, always does, always will haha. the severn bores been surfed since 1955!
Gomas409 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
including the ripcurl vids on the site, it looks like this is all we are getting.. pretty gash really, the same few clips rinsed to death.
Coelacanth409 days ago Unrated Rate Positive Rate Negative
Question: What does one tidal bore surfer hate to hear from another tidal bore surfer?...Answer: "Duuuuude...You should have been here 5 minutes ago!"
buffalo408 days ago +2 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
dude , dont you mean 5 miles ago? hahah
 
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