lay day : 4 videos

On Friday was a lay day at the SWATCH GIRLS PRO FRANCE 2012... but what a lay day it was! Ne'er content to loll about lamenting the lack of surf, captains of swell times at event HQ put on an afternoon of rambunctious water-based fun involving outrigger canoes, paddleboards, aqua fitness, speed and agility. As a relatively rare all day offshore wind ruffled a miniscule groundswell's shimmering ultramarine crests, nine 4 (wo)man teams battled it out for supremacy around two offshore buoys. In...

Day six has been called a lay day at the O’Neill Cold Water Classic in New Zealand. After putting the event on hold twice this morning, Contest Director Matt Wilson opted to call it quits at midday. But when hardcore surfers can’t surf in the ocean, they’ll make sure they find another way to surf! And all they needed were some bodyboards and the Rere Rockslide – a natural rock slide which is a part of the Wharekopae River… Only eight surfers - Adam Melling (AUS), Gony Zubizarreta (ESP), Joan...