Mon 28 Apr 2008
Looks like Garrett got a bunch of absolutely humungous barrells to himself at Teahupoo. These latest photos will make your jaw drop.
Click Play See The Footage and Hear the interview with Garrett:
Other Coverage:
Surfline Slideshow:
Garrett gets spit out on slide #10 @ surfline
Jeff Flindt Got Some Great Footage Too
Tim Mckenna Got Garrett On Several Sequences
Mon 28 Apr 2008
Daniel, Jim, Nathan, Alex, and I had a dinner great at Chez Jays before going to Tahiti.
I have been tracking the swell for a week now. The first day I saw it and I got butterflies, and I never get Butterflies:) It still looks really good, solid 15 feet and no wind. I am a little concerned with the way it turns away from Tahiti. It has me worried that it won’t be as big as I am expecting.
In any case, I booked my ticket and Kealii is flying in in 2 hours. Get this: I lost my Passport while moving and I told my self if I can get a Passport in 2 days then it is a sign to go. Guess what? I am picking it up at 9:00 am and picking Kealii up at 9:40. Thanks to my buddy Mike Willison, AKA Malibu Mike, our West coast man we will pick the Passport up and then Kealii in his wave hunter equiptment van. Thanks Mike!!!
Garrett
Tue 22 Apr 2008
Hello GMAC fans, family and friends.
PANDA here… I have been recently blessed with the opportunity to travel around the states with Oahu’s premier surf/street-wear clothing brand B-WARE. B-WARE has been in the works for over a decade. In 2007 B-WARE business partners: Jonathan Boalware and Jim Dicarlo brought the idea from a lifestyle to a brand.
For weeks B-WARE has been making it’s mark all over the East Coast. My role on this mission has been to take photos of anything and everything. Basically I am an outspoken East Coaster with a solid respect for culture and travel.
A few plane rides and several rental cars later, The B-WARE CREW ( Jonathan, Jim, Panda, and Lydia ) arrived in San Diego, CA. Currently B-WARE is in Pacific Beach, CA. Thanks to the kindness of Ryan Casey (Deepwater Films), his roommates, and Garrett, B-WARE has had a solid place to stay in PB.
Thanks to the courtesy of David Oster of the San Diego Storm, Garrett got hooked up tickets to the Padres Vs. Rockies game. The game was sick right up until the 9th inning. San Diego got crushed in the 9th.
April 18th, Today was a “get shit done” work day. Garrett spent the morning emailing people and checking weather reports. During the afternoon Jim and Katlyn got a chance to spend some time out in the water. Garrett sat cliffside filming the two for later feedback on their riding and life choices.
A few hours later Alex, The Glacier Project Editor, showed up to interview Garrett for The Glacier Project.
In a Top Secret… do not tell anyone kind of way, The Glacier Project is going to be insane. The footage Ryan and Garrett have is intense.
Later this week… Garrett and B-WARE are going to be heading North towards LA County. Be on the lookout for more pics and happenings.
PANDA
(ALL PICS BY PANDA)
Fri 18 Apr 2008
Garrett describes his Teahupoo wipeout behind Ramaiina in this featured in this years Billabong XXL Awards:
“Surfing is so personal: 1 man 1 wave, especially when it is big life and death!!! Being able to share a monster with a friend is very special. The view of Raimana was incredible, words can not describe it. As I went for the wave I thought, OK, I have been out here for a while now, rode two junk waves, broke my board and now I am finally going to get a good wave. Then I saw Laird and Raimana tracking it in front of us I thought Raimana has had a million good waves out here he will let me go, and even if he goes I am going, I don’t mind riding behind people there because there is so much room in those barrels.
As I let go of the rope and dropped down the wave, Coby, who was towing me in, barely got out. He explained to me later, that Raimana was right where he needed to be to get out. So he did his best to get out and not hit Raimana. This caused the ski to spray a fire hose like blast into my eyes. I was thinking, “oh no where do I go”. As I got the bottom I could finally see again and picked my line full speed ahead. I saw Raimana and thought to myself “all right I am finally where I always wanted to be, where I imagine being.”
Then the wake from their ski and Raimanas track combined caused a white wash foam ball that engulfed me and I thought “oh I’m done but kept driving”. To my surprise I got through it, and my eyes cleared again, and there was Raimana. I was like “yeah, I am making it, come on come on!” as a monster wave from the exploding lip came backwards and took me out. I could no longer see Raimana and went for the ride after the ride praying the whole time, “please god help me!!!” Sure enough I got hit by 10 waves on the head, and finally here comes Coby. I was so amped, so stoked I got on the ski and yelled “yeah Coby that is what I live for, I feel alive!!!” He looked at me like, “this guy is nuts!!!”