In a stacked final that included Shane Dorian, Grant “Twiggy” Baker, Carlos Burle, Ramon Navarro and Grant Washburn, it was Mark Healey who rose to the top and took home the top prize — a Costco-sized bottle of Patron, a ton of bragging rights and his first international big-wave victory. Often a bridesmaid but never [...]

Cost of last minute airplane ticket to SFO: $245.
Fine for violating NOAA’s idiotic policy against using jet-skis in the sanctuary: $500.
One hour of helicopter time to bring you the aerial perspective: $550.
Dropping some cameras and lenses into the ocean: $9,925.
Documenting the biggest waves ever ridden in a contest from air, land and sea: Priceless!
22 feet, [...]

With all this swell pounding Hawaii, it was only a matter of time before it made it’s way east and slammed into the west coast. Jason Murray made the pilgrimage up the coast to Half Moon Bay. He was greeted with large swell, cold water and real men who charge real big waves. Check out [...]

Hawaii has been bombarded with swell for a few months now. Earlier in the month, Jaws opened up wide. Guys were on it, pulling into beasts they said were the best waves at Jaws they had seen in five years. Our photog Jason Murray was there to document the madness.

Our good friend and ID-Prints photographer, Jason Murray, recently headed down to Todos Santos for a sizeable swell. He made the journey with a star studded cast of surfers including the Long brothers, Derek Dunfee, and a few of Mexico’s big wave guys. Check out the entire photo gallery here.