did you hear the news about world champion stephanie gilmore getting attacked yesterday? she got attacked in australia near her home by a random homeless guy. just bad place at the bad time. the guy hit her on the head with a pole and ran away. he was caught and is now in police custody. stephanie had to go to the hospital and get stitches. can’t surf for 6 weeks. crazy news….

bigger news! after north after north swells, we finally got a west one today. pipeline was actually breaking this afternoon. i’m hoping for a great end of 2010. it’s no secret where i will be at first light tomorrow morning…..
**and last, isn’t this sei-san???? wow!! great job sei-san….

North Shore is ALIVE Again!!!
North/West Swell is HERE!!!

thank you timmy wau from nias, indonesia. hope you are scoring good waves and enjoying this holiday season with your family. hope to see you next year…

thank you yuki-san from cardif, CA. someday i want to surf there….

thank you mina-chan from okinawa. where is this?

thank you maki-san from local motion. your photos are awesome!!! keep on shooting!!!!
**AND THANK YOU ALSO MAKI-SAN FOR SENDING ME THIS AMAZING VIDEO. THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING THING I’VE EVER SEEN. I’M INSPIRED AND NOW I WANT TO GO DEEPER!!! THANK YOU! WATCH THIS AND DON’T FREAK! THIS IS NOT FAKE, THIS IS REAL!!! GO-DEEP!!!