Wedge Carnage

The South swell's been pumping for days. It's pretty much maxed out all the local spots, but the Wedge is another beast entirely.

Spencer Pirdy rules it out there, but Keith Malloy showed up and got a few too.

Wedge Carnage from David Lee Scales on Vimeo.

The US Open - UP CLOSE

All these surfers are attempting to acheive the same thing. Their common goal connects them and their lives overlap in a multitude of ways. Each individual makes their own contribution, and the sport progresses as a whole.

Everyone is just as unique as everyone else.

Simpo, Fanning, Kolohe, Navarro, Yeomans, Nathaniel, Bourez, Wilko, Wright, Medina, Hedge, Cansdell, Hopkins

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Pier Party - Fanning and Friends

Fanning seems to be friends with every pro surfer on the planet. Or maybe they all want to be friends with him. Either way, during this session, there was at least 2 A-Listers on every wave. Tons of action. Tons of burns. Pretty much just an average day at the pier, except with slightly above-average surfers . . . slightly.

Fanning, Wilson, Mason, Carissa, Medina, Wilkinson, Wright, Yeomans, Davis.

Pier Party - Fanning and Friends from David Lee Scales on Vimeo.

Play on Words

Dane Reynolds, Mick Fanning, Michel Bourez, Andrew Doheny, Evan Geiselman, Gabriel Medina, Adriano de Souza, Carissa Moore, Coco Ho, Nate Yeomans, Kiron Jabour, Miguel Pupo, Ted Navarro, Luke Davis, John Florence

Snaps from the US Open.

This is a mashup of Will Hoffman's "Words" film.

Play on Words - US Open Snaps from David Lee Scales on Vimeo.

Kolohe Andino - The Warm Up Sessions

It's tough to pull off a neon green wetsuit. But Kolohe undoubtedly does it with style. This is a compilation of about 3 sessions during the week of the US Open. He rips!

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Brett Simpson - The Warm Up Sessions

What does it take to win the US Open. Firstly, you have to surf the pier everyday for years. Then when the circus comes to town, you have to surf it some more.

This footage is from 4 mornings during the week of the US Open. While the contest was happening on Southside, Brett quietly ripped Northside . . . as usual.

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The US Open - UP CLOSE

The US Open - UP CLOSE from David Lee Scales on Vimeo.

The Warm Up - Kolohe, Taj, Navarro, Davis, and Davies

It's so cool to see the lesser known International pros (like Gony from Spain and Jay Davies) show up and surf just as well as all the highly-paid household names. And it's even cooler for the locals like Ted to hold his own with all of them.

But alas, our greatest hopes lie with the groms and these groms certainly live up to the hype. Kolohe Andino and Luke Davis rip with so much style, both on rail and in the air. They're like Slater and Machado, but not young Slaters and Machado, they surf like Slater and Machado do right now.

Much more footage to come!

The Warm Up - Kolohe, Taj, Navarro, Davis, and Davies from David Lee Scales on Vimeo.

The Warm Up - Fanning, Simpo, Crews, and Flores

Day 1 of the comp! While the Juniors round took place on Southside, some of the top seeded pros ripped Northside. It was a little mushy and super crowded but that never stops the boys from getting work done.

Mick Fanning, Brett Simpson, Mitch Crews, and Jeremy Flores

The Warm Up - Fanning, Simpo, Crews, Flores from David Lee Scales on Vimeo.