Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Emmas Birthday and going to Sacramento

My sister in law Emma just had her bday. We ate at this Italian restaurant that was really good called Corelone! Happy Birthday Emma!


Ill be going to Sacramento tomorrow to celebrate the new year with my girlfriend and her family. We are going snowboarding which I am super excited about since I have not gone in ages! I get to try out the new KREED goggles which look insane! My girlfriend will be testing out the new CRUSH goggles to!
What is everyone doing for the new years!??
Make 2011 the best year ever!!!

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Merry Christmas!

Hope everyone had an awesome Christmas!
The waves weren't that good but still nice to be in the water.
My girlfriend and family made this year my BEST christmas ever! Love my family.
Matt Ryan shot this sequence






My niece waiting to open presents

Congrats RXYM owner Ray Machado

My good friend and RXYM owner Ray Machado just got married recently.
Big CONGRATS to him and Janie on tieing the knot. Ray is going to be busy with launching a brand new website, launching a new clothing lines, making ads (one of which of me! Sweetness!) and much more!

Married

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Holiday Times

The waves have been pretty bad lately. I finally got in the water tonight after work and it was pretty fun but the water was disgusting. I have been busy working and doing a ton of holiday stuff. Its been fun. I went to my work party on a yacht with my girlfriend, family christmas party and got so hooked up by Amy and her famous tamales!

Company Party with my girlfriend



Also big congrats to my friend Kane who just released his bodyboard video COLOUR.


Here is a shot that Kane shot of me in Australia

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

IBA World Tour 2011

Is going to be the best tour ever!

IBA 2011 WORLD TOUR - Promotional Clip from IBA on Vimeo.

Primer Torneo Annual Baja Bodyboarding Contest

On December 11th I went down to Baja Mexico with Rusty Friesen to compete in a contest. We got invited by the contest organizer and Rusty's sponsors were the headline sponsor. We left that morning and the contest organizer was someone that I met in the outer banks where I competed in my first pro event at Rick MIllers contest years ago. It was cool to catch up with him at his own contest, meet a bunch of new bodyboarders, and cruise with Rusty. I wounded up winning the contest.


Stoked on this trophy! You can also buy this new Alternative Surf shirt by clicking HERE

Kids were so amped on Rusty and a bunch of them had his pro model. Cool to see

Wave Rebel Bling

Monday, December 6, 2010

WITHIN by Eric Schnitlzer at Alternative Surf

Alternative Surf has had the WITHIN dvd by Eric Schnitlzer and if you don't have a copy yet go to the shop in Seal Beach and get your own copy because it is an epic video! If you can't make it in the shop buy it online by clicking HERE.

Within from LINKtv on Vimeo.



I really like this shot because one of the canarian guys is getting a sick wave, Danny Hernandez is getting the shot, im double hands claiming it and Eric is capturing it all!

Eric editing

Eric made this clip for me for a scholarship opportunity. I wounded up getting 2nd place out of 1,000 entries.

Friday, December 3, 2010

Edit by Wisdom Morm coming soon!!

My friend Wisdom is one talented human with photography, filming, and editing. In July we filmed one day at my local spot in the summer on an average day but he is creating something really cool from interviews and lifestyle! I posted some frame grab pictures earlier in the blog and said it would take some time since he is crazy busy with everything that he has going on. Five months later and we finally got working on it. We are hoping to release it the weekend of December 11th! It is a short documentary of my daily my life. I give some insights on what I have learned while trying to motivate and encourage people. I am REALLY excited for this and can't wait to see the end result!

A short south pacific edit will be in the end also Photo by Tania

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Flat and thinking back on Australia trip with Matt Ryan and Eli Beach

November was the least amount of time in the water that I have had since I was 15 years old! I only spent 20 hours in the ocean. Plus looking at the forecast is a nightmare! I can't wait to travel again, school is almost done.

The Forecast for where I live

Below are a photos from a trip I did in Australia. All pictures from Matt Ryan!

Crew

One of my favorite shots from my trip of myself. Matt Ryan did a pulled back view and I love it! We were the only three humans in site. It was pretty surreal, waves were good and I got to practice all day on surfing rights, it was great!

Flipping

I always asked Matt to take my barrel shots with my camera since hes pro but he told me to try and get my own and this is one I got.

And another one.

Micah Bournes

I found this clip of my friend Micah from a few years ago.


Here is a new clip of him.

Micah Bournes :: Spoken Word from Antioch Church on Vimeo.