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Sending it at Skyline Utah

I recently spent almost 6 months living and working in the shadow of the Arctic circle chasing northern lights, snow, wind and surf in a place of remote beauty.







It definitely got cold, really cold. Above 66 Degrees Northern Latitude one day the water was around 3C (38 Degrees F) and the air well below freezing, we had good solid swell and as long I was moving I was actually warm! It surprised me and my friends who thought I was crazy for only wearing a 4/3. Most days in the summertime water was downright tropical at around 8C (Mid to High 40's)  and air from 4-12C.


I was mostly surfing but got in some epic kitesurfing days in spots few people have ever seen, let alone attempted to kite. I only brought one board a 7'2" semi gun surfboard which I used for both surfing and kiting. A little over gunned on both accounts but it got the job done.  I brought 2 kites; a 7m and 11m.

Solo Kiting the Fjord of the Monsters



I would say Isurus was as close as a custom fit you can get in a wetsuit. Being lean and tall they have a STL size or small/ tall/ large for us lanky, tall guys. For me at 175/ 6'2" it was a little tight and tough to get into but I'm convinced it kept me warmer and really feels like a custom fit wetsuit.


Watch out for Ice Sharks in the lineup!


Gas runs about 10$+ per gallon and surf tends not to stick around very long. So when it's on double sessions are the norm. Most of the locals keep a spare dry suit to help combat the cold. I was pretty impressed with the Japanese Yamamoto neoprene rubber. It without question held less water than my old suits and even in cold conditions it dried enough in between sessions to not suck out precious energy staying warm while getting the suit back on.


The wetsuits were born and designed a stone's throw from my home in San Francisco, California and I love to represent local innovation.

In summary if you're looking for a very well made, custom fit wetsuit that will handle the elements up to 2mm above their rating you definitely should check out Isurus Wetsuits.  http://www.surfisurus.com I was more than impressed.

Yeah it's been firing in front of my house- Stoked!

This is absolutely ridiculous. Nick Jacobsen- Crane Jump in South Africa near Cape Town on an abandoned crane- Mad props dude, you are way more hardcore than we will ever be.

We spent almost 6 months in Iceland and time bends there - here are a few timelapses from our time there

Yeah not much wind around these parts so we surf and the surfing has been good!

Low light test of the HD2 and slow motion

Any kiting use here? Pretty cool

Kelly Slater nails the impossible



The Entire Rip Curl Pro in 4 minutes

Amazing! King Ke11y!!!!!!!

Amazing F-One! RED camera + Madagascar = amazing in our book


Antandroy from Band-Originale on Vimeo.

Yeah cut our feet on the reef- who needs lime- just feed em to the fishes!!!!

Here is the video from our trip this year to the Glacier in Iceland- Good times Takk

Hey- we've been in Iceland- doing a bit of snowkiting, surfing and backcountry skiing. Getting around to some edits. Here is from last year in Maui at Kite Beach- big fires and high winds go hand in hand- maybe the best place in the world to kitesurf? Iceland is pretty cold- we'll keep you posted on that

A little run in we had with a Great White a few years ago

Amazing spot for Kiting and lots of other things!

Wow this is insane.... we want to go here really bad. Off the coast of Africa, parallel to the Sahara. Epic winds and volcanic wonderland.



And the Kitesurfing during the World Cup

Wow just had to post this! Go Tom Curren and crew!