If you weren’t lucky enough to catch it live, the Rip Curl Padang Padang cup was a textbook example of just what you want from surf competition viewing. Pumping waves, one day of competition, the world’s best tube riders doing their thing, and a rough-and-ready webcast that walked a perfect balance between loose and total collapse.
Here Nate Florence documents his time during the competition for his youtube channel, and we couldn’t help but share.
More angles, behind the scenes takes, and a whole lot of tube-piggery.
Oh, and here’s the official highlights from Rip Curl too!