Author Archives: Gary Kewley

CSO (Chief Surfing Officer) of SNN (Surf News Network). Reporting surf for over 3 decades for the Aloha State.

MAKE THE DROP OR TAKE A BEATING AT THIS WAVE…Nathan Florence

Sometimes it hits…humans ride this! SNN Da Pin Drop pre-plan. 

Going Back to Cloudbreak Swell May 2018 – from the BIG WAVE PROJECT 2

“A hundred feet and black out there…” Jojo Roper One of the great swell events of the century when literally all the best big wave …Read More »

KAI LENNY’s 24-Hour Strike Mission to TAHITI

Frame grabs reveal how it isn’t always easy to pick the right set wave…SNN   Kai Lenny takes off on a 24-hour strike mission for …Read More »

Kai Sallas and Soleil Errico Win Inaugural Bioglan Bells Beach Longboard Classic

Presented by Rip Curl Tour Veteran Sallas Wins First Event Since 2011 Errico Secures Rankings Lead, Qualification in Longboard Championship Top 8 Taylor Jensen Leads …Read More »

Meet the WSL Final 5 Athletes Competing in the 2023 Rip Curl WSL Finals

TRESTLES Sept 8-16 Carissa Moore Seeks Redemption and 6th World Title Defending World Champion Filipe Toledo Returns as Top Seed Next Generation of Women to …Read More »

Finals Day Called ON at Bioglan Bells Beach Longboard Classic Presented by Rip Curl

Women’s Quarterfinals to Commence Saturday at 7:35 a.m. AEST (1135am Friday HI Time) Men’s Quarterfinals to Follow at Bells Beach Inaugural Event Winners to be …Read More »

Earlier this month in Nias

LOOONG PERIOD IS RIGHT! SNN   IN DA NIAS CAVE SCRABBLING TO SURVIVE THIS IS THE REWARD FOR NAVIGATING THE CROWDS AND LINE UP… MAHALOZ …Read More »

Mikala Jones Rocky Point Memorial Paddle Out

Mikala suffered a mortal injury when his surfboard fin cut his femoral artery while surfing in the Mentawai Islands in early July. The Mikala Jones …Read More »

Mason Ho films Clay Marzo Surfing Desert Point

Here’s the frame grab ‘set up’ turn before the freak-power-speed spray show…SNN Aug 25, 2023 CLAY MARZO DESTROYING an average swell in Lombok. Mason Ho …Read More »

SURFING SKELETON BAY WITH KELLY SLATER & EVERY PRO SURFER ON THE PLANET OF EARTH!



World Title Race to Conclude at Rip Curl WSL Finals Sept 8th-16th

Top 10 Ranked Surfers Compete for 2023 World Titles Finals Format, Brackets, and Seeding Explained Front page: The Rip Curl WSL Finals holds a window …Read More »

Celebrate Mikala Jones North Shore Paddle Out this Saturday Aug 26 at 3pm…Rocky Rights

“MJ all day”! Mikala was surfing in the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia early July, when he suffered an injury that severed his femoral artery and …Read More »

WAIKIKI’S -THE WORLD’S- PREMIER OCEAN SPORTS FESTIVAL

Finishes this weekend…as we continue Celebrating Duke (and his B-Day 8/24) Longboard legends div Friday 25th… Shots on FB from our Raising Cane’s Going to …Read More »

Duke Kahanamoku B-Day Aug 24th & Ocean Festival Through This Weekend

Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku (August 24, 1890 – January 22, 1968) Aloha Friends of Duke Kahanamoku Ocean Festival! We are at midweek, and …Read More »

LIFE AS A PRO SURFER IN TAHITI //

2023 SHISEIDO TAHITI PRO // LAKEY PETERSON Welcome back y’all! Hope everyone is well and healthy. Follow me in this video to the amazing island …Read More »

Waikiki paddle out for Maui

Saturday marked one of the days Duke’s Ocean Fest was supposed to be the Red Bull ‘party wave’ event in Waikiki. Instead, hundreds gathered and …Read More »

Paddle out for Lāhainā – Saturday, August 19 @ 11am

To our Nā Kama Kai ʻOhana and Alakaʻi Duke Kahanamoku Ocean Festival, together with Nā Kama Kai, invites the public to come together on Saturday, …Read More »

DUKES OCEANFEST 2023 HAS BEGUN!

Thank You for joining us at  The Duke Kahanamoku Opening Ceremony presented by Hawaiian Airlines August 18, 2023  5pm! Here we Gooooo…. Duke Kahanamoku Statue, …Read More »

JAMIE OBRIEN SCORES IN NAMBIA



Caroline Marks, Jack Robinson Rise Above The Rest…

to Win SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro Presented by Outerknown Gabriel Medina and Caitlin Simmers Finish Runner-Up Jack Robinson Claims Famous Victory in Tahiti to Clinch Last …Read More »

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