Author Archives: Gary Kewley

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

HOLY MOLY

Local surf legend Vetea David saw a few waves go unridden as the swell grew into the TOO LARGE TO PADDLE range on May 28, …Read More »

Let’s keep the Dukes Birthday Party and Oceanfest going!

Duke Kahanamoku debuted at the Stockholm 1912 Olympics, winning a gold medal in the 100-yard freestyle and silver in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay. The Berlin …Read More »

O’Neill Kids Are Alright: Lopez Groms Costa Rica

The (Cory) Lopez family journeys to their favorite southern destination on the hunt for some south swell madness. Watch as Alana and Luke Lopez rip …Read More »

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUKE KAHANAMOKU!

THE LEGEND WAS BORN ON AUGUST 24TH 1890…MAKING HIM 132, TODAY! ALOHA AND WELCOME TO THE 2022 DUKES OCEANFEST! DUKES OCEANFEST KICKED OFF WITH NEW …Read More »

A NIGHT WITH A SURF LEGEND…AT HAWAII THEATER…JOEY CABELL!

The story of the legendary championship surfer who helped revolutionize the sport in the 1960s in Hawaii, while becoming the ultimate renaissance man as a …Read More »

THIS IS A DO NOT MISS!

“Summer of ’66” A surfboard design project by Randy Rarick.  Premiering on TheSurfNetwork.com, Tuesday, August 23rd. Featuring ten classic nose riders from 1966, ridden by ten …Read More »

WILD SESSION AT TEAHUPO’O MADE MORE DANGEROUS DUE TO….

WIN SOME… LOSE SOME…LOOK CLOSELY AT THE FRAME GRAB: HE’S NOT STANDING ON THE BOARD …ITS ABOVE HIS HEAD! 

Courtney Conlogue and Miguel Pupo Claim Epic Victories…

…at Outerknown Tahiti Pro Hennessy and Vaast Earn Second-place Finishes at Teahupo’o Competitors and Seeding Confirmed for Rip Curl WSL Finals 2022 World Title To …Read More »

Men’s WSL Final 5 Decided as Teahupo’o Pumps for Outerknown Tahiti Pro

Teahupo’o Delivers Perfection to Set Stage For Finals Day Friday! Big Barrels and Bigger Scores for World’s Best at Teahupo’o Event Winners To Be Decided …Read More »

How the Pipeline lineup/pecking order works and who gets waves.

‘There is order out there…and then bad things do happen”…It’s still kind of a dog fight…most the time…you’re still battling.” Koa Rothman Frame grab above …Read More »

Kelly Slater: Lost Tapes | The Old World

All the frame grabs reveal how technical and talented Kelly still is…well past middle age. SNN     Aug 14, 2022 When the tour moves on …Read More »

Women’s CT Returns to Teahupo’o for First Time in 16 Years Today at Outerknown Tahiti Pro

Five-time WSL Champion Carissa Moore Dominates Day 1 of Competition, Clinches Top Seed for Rip Curl WSL Finals WSL Final 5 Scenarios Begin to Take …Read More »

Rankings Update: Which Surfers Are In Position To Make A Charge At Clinching The WSL Final 5?

Aug 12, 2022 Title hopes are still alive for more than half of the tour. The top 11 men and 9 women in the rankings …Read More »

Pipeline and Sandys Mix!

Surfing and Bodyboarding! Pipeline and Sandys – at opposite ends of Oahu – very different and yet similar – tons of water, humans struggling and …Read More »

A Short but Sweet Fix

One of Tahiti’s most talented chargers… 

Billy Kemper Returns to Morocco to Overcome His Near-Fatal Injury | BILLY Chapter 7

We loaded up all 7 Chapters of Hero Billy Kempers Journey…it took him much further than Morocco…further than he ever imagined. Enjoy. SNN Aug 8, …Read More »

Outerknown Tahiti Pro Scoring Breakdown With Rules And Judging Expert Richie Porta

Frame grabs: Miracle of Nature “It’s all about the barrels…nothing else…” Richie P. “The judges are chasing the technical aspect of barrel riding… …this is …Read More »

Outerknown Tahiti Pro Competition Window Opens Today…

…Thursday Aug 11th at The End of The Road Top Seeds Eye WSL Final 5 Finish Bourez, Fierro and Vaast To Fly Flag for Tahiti …Read More »

‘Silver Linings’ series starring Jordy Smith.

Frame grabs show Jordy immersing himself and then drying off through the air…SNN Aug 4, 2022 In episode 9, Jordy arrives in G-Land, surprisingly for …Read More »

OMG…STUPID GNARLY

Cape Fearful:and the Fearless Bombing East Coast Low – Part 2 Aug 2, 2022 So i am not sure how it happens but at this …Read More »

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