Author Archives: Gary Kewley

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

The Next Chapter for Billy

After hip and knee surgery to repair a torn ACL, MCL and meniscus, Chapter 5 of “BILLY” follows Big Wave World Champion Billy Kemper’s intense …Read More »

Please Support the Moniz Family in rebuilding

It’s been a week; the prayers -and the hard work- continues… GOFUNDME FOR THE MONIZ OHANA HERE MAHALO   View this post on Instagram   …Read More »

Australia’s Best New Title Prospect

Jack can surf ANYTHING…very well, thank you. His shaper Eric Arakawa has got to be stoked. Here’s proof.  

In two days Over 135,000 wanna watch Nathan just have fun

WAIMEA RIVER FLOOD CREATES INSANE SANDBAR!! (not for the average immune system) 

Last Call at Home w/ John John Florence (before the Australian Leg kick off).

A few days on the sandbars, testing small wave boards with Ross and Pyzel. JJF’s flight speed can be seen by the trail he leaves…at …Read More »

Looks Way Fun…Mason Ho and Friends out west…

Makaha Beach On A 1996 Round Nose Fish 

THE DAY JOHN RAISED THE BAR AT BACKDOOR!

“Today was psycho…day 2 swell bender…John… decides to go on the most psycho, wave catching freakazoid performance…putting on the best clinic we’ve ever seen at …Read More »

Yeah, Kalani Robb still rips…

Kalani Robb scores a couple nice waves at the elusive Santa Ana sandbar and in a quest to stoke out his Momentum Generation friends he …Read More »

ARTSY, BEAUTIFUL…

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Whoa…

Surfing the Right is just Wrong… Tom Jennings edit is incredible…check it out.   Nothing else matters from Tom Jennings on Vimeo.

BILLY – Chapter 4

Billy Survives A Harrowing Trip And Begins His Long Road To Recovery After a harrowing 6,000-mile emergency flight from Morocco to California, Billy Kemper touches …Read More »

The GOAT is staying out of ‘down under’…is retirement finally nearing?

Coco Ho is back hosting another episode of “Getting Heated,” and as the Championship Tour enters Australia and surfers begin their time in quarantine she …Read More »

Discover Life Inside The World Surfing Tour Bubble | NO CONTEST Hawai’i 2021

Watch Part 1 of our 2-part No Contest Hawai’i Special. Above frame claim: whether it’s Pipe, Backdoor, Haleiwa or 25′ Outer Reefs, John Florence is …Read More »

Nathan loses 1.5 pounds surfing…roughly.

Definitely worth the roughly 2 Tons of Stoke…SNN  What Nathan does for back injury therapy…don’t try this at home -or anywhere- with a busted …Read More »

EAT YOUR HEART OUT…LEFT OR RIGHT

A raw Gopro and Drone perspective of Koa Smith riding the longest right-hand barrel in surfing history and getting 8 tubes on 1 wave. Check …Read More »

No Ordinary Wave…for no sane surfer

Thanks to Tim Bonython for getting the angle. On closer examination you find that this wave warps & tubes & compresses unlike any other… 

“THE TAKE AWAY…IT’S NOT JUST GOING IN & SURFING” MARK HEALEY

BIGGEST SWELL OF THE YEAR! One of the World’s Greatest Watermen and Big Wave Rider, Mark Healey Breaks Down Super Swell Saturday Jan 16th 2021 …Read More »

Billy Kemper Fights For His Life After A Wipeout In Morocco Nearly Kills Him | BILLY Chapter 3

“Am I dying?” Billy Frame Grab of The Mutant that nearly took Billy’s life… After suffering a life-threatening fall on a strike mission in Morocco, …Read More »

GETTING HEATED w/ Mick, Ross, and Coco

Good Job Coco and Welcome to Getting Heated! SNN WSL: Who Will Be In The Top 5 For The Rip Curl WSL Finals? As the …Read More »

Red Bull Magnitude / Feb 13

The Ocean gave us lotsa Love on Valentine’s Day; in fact it cam came a day early for #RedBullMagnitude​ contestants as the third and final …Read More »

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