Check this recent Board Sport Source article. Board Sport Source Magazine is a leading European publication for the action sports industry. Big ups to Dennis Houillé for showing some digital love to Matuse and our Premium (the ichiban) Game.
Captain Kirk…Killin’ it for the lovers, dreamers, actors, producers, directors, key grips, best men, maidens of honor and sinners.
To all the mothers and children out there…Matuse Inc. does not, in any way, endorse the habit of “quick smoking” tobacco or related products. With that being said, sit back and enjoy an American legend at his finest. Big ups to the cat who has no dramatic ceiling. Timeless like a can of Coke.
Don’t ax us what the broom is for…We don’t know either.
Matuse Family Members Ian O’Roarty and Tristan Prettyman recently crossed paths for some green screen madness on a shoot for Kyocera. While that’s all we can say about their production, we certainly know that TP was lookin’ good and that Ian O was there to capture it. Big ups and mad love.
Big ups to Korduroy.tv, Rebecca Pepperell, Chris Hartop, Lee Robertson for this video short idea and Jack Chellemi for his camera and editing work.
Congratulations to Matuse Family Member, Harley Taich, for taking 1st in the girls division and 2nd in the women’s division. Harley battled it out in difficult stomach high conditions. Her placings keep her in 1st place for both the girls and women’s divisions overall. With only 2 more contests left in the season we’re looking to see Harley claim both conference titles!
Photos Courtesy of Aaron Goulding. To see more images visit www.jagmediaproductions.com.
El Nino has definitely been serving up some hefty swells this winter. We usually only see Derek dropping in on huge monsters. Although it hasn’t been huge lately San Diego has seen a steady flow of fun punchy surf. Derek shows that he’s no one trick pony. Speed, timing and style allow Derek to draw a high line we all wish we could follow.
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Fortunately, my work as WiLDCOAST’s Wildlands Conservation Program Coordinator (it is a mouthful) takes me to some of the best waves on the continent. It’s easy to forget I am working when our morning site-surveys become afternoon barrel-fest marathons sessions at the sandy bottom right hand point breaks we are conserving. When winter rolls around I got all of the arvo low-tides marked on my calendar and wait for an “appropriate” time to roll south. But, my job doesn’t always entail Mexican Snapper Rocks. I do spend quite a few days behind the desk and sometimes it requires me to endure endless meetings, conferences and trips to more landlocked locales. Eventually, on the clock tube time always rolls around though and the dry-time becomes worth it.
The most arduous work trips are when I am in spitting distance from my beloved hollow nooks and time and/or purpose prevents indulgence. I know just over the hills or across the salt flats or even right in front of my eyes aquatic diversion lures but for whatever reason I cannot partake. I encountered this dilemma on last week’s Baja transect mission. I was only 30 miles as the crow flies from the exquisite waves of Abreojos but an endless expanse of shallow lagoon, dunes and scorched desert made for a three hour trip to get there. Although dust and sweat added grimy layers to my skin each day without my usual salt water rinse, I managed to turn off the surf switch and enjoy other aspects of the peninsula.
Last week marked the 10 year anniversary of the cancellation of the Mitsubishi salt works project that would have forever destroyed the world’s last pristine gray whale breeding ground at Laguna San Ignacio in Baja California Sur. WiLDCOAST ED Serge Dedina, Mexico’s QUO magazine editor Ivan Carrillo, CNN camera man Rafa Delgado, and myself were there to participate in the celebration and do some stories for Mexican media outlets.
The lagoon is an immense body of water connected to the sea by narrow mouths where the whales enter to birth their calves every February through April. The fact that the whales migrate thousands of miles down the west coast of North America every year to this strange bay is mind boggling. Did one of them long ago bring news home of a killer spring break spot to escape the Alaskan winter chill? Were their primordial predecessors paying annual visits to the lagoon millions of year ago?
How they found this place is curious, why they keep coming back is not. Its vastness, placid waters and pristine shoreline make it seem that it is exists for them. Had the mega-project gone in, this place would no longer serve nature’s intended purpose. WiLDCOAST was involved with the fight since it began some 20 years ago. Serge wrote his dissertation on whale conservation in the lagoon, leading to his first book Saving the Gray Whale, and discovered the plan to convert the lagoon into the world’s largest salt extraction site. Joining the campaign was the Natural Resources Defense Council, Pierce Brosnan, Bobby Kennedy Jr., local communities and a slew of enviro-groups, Nobel Laureates, scientists and whale enthusiasts. President Zedillo eventually spoke the last word and ended the proposal, though he said not because it would affect the whales.
Most of the celebrators flew the 475 miles to Laguna San Ignacio but in true WiLDCOAST fashion, we packed our Baja rig and hit the pavement for about 40 hours of total drive time. That allowed us to visit the sites that we usually blaze by for perfect surf – ancient cave drawings, nearly extinct pronghorn sheep colonies (who live their entire lives without a lick of water), Franciscan missions and of course the whales. Although I itched for surf, I enjoyed the other attractions I have neglected for so many years. On our limp back up the peninsula toward civilization, we stopped off at one of our more dependable points for a quick surf. The wind was up and swell was down (which apparently pumped all week and was to return the following day). Nonetheless we got a few waves and quickly washed away the past six days dry docked. If you ever get a chance or the will power to enjoy the Baja California Peninsula’s non-tubing attractions it is well worth the effort. And unlike the region’s hidden points, I’ll tell you exactly where to go.
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Images courtesy of Michael Kew.
If you haven’t seen the newest issue of Surfer Magazine you should pick up a copy. Matuse Family Member, Todd Glaser, gets another cover shot for this issue and Daniel Jones is featured in a Michael Kew article about Scottland’s Orkney Islands. Daniel Jones from Hawaii, handles the cold in his new Tumo 5/4/3 with Hood. This 8 page article takes an in depth look at a seldom visited part of the globe. Good waves, scotch and whiskey to warm you up and scenery like none other might just get you out the door and on your way to the land across the Atlantic.
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Ok, so we need your help again to make sure Mikala Jones makes the new innersection.tv video by Taylor Steele. Mj made the first cut by making it into the top 10 videos for last week. Now we need everyone to go back to innersection.tv and make sure MJ is in the top 5. Preferably number 1.
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Top image by Fred Pompermyer. You can find more images at theshot.com/br. The bottom right image is by Frank Quirarte. Graphic illustration by TSD.
Matuse Family Members, Derek Dunfee and Jamie Sterling, recently competed in the first big wave contest held near Southern California in over 11 years. Todos Santos Island played host to the big wave event. Gary Linden put forth a great effort along side Greg Long to get the event organized and run successfully.
Derek Dunfee and Jamie Sterling were among a very short list to be invited into the event. Derek charged bravely but missed advancing out of his heat. He was nudged out by eventual winner Mark Healey. Jamie Sterling made it to the semis but missed the finals. Congratulations goes out to Mark Healey for winning the event.
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