Our newly crowned U18 National champ Elliot Paerata-Reid took his maiden voyage to Hawaii back in November for the Rip Curl Hell Team trip. Basically Rip Curl took a team of grommets and threw them in the deep end.. Learning from legends like Tom Curren and Pancho Sullivan in Hawaii, teaching them the ins and outs of professional surfing on the rock, handling themselves in heavy situations and generally having a hell of a good time! Here are a bunch of photos from the trip, we had Elliot give us a few words about each one.
A North Island Summer So Far
A quick photo journal documenting a few of the better moments from late Spring through until the turn of the new year where both the East and West coast of the North Island have already experienced several remarkable swells. https://readymag.com/1290428
THE SALT CIRCUS 2018
As the saying goes “The best surfer in the water is the one having the most fun”. The Salt Circus is about a gathering of girls, boys, young, old, frothers and friends who can come together and celebrate all things … [more]
SOUTH SWELL RUN
With a huge south swell wrapping into some of the lower east coast coast magnets earlier this week we decided to hit the road for a quick camp out strike mission. We were a little late off the mark but … [more]
AUTUMN EAST
Flip through the Autumn that was. Back to back cyclones and record rainfall wreaked havoc in towns & city centres, the beaches, islands & river mouths were well groomed just in time for the offshore winds of April. https://readymag.com/768746
autumn west
April 2017 : This was a fairly significant swell for the west side, one that days to come will likely be measured against for the next few years. Its perfect angle will keep it etched in our memories for a … [more]
Salt Circus 2017 Flipbook
SALT CIRCUS 2017 As the saying goes “The best surfer in the water is the one having the most fun”. This egalitarian nature of surfing is what stands it apart and makes it so special. The Salt Circus is first … [more]
EASY SLIDER
Last week we hit the road with the good fellas from The Critical Slide Society, Thomas Bexon, Kai Ellice Flint and Ryan Glover to shoot Easy Slider for DGZ Issue 18. We also wrapped this up with an art show, … [more]
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
From the pages of DGZ Issue 16… ‘Everybody Knows this is Nowhere’ here is the film and photographic journal… Thanks to Instagram and Tumblr, we are well versed in the knowledge that the true meaning of adventure is to lay … [more]

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