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There’s something very gratifying about watching surfers getting tossed at Pipeline. Here’s a great collection of Pipeline wipe-outs.

Beautiful video of locals surfers in Bangladesh.

“Here are a few images from a recent trip Kahana Kalama and Surfing the Nations went on to Bangladesh. It is a glimpse into a documentary that Russell Brownley is working on about a surf club in Bangladesh. Many of the children are street kids or come from very poor families. Some don’t even know how to swim, but their love for surfing brings them together and into a way of life they never even knew existed. An ocean that was once deemed off limits due to fear and a very conservative Islamic culture, is now becoming source of fun, escape and even a chance for a way to make a living.”

The Bangladesh Surf Club from Jedidiah Clothing on Vimeo.

Highlights of Kelly Slater in his 2008 WCT Championship year includes footage from Bell’s Beach, Padang Padang, Pipeline, J-Bay, Trestles, and other events on the 2008 Tour.

Video highlights from the 2008 Pipeline Masters where Kelly Slater rode a 5’11” to win.

Brazilian Rico de Souza has broken his own record from 2006 for surfing on the longest surfboard after riding on the 30ft (9.16m) board for over 10 seconds (Transworld Surf). It’s surprisingly difficult to surf a 30 ft. board.

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Surfer/Skater Val Valter (huh?) attempts launching on Bob Burnquist’s mega-ramp and fails miserably and hysterically. I’ve never heard of Val Valter and neither has Google (I searched), but the video is worth a watch.

Some high def video of Teahupoo from Vimeo.

Teahupoo Tahiti Surf – HD from Jon Rawlinson on Vimeo.

OK, this is not surfing related, but definitely post worthy. A crew of Kayakers took on Britian’s highest dam, 300ft tall and almost 1,150ft long, the Llyn Brianne Dam near Llandovery, Midwales. They raced down the 1,150 ft. spillway at speeds up to 40 MPH. Check out the photos and video below (Daily Mail UK).

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Very cool video of a kitesurfer riding between a pack of whales, filmed from a video camera mounted in his kite. It was filmed at Waddell Creek, CA, a popular kitesurfing spot north of Santa Cruz.

Cory Lopez and crew headed off to Africa and discover a once in a lifetime wave. The wave is Skeleton Bay in Africa and was also featured in this month surfing magazine under the Google Earth Challenge (read the winner, Brian Gable’s account of searching, finding, and surfing this wave).

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