1: SYDNEY SLAB GOES BALLISTIC July, 2007 Maroubra's Bra Boys, including Koby Abberton, Mark Mathews, Ritchie Vaculik, Evan Faulks and Bronte surfers Kobi Graham John Bones Dwyer take on some of the meanest tubes ever seen on the East Coast of Australia. Mark Mathews calls it "heavier than Shipstern's Bluff". Video: Tim Bonython from his up coming film What is Surfing WATCH THE VIDEO
2: TEAHUPOO TOW SESSION: NOVEMBER 1ST, 2007 November, 2007 Jamie O'Brien, Jamie Sterling, Ian Walsh, Raimana Van Bastolaer, Carlos Burle, and Maya Gabeira came from all corners to converge in Tahiti. The swell delivered as promised: the most incredible surfing of the year. Click here for the full story. Video: Red Bull Music: Bumblefoot - "Bagged A Big 1" WATCH THE VIDEO
3: EUROPEAN SLAB-O-RAMA June, 2007 Tiago Pires is Portugal's best surfer right now, and the regularfoot is both rated number two on the WQS and able to find and pull into completely mental slabs near his home in Central Portugal. Video: Digital Limits Music by: The Temple WATCH THE VIDEO
4: KALANI CHAPMAN IN INDO March, 2007 Kalani Chapaman surrounds himself in heavy waves year round. In gigantic Pipeline or seen here getting endless tubes in Indo, he gets the job done. Video: Freddy Malone Music: 'John Wayne' by ASG courtesy of Volcom Entertertainment WATCH THE VIDEO
5: BIGGEST MAVERICK'S EVER? December, 2007 Tuesday, December 4th saw some of the biggest waves ever surfed at Maverick's. Despite a thick mist and heavy west swell pushing hard towards the rocks, a couple dozen tow teams tackled the giant surf, including Peter Mel, Flea, Dan Malloy, Garrett MacNamara, the Wormhoudt brothers, and Twiggy, among others. Bonus footage: Tyler Smith's giant bomb plus a couple others from Ghost Tree, where, sadly, local surfer Peter Davi drowned on Tuesday. (The swell also claimed the lives of two crab fishermen who launched from Pillar Point Harbor on Tuesday.) Video: Powerlines Production WATCH THE VIDEO
6: BRENNO IN INDO November, 2007 Australian up-and-comer Brent Dorrington blows up throughout Indonesia. The hot junior gets a few insane shacks and displays his incredible balance in his flashy above-the-lip surfing. Video & Editing: Lachie McKinnon WATCH THE VIDEO
7: EPIC CALIFORNIA SANDBAR December, 2007 Kelly Slater, Tom Curren, Yadin Nicol and more score at an epic California sandbar Video: Andy Hahn WATCH THE VIDEO
8: OCCY: ICONS NEVER DIE December, 2007 From The North Shore to J-Bay, a video tribute to surfing's most well loved human. Video Courtesy of Billabong; and to check out the supercool official Occy website, go to billabong.com.au/occy. WATCH THE VIDEO
9: MARK MATHEWS: BARREL OF A LIFETIME February, 2007 Round three of the Monster Energy Pro saw some insane tubes, and none more dramatic than Mark Mathew's bomb. "Coming out of the barrel was the best feeling I've ever felt," said Mathews. "I was just holding on and hoping for the best. That barrel was like a giant room of water spinning around me. As it opened up it sucked all the air in and was pulling me backwards, deeper into the barrel, before it blew me out in this massive shot of water. It was just an amazing feeling." FULL STORY HERE Video & Editing: Brian Conley WATCH THE VIDEO
10: TIMMY REYES: WAVE OF THE WEEK November, 2007 Timmy Reyes falls into the bomb of the week during the opening swell at Off The Wall. Video: Marc Beaty - Surfline Music courtesy of Ubiquity Records WATCH THE VIDEO
