In late September 2010, Jamie Sterling, Mikala Jones, Robert “Wingnut” Weaver, Mary Osborne, and boat driver Todd Roberts (of Santa Monica’s ZJ Boarding House) traveled to China to surf the Qiantang River Tidal Bore in support the booming surf market in China. Osborne because the first woman to surf the bore and Wingnut even did a headstand.
[Link via Surfline]
Does surfing a weird, hydrodynamic anomaly—even with an A List crew—really deserve a 7 minute video? No. No, it does not.
not to mention it was done many years ago.
WELL, extended video or not…maybe it’s an effort to sell Chinese made boards in CHINA! Sounds like a great place for enterprising USA surfboard companies to branch out and attack a new, money-fueled, young (total beginner?) market. What better place to have pop out beginner longboards? Can they get USA retail prices over there or more?
Maybe the Chinese Customer dosen’t hammer you for a free leash or deal on a bag like they do here in the States…wait a minute those thing are FREE with a CHinese board aren’t they….yeah for profit!
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