Surfing
Ride along with the world’s best surfers in Fiji
Small waves, no problem. See how the pros are handling their downtime in the South Pacific.
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4 min
No Contest Fiji Episode 1
The world's return to Fiji, and the forecast is... good times.
For a minute there, it looked as if the South Pacific leg of pro surfing's favourite behind-the-scenes video series was going to kick off with a bang. The mega swell on Monday, May 23 no doubt ignited more than a few butterflies in the stomachs of the world’s best surfers. But after a medium-sized run of surf for the first few days of Fiji’s waiting period, the whole contest scene has gone – well, pacific.
No worries, though. The boys have been using their time wisely, sniffing out every little tube at Cloudbreak and enjoying some downtime on Namotu, and – if you’re Josh Kerr – catching the odd fish. Classic No Contest conditions for our ace filmer, Jacob Wooden.
Jordy Smith Dances in the Rain
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As you can see, however, there were still a few gems to be had in the free surfs. So ride along with Adriano de Souza, Jordy Smith, Mick Fanning, Kolohe Andino, and Kanoa Igarashi for Episode One of No Contest: Namotu, Fiji for a few good tubes and helluva lot of relaxation.
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