Join Dillon Perillo, Jacob Willcox and Ry Craike on a Rip Curl Search trip into uncharted oceans, chasing unknown slabs and charting their course as they go.
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Ostensibly empty, the desert here is never devoid of life. Tough, spiky, drought resistant life. Cacti run the show, cacti of every possible shape and size.
When an 8-foot swell hit Hawaii’s Oahu we tracked its movements in various directions and finally zeroed in on a remote atoll many, many miles from the densely populated line-ups of the famed North Shore.
Dillon Perillo, Luke Hynd and Pat Curren re-grouped and headed to another island they knew absolutely nothing about.
Like some of the best stories, this one began with a whispered rumour of some far-flung islands.
We had been Searching for 6-months. Anytime, anywhere. Wherever Ben Matson at Swellnet could direct us into a meaningful swell.
One tip of the Indonesian archipelago to the other – a six-month quest – longer if surf and culture dictate. Tide, time, direction. Rip Curl crew from around the planet, in and out where we can, some legs more testing than others. Some of the same sea, some of the same feelings, destination unknown.
