Alana Blanchard, Tyler Wright, Pauline Ado, Nikki Van Dijk and Brisa Hennessy search Mexico for point breaks, beachies and barrels.
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Throughout the eras, humans have constantly pushed the limits of exploration and innovation to new boundaries. Like that snowball thrown over the ledge before a cliff drop, they laid down the foundations of The Search and sent their successors in new directions.
Under the direction of the world renowned film-maker Taylor Steele, the project takes Mick Fanning out of the competition world of the ASP, gives him a boarding pass with a blank destination and for 21 days he is relocated all over the world with only a passport, suitcase and surfboard at his disposal.
The rumors, the myth, the legend… the danger. When the Rip Curl Search crew showed up to surf what could be the greatest river bore waves on the planet, they expected nothing and everything.
Not even a day into the trip, the girls seemed to forget just how big-time they are, and the switches turned off. Suddenly they were just friends on a surf trip. Themselves. And just as they discovered yet another fresh side of Indo on their leg of the Tip 2 Tip mission
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.
The introduction of the spirit of ‘The Search’ to international professional surfing, which began at Reunion Island in 2005 was a world first, adding a spice to the tour, which lived on.
Adam Wickwire and Elise Garrigue head to Iceland in search of the world’s coldest waves. Scenery to be believed and true grit needed to surf, the pair are charged with testing the H-Bomb – the world’s first power heated wetsuit.
A journey that takes you through unchartered waters to locations never surfed before…Exploration, epic waves and award winning performances by some of the world’s best surfers.
The definitive portrait of the master on The Search. “Tom Curren’s surfing has impacted on every surfer in the world over the last 10 years” – Kelly Slater.
