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We interviewed Leif Engstrom during the flat days down in the tropics.  Now, with so much swell heading that way in the coming weeks, we wanted to get out this teaser before the bigger waves show up. Enjoy! NYSEA – We have seen some epic photos of you floating around recently. How has your life […]

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Nazare Portugal is known for the biggest wave World Record ridden by Garret Macnamara. The idea of catching such mountains of water is mind blowing. A small crew of watermen from all corners of the world, met up with only 72 hours notice, to attempt to paddle these water mountains. The watermen crew was selected by […]

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Yesterday 12-18-15 was an epic day for New York surfing. One of those surprise swells that ended up being 5 times better the expected. A couple super fun session went down across Long Island. Enjoy the Flashback Gallery by Burkle, Moore & Mensch. Surfers: Zack Dayton, Ethan Dayton, Trip Patterson, Brian Pollak, Chico Koch, Alex Mannix, […]

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Quick Gallery / 11-23-15 / Erik Schwab / Salty Visionz Follow Erik Schwab for more eye candy – Web – Insta – FB     

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NYSEA – When did you start surfing big waves? Kurt – Hawaii, the season of ’09 to 2010 NYSEA – After spending a couple years in Hawaii what came next? Kurt – For the next 5 years I started spending a lot more time in Ireland, towing and paddling the heavy slabs of Ireland. Then, over the last […]

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Sometimes Fridays are not what their cut out to be. This was one of those Fridays that make every beer all weekend just that much better. Here’s the boys taking down a couple cold ones. Enjoy ! Surfers : Jason Hewitt, lineupshot, Grant Monahan, Patrick Havlik, Charlie Weimar, Tommy Powell, Chris Blotiau & Austin Eckardt Gallery by […]

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” The last run of swell treated everyone pretty well. I think I missed one day out of the 18 days in a row that we had of swell! I was finishing up some work out in Montauk for the beginning of the swell and found some nooks and crannies hiding from the wind all […]

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The 2015/16 World Surf League’s Big Wave Tour is looking forward to a spectacular winter season fueled by major El Nino conditions.  After releasing the list this week filled with 36 of the best big wave surfers on the planet, it looks like the Big Wave Tour is locked and loaded and merely awaiting the “Green Light” […]

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Electric Zoo by Andreea Waters Twenty one days of wave hunting, endless drives, salty bar hopping, reunions, new friends, ocean madness, surfer art and that magic feeling. From Montauk to Rockaway Beach, the ocean was a playground. We had it all, clean lines, liquid walls, tubes, sweeping currents, hurricane ground swell and warm water. New York […]

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NYSEA Presents | NY Bender NYsea | New York Bender from NYsea Collective on Vimeo. What’s a bender? A heavy string of nights and days that turn into a long run. A mix of good times, tired eyes, and sore bodies. A bender involves happy moments, sad moments, and angry moments but when its over […]

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Eye candy gallery by professional photographer James Parascandola. Enjoy ! “This swell was well needed here in New York after just coming out of one of the flattest septembers in history. About three weeks ago everyone began seeing a little disturbance down south and started talking about how we could possibly get waves. My fingers […]

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We caught up with New York photographer Matt Clark about this amazing run of swell. Small Q & A / Gallery below. NYSEA – What did you focus on this swell, surf, bodyboard, shoot ? Matt – Swell was sick ! It didn’t end ! I have photos from almost everyday from September 21-October 7!! […]

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We rounded up five -15 second clips from the last couple days in NY. Enjoy ! 1- Empty Perfection by A2Z Films 2- Tj Gumiela by A2Z Films 3- Dylan Hronec aka  @thesurfingsamurai – by Go pro. 4- Ryan Rochford by A2Z Films 5- Will Skudin by A2Z Films Share you clips with us – [email protected]    

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The Surf Channel Television Network put out an amazing edit earlier in the summer about New York Big Wave Pro Kurt Rist. Check it out below ! “New York isn’t where you’d expect to find one of North America’s most promising big wave surfers. But that’s where Southhampton townie Kurt Rist learned to surf and […]

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This is truly amazing ! Big congrats to Matt Clark !!!! GRAND PRIZE WINNER !!!!  Here is the full story from Matt himself.  ” Of the 40,000 photos submitted to the 2015 It’s Amazing Out There Photo Contest, my photo of the Jetstar Roller Coaster post-Hurricane Sandy won the Grand Prize of $15,000.00 A little backstory […]

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NY Surf Week – Open Surf Contest from NYsea Collective. FINAL RESULTS OF THE 6th ANNUAL NY SURF WEEK: NYSEA OPEN 1. Leif Engstrom, $1,000 2. TJ Gumiela, $750 3. Alex Fawess, Balaram Stack, $325 Footage Thor Larson, John Beattie Music – Anti Flag – I’d tell you but…

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As the event concluded and Leif was sprayed down with some cold beers, it was easy to say that the NYSEA Pro Open was a perfect way to kick off the 6th annual New York Surf Week. Followed by a mini ramp skate jam presented by Red Bull, beach concerts presented by Raised Fist Propaganda […]

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Kealii Mamala comes from Hawaii. He has found a bond here in NY and has become part of the New York family. When people say, some are born to do what they do. Well, Kealii was born to surf. He doesn’t just surf though, watch this video below and you will understand what we are […]

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Strike missions seem to be the way to go.  Zack Dayton, Ethan Dayton and Brian Pollak with a sick feature on SURFLINE . — All Photos by fellow New Yorker Justin Burkle. @41degreesnorth CHECK OUT ALL THE PHOTO AND FULL FEATURE HERE

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Check out New York Hellman Kurt Rist’s Low Profile on Surfline  – HERE Great article on the past, present and future of Kurt and his big wave missions.      

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Who is Leif Engstrom? Isn’t he that guy that had a winning Innersection part? Is he that guy from NY they featured in Here & Now? No, I think he’s one of the guys from that NY surf movie Empire Now, he had a part in that I think… It is not easy filming yourself […]

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Have you heard of Sean Killarney ? If you haven’t, I can guarantee you have seen a photo of him bottom-turning on arguably one of the biggest waves ever ridden in New York, from St. Patrick’s Day 2007. A couple years after that Sean disappeared from the surfing world. When most athletes fall off the […]

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