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Teahupoo and the Swell Seen Around the World
Author: GrindTV.com
With camera crews, a webcast audience, and the pro-surf circus in place for the event, a perfect storm appeared on the charts. The swell was so massive that organizers deemed it too dangerous for the event, which rarely happens in competitive surfing.
What would unfold on the day of the mega-swell will be remembered as one of the heaviest tow-sessions of all time. And thanks to the army of surf media on hand, we get to see it in 1000-frames per second. This is a new 15-minute chronicle of one of the most well-documented swells that surfing has ever seen, Code Red.
Lower Trestles is the world's brightest stage for high-performance surfing, a launch pad for future American and international stars
Nike Lowers Pro: The Legacy of Lowers from Nike Surfing on Vimeo.
In the early 1970's only one Trestles local mattered, one who loomed larger than anyone before or since-- President Richard Nixon. With policy summits on China, Russia, and Vietnam taking place at his Western White House at Cotton's Point, the Marines had the famed San Clemente surf breaks on lockdown, sealing any remaining paths of access.
Fortunately, some of Nixon's closest aides belonged to the San..