Still Wild - South Sumatra - Part 1

First clip from this years trip to South Sumatra. Big thanks to Manuel for letting me use his GoPro (mine broke on the first day) and filming in the lineup!

Krui 2013 from Sebastian Potthoff on Vimeo.

Tudo bem?

Tudo bem? from Sebastian Potthoff on Vimeo.

Aguardiente

A typical day in Portugal means getting up late and having some delicious custard filled pastry with a coffee, going for a surf, having an extensive lunch involving meat and more deserts, followed by a nap/ or going for another surf. In the afternoon one could have a portion of grilled sardines before a last sunset session, after which it's dinner time. At this point I was usually too full to enjoy another value meal, so I had to prepare myself with a clear liquor called "Aguardiente" which can be translated to "burning water" and is stronger than anything I ever drank in my life. Anyways, given the essence of the burning water in my portuguese routine I thought it would make a nice title for this clip. Enjoy!

Aguardiente from Sebastian Potthoff on Vimeo.

New King on the Block

After Queen's day Matthias and me drove to Noordwijk to clear our heads in a couple of clean little waves. Enjoy!

In the doghouse

As soon as the first warm sunrays hit the lowlands of Holland everybody is out and about enjoying the beaches. I especially enjoy watching all the people with their dogs. Seriously I enjoy the beach very much, but if I see those cute short-legged creatures jumping though the sand their is no comparison. If you don't enjoy the lousy surf action in this clip, I hope you at least enjoy watching the main actors (and the song, which I think fits pretty well) ;D!

Unterkuehlung

Yesterday Matthias and me pulled up on a big tourist parking place close to Noordwijk. The place is a bit hidden behind some dunes and around this time it is pretty deserted. We looked at the empty fish restaurants and Matthias said: "Dude we a we are really lucky to live in place where others usually go on vacation, but the best thing is that we will be gone when they arrive ;-)". True that....

4 degrees

At this time of the year the water temps drop to almost unbearable lows. Of course you are wearing one of these super high-tech wetsuits that give you that jacuzzi feeling for the first 30 min, but after that the comfort drops quickly. Especially when you are diving under a wave and your face is exposed to the almost freezing water, it feels like somebody is giving you a smack in the face. Usually the conditions have to be very good to convince me to go for a sesh, but if you drank a bit too much the night before and you are hang over there is no better cure.