Fire of the North

The north east of the UK offers great surf potential with numerous points and some quality reefs on offers. Unfortunately good swells are inconsistent and so it only happens rarely that the sleeping jewels awake from their sleep. I shot this clip on one of these rare occasions where all the conditions came together perfectly and golden waves peeled along one of my favourite breaks. Enjoy!

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Bribery and Friendship

When I last visited Morocco in 2013 I remember being stopped by the police three times for going 10 km/h too fast (something we call Spielraum in Germany) and when they showed me the nice handwritten receipt I was like: right on! at least they are getting people to slow down and paid my 35 Euros. I was already wondering how locals would pay these outrageous prices but did not dare to "tip" the policeman. This holiday I had a conversation with my friend Lando about the topic and he told me that no one pays for their ticket...well someone should have told me earlier. Anyways, when stopped again I managed to pay 10 instead of the 35 Euros. The second time I made a bit more of an effort, I stepped out the car did a bit of shit chat asked about the family and made a new friend and most importantly I did not have to pay my ticket. I recommend to make some friends in Morocco, it always pays off :) Shokran!

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Low Expectations

If there is one thing that I've learned as a channel surfer than it is the value of keeping expectations low. I usually check the beach cams before going for a surf to see whether it's worth the drive. If the conditions look favorable I quickly grab my suit and my board and hurry to my car. However, in my car I am already mentally preparing myself to arrive and find a flat lake. If you arrive and the waves are glassy and the wind is light offshore it makes the pleasure even bigger.

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Dutch Glass

This day was completely off my radar as I thought that it was going to be flat. When I checked the cams in the afternoon some first little bumps started showing up. Since my camera lady was not available and the wind seemed to be favorable I decided to take along my GoPro. Although the waves were pretty small I had a great session and stayed in the water until sunset. For the editing I played around with a templet that came with the new GoPro Studio upgrade. Enjoy!

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Frantic Days

Here a little clip in black and white, which I think fits Holland pretty well, since the weather is often rainy and the water has a brown/yellowish colour...

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Still Wild - South Sumatra - Part 2

Here the second part of my travels to Sumatra. Again big thanks to the camera men Alex, Ingo, and Manuel...

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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.