The Billabong Pro Tahiti doesn’t kick off until later this month, but Billabong wants to stoke the fire and get everyone excited for one of the best events on the ASP. Last year we had that savage day that made history, will we see another Code Red day this year? It’s hard to imagine going from knee high Huntington Beach to 8 foot Chopes’.
Moments 2 delves into the individuality of Quiksilver’s global surf team.
Go from urban sprawl to island perfection with Jeremy, have fun and sip coconuts with Dane, see what dreams are made of with the 11x World Champ and get lost in the timeless groove of Ando.
Though each rider’s style is unique, the film captures moments in time of their common bond…surfing. filmed in Indonesia, Tahiti, Fiji, Australia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Reunion Island with appearances from the new crop of Young Guns.
On August 27, 2011, the Billabong Pro Tahiti event on surfing’s World Tour was placed on hold due to a massive swell bearing down on the famed big-wave spot, Teahupoo. With forecasts calling for unprecedented surf, some of the greatest surfers in the world descended on the island to be in the water, despite a “Code Red” called by the Tahitian Coast Guard, which sought to keep everyone on shore. See the historic day through the eyes of two surfers — the young gun Laurie Towner and the veteran Dylan Longbottom — as they catch some of the biggest, most dangerous surf ever recorded, much of it captured with the super slow motion Phantom Camera for never-before-seen imagery.