EXPOSURE

RIDER Steven Akkersdijk

PHOTOGRAPHER José Denis-Robichaud

LOCATION Le Morne, Mauritius

Steven: So amazed by the possibilities of the bigger wings. Riding the Shaka L made the little waves breaking inside the reef at Le Morne Mauritius into super long powder runs!

RIDER Patrice Chanzy

PHOTOGRAPHER Stuart Boliter

LOCATION Tahiti

It was a big day on the Westside of Tahiti and the swell direction was really westerly too, with a long swell period. I got towed into a couple. I tried to make the drop, but the wave was going too fast, and that spot is really shallow. That's why it hollows out so quick and looks so heavy. So I decided to fly close to the ledge of the wave. I was going so fast on the F-ONE Rocket Surf 4'2 and Mirage wing and was so scared of going over the falls that I had to stay focused. It's so exciting to ride that way. It's a new experience. There is so much energy underneath, you can really feel it… The view was just amazing from up there too, it was water so clear that you could see the sharp corals