While You Were Sleeping | Bite Size!

Each year, we spend hours religiously follow the WT, breaking down each event, round, heat, wave, turn, and interview slip-up. We don’t, however, see much of what’s happening behind the cameras, in the production rooms, and on the road. Here, we get near-eleven minutes of the later, all shot on a couple crew members’ phones. Behind the scenes in Tahiti is a particular favorite…especially the 5:45 mark.

John Philbin, better known as “Turtle” from North Shore, was arrested this past Saturday after waving a gun outside his LA home. Police report that they responded to calls after neighbors overheard a loud dispute between Philbin and his girlfriend which ended outside his home. More info to come…

Remember Marlon’s short stint on tour? Since, he’s been relatively quiet. But, don’t be fooled. He’s still surfing, and doing it damn well. See for yourself, here, just beware of the epileptic intro and outro.

The Rip Curl Asia team tears apart Keramas in their fancy new GPS watches. How’s that pint-sized T-Knox moment at 1:45?!

Kelly Slater mans a Chia Co. shop on the North Shore. ‘Sif the world doesn’t wanna be on the same diet as this man. Doin’ it for the kids!

Welcome to Cabo Blanca, Peru, during the Billabong event held there this year. And, cut to some very silky sounds. This perhaps isn’t so much amp-up video as it is zone-out, but it’s still enjoyable on some kinda level.

This guy has cat-like tendencies. He whips his tail and lands on his feet. Proof lies at the 1:44 mark…

Rob has traveled as much as anyone. This time, he hits Lima, Peru, for a couple small wave sessions with Hurley’s Peruvian team, featuring Martin Jeri, Alonso Correa, Gianni Porcari and Andres Echecopar. A couple more clips of the illusive Rob would be nice, but we’ll take what we can get.

This is one of the more hollow waves we’ve seen at Ireland’s Mullaghmore. But Ollie O’Flaherty, via his XXL Awards entry for wipeout of the year, doesn’t quite get the full potential of pleasure. Quite the opposite, in fact.

Tatiana Weston-Webb might just be the hardest charging rookie on the ladies’ tour this year. You may remember her from last year’s WT event in Fiji, where she made the competition look timid. Expect fearlessness…we think she’ll deliver.