"Skying it. Mike was doing this shit all day and no one was surprised when he hurt himself. The boys were just trying to stick airs and Mike is trying to do the biggest air ever landed and getting so close. They look like flyaways but then you watch the clip and he's landing them just off the back. He was actually almost landing them. In his head he's stomping those things," says Repeater director, Wade Carroll. Photo by Ryan Heywood.
“Mike Was Doing This Shit All Day And No One Was Surprised When He Hurt Himself”
26 BTS selects from Repeater with extended captions from Mr Chuffies (aka Wade Carroll).
Words by Ethan Davis
Reading Time: 6minutes
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It’s fair to say Wade’s got the wind in his sails this morning. We’re calling him ‘Mr Chuffies’ as he shuffles around the living room grinning at the flood of positive affirmations in his DM’s.
Gucci Mane is on the Sonos.
Cashing chips.
“Fuck, I’ve been a weapon on my phone this morning,” he says proudly after indulging Surfline’s Nick Carroll – who was half an hour late to his 11:30 call…
Tut, tut.
Does he know Wado’s the man of the moment? He FR RN? Get in line Bruz.
Mr Chuffies don’t wait for no one.
Here’s 26 selects from the trip with extended cappies from a man feeling real frickin schweet.
“Rolstie’s always doodling on napkins. That’s the plane we’re on from RI to Mauritius. Maybe it’s a shark plane, cos he was thinking about sharks — but there’s no dorsal fin? I think they’re bombs dropping at the bottom – cos he wanted to drop bombs — but he didn’t (laughs)”. Frame by Wade
“That’s just sitting on the Jetty — the boats come in just behind the wave there.” Frame by Wade
“That one was pretty sick — the whole time we were waiting for the waves to get small to hit the air section — that was the first morning we got it and Mike was going skits trying huge airs — most of the one’s he landed he toned it back on. How’s his wingspan?” Frame by Wade
“That’s Al in a pit. He was only there for five days – then he got in a plane and won ISA worlds — that was probably one of his last surfs before he left.” Frame by Wade
Ireland
“Mike getting ready for the first session in Ireland. That’s Paul Daniel’s (the water cinematographer) living room. Mullies is that left in the far right off the image. We’d just wake up, sit in front of the heater and have coffees until it looked good. Crazy house.” Photo by Wade Carroll
“Mike was using a couple of Matt Bromley’s boards, which is why they’re not all JS’ and there’s Monster stickers. He surfed that one (second from right) a few times at Mullies. Slapped a Quik sticker right on top of the Bong.” Photo by Wade Carroll
“8’6″ – that’s the board in the ender (see below for water shot). He took it out for a first spin when it was four foot.” Photo by Wade Carroll
“The ender — he comes out of this one”. Frame from Paul Daniels.
“How many pro surfers does it take to pack a board bag?” Photo by Wade Carroll
“He got smoked on this one. So much water moving. Stoked we got the water angle.” Photo by Joao Tudella
“Rolo wasn’t gonna come originally. He’d injured his scapula in Puerto Rico a few weeks back so he just booged for the first few sessions. Then he got stuck in and started surfing.” Frame by Wade Carroll
Mexico
“Al Knost, whiteface. It’s just a creepy looking shot. I love it”. Photo by Nat Johnsen
“That’s old mate hogtied. They were discussing what to do with him at this point. They rang the Ranch owner to get his take. Inesto is the croc-wrangler (guy in red shirt) who grabbed the machete – he was just a driver, not a surf guide. He’s obsessed with crocs, and you could tell by the way he grabbed him he had experience. You could just picture him doing it to a croc and fucking loving it. The machete gets blunter towards the handle so his hand wasn’t cut up or anything.” Photo by Hayden Brosnan
“There’s a rule of two cars only at The Ranch. Those other guys had just come in by boat.” Photo by Hayden Brosnan
The world’s most photogenic dog. Just waiting for some crackers and tuna. Snake eyes. Mikey asked Burch for some boards, but he never got back to him. Then Steph called him and said she’d seen ’em. Mikey was tripping (laughs). He’d already made them just never thought to reply.Him and Lungi went down to San Diego just before Mex. I guess Burch liked them and speed-shaped them a couple more. I love the colors of this board in Mex. I don’t think his surfing changed per se, I think they just allowed him to surf the way he wants.
“Those boards go so good it’s insane. Even I jumped on one and could feel a spark. I was like ‘no wonder these cunts are ripping’. The Pyzels, JS’ and CI’s kinda got outshone. They all seemed to be gliding through sections and responding so fast. I’ve never heard a cunt get a Burch and say they’re shit.” Photo by Sam Smith
“That’s me brah. I probably put away 6 or 8 or 10 of them tins. Actually… maybe 14, I mean, we were there from sunrise to sunset.” Photo by Nat Johnsen
“Al was kinda the ringleader. He and Rolo were the only craftsmen. In any case, there was way too many cooks in the kitchen.”Photo by Wade Carroll.
West Oz
Griff letting his hair down after Margs. That was sick hanging with him and having beers. You never really know with those guys.
“Kael’s so emo. He’s always throwing his body around like he’s so unimpressed.” Photo by Ryan Heywood.
“Skying it. Mike was doing this shit all day and no one was surprised when he hurt himself. The boys were just trying to stick airs and Mike is trying to do the biggest air ever landed and getting so close. They look like flyaways but then you watch the clip and he’s landing them just off the back. He was actually almost landing them. In his head he’s stomping those things.” Photo by Ryan Heywood.
