We know Red Bull gives you wings, now the world’s best surfers are being taught to fly!
Lennox Head, the semi-sleepy hamlet in Northern NSW, Australia, is base camp for Red Bull’s elite surf team as they prepare to undergo a world-first for surfing; a two-week long aerial intensive dubbed “Project Air”.
The best of the best, including two-time and reigning Men’s World Champion Mick Fanning, Women’s World Champion Sofia Mulanovich, Junior World Champions Julian Wilson and Sally Fitzgibbons, along with international stars Jordy Smith and Michel Bourez will be expanding, honing and refining their aerial repertoires with the assistance of professional coaches, pro skateboarders and the use of gymnastic facilities.
But the surfers aren’t the stars of the show, that title goes to a custom-built skateboard bowl tailored specifically to surf-style moves with right and left “breaking” ramps that are exposed to a large foam-pit.
Through repetition and guidance, the surfers will be able to attempt and maybe even perfect, aerials that would require months, or even years of training in the open water, in a controlled environment and free from the fears of injury.
“I’m psyched, the future of surfing is definitely going to be more about fully, functional aerials and functional air combinations,” said Jordy, who in June of last year set the world alight with his outrageous Rodeo-clown captured on location in the Mentawai Islands.
“I can’t wait to give this a go!”
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