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During a lifelong expedition planned by four lifelong friends - Will, Brian, Matt, and Corey - Corey's beloved grandfather suddenly passed away.

This landmark title from surf movie extraordinaire Bill Ballard is the first of its kind to feature all women surfers. Top names include Lisa Andersen, Rochelle Ballard, Layne Beachley, Serena Brooke, and Megan Abubo. Originally shot in 1998 on the beaches of Hawaii, Samoa, Australia, South Africa, and Mexico, along with archive footage. The video presents contemporary women surfers within a historical context, featuring interviews and the music of Crystal Method, Dancehall Crashers, and Morcheeba. Also includes a segment devoted to surfer Rell Sunn and her battle with cancer. Running about an hour, the top-selling Blue Crush started a new genre of commercial surf movies featuring women. Beachley, Ballard, and Abubo appeared as surfers and stunt doubles in the 2002 Universal release of the same name.

When Matt Archbold started surfing back in 1979 at age 11 the world had no idea that it was about to witness one of the most explosive surfers to ever set foot on a surfboard. With a career spanning nearly 3 decades now, Archy is considered to be the most successful free surfer of all time and one of the originators of high performance surfing. As Martin Potter was setting the stage globally for high performance surfing in the early '80s, a young crew out of San Clemente led by Archy was about to blow the roof off of surfing. From dropping out of high school as a freshman at 15 and turning pro, to becoming the poster child of surf clothing giant MCD, Archy's young life was no dull moment. After he struggled with competitive surfing for the next 5 years, and having some success winning a handful of Bud Tour events, Archy quickly learns pro surfing's 3 turns to the beach format isn't for him. He then decides to set out on a fairly new frontier, "free surfing" getting paid to simply go out and get photo's, something that had not been done up until then. In his early 20's, his name became synonymous with the legendary surf spot known as "Off the Wall" all the while riding shorter boards in bigger surf something that most had never done or dreamed of doing. Archy's Ariel attack in the water and explosive surfing revolutionized what we view as high performance surfing today. ARCHY is a timeless film that tells the story of 3 very different generations in surfing. Spanning the '80s, ; '90s, 2000 and on, Archy's amazing story is one of survival thru surf stardom at an early age, fame, drugs, alcohol, sponsorships and the surf rock star lifestyle. Light will finally be shed on the true-life story of one of the most charismatic and legendary surfers in history. Compelling interviews, explosive surf action, timeless photos matched with Narration by Henry Rollins from the legendary band Black Flag and set to an all time soundtrack including The Clash, Social Distortion, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Devo, and many others, ARCHY is sure to effect audiences of all walks of life worldwide. This is a story that needs to be told.

Join Surfer Joe on his journey from clueless to cool, and discover the fundamentals of surfing along the way. Respected professionals and longtime surfers, like Sean Collins (surfline.com) and Sam George (Surfer Magazine), give you the information you need to enjoy our incredible ocean. The Ocean, You and Your Board demystifies and demonstrates basic oceanography, surfing fitness, wetsuits and surfboards with examples, animation, and beautiful surfing footage on waves from Malibu to Indonesia. Whether you're a pro, or have yet to paddle out on your first board, you'll want to watch these 50 minutes again and again.