Fantasy Surfer – The Corona Bali Protected

In 2013, before the Oakley Bali Pro, the surf world went nuts at the prospect of watching the worlds best tackle the high-performance giant that is Keramas. Everybody frothed out! Cause we all expected massive lofty punts all day long. You see many of our fave Taylor Steele movie sections, saturated with airs, (back when people actually watched full surf movies), were shot at Keramas. And some of the dopest airs were launched and successfully landed there. But once the comp started, we soon realised that busting and landing airs at Keramas in a heat is a tricky affair. You’re either going for straight tens, like John John’s massive alley-oop or nothing. You see Keramas is a man’s wave (not be sexist in the least), but you need to be a heavy-footed powerhouse to surf it well. Just look at 2013’s Oakley Bali Pro final for evidence; Michelle Bourez vs Joel Parkinson. And then put together your team. Tier A Julian Wilson Juls, as far as we know, has spent a fair amount of time at Keramas. Many of Julian’s best airs were landed at the spot. Thus he knows the wave well. Julian’s also rolling with a ton of […]