Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Well, not entirely sure about the third one but Aliotti is definitely built for speed, hit play and check him out, blazing through Mundaka at Mach10.

“After working on my new pro model from @captainfinco this winter. We made a little movie recap from this winter in France, Spain and Portugal, pushing the limits on what’s possible with twins fins, I definitely find the perfect templates” – William Aliotti

The 2024 Rip Curl Cup at Padang Padang has been called on for today, Monday, August 19th. The Indian Ocean is starting to light up with large, back-to-back swell generating storms. Official forecasters Swellnet have given the green light for the main event to get underway Monday afternoon with a large south-southwest ground swell arriving. Predicting conditions in the 4–6-foot range.

With the limited run window, contest director Nick Chong has decided to run Round 1 of the Men’s competition and a “Super Session” featuring women, local, and international icons. Sixteen of the best male barrel riders in the world are standing by, frothing to get round 1 of action underway and show the world their barrel riding skills at the legendary Padang Padang.

“We are excited to get the action underway. Unfortunately, due to the tides, we will only be able to run Round 1 of the Men’s competition,” says Nick Chong, Contest Director. “It’s going to be an afternoon to remember—pulsing Padang Padang and the best tube riders in the world. What more could you want?”

The action is planned to kick off at 12:00PM (local Bali time) with a “Super Session” giving the international women a chance to warm up for finals day. We will see the likes of 2-time Pipe Master Moana Jones Wong and Hawaiian royalty Coco Ho sharing the lineup with world champions Mark Occhilupo and Joel Parkinson, as well as local legends like Rizal Tandjung. The Rip Curl Cup is set to start with a bang!

Main event action begins at 1:30 PM with Round 1 of the Men and will continue until sunset. Surfers will have 1-hour long heats to have the best chance possible to put some scores on the leaderboard.

Round1

Heat 1
CLAY MARZO (HAW)
MANIK RUDITA (IDN)
HARRY BRYANT (AUS)
MADE ‘BOL’ ADI PUTRA (IDN)

Heat 2
MEGA ARTANA (IDN)
MASON HO (HAW)
TOMMY SOBRY (IDN)
NOA DEANE (AUS)

Heat 3
NATHAN FLORENCE (HAW)
DYLAN WILCOXEN (IDN)
MIKEY FEBRUARY (RSA)
GARUT WIDIARTA (IDN)

Heat 4
MEGA SEMADHI (IDN)
NIC VON RUPP (POR)
BRONSON MEYDI (IDN)
DANE HENRY (AUS)

Day 1 of the action will not be webcasted. Stay tuned to @ripcurl_indo for updates throughout the day. A full highlights package and imagery will be available after the event. Finals day action will be webcasted live, and official forecaster Swellnet is tracking a progressing swell expected to arrive around August 26th or 27th.

Plenty of action on the way! Stay tuned to ripcurl.id for all the event updates.

‘Reflection’ featuring Torren Martyn is an eclectic mix of moments and highlights from a decade of travels around the world. Produced by needessentials, this short film by Ishka Folkwell, with an original soundtrack by Headland, celebrates some of the most memorable waves and adventures from feature films Calypte, Lost Track Atlantic and Lost Track New Zealand.

How Are Things On The West Coast, Part 2 – Join Oscar Langburne on a  surf trip through Central America along with footage from Fiji. Oscar is a joy to watch, old school style, with a modern approach to riding waves, and a great taste in music.

Massive thanks to all the filmers and people, listed in credits, who helped and supported in making this edit possible.

Also huge thanks to the musicians and record labels for allowing the usage of the incredible songs included. – @oscar.langburne