Rob Gilley | SURFER Magazine - Part 4

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Rob Gilley

SURFER Contributor

8.21.12

Blogs

Family Departures

Rob Gilley on finding waves even after reproducing.

8.14.12

Blogs

The joys of procrastination and surfing with Rob Gilley

The joys of procrastination and surfing with Rob Gilley.

7.31.12

Blogs

Rob Gilley successfully slips one by us.

7.17.12

Blogs

Filled with Empty Space

Rob Gilley on finding apt words for empty perfection.

7.11.12

Photos

Senior Photographer Rob Gilley on his 10 favorite shots

Senior Photographer Rob Gilley on his 10 favorite shots.

7.3.12

Blogs

Rob Gilley on finding success in and out of the water.

6.20.12

Blogs

Surfing as Metaphor

Rob Gilley on importance of spontaneity in life and surf.

6.12.12

Opinion

The Last SUPper

Rob Gilley on where SUPs fit into our aquatic world.

Recently a friend of mine took me to a hidden surf spot. Not a full-on secret spot really, but more of an out-of-the-way place that I had never surfed or shot before. The weird part is that it’s not too far from my house.

6.6.12

Blogs

Bachelors: Part IV

Are you one of Gilley's unidentified rippers?

5.29.12

Blogs

Bachelors: Part III

Are you one of Gilley's unidentified rippers?

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Contest Wire

Stop Me if You’ve Heard This One Before

They say if you walk in like you own the place, then you’re halfway to where you’re going. Well, Kelly announced his arrival at Cloudbreak this morning by burning some hot laps on his jet ski through the lineup, shooting follow-footage of local surfer Aca Lalabalavu who was heavily piped at the time. Kelly dismounts and paddles straight out for his quarter against Seabass, and that’s when things really start to burn. John John, still dripping wet, catches Kelly’s first perfect 10 and comments, “I don’t know, but from here it kinda looked like a 20.” John John didn’t know how prophetic he was being, because it’s only a matter of minutes later that Kelly draws another wall of Pacific toward him. It’s bigger, foamier and throatier than the first, and tail of his 5’10” quad is doing it’s best to skip out from under him. CJ offers, “Man, that thing was a bull ride!”…and it was another 10. That’s your perfect heat, right there folks, the fifth in pro surfing and Kelly’s second. History made before 10am. The signs for the rest of the day are there early. When Kelly comes in and starts talking about the significance of the feat, he adds the caveat that, “Man, the way the waves are out there today, someone could go real close to getting another one.” And when he says someone, well, you probably know who he means.

Videos

The Gold Standard

Kelly Slater, Mick Fanning, Josh Kerr, and more score at Kirra and elsewhere in Australia.

Opinion

The much-hyped swell event at Teahupoo has quickly become a real-time global spectacle. Whether or not that spectacle is worth celebrating, however, is something to consider.

Photos

Another day of massive, pumping Teahupoo.

Photos

Teahupoo returns to center stage as the first monster swell of the year rolls through.

Arts and Culture

The Top 5 Beards in Surf

The surf world is occasionally blessed with prodigious facial hair. Here's a list of contemporary favorites.

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