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John John Florence, Albee Layer, Matt Meola, Ryan Callinan, and Chippa Wilson. All five aerial connoisseurs aboard one boat in the Mentawais, with a $50,000 carrot dangling at the end of the string for best air, as voted on by the people at kustomairstrike.com. A big-time purse goes to the most progressive of a crew of surfers, none to be outdone, on a trip together over the shallow-reef ramps of Indo. It’s a formula for high-grade footage.
Four webisodes will premiere throughout the month of August. Find each here at surfermag.com on Aug. 1, Aug. 9, Aug. 16, and Aug. 23.
Leave your votes and vitriol in the comments section after each episode release.
One boat, five surfers, four webisodes, all competing to claim best air and $50K.
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September 18, 2012 2:52 pm
sorry but 00:23 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C67VYiSQb_k
September 10, 2012 2:47 pm
Surfer ought to look into the voting system at Kustom … up until recently it was allowing multiple votes by the same person. With all respect for Chippa, it seems unlikely that his best wave would receive nearly three times as many votes as JJF’s best … whether or not Chippa’s or JJF’s is better, one would think that if everyone who visited the site was only voting once, it would be a bit closer in count.
September 2, 2012 6:15 am
john john all the way, crushing
August 28, 2012 11:59 am
Will we get to see these photos in Surfer Magazine or will it be in Surfing Magazine again. I still remember Dusty on the Cover of Surfing were he won and they did that cool article with him about the Air. That was rad.
August 24, 2012 2:47 pm
seriously, if JJ doesn’t win, i will definitely lose faith in mind of us, general surfers
August 24, 2012 2:13 pm
How could anyone argue that John John isn’t in the lead. Some of those airs were obscene.
August 24, 2012 12:37 am
This is awesome. JJF airs are unbelievable. But would be nice for a change have guys like Miguel Pupo and Gab Medina…but even Rip Curl doesn’t make videos with Medina. I guess Brazilians did not busted the doors on the doors 100%….but will get there. Anyway Greta video! Congrats to the surfers and crew
August 23, 2012 10:45 pm
John John. Epic contest win!
August 20, 2012 10:28 pm
it is pretty obvious there is favoritsm towards John John in the making of this series
August 20, 2012 11:25 am
The comp should be (if you had to have only four): JJF, Dane, Kerr, and Medina. The level would be higher, with more completed airs.
August 19, 2012 9:34 pm
JJF makes the others look like toddlers, and the others RIP. JJF by a landslide.
August 19, 2012 4:15 am
I was just convinced JJ is the best surfer in the world
August 18, 2012 8:00 am
Meola is best at Airs hands down!!! JJ only does backside airs… Meola has the best bag of tricks…check out the crazy blow tail at 3:24
August 17, 2012 11:22 am
thought it was a freakin airstrike? episode 3 was tubefest
August 17, 2012 6:22 am
this JJF-Hype is slowly getting annoying … yes, he makes it look easy and effortless, but the shot every second wave from him…come on!
August 16, 2012 10:41 am
jjf going mad
August 16, 2012 10:23 am
just go ahead and give it to john john. he is on another level than all those other guys combined.
August 10, 2012 9:02 am
where’s Daynolds? or Ando? lol Chippa is the best out there. wtf, AlbeeLayer? lol
August 10, 2012 2:00 am
John Johns last wave. buttery.
August 9, 2012 7:02 pm
chipppppppppa for that nutso backside slob
August 9, 2012 3:49 pm
chippa the best no doubt
August 9, 2012 12:35 pm
Awesome clips. Amazing! Really awful music, just terrible.
August 9, 2012 9:43 am
chippa with the full rotation killed it in video 2
August 6, 2012 3:12 pm
Chippa’s stalefish i’d say, JJ has the air time but those stalefish grabs look mad hard to perform
August 3, 2012 10:57 pm
Check out that right in the distant background at 3:20…
August 3, 2012 2:20 pm
JJ or Chippa… Need to watch it again. Meola’s full rotation was proper too.
August 3, 2012 10:20 am
shewwie…. id have to say chippas full rotation was quicker….john johns higher, butt meolas was just perfect and he did 2 of em. meola forsure
August 3, 2012 8:06 am
Chippa by far and away! not to discount John John or Matt or Albee BUT his spin towards the end so fast. holy crap that was amazing… if there was room I wonder IF he could have pulled a double?
August 3, 2012 1:49 am
Airs are for Skateboarders
August 2, 2012 6:04 pm
Whats unique about jj’s backside air reverse ???? chippas full rotation stalefish is what unique is home boy
August 2, 2012 5:06 pm
JJ wins round 1 for his backside full rotation and his brain melting backside fin chuck, which was the only unique thing in the whole video. Otherwise it was just air reverse air reverse air reverse alley oop air reverse.
August 2, 2012 2:19 pm
JonJon Florence the highest and most style !!!
August 2, 2012 10:04 am
chippa in first with florence on his heels… callinan, whoever that is, in last
August 2, 2012 10:04 am
chippa in first with florence on his heels… callinan, whoever that is, in last