Underwater filmmaker Mike deGruy has spent decades looking intimately at the ocean. A consummate storyteller, he takes the stage at Mission Blue to share his awe and excitement — and his fears — about the blue heart of our planet. A truely inspiring talk by TED.

On Friday, February 3rd, at approximately 4pm, Mike and his good friend, Andrew Wight, were killed in a helicopter crash while working on a production together in Australia. Details about the crash are incomplete at this point, but news reports suggest some kind of malfunction in the helicopter at take-off.

Professional kiteboarder Hannah Whiteley riding at Pro Kite Brasil – Uruaú – Ceará in december 2011.

“I was so happy when we finally arrived in Fortaleza, Brazil! Gigi from Pro Kite Brasil kindly picked me up and we headed to Uruau, an hour’s drive from the airport. The spot at Pro Kite Brazil looked insane! Windy and a big butter flat empty lagoon all for me and I woke up just 5 steps away from this all! I felt like I needed to wake up, it did not feel real. I had some awesome sessions!!! The night life was almost non existent there, everyone was in bed asleep by 9:30pm!!! But I didn’t mind this as I could just really focus on my kiting for my 2 week stay. “

Shot and cut by Andre Magarao

Song by Two Door Cinema Club

A short clip presenting Bethany Hamilton who after surviving a shark attack in which she lost her left arm managed to return to professional surfing. She wrote about her experience in the autobiography Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board. The book later was turned into a film. Have a look at the video and share the inspiring story.

In this episode Quiksilver Ambassador Stephanie Gilmore meets Casandra “Defy” Rivera and they talk about what inspires and drives them and how dancing relates to surfing.

Filmmaker Jo Tyrell has just released a new surf documentary, “Watching Water”.

Filmed in Southern California and on the North Shore of Oahu, “Watching Water” sets out to explore the visceral essence of surfing. The sounds, the solitude, the friendships formed, the experience of being in the ocean and living ultimately by its rules.

From that first turn, to the first win. The local break and being far from home. The changes, the moments – and the courage to face them. Being with friends – and losing them. This is a story, about what it means, to be out there.

” I came to California with a small idea and a borrowed camera that I’d never used. I didn’t know anyone, or what to ask. From a series of small coincidental events and people believing in the idea I began to create a film. I had grown up wanting to know what they did out there, I’d see them sitting for hours in car parks or on beaches staring out to sea. What were they looking at, what could they see out there that I couldn’t? What made them keep going back?

I finally rode a way the other day, I’m still learning, but I get it. “ by Jo Tyrell.

To watch the film and for more information go to watchingwater.com

Quiksilver Ambassador and world champion surfer Stephanie Gilmore meets Tiler Peck, New York ballerina to learn what inspires and drives her and how dancing relates to her passion of surfing.

The Water Dancer is a series of short films in which Stephanie Gilmore meets and has a conversation with premier dancers to learn what inspires and drives them and how their dancing relates to her passion of surfing. In this episode Quiksilver Ambassador meets Noemie Lafrance.

The Water Dancer is a series of short films that follow Quiksilver ambassador and four-times ASP World Champion surfer Stephanie Gilmore as she visits top-level dancers in New York to explore their drive and inspirations, and how they relate to her passion of surfing.

Stay tuned for the next episode!

Meet 2012 O’Neill Girls Surf Team featuring beautiful Malia Manuel, fantastic Sage Erickson and one and only Kiana Fores! Go Girls!!!

Ozone Kites presents Home Sweet Home featuring Kari Schibevaag at her home spot in Sele, Norway on the new Ozone Reo wave kite.