Matahi Drollet knows magic when he feels it. He couldn’t bring himself to toss a beat-up 6’8” Dylan Longbottom, a shape he acquired seven years ago, which is a remarkably long time to survive a wave ...

Monday, July 28, wasn’t the biggest, best Teahupo’o ever seen. But it was really, really good. And Matahi Drollet snagged the wave of the day, perhaps the most technically difficult and impressive ...

On August 5, Teahupo’o did what everyone waits for it to do. The people who surf it wait with breath bated a little more, but for the spectator as well, it’s a tough thing to beat. “On August 5th, ...

Counting down the top-10 surf clips for the month of May, featuring Matahi Drollet's Teahupo'o drainer that will go down in barrel-riding infamy . Two weeks ago, when Matahi Drollet posted a video on ...

“Although Tahiti scored a decent size south swell back in February, the last couple of months have been unusually small,” explained longtime Tahiti-based photographer Tim McKenna. “The last week of ...

It’s wild how one surf session can be so good for one person and so horrific for another. For Tahitian local Matihi Drollet, June 3 started like a dream. One of those solid, drop-everything days at ...

We saw it coming a few days ago. And the first solid swell at Teahupoo signals the changing of the seasons for surfers way more than leaves coming back on trees or days getting longer. Especially in ...