Surf's up Surf Day : pictures and more

Last week Tuesday (september 19.) was Surf's Up surf day. The entire team headed for Malibu beach to do some serious field research. Boards, wetsuits, instructors, beach babes, food and beverages, a sandy beach and a gnarly wave, all ellements were present. Icing on the cake: the directors (Chris and Ash) and part of the cast (voice actors) + the amazing surf pro Rob Machado (www.robmachado.com) were there too.

While Rob Machado was surfing circles around us we were trying to survive one of the nastiest waves of Southern California. Not and ideal place for beginners, a while ago a pro broke his neck at that very beach, sets of waves were rolling in a very irregular pace. On top of that the wave was very violent, standing up out of nothing and breaking just seconds after, washing away all in it's path, each time resulting in a barage of surferless surfboards popping out of the wave like colorful popcorn.

Result: 1 stiched arm, 2 broken toes and 1 ripped out toenail. Word goes that the producers canceled all further events till the entire flick has been canned.

Nevertheless a wonderfull day with a magnificaent crowd. Who else get's paid to go surfing in Malibu except for Surf Pro's? And than again they don't get to work on the first animated surf feature.

Thank you Surf's Up production team for making this all happen!

Some pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/erikborzi/sets/72157594292117506/
http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/litow2nd/album?.dir=/1bb8scd&.src=ph&.tok=phEz_hFBSJePfltL
http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/davidstodolny/album?.dir=/ac1fscd&.src=ph&.tok=phy5BiFBs_w7fLGP








Rob Machado ripping it up on Sony Surf's up Surf Day.
(picture by Daniele Tosti)