Water & Power (1995) | Pipeline Masters | Classic Surf VHS | Kelly Slater, Occy, Machado & More

One of my all-time favourite surf movies. The beach commentary and crowd noise make you feel like you’re right there at Pipeline during one of the greatest contests ever run. This tape got absolutely flogged when I was a grom, so there’s the odd tracking glitch, but I hope you enjoy it. Back cover blurb: On December 18th, on the North Shore of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands Kelly Slater won the Pipeline Masters in 10–15 foot waves. It is being said that it was the greatest surfing contest ever witnessed… Water & Power is not only a record of this extraordinary contest but also contains more than fifty of the world’s top professional surfers as they free surf epic Backdoor, Off The Wall and Rocky Point. Featuring Kelly Slater, Mark Occhilupo, Rob Machado, Shane Dorian, Sunny Garcia, Derek Ho, Kalani Robb, Larry Rios, Simon Law, Mike Parsons, Fabio Nunes, Taylor Knox, Johnny Boy Gomes, Liam McNamara, Pancho Sullivan & Gerry Lopez. Music Joykiller • Funeral Oration • Lagwagon • Heater • 88 Fingers Louie • The Charms Credits Mad Dog Pictures presents A Last Straw Production A Johnny D film Edited by Jonathan Mills Production Designer: Zephyr de Suey Director of Photography: Roberto Billow Produced by Karen Hazell Directed by Johnny D Cover Photo: Ted Grambeau Sleeve Photos: Hanko ⸻ Thanks for watching and helping keep these classic surf films alive. If you’ve got any old surf VHS tapes you’d love to see uploaded, let me know in the comments. 🤙🌊