Shane Dorian // The Aloha Project - video

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Swellnet Dispatch

Shane Dorian gives us an insight on what it was like growing up in Kona and transitioning into one of the world's best big wave surfers.

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zenagain Monday, 19 Sep 2016 at 12:02pm

Dorian man... living legend.

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roubydouby Monday, 19 Sep 2016 at 1:51pm

Such a champ.

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crg Monday, 19 Sep 2016 at 4:00pm

That drop amazes me every time I watch it. I think it will be mythologised over time like Carroll's Pipe snap, Fletcher's Chopes barrel, Laird's millennium wave...Dorian's Jaws drop...

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zenagain Monday, 19 Sep 2016 at 4:22pm

Curren's first wave at J-Bay...

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crg Monday, 19 Sep 2016 at 7:48pm

Or even his heritage heat 10 against Occy...

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saltman Monday, 19 Sep 2016 at 4:51pm

and that time i got a head dip ...er my first barrel

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Markr Monday, 19 Sep 2016 at 5:03pm

I ticked off a bucket list item & surfed Sunset for the first time last year but a bigger thrill was Dorian calling me into a wave he was out of position for. At 58 I thought I was over the grom stuff but I had a grin on my face for days after that. He's a champion.

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benski Monday, 19 Sep 2016 at 5:15pm

Yeah that's unreal. Seems like such a top bloke.

Markr that's cool man, I reckon most would be pretty stoked on that.

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tonybarber Monday, 19 Sep 2016 at 5:30pm

.... The drop at about 3.00 - simply classic and then followed by a wave that even he clapped...simply classic.

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batfink Monday, 19 Sep 2016 at 6:29pm

He is the man! You won't even find someone to argue the point.

Such a good smaller wave surfer too.