Jamie O’Brien has gone soft.
As the de facto leader of the soft-top revolution, the North Shore native pretty much doesn’t ride normal surfboards anymore. Practically any conditions, any wave in the world, and JOB is opting for a soft-top over foam and fiberglass.
Case in point, massive beachbreak barrels as seen from his latest YouTube vlog.
And JOB rips on soft-tops, too – whether it’s Pipeline or the Mexican Pipeline.
In the clip above, right around the 6:39-minute mark, he snags what has to be one of, if not the, best barrels ever ridden on a soft-top. That thing is proper.
After the wave, JOB comes to shore to break it down:
“That was probably, like, one of the best barrels I’ve ever got on a soft-top. Are you kidding me? The 8’ 0” log does it once again. So deep, two spits, foamball. This board can do anything.
“What an incredible wave. I didn’t think I was going to make it, like, three different times. I made the right adjustments, and it was as good as a wave can get in Mexico, or anywhere in the world. Straight psycho.”
On Instagram, a who’s who of big-name surfers chimed in on the wave:
“Holy shit.” – Nathan Florence
“Unbelievable.” – Ben Gravy
“The things you can do on a soft top are so next level!!” – Erin Brooks
“Hectic!” – Shane Dorian
Jamie’s bagged some incredible tubes on the North Shore on a soft-top in the past. But this one begs the question – best beachbreak barrel ever surfed on a soft-top?
It’s definitely up there.
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