Nathan, I have commented on your content many times earlier but not so much lately. Regardless, I just want to say how much I appreciate what you do - it is SO f'in impressive ! In 1997 I was on a sailboat doing a circumnavigation and was at Tahiti and Namotu. I was smart enough to pass on Teahopuu and there was no swell when we were in Fiji but we did catch a lot of fish ! As a 65 year old dude that surfed for the majority of my life (45+ years) but can't anymore due to residual effects of cancer (I almost died in 2016) - I LIVE for the content that you and others produce, and I can't thank you enough. It keeps me stoked and engaged in the surf culture that I love so much. Keep on keeping on and I will keep following you, Mason, Jamie, Koa and so many others that make me so happy watching y'alls content. Just a big shout out and thank you brother ! Be safe and keep ripping !
@@willmiddleton9199 he will i appreciate the comment man! I cant tell you how much it means to me to see comments like this from surfers who just love surfing, i myself watch lots of surf content on youtube even as i surf alot i just love it, im stoked my videos make you stoked! I love being able to bring you guys along as much as possible for those that cant now! Glad you survived cancer! Sailing trip sounds awesome my brother and i were just discussing a new sail trip adventure with him!
Nathan surfs the widest variety of slabs and tricky waves of maybe anyone in the world. The understanding and chops that each different spot requires, not just surfing but ocean saavy, is so considerable. I hope he stays healthy and on consistent top of conditioning.
probably has some of the best instincts in relation to what you're saying in the world if not THE top. edit: and we're blessed he can and does translate his experiences verbally for his veiwer's/fans deeper understanding which is also a rare gift for any professional in any field. not to mention we get the pleasure of witnessing dudes experiences on the reg.
@@edwena-i7k that's a lot of chops and he brings them to us. Pipeline is a perfect teacher, brutal unpredictable and spectacular. His skills echo that wave, I used to surf next door at Pupukea, been to Pipe and I have seen it. Handle that and you have a tool bag.
I only ever had one board at a time in my life, couldn't afford two, but I was once blessed, in '83, with a magic 5' 10" square tail thruster with a beautiful rainbow-like design underneath, white on top. Nothing was ever the same afterward. She could only just hold me but she just did whatever I wanted. It was literally magic. She never failed me. I failed her many times but when I read the wave right and went to the very limit of my ability, she just did it. It was never a struggle. I thought it: she did it. The max size wave i have ever ridden was 12' and she handled them well. Only one little wobble on a tough take off, ever. Yet she could even do 2-3'. And I broke her. :( I went paddling into a place I knew I shouldn't and landed up with the wave smashing her full length on a dry reef. Nothing was ever the same afterwards. My next board was a 6' 2" but she couldn't handle even the 12' waves as well. The magic was never there again.
@@greatbriton8425 i feel this! When you get that magic board they are so special! So heartbreaking when they go, and they go fast because we cant stop riding them! Every session we gotta use them they are that good then they go and no matter how good the shaper they never are the same in replication
@@NathanFlorence Man it warms my heart so much just to hear you say that you UNDERSTAND, and have felt that pain! I don't feel the loss quite so badly anymore. Thank you so much for sharing!
@@NathanFlorence Struth. You can bring a Magic Board back to a shaper. It never can be truly replicated. Maybe one of those things that makes surfing different. Everybody gets the same, regulation basketball, soccer ball, even bicycle in the Olympics. Your shaper....there are no shaper regulations in surfing.
Mine was a 6' 4" HIC shaped in the 90's . Could do no wrong on that board. Then , on groundhogs day in 2001, my roommate decided to burn the house down..... I ain't been right since
Guys like Andy Irons comes to mind (I think Irons was better) with the style and raw power. Would be insane if we had a chance to ever see JJF+Irons travelling and doing vids together.
Nathan..you are blessed to be able to travel to these exotic locations and score incredible waves that happen to turn on while your there....Thank you for sharing and taking us with you...That Zombie board really put you in da barrell and the tail-cam was awsome...Water is so beautiful and only the surfers out there really get to experience the feelings of crystal -blue tubes.....
As you said, you had that Epic Indo day about as completely dialed-in as anyone possibly could--you explored an unknown slab in the morning 🌄, you compensated for a snapped stick in double up conditions by surfing on a "Zombie" repaired surfboard in the early afternoon with expertise & style, and later on in the afternoon really charged on the step up in massive surf...then for the evening session you cruised into some slick barrels, with the occasional decapitation, which everyone was getting served that day...&, because of proper application of a sunscreen & a full rash guard, you accomplished all that without so much as a sunburn or board rash>>>truly masterful surfing 🏄♀️
Nathan, As most people do, I check everyday for a new vid. Easily the best Channel on TH-cam. I think you are tied with JJ as best surfer on planet. Boy, you have a gold mine in Mahina, you really need to feature her in any way possible. My wife and I watched her attack giant ) waves on your board more than once. You do a fantastic job with music and the edit. Keep at the guitar, you will get it one day soon. Thank you for all the flight miles, the hard paddles, the heavy beatdowns, the fantastic surfing you do, all of it. We the viewing audience, wait on pins and needles for the next vid. Thought you might like to know that. Way more Mahina please.
Dick Brewer and Skip Harmon (both deceased now ) used to have the old Hanapepe Surf Shop, mid 60s. Skip Harmon sold me this board he had made for himself. Remember, this was, like, 1970. It was a 5'10" twin pin tail , tri fin. It was the second most fun board I ever had. That thing could really squirt all over South shore waves! RIP Skip & RB
Oh man, envy meter redlining! What a beautiful HT's day without a flotilla of boats and throthing Brazilian BJJ masters. Even if it was just that last sunset session it would've been satisfying! NB Those double ups where like that guy with the yellow board drops into a barreling lip are just too much to watch! Epic level again! Gezzuz your getting some good mileage out of this trip, like nobody else bro. Surf bender extraordinar...
Grew up on little Dume, during the 80’s & 90’s. Married and when my kids were born I finally realized just how human we are, so I slowly stopped. Even though there’s major hold downs while you make it look effortless and serene…Ty
Awesome waves, a pleasure to watch such elegant carving and tube tuning. One thing, your eyes. You might not have burnt skin but your eyes got flogged. Friend I used to sail with was a bit of a ginge, his eyes got burnt too. Eye drops, know you use em already for your contacts, but look for eye specific repair.
You should start a channel called The Nathan Storm Chaser Crew where you travel the world chasing every good hurricane swell around the world with a cool and colorful surf team similar to the new Twister Movie. Have a special storm chaser truck and equipment and a cool film crew in the mix. Way more entertaining than the boring Pro tour.
14.39 is a rare wide one that unfortunately bounced up a bit at the exit. Then the lady rider nailed her bomb perfectly and will be a memory the rest of her life. Best part is with only a handful out...much more enjoyable than when the padang padang type crowd arrived like they did in your last last vid...
12:36 Great editing even if it wasn't on purpose, but you kinda get lulled into just a chill state watching the mostly chill looking roll-ins to these thick double ups just holding that line in the barrel. Then all of a sudden...YYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAHHHHH!!! 12:36
Love your videos you and your brothers are all hell man & true water men your mother also kills it I hope she’s still surfing anyway keep up the great work & good luck John in his world title hopes ever through I’m an Aussie yyyyeeeewwwwhhh🤙🏄🍺
One more thing Dear Nathan, As a fellow french, I'm always looking for sick music, and some time you put very good in your vid I wuold love to have the link to them in the description ! Kiss
Live Coral , but I don't see and life like fish ect....Looks like a gnarly squall offshore too....Definitely closeouts on the first session and fun inside barreling rights later....🌊🏄♂️🔥💪👊
@@Spirit_ZzI mean yeah if you're into that psychopic debaucherous leftist ideological cancer then sure, it was great. But for normal rational, intelligent and sane people, it was fucking disgusting.
Nathan what you do has very serious potential consequences, there’s no doubt. Maybe this was the universe’s way of making sure you live to see another attempt… you need these sorts of days.
Nathan, I have commented on your content many times earlier but not so much lately. Regardless, I just want to say how much I appreciate what you do - it is SO f'in impressive ! In 1997 I was on a sailboat doing a circumnavigation and was at Tahiti and Namotu. I was smart enough to pass on Teahopuu and there was no swell when we were in Fiji but we did catch a lot of fish ! As a 65 year old dude that surfed for the majority of my life (45+ years) but can't anymore due to residual effects of cancer (I almost died in 2016) - I LIVE for the content that you and others produce, and I can't thank you enough. It keeps me stoked and engaged in the surf culture that I love so much. Keep on keeping on and I will keep following you, Mason, Jamie, Koa and so many others that make me so happy watching y'alls content. Just a big shout out and thank you brother ! Be safe and keep ripping !
Muy bien amigo. Saludos de Limón Costa Rica 😊
@@willmiddleton9199 he will i appreciate the comment man! I cant tell you how much it means to me to see comments like this from surfers who just love surfing, i myself watch lots of surf content on youtube even as i surf alot i just love it, im stoked my videos make you stoked! I love being able to bring you guys along as much as possible for those that cant now! Glad you survived cancer! Sailing trip sounds awesome my brother and i were just discussing a new sail trip adventure with him!
Nathan surfs the widest variety of slabs and tricky waves of maybe anyone in the world. The understanding and chops that each different spot requires, not just surfing but ocean saavy, is so considerable. I hope he stays healthy and on consistent top of conditioning.
probably has some of the best instincts in relation to what you're saying in the world if not THE top.
edit: and we're blessed he can and does translate his experiences verbally for his veiwer's/fans deeper understanding which is also a rare gift for any professional in any field. not to mention we get the pleasure of witnessing dudes experiences on the reg.
@@edwena-i7k that's a lot of chops and he brings them to us. Pipeline is a perfect teacher, brutal unpredictable and spectacular. His skills echo that wave, I used to surf next door at Pupukea, been to Pipe and I have seen it. Handle that and you have a tool bag.
Noone charges better than Nathan trust me on that one.
I only ever had one board at a time in my life, couldn't afford two, but I was once blessed, in '83, with a magic 5' 10" square tail thruster with a beautiful rainbow-like design underneath, white on top. Nothing was ever the same afterward. She could only just hold me but she just did whatever I wanted. It was literally magic. She never failed me. I failed her many times but when I read the wave right and went to the very limit of my ability, she just did it. It was never a struggle. I thought it: she did it. The max size wave i have ever ridden was 12' and she handled them well. Only one little wobble on a tough take off, ever. Yet she could even do 2-3'. And I broke her. :( I went paddling into a place I knew I shouldn't and landed up with the wave smashing her full length on a dry reef. Nothing was ever the same afterwards. My next board was a 6' 2" but she couldn't handle even the 12' waves as well. The magic was never there again.
@@greatbriton8425 i feel this! When you get that magic board they are so special! So heartbreaking when they go, and they go fast because we cant stop riding them! Every session we gotta use them they are that good then they go and no matter how good the shaper they never are the same in replication
@@NathanFlorence I'm an old kneeboarder. I ride a 5'10" Quad Fish. 5'7"... that is hard to comprehend..
@@NathanFlorence Man it warms my heart so much just to hear you say that you UNDERSTAND, and have felt that pain! I don't feel the loss quite so badly anymore. Thank you so much for sharing!
@@NathanFlorence Struth. You can bring a Magic Board back to a shaper. It never can be truly replicated. Maybe one of those things that makes surfing different. Everybody gets the same, regulation basketball, soccer ball, even bicycle in the Olympics. Your shaper....there are no shaper regulations in surfing.
Mine was a 6' 4" HIC shaped in the 90's . Could do no wrong on that board. Then , on groundhogs day in 2001, my roommate decided to burn the house down..... I ain't been right since
Who were the other surfers? Props to all. Big shout out to the lady who was charging and got a SICK one at the end!!!
John's the phenom
Ivan's the minister of style
Nathan's the revolutionary
@@JMH33SD haha ill take it!
I like John's style best by far. John is on another level.
Guys like Andy Irons comes to mind (I think Irons was better) with the style and raw power. Would be insane if we had a chance to ever see JJF+Irons travelling and doing vids together.
Indeed
What's a phenom?
Nathan..you are blessed to be able to travel to these exotic locations and score incredible waves that happen to turn on while your there....Thank you for sharing and taking us with you...That Zombie board really put you in da barrell and the tail-cam was awsome...Water is so beautiful and only the surfers out there really get to experience the feelings of crystal -blue tubes.....
Double ups are thick, fast, and huge…love your mellow, blissful calmness Mr. Florence. Love everyone of your videos!!! 👍🫶🏻
As you said, you had that Epic Indo day about as completely dialed-in as anyone possibly could--you explored an unknown slab in the morning 🌄, you compensated for a snapped stick in double up conditions by surfing on a "Zombie" repaired surfboard in the early afternoon with expertise & style, and later on in the afternoon really charged on the step up in massive surf...then for the evening session you cruised into some slick barrels, with the occasional decapitation, which everyone was getting served that day...&, because of proper application of a sunscreen & a full rash guard, you accomplished all that without so much as a sunburn or board rash>>>truly masterful surfing 🏄♀️
@@aitutaki50 we love surfing!!
it's beautiful for me watch all these people surfing together and sharing the waves. all of us love surf, it's magic and unique
Nathan, As most people do, I check everyday for a new vid. Easily the best Channel on TH-cam. I think you are tied with JJ as best surfer on planet. Boy, you have a gold mine in Mahina, you really need to feature her in any way possible. My wife and I watched her attack giant ) waves on your board more than once. You do a fantastic job with music and the edit. Keep at the guitar, you will get it one day soon. Thank you for all the flight miles, the hard paddles, the heavy beatdowns, the fantastic surfing you do, all of it. We the viewing audience, wait on pins and needles for the next vid. Thought you might like to know that. Way more Mahina please.
Dick Brewer and Skip Harmon (both deceased now ) used to have the old Hanapepe Surf Shop, mid 60s. Skip Harmon sold me this board he had made for himself. Remember, this was, like, 1970. It was a 5'10" twin pin tail , tri fin.
It was the second most fun board I ever had. That thing could really squirt all over South shore waves!
RIP Skip & RB
Greatest surf channel out there. Content never slows up.
Respect my bradda, you truly are a pioneer of surfing and what can and can’t be done on these crazy waves.
Oh man, envy meter redlining!
What a beautiful HT's day without a flotilla of boats and throthing Brazilian BJJ masters.
Even if it was just that last sunset session it would've been satisfying!
NB
Those double ups where like that guy with the yellow board drops into a barreling lip are just too much to watch!
Epic level again!
Gezzuz your getting some good mileage out of this trip, like nobody else bro.
Surf bender extraordinar...
Grew up on little Dume, during the 80’s & 90’s. Married and when my kids were born I finally realized just how human we are, so I slowly stopped. Even though there’s major hold downs while you make it look effortless and serene…Ty
Such good waves ❤ glad to see people get those insane barrels
No one makes me want to go surfing ,more than you!! thanks for the stoke 🤙
That double up is fooken nuts!
I haven’t laughed that hard in a while!!! lol!
My son is like “epic it’s surf simulator!”
So rad mate!
Good up on you .🤙🏼 Stoked you have built the path so that you can travel and surf these insane waves around the world
Wow, epic video one of my favourites of all time now
Awesome waves, a pleasure to watch such elegant carving and tube tuning. One thing, your eyes. You might not have burnt skin but your eyes got flogged. Friend I used to sail with was a bit of a ginge, his eyes got burnt too. Eye drops, know you use em already for your contacts, but look for eye specific repair.
9:14 love the tail mount. my eyes won’t dry vibes🙌🏻
I`m 51 years old and live in Germany. I just started surfing. 12:32 - this dude (looks old) gives me hope... :D
Hawaii approves you Chermans, you gotta a right
loved the little zig zag inside the barrel going over the 2 dudes that ducked under you,spit on that one was like a cannon!
Really crossing my fingers for a session with wind and little swell
The jealousy is palpable! ❤
You should start a channel called The Nathan Storm Chaser Crew where you travel the world chasing every good hurricane swell around the world with a cool and colorful surf team similar to the new Twister Movie. Have a special storm chaser truck and equipment and a cool film crew in the mix. Way more entertaining than the boring Pro tour.
14.39 is a rare wide one that unfortunately bounced up a bit at the exit. Then the lady rider nailed her bomb perfectly and will be a memory the rest of her life. Best part is with only a handful out...much more enjoyable than when the padang padang type crowd arrived like they did in your last last vid...
12:36 Great editing even if it wasn't on purpose, but you kinda get lulled into just a chill state watching the mostly chill looking roll-ins to these thick double ups just holding that line in the barrel. Then all of a sudden...YYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAHHHHH!!! 12:36
zoard the drone and creatine lord back at it again !!!
Yeew sick one! That board honestly looks super fun haha
crazy waves nate keep it up.
First :D man I love these videos, can't wait to be back in the water
Nice clip of my boy Fleck. Epic day.
Those drone shots of the takeoff zone are insane.
Florence winter gear looks bomb, check that junk out. That might be the best of the catalog.
bloody epic, a great watch
Awesome vid, loved the drone footage clips
Legend status. 🙌🙌🙌
I'm so excited for your brother today. He's up in about an hour for round 3. Wish hime luck for me.
Just amazing session TY ❤
Heading over there in a month. Stay around and I’ll buy you a beer. Btw, smart man for protecting the fair skin 👍
Good Show :) Really enjoy watching!
Next level dronework
Yellow board has style with those big bottom turns.
Thanks
is that Moona at 11:30? Awesome!!!! and then backed it up 15:30 big Time!
That right epic. Keep charging dont stop
What a session, love it
Stunning video thanks for that 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Love your videos you and your brothers are all hell man & true water men your mother also kills it I hope she’s still surfing anyway keep up the great work & good luck John in his world title hopes ever through I’m an Aussie yyyyeeeewwwwhhh🤙🏄🍺
One more thing Dear Nathan,
As a fellow french, I'm always looking for sick music, and some time you put very good in your vid
I wuold love to have the link to them in the description !
Kiss
10:25 what a sick wave!
WHAT A LIFE. ❤❤❤
Pure Awesomeness 🏄♂️
Tail cam angle looks sick !
So sick!
The hammerhead is born
Living the life all of us dream of 👍
Awesome video dude.
I loved the claims!
#EPIC Drones Shots ! ! !
Awesome raw pov!
love the music bro
Do you know what it is?
LADIES AND GENTLEMENS THE BEST IN THE SURFING OF THE WORLD … RIGHT HERE … HE WAX HE ATTACCS BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY… HE GO THROUGH THE VORTEX
🪄 The view forward from the leash plug is always👍🏾
Put a laminated wood nose block (1960's style) on it and keep the square nose.
Brother I wouldn't know if I'd want to surf or snorkel of that reef.. looks insane.
CHICKEN JOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOoooowowowoowowowowoowooooooo
I can see a Florence Zombie Surfboard available soon at your local surf shop.
I did not expect that to be that shallow. I would have expected this to be a deeper water break.
wow... 12:17 i don't know who that is but he got the nugget of the day. what a drop
That boards new name is STUBS!!!
I surf my 5’5 lost hydra in 1 ft overhead in choppy sloppy south Florida waves 🌊 and it’s 🤩 fun
goat!
Good stuff boss!
Live Coral , but I don't see and life like fish ect....Looks like a gnarly squall offshore too....Definitely closeouts on the first session and fun inside barreling rights later....🌊🏄♂️🔥💪👊
Fingers crossed for a good swell and John John and chopes
Epic......💪from Sardegna Italia 😊
Beautiful place, great skill. Greetings from Toluca Mex 😮😮😮😮
What legends!
simply wow....epic indeed.
That double up is sick.....where is this,🤙
W0W!
better than the olympic opening ceremony
Absolutely 😂
Nah actualy it was cool
@@Spirit_ZzI mean yeah if you're into that psychopic debaucherous leftist ideological cancer then sure, it was great. But for normal rational, intelligent and sane people, it was fucking disgusting.
😅 You're a beast and your eyeballs look sunbeaten 😎 GET glasses brother
Yeah Man !
@11:00 yewwww!!!
Nathan what you do has very serious potential consequences, there’s no doubt. Maybe this was the universe’s way of making sure you live to see another attempt… you need these sorts of days.
Insane
French pro surfers in the water , ripping also !
12:38 that turn was nasty
WHY doesn't NBC have Nathan and Koa doing commentary on the Olympics? It's f---ing Teahupo'o - who better?
Legend
Pyzel is going to start testing these
Ha. I was gunna say. He might be onto something here, and pyzel will make some short nosed proto board
What a wave! I need to get some of those before I die.
add some extra seconds before you paddle in the wave, would be great to more of the technique in such a small board and big waves.
10:40 sick
Does Zoard ever say "It's too good, film yourself Nate, I'm out there!"?
Epic. It would be cool to add swell stats/fitness stats in the description of the vids.
@@wyatt1476 yeah!!! I blew that with not tracking these sessions on my garmin
I'm worried about Nate, he's getting so tubed he's gonna catch Tuberculosis