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Andrew miller - 6 years ago

I Sarf because

Lurgs - 6 years ago

Brilliant. I'm forever trying to explain why I'm so tired but so energised after a surf but it's so hard to explain how it makes you feel. Not sure about e water though, you swallow enough anyway in a sesh. Great video.

gabriele macri - 6 years ago

Amazing soul! The FUCKING man!

surfinmuso - 7 years ago

Yeah, to me it's beauty, meditation, therapy, love and pure joy all wrapped together.

Lucas J - 8 years ago

His opening comments about describing surfing and not having to understand something are for me the perfect explanations of surfing

Shaka - 9 years ago

You wouldn't drink the water if you surfed in L.A.

Taylor Harris - 8 years ago

Get tough shaka

Taylor Harris - 8 years ago

I do

guigui1236 - 9 years ago

That's so hippie it hurts !!

jorge Balarin Benavides - 10 years ago

If he drinks water in some places in Peru, he is going to drink shit, literally.

RJ McPherson - 10 years ago

Songs?

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Mr.Woo Woo - 10 years ago

You watch these pro surfers do these I surf or even Kelly Slater...man bottom line is they surf cause it makes them happy. They do it out of love...you find me other sports where guys will go play professionally then head back out for the soul...surfers do! And that is why is i surf...for the love of it, heals the soul and puts a smile on my face whenever i'm in the water!

beerznbarrelz - 10 years ago

Is that mentawaii?

Helin Wang - 10 years ago

he got style.

rachelhoughable - 11 years ago

This guy bought a sandwich in front of me in line today....After watching this I wish I had spoke to him...

Matthew Warfield - 11 years ago

This guy is incredible.

sr175onx92 - 11 years ago

if he knew basic physiology of body fluid compartments and the renal system, he would probably pass on drinking the ocean water.

Basim Boulos - 11 years ago

mmm or maybe he would trust the fact that his renal sustem will take car eof all that extra salt brah

Alika Pepe - 11 years ago

0:22 math is amazing lol jk but sick vid billabong kepp up the good work

Torrey B - 11 years ago

That was amazing.

Gaby marrero - 11 years ago

te amo <3

Dominick Cutrone - 11 years ago

Beautiful.

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Caitlin Woods - 11 years ago

He came as close as it is possible to explain the feeling of surfing. Props to him

bcsburton - 11 years ago

I wanna meet this guy. He is an inspiration.

Brendan Wenzel - 11 years ago

My favorite one of the series for sure

Eric Cardens - 11 years ago

Damn rasta's my fucking inspiration.

anasta10 - 11 years ago

Trying to lose my mind - Matt Costa

XxCrazyKBxX - 11 years ago

1:04 - 1:08 daaayuuum nice slide on that alaia

Rasto - 11 years ago

Byron Bay / Australia

Rasto - 11 years ago

Whats the name of the song in the beggining

T D - 11 years ago

Much Respect David...Aloha :)

Ed Wilson - 11 years ago

He is a kiwi. Americans are stupid.

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lockie scicluna - 11 years ago

theres no way in hell u can explain surfing to someone whos never rode a board, but to another surfer he explained the feeling we chase perfectly

National Pornographic - 11 years ago

tried to make sense of that, nothing came to mind...

kayla schulz - 11 years ago

that was so cool I real new deep in side you do that

Ricardo Murua - 11 years ago

its called Cannabis

Greenstuffriders - 11 years ago

The purest surfer ever! Glad to have shared Taapuna with him.

Mitchell Latzman - 11 years ago

The water where I live is so good that literately nobody drinks bottled water, just tap. I'm so grateful for that.

bdonbdsful - 11 years ago

fuckin amazing!

chris mc - 12 years ago

Someone knows what's the name of the intro song?

aliREGGAEE - 12 years ago

Its an alaia. its easy just look it up

Szopen - 12 years ago

Can someone give me names of the songs ?

dylan pascoe - 12 years ago

what board is that called at 0:50? I want to make one do bad but I dont know how

Sarah XXX - 12 years ago

Wow he is great!! I like! (Y)

yuri95fu - 12 years ago

wisely words man

Moosemountain5 - 12 years ago

Who are the eight ass clowns who disliked this?

Yannick Bats - 12 years ago

Song at the end is the ghost and the darkness by carnivores. Its not on utube tho

R Hoekman - 12 years ago

youre probably just jealous because youre not as cool and awesome as he is. thats why u come on here and make negative comments towards him because u really want to be that way yourself but cant

Asier Larrea safón - 12 years ago

yeahhhhhhhhh

isidoros spanolios - 12 years ago

amazing video.beautiful person

Pedro Strom - 12 years ago

huge wanker for sure.. :)

Pedro Strom - 12 years ago

where is he from ?

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Yannick Bats - 12 years ago

what is the song at the end???/

Bliss Naquin - 12 years ago

what is the song at the end?

kountatalk - 12 years ago

What a wanker. He tries so hard to be how he is. The way he talks. The words he uses. The way he looks. Wanker

florent bercher - 12 years ago

for me best freesurfer of the world...

leopardface1 - 12 years ago

@crashby96 Well he's not dead yet, so he's fine for now :P this guy is so inspiring. Not to mention awesome.

Andres Del Busto - 12 years ago

name of the songgss?

Oub2 - 12 years ago

What about "I surf because it feels great." ?

giant regrigerator - 12 years ago

theres fish poo insida you

SmallTownGiants Newcastle - 12 years ago

Does anyone know what these songs are?

Shane Robitaille - 12 years ago

Fantastic!

Bryce Mongillo - 12 years ago

hahahahhaha oh my god so true.

DefSweater - 12 years ago

666 like ill take it

Omar Khan - 12 years ago

Yea bro a little bit of that seaweed right before a surf session does you good

Breanna Freeman - 12 years ago

the inability to describe something to me is proof that it is fucking amazing

Greekrider55 - 12 years ago

Alaia board

BowditchXD - 12 years ago

HE'S SOOOOOOOOOOOO FOREIGN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you know where I got that reference from, than you're my internet best friend.

s25036 - 12 years ago

fucking shit head ill stomp his face in

norgesta norgesta - 12 years ago

wow!two thumbs up....your living the dream dude.i hope you have damage boards and let me buy it for a least price.thanks dude!

TheBCCM - 12 years ago

An Alaia

muzak001 - 12 years ago

Niceness... Check Youtube: RAYTOM / Living Vicariously

Morgan Robinson - 12 years ago

It is a board styled on the ones the native Hawaiians used, just a plank of wood with a flat tail, rounded nose and no fin. Rasta is using a short one styled on traditional longboards of around 12 foot used by the natives. The Chiefs of tribes used sizes of up to 25ft as a show of their status.

Griffin Gullickson - 12 years ago

What kinda board is that at 1:00?

RamireZTKD - 12 years ago

oh lord I want to surf so much , like this is what i was meant to be doing , but i can't seem to be closing myself to this no matter what :(

Zach Weissberger - 12 years ago

The Ghost and the Darkness by Carnivores

Cairo Ziebarth - 12 years ago

yeahh...i wouldnt drink huntington beach's water..that crap is poisonous...

jandlrockursocks - 12 years ago

wow the idea of taking in some water before a surf is fabulous...hope u dont mind if a borrow that :)

Arthur Wellesley - 12 years ago

RASTA RAAAAAAAAAA

Zack Basilio - 12 years ago

i love this guy

daveasygoing - 12 years ago

Rasta my Hero

Victor Rodriguez - 12 years ago

Does somebody know the name of the song that starts at 1:43?

StorrorBlog - 12 years ago

@tymotoboy53 pussy

Jason - 12 years ago

I would drink the water in the ocean before i catch a wave but i surf in jersey.........

Micah Winston - 12 years ago

@VictorWizard666 Trying to Lose My Mind- Matt Costa :)

Victor Rodriguez - 12 years ago

What is the name of the song?

giomonserate - 12 years ago

I love this. Captures just what it feels like and how I feel about it. Thank you, Dave Rastovich! He has such a great vibe and surf style.

susana gonzalez - 12 years ago

awesome words, the result of be conciseness.

abeabe - 12 years ago

This. This is beautiful.

Jarrid Beeton - 12 years ago

@billyblaze111 i would like to see what you would say if a company offered you money to surf.... get over it dude you clearly just jealouse, and btw rasta walked away from billabong because he just wanted to surf and do no comps but was lucky enough that they re signed him as a free surfer

jonny mckeown - 12 years ago

did you know people pee in the ocean

j - 12 years ago

@skisunshine Desert Point?

Shock Advised! (Alex) - 12 years ago

The guy has way too much style.......gonna be taking the 5'10 Twinny out to Morocco in 11 days :)))))) not sure im gonna drink the water out there after it rains, probably end up with Hep A..... still if i get barreled it'll be worth it I Love Surfing

Mark McRurie - 12 years ago

@billyblaze111 You probably have no idea who Rasta is. He gets paid less to surf than most surfers because he chose the path of a free surfer. He doesn't compete, he doesn't go out and win heats or get ranked, in fact I don't even think he's in the top 100. He is one of the rare few who surfs for a living... sure he does get paid to surf, but I can guarentee you he isn't living a life of riches like Kelly Slater... he probably just gets by comfortably.

Dora Lives! - 12 years ago

He surfs because he gets paid to. If he didn't get paid to this video would be called "I work because..." Don't buy the hype of this type of marketing ploy. Surf when you can but get a freeking job so you don't suck the life out of surfing by turning it into some corpo money making scheme like this guy.

motocross6522 - 12 years ago

ahh omg he is right .. it is like describing a colour 2 a blind person and telling someone surfing which they never done before .. it's like you gotta do it 2 find out what it's like :D i never really gonna stop surfing it's a the sport ever x

John Cooper - 12 years ago

Drinking saltwater makes you crazy

Iddin Shah - 12 years ago

Never stop surfing Dave.

Randall Haraguchi - 12 years ago

Rasta is a legend. In his own little world, wish I could live that life.

verityandstu - 13 years ago

Just amazing. No pretence, no posturing, no arrogance. Just living it. You can see it in his eyes - he's lit up.

verityandstu - 13 years ago

@3sgtepwnzr Yeah. My thought exactly.

Gucci The God - 13 years ago

What a level minded individual. Guy got me super stoked. Rastovich is the man.

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Roy Stuart - 13 years ago

@afonsoDS 3 out of 300.... we are the one percent you are the 99% herd animals sucking the propaganda.

Roy Stuart - 13 years ago

@afonsoDS Thre people actually, sex unknown except in my case.

Roy Stuart - 13 years ago

This is nonsense if non surfers couldn't understand surfing then no one would take it up as a pastime. It's a stupid arrogant thing to say that one can't explain it.

ADDrific - 13 years ago

Surfing is a drug. It's a stimulant, a rush that envelopes you but at the same time it's slowing you down, making you see and feel like nothing is real and time stands still. It's explaining the unexplainable without using words.

John Paterson - 13 years ago

he is a fucking genius

Jake boston - 13 years ago

surfed with him today at my local break 10-6-11 and his style is amazing. by far my favorite surfer in and out of the water.

Kakka - 13 years ago

need more people like RASTA in the world! LEGEND.......!!!!!

Kaz Uyesugi - 13 years ago

@Pigroota "Experience alone can give a final answer. The knowledge gained in a few years by a commission of the kind suggested would be worth more than volumes of mere assertions and contradictions." -John Bates Clark

Karl XZY - 13 years ago

champion. if one we had more surf breaks and coast lines to accommodate the ever increasing masses.

Michiel Bush - 13 years ago

Fuck he got it so right............

Clempt90 - 13 years ago

I dont surf but after watching that I certainly will now :)

Javier Torres - 13 years ago

right on brotha

Nathan Beswick - 13 years ago

Amazing person

Kevin Poelman - 13 years ago

someone was so amazed he pressed dislike instead of like i think

hulza - 13 years ago

The ending song is "The ghost and the darkness" from Carnivores, i think.

George Williams - 13 years ago

Dave Rastovich, thankyou, i have just been inspired.

042499mac - 13 years ago

that guys got it gooodddddddd

Brooke Larson - 13 years ago

I love him

Cuong Tran - 13 years ago

though only 3 minutes long, this is the most profound clip about surfing I've ever seen.

megableeker3 - 13 years ago

what is the ending song??

Coral Naim - 13 years ago

WTH is with that 1 dislike

kersez - 13 years ago

You HAVE to surf til the day you die. If you don't still surf, you probably never really did.

SlideYourSoul - 13 years ago

Billabong please! What is the closing song!

Jorge Posada - 13 years ago

Amazing!

Lorne Greenlaw - 13 years ago

This dude is amazing

tymotoboy53 - 13 years ago

who else flinched when he said "fucking amazing?" lol

andreisidro - 13 years ago

He has the best job in the world! Surfing just for surfing, without having to compete and getting paid to do it!

Bryan Harvey - 13 years ago

now here's a surfer with a brain. refreshing...

Ray Alonso - 13 years ago

Yeah compadre!!!! Life is some deep shit hey????

Ray Alonso - 13 years ago

Yeah compadre!!!! Live is some deep shit ha???

Lewis Johnson - 13 years ago

@Rno1055 called an alaia

smokeandfly86 - 13 years ago

Closing Song Please???

smokeandfly86 - 13 years ago

Closing Song Please???

Billabong - 13 years ago

@Lo8is Trying To Lose My Mind - Matt Costa from the album Unfamiliar Faces

Luis Morais - 13 years ago

Oppening Song?

F Z - 13 years ago

Great video!!!!

Matthew Kennedy - 13 years ago

Cool dude..

Max G - 13 years ago

I have to travel 3hrs to surf shitty ice cold waves but I love it....great video!

Urbassk8 - 13 years ago

great comparison

Val D - 13 years ago

Great vid , thanks for sharing

stevecirillo - 13 years ago

True words.

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