2010 Belongs to the Pro Surfer Blog

It seems that 2010 has seen pro surfers go digital.  Looking for ways to increase their marketability and appeal to new audiences surf blogging has taken over.  Blogging has appealed to the pro surfer so much for simple reasons.  They are able to show people what they are really like.  Sure magazines and surf movies show their natural surfing abilities, but in the blogs you can peer into their daily lives. Pros being normal human beings. Listening to music, eating at their favorite restaurants, and offering their opinions about non-surfing things. Let's check out a few famous pro surf blogs, so we can really get the inside scoop.

Dane Reynolds is one of the most talented surfers on planet Earth. He has come to define the progressive era surfing. With incredible aerial skills and domination of any type of wave, Dane is well on his way to being one of the greatest surfers of all time. With non-stop bombardment from the surf media and sponsors, his blog titled "Marine Layer Productions" seems to be a way for Dane to escape the media and instead vent about real issues in his life. You are really able to see how the mind of such an incredible surfer is working. Although not the greatest piece of English rhetoric, Dane is able to convey such a laid back coolness in his approach. The blog consists of many videos and raw content that makes it feel soulful, like it was created by Dane and no one else. The videos of Mr. Reynolds surfing speak for themselves. Check out Dane Reynold's Blog "Marine Layer Productions" by clicking Here

A personal favorite of many in the surfing community is the surf/lifestyle blog of the brothers Gugauskas. The three bros. made up of Patrick, Dane, and Tanner hail from beautiful San Clemente, CA. While Tanner and Patrick are busy on the World Pro Tour, Dane is a free surfing phenom. The Gudauskas brothers entered the blog world in high style with their blog, The 3 Tree.

More organization than "Marine Layer Productions" definitely sets this blog apart. Maybe because there are 3 working on it instead, who knows. The Gudauskas brothers have portrayed their lives so well in blog form. The 3 Tree is a perfect combination of surfing, music, comedy, and exudes a great sense of just enjoying life. The perfect amount of serious and hysterical. Check out The 3 Tree for yourself Here

Next up comes the surf blog titled "The three slobs." This blog differs entirely from the first two because it was created by three groms. (term for tiny little surfer dude) Andrew Doheny, Ford Archbold, and Kyle Kennelly all hailing from Orange County California have done what few in the surf blog world could even attempt. They have teamed up to create a super blogging force. Sure the G bros. have three, but they're brothers so they don't count.  The 3 slobs are just these surf rat kids trying to entertain their friends. The raw emotion felt in the blog is totally real.  With few actual posts, its more of a way for these guys to post videos about their favorite bands and cool shit they saw on YouTube. Their friends probably love them for it and it works. They are able to create their own lifestyles and influence the directions their friends are going. Check it out! Here

Without a doubt surfers are not known for their writing. But then again you don't have to be good at writing to be a surfer. Surfers know how to appeal to their audiences with Videos and pictures, so I think in lieu of this The Wet Dream will start to offer more original photography and videos.

Go get wet!

Holiday Season Must Have- Ugg Boots

Undoubtedly the hottest item of the year for surfers is a pair of Ugg Boots. Scratch that, the hottest item of the year for everyone in America is a pair of Ugg Boots. The past several years have seen these uber comfortable sheepskin boots  gain mainstream notoriety as one of fashions biggest sellers. 

With public endorsements from such celebrities as Kate Hudson, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Pamela Anderson, Ugg Boots have captured the feet of many, and 

Still with peak sales occurring during the month of December they have come to be one of Christmas times hottest gift ideas.

Pam on the Set of Baywatch in Uggs

Unfortunately, within the past decade as the corporatization tactics of the Deckers Outdoor Company has led to market dominance of their “Ugg” brand of these uggboots, the company has lost touch with many people who respect the ugg boot lifestyle. 

Ugg Inc. has grown their brand to become synonymous with American Teenage girls.  A far cry from the boots’ origins in Australia and New Zealand amongst outdoorsmen and surfers.

 The Ugg Corporatization has made if difficult for men to wear their wooly boots without being submitted to harsh ridicule and hateful comments.

Everyday surfers choose to freeze their little toes off by wearing sandals or shoes when their feet could instead be cozy in a pair of uggs. Surfers have been repping uggs since the 1960s when they would don them coming out of the water to keep their feet warm. Surfer Brian Smith popularized the boot in the United States by offering them in his surf shop stores.

Hopefully Christmas 2010 is the year that uggboots make their return to all those isolated admirers in the world. For too long have they been hated on, its time someone steps up and demands a return to normalcy. Hopefully the links to different providers below can help you decide what pair you yourself like and not what pair the market and fashion have told you to like.

Sites:
Emu Australia

Ugg Brand

Mukluks

Aussie Dogs

Unnamed girl surfer wearing uggs

Best Eastern Swells 2010

2010 was a beautiful year.  The east coast was barraged  with numerous swells that undoubtedly made a lot of right coasters very happy. East coast surfing has been provided with hundreds of pictures of flawless breaks.  The wet dream wants to revisit the memorable eastern swells, hurricanes, and storms and provide some beautiful pics for your viewing pleasure

We'll start off with Hurricane Earl

Satellite footage provided by National Geographic

Ear hitting the Outer Banks of North Carolina