Why Jamie O’Brien is the Ultimate Waterman
Most know JOB as the boundary-pushing, couch surfing, psyching, Pipeline master. His youtube channel, Who is JOB (now just Jamie O’Brien), has captured his psych and unstoppable excitement towards the sport of surfing for over 10 years. Redbull recently put together a video exploring what makes JOB the ultimate waterman. Through conversations with some of the finest surfers on the North Shore including, Akila Aipa, Brent Bielman, Mark Healey, Carissa Moore, John John Florence, Kalani Chapman, Kelly Slater, Poopies, and Flynn Novak, they uncover what makes JOB himself. Even more, we have included some of our favorite JOB moments that put him down in history for the most out-there, innovative, and slightly crazy Pipe surfer he is today.
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Here are some of our favorite JOB moments that have earned him a reputation as the ultimate waterman.
Surfing in a SPEEDO at the Volcom Pipe Pro
For years JOB has stepped away from the competition scene to pursue free surfing. However, when he does decide to return to a contest, he comes back with a bang.
Surfing Pipeline on a Window
JOB has mastered the waves at Pipeline to a point that ladders, soft-tops, and couches aren’t enough. In this video, he surfs one of the world's most dangerous breaks on a window... where the hell does he come up with this?
Getting Barreled with John John
What’s better than one pipeline legend getting barreled? Two! In this crazy clip, JOB and John John Florence get tube time together.
Couch Surfing Waimea Bay Shore Break Waimea Bay is probably one of the gnarliest waves on the seven-mile miracle. Apparently, for JOB, it is not gnarly enough. He takes his boundary-pushing to the next level by couch surfing the pounding Waimea Bay shore break.
Surfing Jaws on a Soft top
JOB is undoubtedly the soft-top king. He has been not only a pioneer to technical soft-top surfing but pushed every boundary and destroyed every stereotype that soft-top boards ever had. Watch him and Poopies charge JAWS, one of the biggest waves in the world on soft tops.
Surfing Teahupo’o Barrel While on Fire!
Finally, one of his most crazy stunts, surfing the heaviest wave in the world while on fire. For JOB, getting an awesome barrel isn’t enough to keep him psyched. He’s one of the best because he keeps pushing, innovating, and surprising the world of surfing with his crazy stunts.
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