Dr Abalone

Colossus. If you're a surfer the name will terrify you. Although it is a fictional surf break on a fictional planet in my book Songs of Thalassa, it is the giant of all monster breaks. The larges...

https://briantissot.com/2020/10/12/colossus-the-monster-200-ft-waves-of-thalassa/

For a long time is was a myth. Both a dream and a nightmare, A perfect mutant slab far off the trail. A slab of epic proportions. It's Teahupoʻo, arguably the gnarliest wave in the world, on ste...

https://briantissot.com/2020/10/05/what-lies-beneath-the-mutant-slab-of-shipstern-bluff/

The orange-red sun glows in the crimson fog. Ash rains down, the smell of smoke on the air. The streets are sparse, only a few walking cautiously with black face masks, looking sinister. The sett...

https://briantissot.com/2020/09/09/armageddon/

We perceive the world through five senses-- sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch. That is our universe. But maybe it's more than that. Snakes see heat, dogs smell fear, elephants hear clouds a...

https://briantissot.com/2020/05/29/do-plants-have-souls/

When I first saw the giant waves in the latest Star Wars movie, Rise of Skywalker, it took my breath away. Massive, huge and slow-moving they appeared as menacing grey-green monsters creating a t...

https://briantissot.com/2020/05/09/the-monster-260-foot-wave-on-kef-bir-the-ocean-moon-of-endor/

Thalassa. In a future where sporting competitions take place on distant planets, a Hawaiian surfer seeks to reclaim her fame and followers while defeating her nemesis once and for all. But once s...

https://briantissot.com/2020/04/25/songs-of-thalassa-chapter-7/

As we strive to survive during the first true global pandemic, we should reflect inward and rejoice in the many gifts we receive from mother Earth that we depend on, especially the sea. Here I fo...

https://briantissot.com/2020/04/22/the-akoni-four-challenge-how-surfing-can-teach-us-to-live/

Orbit. In a future where sporting competitions take place on distant planets, a Hawaiian surfer seeks to reclaim her fame and followers while defeating her nemesis once and for all. But once she ...

https://briantissot.com/2020/04/18/songs-of-thalassa-chapter-6/

PIPELINE. Just the name shoots fear through my heart. Insanely hollow tubes breaking over a shallow coral reef. The steep drop, crazy speed, and all the while the fear of the dark reef gliding be...

https://briantissot.com/2020/04/13/what-lies-beneath-conquering-fear-at-banzai-pipeline/

Waves of Change. In a future where sporting competitions take place on distant planets, a Hawaiian surfer seeks to reclaim her fame and followers while defeating her nemesis once and for all. But...

https://briantissot.com/2020/04/11/songs-of-thalassa-chapter-5/