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Chapter 1: Big Wave Champ Billy Kemper Wins It All, Chases Massive North Atlantic Swell Into Morocco Share Updated: Monday, March 15, 2021 Narrated by Selema Masekela, 'BILLY' brings a unique perspective to the accomplishments of the four-time Jaws event winner, 2018 Big Wave World Champion and father of four from Maui now living on Oahu. Pushing limits of what is humanly possible every time he paddles out, Kemper's focus is the pursuit of riding the biggest waves in the world and achieving the lofty goals he set for himself. "This is a story of when what you love threat...

WSL Studios Launches ‘BILLY' Series Featuring Big Wave Champion Billy Kemper Six-part Series Follows Kemper's Road to Recovery After Near-Fatal Accident in Morocco Share Updated: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Los Angeles, CA/USA (Wednesday, February 24, 2021) Today, WSL Studios (the World Surf League's studio arm) launched the first episode of ‘BILLY', a six-part series that follows the healing journey of World Champion Big Wave surfer, Billy Kemper. The surfer was severely injured on a surf trip to Morocco with fellow surfers Koa Smith and Luke Davis in February 2020, ...

Big Wave World Champ Billy Kemper Opens Up About His Devastating Injury And Inspirational Comeback Episode 58 Updated: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 On this installment of "The Lineup" with Dave Prodan, Hawaiian Big Wave World Champ Billy Kemper joins the podcast to discuss the release of "Billy," the new six-part documentary series that follows his road to recovery after a life-threatening fall on a surf trip in Morocco. "BILLY" premieres Wednesday, February 24 at 9am PST and new episodes drop every Sunday at 9am PST. Watch on WorldSurfLeague.com. Right Place, Wrong Time Com...

When a massive swell hit the North Shore of Oahu, Koa Smith took the viewer for a ride-along.

R.I.P. Ben Aipa (1942-2021) Photo: Jeff Divine Link copied to clipboard When Ben Aipa’s big heart finally stopped beating on Friday, January 15th after the man succumbed to multiple health issues including heart problems, diabetes, strokes and dementia, the surfing world lost one of its most remarkable characters — and in some ways, one of its least-appreciated. Not due to any lack of respect. Ben commanded respect without even asking for it, from the moment he first took to the waves at Waikiki as a burly 23-year-old. But he wasn’t exactly shy. No other three-letter athlete from Farri...