You may remember Taylor Steele’s Castles in the Sky. It was a wonderful surf flick that you should remember. If you don’t, go and watch it right now. There were plenty of great sections, but Dave Rastovich’s stood out. “Castles in the Sky was all about travel and discovery, the beauty of hardship and pushing beyond your comfort zone,” wrote Steele. “This section was the sum of all those parts. What a pleasure watching Rasta’s flow and connection with this wave.”
Although Rasta’s (and Kalani Robb’s) surfing is amazing, it’s the b-roll footage that makes the section so good. Filmed in India, the section was unique. India isn’t generally thought of as a surf destination, after all, and finding the wave proved difficult. “After a week of scouring the coasts of India for a decent wave, we loaded onto a local ferry and headed to an island we’d spotted on Google Earth,” Steele remembered. “It was quite a mission, but the wave looked good (from space), breaking through the jetty and reeling on both sides. Dave was sick when we arrived (typical for India travel) and curled up sweating in his board bag. But when the light and swell came together, he rallied himself, got focused, and paddled out for this amazing session.”
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