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The Slow Boat To Somewhere…
Watch ‘Transport of Delight’ - the new Search film featuring Mathea Olin
Sometimes you want to explore somewhere you’ve been a little differently. Capture a different feeling and see the place from a new lens. Canadian surf phenom Mathea Olin did this recently, deciding to navigate the freezing waters of the far north Pacific Ocean with some friends on a 37-foot aluminum sailing boat called the Gypsy Baron.
They cooked on a wood-fed stove on the boat, jumped overboard to camp on the rocky shores, and stayed up late to watch meteor showers shoot across clear, cold skies. There were also the empty line-ups, where the only locals they came in contact with were orcas.
The crew scored too, finding new waves they’d never surfed before, surfing a faithful right hander absolutely firing, and checking out potential slabs to come back to another time. All of the surfing was done in ‘balmy’ conditions for Canada. “It was very warm and sunny. I was only surfing in a 4x3, hood, and boots!”
Despite the incredible weather, there were still blasting winds to negotiate and a few sketchy moments. On the night crossing over, the expert skipper Satch Robertson handed over a radio before bed and calmly told them if they woke up to him yelling from it, he’d fallen overboard. They’d have to come and find him. The guy was almost too relaxed in tricky situations, so Mathea didn’t know how to react when things got rough.
Those are the moments that make a trip memorable though. The people. The waves. The unique situations you’ll probably never be in again. That’s what The Search is all about. Proper adventure to inspire the next one.