Monday, April 11, 2011 4:30pm PDT

MOMENTS: Mark Healey

By: Janos Palko

Quiksilver's short film series MOMENTS has been flowing forth from the internet for a few weeks now, with new chapters being released weekly. Here is Mark Healey's segment. Healey hails from the North Shore of Oahu, where he grew up literally in the ocean. From skin diving to surfing Pipeline, Healey is about as comfortable in heavy situations as anyone on earth.

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A return to old-school measuring techniques is in order

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