Learn how Jamie O'Brien's upbringing on the North Shore has shaped his career. Then check out Jamie as he takes 8-foot soft top board out to Pipeline and uses it for a crazy board transfer at Backdoor.
Life on the North Shore can get a little monotonous, so Jamie and his friends head to the Big Island for a two-week camping trip to refuel and refresh both body and mind. It's a simple life, and it's awesome.
It's contest season in Hawaii, and Jamie is set to compete in both the Reef Hawaiian Pro Contest at Haleiwa and the Vans Sunset Pro a few days later. But first he and the gang head to Waikiki to rage at the Floatilla party.
Jamie throws down an epic free surf session at Pipeline, where he works on the board transfers that earn him his title as the best tube rider on the planet. Then he meets up with Albert, a North Shore local who resides at the iconic surf spot.
It's a big day for JOB. The Innersection Film Contest is announcing their $100,000 prize winner, and Jamie is in the running for first place. Now he just has to find a way to kill time until he finds out if he struck it rich.
The biggest contest of the year is the Pipeline Masters. Jamie enters with the added pressure of competing on his home beach. Meanwhile, some of Jamie's crew have other activities in mind.
Jamie gets ready for the big swells that about to hit the North Shore by dusting off his big wave board. While other are at a top surf spot in Maui, Jamie reflects on his decision to stay at closer, more familiar beaches.
In an effort to keep learning while out on the water, Jamie continues to master switch stance, dropping in goofy on some double-overhead waves. He also introduces his shaper, Wade Tokoro, and board artist, Wyland.
Unlike your traditional surf contest, the Backdoor Shootout is a team competition where surfers don't get eliminated. The format is simple: the competitor with the best overall score wins. See if Jamie can finally make it to the top of the podium.
It's December on the North Shore, and the waves are pumping. Jamie catches some of the best waves of the winter before meeting Jacob from Make A Wish Foundation and takes him surfing and diving with sharks.
Jamie earns a wild card spot at the Sunset Pro, a stand-up paddleboarding competition and one of the first stops on the Stand Up World Tour. As a newcomer to the sport, Jamie tries his best to learn competitive strategy as he goes.
With the Volcom Pipe Pro delayed, Jamie attempts to stick his biggest wave transfer yet. Then it's back to competition mode, where Jamie is put to the test against surfing prodigy John John Florence. Can JOB keep the youngster out of the top spot?
JOB catches some barrels after a long journey to Mentawai, Indonesia. Later, he pulls out an old finless board he once found under his parents' house and embraces the challenge of finless surfing for the first time in eight years.
While still in Mentawai, Indonesia, Jamie takes some surfing breaks to go diving and spear fishing. Later, he heads to Bali, Indonesia for a surf session with Cheyne Magnusson.
Jamie and Kaikea share a spa day before pranking a local surf teacher in Kuta Beach, Bali. Later, Jamie competes at the Padang Cup, an event he won in 2009.
Jamie O'Brien meets up with Kai Lenny for a full waterman's day in Hawaii, which includes paddle boarding, "downwinding," and JOB's first windsurfing session. See if Jamie can keep up with one of surfing's most well-rounded athletes.
Jamie and crew head to Indio, California for the iconic Coachella Music Festival. The boys let the good times roll and things start to get weird. Then it's off to Newport Beach where Jamie gives back to the community with the Mauli Ola Foundation.
Jamie makes his way down to Huntington Beach for some partying and bartending with Ian Walsh at the US Open of Surfing. After, JOB surfs the Wedge in Newport Beach as surf photographer Zak Noyle attempts to capture the amazing session.