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An expressive physical gesture or flourish, usually made at the end of an especially well-ridden wave; similar to a fist-pump in tennis or an end zone dance in football. The surge of adrenaline that comes from a great ride can take over, and the body simply adds its own exclamation point to the moment. Depending on style and nuance, a claim can be celebratory, threatening, mocking, funny or apprec...
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Claiming: a RestrospectiveSubscribe to view
Andy Irons, Teahupoo, 2006. Photo: Pierre Tostee/ASPSubscribe to view
Adriano de Souza, Portugal, 2011. Photo: Kirstin Scholtz / ASPSubscribe to view
Ricky Grigg, Waimea, early 1960s. Photo: John SeversonSubscribe to view
Owl Chapman and the "hood ornament pose," 1972, PipelineSubscribe to view
Mick Fanning, Pipeline Masters, 2013. Photo: Trevor MoranSubscribe to view
Claiming: a Restrospective
Andy Irons, Teahupoo, 2006. Photo: Pierre Tostee/ASP
Adriano de Souza, Portugal, 2011. Photo: Kirstin Scholtz / ASP
Ricky Grigg, Waimea, early 1960s. Photo: John Severson
Owl Chapman and the "hood ornament pose," 1972, Pipeline
Mick Fanning, Pipeline Masters, 2013. Photo: Trevor Moran