Julian Wilson Turns A Wave Pool Into A Surfing Skatepark | The Rail Project

[@jsl7735]

Made out like they are climbing Everest at the back end of the season with the clock ticking and the project edging ever closer to failure. And then just at the last minute, mankind finally , finally does it. Slides. Along a piece of .. something.... in a wave pool. Utterly spellbinding achievement.. and I’m just as guilty cause I watched till the end.😖

[@davidclarke6901]

Time was ticking 😂😂😂

[@PedroPfrompembs]

So melodramatic. Did it really take that long to figure out the rail is going to move with each set

[@cjgamer2140]

A year of planning and this was the best anchor system they could come up with? Some high IQ's working on this lol. Wonder how much they spent on this project. Still a fan JW, but just sayin.

[@juan4realz942]

Hmm. It's crazy

[@jamessantiago7507]

I'd design it with a remote control to constantly be able to move in the pool or the ocean with a water ballast on the bottom that fills up with water and makes it heavy enough so it won't be flying around as much when you find the sweet spot on the wave and should always right itself up if it flips over. That's how I'd do it if had the 💰

[@bryan_garrick_little]

​@@jamessantiago7507 water ballast and hull design would've made a huge difference.

[@onshore1ft]

Ben Gravy already did this a while back.

[@elishanilsen]

damn straight

[@patrickfitzgerald6073]

And transworld surf/built to shred way before that... It's been a bit different each time. It's a bit silly of an idea though...

[@elishanilsen]

Patrick Fitzgerald oh really? Can you link me curious to see. Yeah I agree. It’s interesting tho but seems like especially in this case kind of a waste of money. A year in production?! On the other side I think it starts to build an interesting narrative towards the future of surfing and seeing where the sport can be taken. The rail def belongs more so in man made wave pool and we are looking at a hybrid of wakeboarding/ snowboarding with surfing. But at its heart surfing is a natural occurring thing. It’s a way of life. I believe we are starting to see the evolution of the sport tho

[@jamessantiago7507]

Actually it was a dude I used to surf with back in the day who did it well over a decade ago in maui goes by the name of Randy"goose" Welch. You can see it on the Osiris video titled "OUT OF ORDER" with the Osiris riders. Cheers✌🏽🤙🏽

[@sbnqy]

ham and cheese Iv seen him get spat out of 6ft plus barrels? I reckon your sister charges harder than you then?

[@WilAlexander]

In a wave pool - solid anchor, solid supports (snowboard style) wedge shaped bottom to take on the wave - it'd look gnarly at first being out of the water but with consistent waves it'd be in the same spot on the wave each time.

[@antoz8229]

Why so serious.

[@Yolonathan]

I'm more impressed that a pool can create waves like that rather than him grinding a silly box

[@schmamal]

been done before. pro dude got a whole team, a wavepool and a red bull budget and he lands one trick. wow. that is so cool. maybe invite a team of surfers so there is actual innovation. lol.

[@ykamimura3038]

Maybe the next iteration, the bottom off the he rail needed a hull like a boat, streamlining when the wave goes under it, more likely to stay in position than just a flat bottom.

[@TheCarrots101]

This is so gimmicky lol. The fact that they’re playing it completely straight is hilarious

[@rainbowjon4880]

Please let's not do this again

[@colinp1233]

Awesome! Next can we do a wave at a wakeboard/cable park!

[@RussellBentleyoz]

Already did this at our local with pvc pipe 25 years ago

[@OfficialBloodrunner]

grinding rails in surfing...that's amazing

[@fernandomaron87]

I respect your opinion, but i think it's pointless

[@jonnycaiani6428]

red bull was soo pumped when he said now im ready after a sip and then slapped it lmao

[@jamesfurlong366]

I couldn’t tell if he was skydiving without a parachute or just having some fun because of the seriousness

[@amadahita2073]

Ahhhh amazing waves I always watch amazed riding the heavy waves with heavy music like Delta Parole or with relaxing music videos in background. If crazy like then always heavy tho

[@huntertiveron7]

this is amazing

[@damodaraomalley3974]

Why catho? My good old home break.. That's random and cool to see it on here

[@tysonrinker5958]

That was sick

[@reefpollock8733]

so sick

[@catinthehat8412]

what does the bottom of his board look like after

[@timskates5040]

This is Epic!

[@jordanroywhite]

Also why is there “only 45 minutes left”? What is this deadline, besides extra drama for the video? 😂

[@tonybeatbutcher]

I like the teamwork

[@TheFletchandSebShow]

So rad.

[@jordanroywhite]

*almost takes his head off and they don’t change a thing about the setup* “Well let’s get back out there!”

[@cornholio69]

so siiick!!!!

[@joshkoopmans9471]

Need a catch surf beater cos it's finless

[@nicopell100]

Josh Koopmans any board can be finless dog

[@jacksonrandall5363]

You did this on my b-day!

[@CalebR1]

That’s insane

[@DanRice24]

Yeeeeeooooowwwweeeeeee

[@cazbaillie5591]

This is sick

[@funkmasterkirk]

This is insanely dumb. Just another way to mess up your surfboard.

[@richardallen1555]

Hence why it is a once off project

[@Enaresbclimber]

and your body when it smacks you.

[@petermcdougall1152]

It's wrapped in carbon so it's stronger then a foam/ fiberglass board. Plus it's red bull, they can get or have tons of surfboards

[@MrHenryWest]

Game changing!

[@stuearth5076]

Heavy bottomed rail pulled by a jet ski against and incoming wave with a surfer on it- can slide the rail, the weight of it means it goes through the wave, and ideally ahead of the curl. Would take some practice to get the timing but the anchor thing does not seem to work, as shown here.

[@toomuchfandango]

love to see some Melbourne local punters take a swig of red bull and fly over that rail thingy and miss the head butt! nice job JW.

[@matthewlandfried9419]

What boards are those?

[@kealiilovell1876]

Dam should make a wave pool that is equip with that already 🤩

[@kylewattssurfing3266]

Great content please keep it up and I'll keep watching.

[@KanyeKetchup]

Keep going bro 💪🤙

[@GUIDESPERSPECTIVE]

That was more anticlimactic than when Geraldo opened Al Capones Vault.

[@ronaldolopes4942]

Muito top...

[@kleberdemorais]

ai-sim----muito-da-hora-parabéns--\o/

[@teresa7780]

y no weighted bag, connected to each corner

[@dukeflyingcow]

it's all well and good if you're a pro and not to worry about dinging your board aye?

[@justmikehk]

Frick....next stop is a rail at pipe...jk good on ya Julien! Fair dinkum!

[@dezionlion]

Pipe doesn’t need a rail to take your head off! Wave parks yes , ocean NO! Besides if it was possible JOB would’ve done it already...

[@bayfire9982]

Lol, "it took over a year of production to set up" 5 second later, "it's basically a weighted bag connected to the rail"

[@MMP787]

Why didn’t Red Bull hire me for this. We have the capability to create a water surf park in a few month. With such a controlled environment this is very simple

[@MegaVince09]

We have to draw the line somewhere... this is dumb. Surfer if you want rails get on a wakeboard.

[@ErgoCogita]

The only lines that exist are in your head. Have fun with it.

[@gregnorstrom1571]

I'll be impressed when it's a double kink.

[@FernandoSilva-ok9vs]

Precisa ter um peso à 90° e um outro peso lá atrás pra impedir que obstáculo seja levado pela onda.

[@indahigh]

this was ORIGINALLY DONE by JOE CRimo and Josh SLeight !! surf and skate !! Imagin how hard it was to acomplish on open waters down in Baja Mexico lots of fun !!

[@JN-zs7nd]

everybody gangsta till the rail starts fighting back

[@kylewattssurfing3266]

Awesome awesome very cool and thank you thank you thank you for sharing because it's very very very entertaining.

[@richardallen1555]

Front board to fakie would be so crazy

[@elliotmartinat7819]

Does It not break the board

[@pedrogarciaatucha3005]

I don't like where this is going

[@cristianocastro722]

The best trick Surfer 🏄🌊🎥✌️🤙😎

[@losbros8716]

wonder what the board looked like after

[@KneeJerk]

jeez bro, red bull should give out more helmets and less of that fizzy shit in a can half of these pros are sponsored by...

[@calvindignard5137]

Knee Jerk the element of danger is the point. Also if you spent your whole life training a certain way, than plop a helmet on your head it throws your centre of gravity off

[@dolbyderringer2225]

Oh shit they they don't know what they just started!

[@sctim123]

Finless makes more sense? I’d be stalling for the barrel lol

[@AnthonyTilleyVideography]

progression

[@juan4realz942]

I think surfers are just grasping at straws to be edgy and get the next big paycheck. This is a prime example. Although difficult and novelty. This will never be looked at as gnarly. Sorry bro. 6:00 was the best part tho lolol Much love for the grind of pro surfing tho. Just my opinion anyways.

[@ZYVZX]

Jon Kop would be proud!

[@rubyarmstrong3041]

omgggg amazinggg

[@munyanezabosco8202]

🙏

[@jamesgonda3785]

Looked fun til the head chop part tho on the 2nd attempt first wave almost got socked behind the head again.

[@sbnqy]

Why does Julian always seem like his pissed off?

[@protectourfreedom8221]

Because his hairline is changing. I know from experience.

[@phoarey]

Just gross. This is about as far as you can get away from 70s soul surfing.

[@tobinbh3940]

fuck you'd think red bull would have experience with wake boarding and kite surfing who both use hard rails and boxes ..yes not in wave but you could have a hard rail in the sweet spot that doesn't Ove,thats a death trap...top effort to Geta line on it tho

[@rawvisions7592]

4:09

[@graememac376]

Judging by the comment section it must be cool to be negative these days

[@-Meltology.store-]

Negative can bring out the truth just shows people are passionate about surfing...what a bunch of kooks 😂

[@graememac376]

@@-Meltology.store- it's just a bit of fun mate. Surfing and skating are very similar so why not. This won't take off though that's for sure

[@ShiftsThaGizzim]

Imagine permanent structures cemented into the floor bed like rails, ramps, tubes, or whatever else you want though. If you want to get wacky, then let's get fucking wacky bro XD

[@MrUrynis]

we didnt get the shot go again

[@HuyLy94]

Looks like theres a bit too much friction between the rail and the board

[@barventureidn6351]

Much respect and appreciation, but why we always braked something that already good ,i mean seriously HUMANS 🤙🏻

[@juanjlopezj6698]

Dude almost hit his head on that floating rail

[@emmcey]

this is almost as pointless as my life.

[@aidanloeser4890]

There's something so wrong about "ready for the next set guys" into a walkie talkie.

[@sV3Z1]

This would be cool at the end of a wave after all the barrels and hacks have been done

[@Lotus-Son]

Kinda wished they put JOB on this one, think he would've made it light-hearted like it deserved to be.

[@gatord0g]

I’ve been saying this my entire life, but I never thought I’d say it about surfers... JIBBERS GONNA JIB

[@boatscrypto5856]

Problem is you need two lines on either side of the front of the rail

[@MachineHeadDissent]

🤙😎🤘

[@leonardoferlinghetti4933]

Leave it to skateboarding

[@kabayizalambert5654]

👍👍👍👍

[@Scotty_P]

I would rather see Julian ripping some waves in a strange surfing destination, butttt I guess its all for the views not the content these days

[@jacobtravers1961]

Built to shred already did it

[@juan4realz942]

Apparently Ben gravy too? Lol

[@al19527]

This is so lame and wasteful, julian how about spending your time training to win a world title. That would a feat not this childish rubbish

[@mikethiem9266]

This is just having fun the world title race is a joke

[@seendizle]

All that time for a 8min video. Why not just fix it to floor of the wave pool?? Seems stupid to me.

[@Radical_Induction]

You have a pool that makes perfect waves but your rail tech is stuck in the 12th century for some reason. Ever seen a floating dock? Why is this so hard?

[@bradleypinto1153]

Ride a twin fin in the pool and ride the rail 50/50

[@jimjammy1788]

Would've preferred to see Julian get pitted and just rip the shite out of that wave as it looked kinda nice..

[@AdamNZ]

It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt. To be honest I’d just solidly fix the rail and it’ll work. Too many variables otherwise.

[@Badz92685]

Neva mind this rail shit!!! Save the rails for cocaine 🤣🤣 jus concentrate on a world title

[@MichaelMillerGR]

The most dramatic boardslide ever. Why not literally anchor it to the seabed where it cannot move? Why have it even get thrown around by the wave?

[@TheJedihayes]

First world firsts