This is footage shot of Kai Otton, Mike Rommelse, Thomas Jensen, Kyle Channon, and Clayton Wholley during a surf trip in Taiwan during Chinese New Year. At that time, the visiting surfers, Kai, Kyle, Mike and Thomas all worked for Insight. Clayton has lived and surfed in Taiwan for nearly a decade. The trip took a week and the surfers were plagued by very small waves for all but the last day. The night before the waves came the boys sacrificed brain cells to the booze gods who apparently are good friends of the wave gods.

You can follow Kai’s progress on the WCT.

The music was generously provided by Japan’s own QUO, Quality Underground Orchestra. Their new album is dropping right about... NOW!