Mason Ho: Surf Legends | From Backdoor to Olde World Slabs

Son of Michael Ho, nephew of the late world champion Derek Ho, and the surfer who swapped contest rankings for slabs nobody thought were surfable. From Pipeline and Backdoor to Puerto Rico, Indonesia, French Polynesia and second place at the Eddie, this is the Mason Ho story. 0:00 Early years & the Ho family 1:42 Uncle Derek 2:27 A different path: Puerto Rico 2:55 A Wee Slab: cold-water slabs 3:36 Indonesia POV 4:34 French Polynesia 2020 4:52 Backdoor Shootout 2022 5:31 A 5'6 at firing Backdoor 6:10 Waimea with Dad 6:38 The Eddie 2024 7:50 Outro Music: "Saltwater Groove", "Dusk Drift", "Hypnotic Surf" and "Subterranean Groove" by Big Sur Beats Footage: Ho & Pringle Productions Archive footage (1993): Nalu TV