VIA – SD NEWS Let loose for a good cause at Windansea Surf Club’s fundraising event by Mariko Lamb The longstanding Windansea Surf Club and newly established Duck Dive in Pacific Beach are teaming up for a fundraising event spattered with art, music and entertainment on April 7, starting at 7 p.m. The lively evening … Continue reading Let loose for a good cause at Windansea Surf Club’s fundraising event
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Turning recycled foam into surfboards
VIA – ESPN Water to Waste foam recycling bins are in surf shops from San Diego to San Francisco. Turning recycled foam into surfboards By Jeff DiNunzio ESPN Action Sports Archive Surfboard construction has undergone a renaissance in the last decade, with shapers experimenting with a myriad of core materials, from closed-cell foams to repurposed … Continue reading Turning recycled foam into surfboards
O.C. surfer testifies in Bali bombing trial
VIA – OC REGISTER O.C. surfer testifies in Bali bombing trial Published: April 5, 2012 Updated: 5:23 p.m. By / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER It was a decade ago when a bomb blasted through nightclubs in Bali, sending shock through the surfing community as news hit in O.C. that among the 202 dead in the … Continue reading O.C. surfer testifies in Bali bombing trial
Eddie Would Go: Legendary Surfer’s Family Fights Movie Company
VIA – HONOLULU CIVIL BEAT Legendary Surfer’s Family Fights Movie Company HONOLULU (CN) – The family of the late, legendary surfer Eddie Aikau asked a state judge to stop a movie company from claiming the right to make a movie about his life. Edward Ryon Makuahanai Aikau (1946-1978), a Maui-born big wave surfer, was lost … Continue reading Eddie Would Go: Legendary Surfer’s Family Fights Movie Company
VIDEO: Tank-Treaded Skateboards Take Hill-Bombing Off-Road
VIA – GIZMODO http://youtu.be/ezlQE3d1WgE Tank-Treaded Skateboards Take Hill-Bombing Off-Road So you’ve just shot the President of the United States. You need to get to the bottom of a grassy knoll in Dallas on the double but damn if your skateboard’s wheels don’t keep getting caught in the turf. What’s a second gunman to do? … Continue reading VIDEO: Tank-Treaded Skateboards Take Hill-Bombing Off-Road
Maui Surfer Wins Innersection 2012 and $100K
VIA – MAUI NOW Maui Surfer Wins Innersection 2012 and $100K April 4th, 2012 It’s official – on Wednesday, April 4th around 3 p.m. Albee Layer got a surprise visit from filmmaker Taylor Steele at Layer’s house in Haiku to be given his $100,000 check for being voted as the winner of “Section of … Continue reading Maui Surfer Wins Innersection 2012 and $100K
Resident fights Wavegarden surfing lake
Ut oh… VIA – THIS IS SOMMERSET Resident fights surfing lake A resident behind a campaign group fighting proposals for a surfing lake on land next to the Portway says it is vital the site is preserved for future generations. David Wedge says the 13-acre Bristol and West sports ground near Sea Mills … Continue reading Resident fights Wavegarden surfing lake
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NOAA links dolphin illnesses to BP spill
VIA – THE IND NOAA links dolphin illnesses to BP spill Written by Heather Miller Tuesday, March 27, 2012 A report released Monday by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration concludes that the dolphins residing in the northern Gulf of Mexico are “underweight, anemic, have low blood sugar and/or some symptoms of liver … Continue reading NOAA links dolphin illnesses to BP spill
San Diego Surf Film Festival Makes Its Inaugural Debut in May 2012
Leonardo DiCaprio urges Californians to back shark bill
VIDEO: Women Surfing to Iv'e got a Feeling
Rare Hawaii-made book to crown surfboard auction #Aloha
VIA – THE STAR ADVERTISER By Erika Engle POSTED: 08:06 a.m. HST, Apr 16, 2013 LAST UPDATED: 08:06 a.m. HST, Apr 16, 2013 The rare book “The Surf Riders of Hawaii,” hand-made by A.R. Gurrey Jr. between 1911 and 1915, and believed to be the first book on surfing, is being … Continue reading Rare Hawaii-made book to crown surfboard auction #Aloha
Why Surfing Localism Violates Our Civil Liberties
VIA – HERMOSA BEACH PATCH Why Surfing Localism Violates Our Civil Liberties A look at how violent or aggressive efforts to push people out of local waves is similar to other forms of discrimination. By Serge Dedina 12:00 pm Editor’s Note: A version of this article originally published on … Continue reading Why Surfing Localism Violates Our Civil Liberties