VIA – OC REGISTER t about 5 p.m. Friday, hundreds of surfers and rowers gathered around a Hobie Cat catamaran off the shore of Doheny State Beach to celebrate the life of surf and sailing entrepreneur and pioneer Hobie Alter. BRUCE CHAMBERS, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER BY LAYLAN CONNELLY / STAFF WRITER Published: April 18, 2014 Updated: … Continue reading Hundreds take to water in tribute to surfing icon Hobie Alter – #aloha #surf #oc
VIA – ASP Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Breaking News: Slater Splits from Quiksilver Dave Prodan Monday, March 31, 2014 Today, in a move tantamount to Michael Jordan splitting with Nike or David Beckham with Adidas, Kelly Slater has announced his parting ways from 23-year sponsor Quiksilver. Slater signed with Quiksilver in 1990 at the age … Continue reading Breaking News: Kelly Slater Splits from Quiksilver – #Surf #aloha
RIP to a man I personally admired so very much… Surfboard, sailboat innovator ‘Hobie’ Alter dies AP 12:24 a.m. EDT March 31, 2014 PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — Hobart “Hobie” Alter, who helped popularize surfing and sailing with the development of the foam surfboard and the “Hobie Cat” sailboat, has died. He was 80. Alter … Continue reading Surfing Pioneer & Legend Hobie Alter Passes Away At 80 Years Old…#Surf #Aloha #California #History
not as much as John John and Andino but pretty sweet fing deal! VIA – THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Six-figure surf deal for WA teen The West Australian Rhianna King The West Australian February 12, 2014, 2:52 am A blond-mopped Margaret River surfing prodigy with a huge grin is now one of the highest-paid junior … Continue reading Australian 16 year old gets six figure deal from Billabong – #surf #money
VIA – GUYISM <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/r0JoGbo7ehg” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> Loving the direction this year’s episodes of Alana Blanchard’s Surfer Girl Web series is going as just like last week we get to see her doing another sexy photo shoot this week. Not only that we get a behind the scenes look at the … Continue reading Alana Blanchard did another sexy photo shoot for her ‘Surfer Girl’ Web series #Hawaii #aloha
Steph is all class… VIA – DAILY TELEGRAPH Taylor Auerbach The Sunday Telegraph January 24, 2014 3:55PM STUNNING surfer girl Stephanie Gilmore has hit back at critics who labelled her infamous 2013 television advertising campaign for Roxy “voyeuristic” and sexist – declaring ‘I’m no slut’. In an exclusive interview for this weekend’s Sunday … Continue reading I’m sexy, not a slut’: Australian surf champion Steph Gilmore hits out at critics of her raunchy Roxy ad
VIA – THE AUSTRALIAN Lucy Ardern Gold Coast Bulletin January 14, 2014 1:01AM Stephanie Gilmore, left, brings fashion to the beach during a recent photo shoot. Picture: Splash News Source: Supplied BUNNY ears and a fluffy tail appeared to be the only thing missing when Gold Coast surf star Stephanie Gilmore was spotted taking to … Continue reading Gold Coast surfer Stephanie Gilmore suits up for Vogue fashion shoot but has a wardrobe malfunction #Aloha #Photography #Australia
VIA – YAHOO! Billabong’s Financial Woes Impacts Surfing Community By Killeen Gonzalez, Yahoo! Contributor Network 5 hours, 35 minutes ago On February 24th, 2012 the surfing community learned that the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay was being downgraded by the Association of Surfing Professionals due, in part, to Billabong’s recent financial woes. Here are … Continue reading Billabong’s Financial Woes Impacts Surfing Community
Great article, however, one just need to go in both stores to see what’s really going on… VIA – SEEKING ALPHA Can PacSun Surf Back To Profitability In Its Competition With Zumiez? April 5, 2012 | about: PSUN, includes: NKE, VFC, ZQK, ZUMZ Action-sports themed youth retailer Zumiez (ZUMZ) reported same-store sales April 4 for … Continue reading Can PacSun Surf Back To Profitability In Its Competition With Zumiez?