VIA – TBR NEWS Two icons ride into the Surfer’s Walk of Fame by Dawnya Bartsch (Updated: Wednesday, April 4, 2012 6:11 PM PDT) This Saturday two more surf icons will be inducted into the Hermosa Beach Surfer’s Walk of Fame in a ceremony that should prove to be both a celebration and reunion for … Continue reading Two icons ride into the Surfer's Walk of Fame
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Let loose for a good cause at Windansea Surf Club’s fundraising event
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
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
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Surf Exhibit Opens in San Diego
VIA – IMPERIAL BEACH PATCH Surf Exhibit Opens in San Diego An eclectic crew of surfing legends, shapers, and historians from Coronado and Southern California attended the weekend reception for the show, which continues through March. By Serge Dedina 5:45 am Coronado surfing historian John Elwell with the Simmons surfboards from his … Continue reading Surf Exhibit Opens in San Diego