Category Archives: Surfboard Shapers

Surfboard shapers' wave of anger

VIA – NORTHERN STAR Photo – Maddog Surfboards shop owner John Morgan is concerned about the influx of cheap boards from China. Surfboard shapers’ wave of anger Christian Morrow | 24th November 2011 THE future of the surfboard manufacturing industry in Byron Bay is in danger of being wiped out by cheap Chinese surfboards, industry … Continue reading Surfboard shapers' wave of anger

Artistic surfboards for sale in Ritz-Carlton auction -Proceeds will help @SurfersHealing #Autism

VIA – OC REGISTER Published: Nov. 20, 2011 Updated: 10:36 a.m. Artistic surfboards for sale in Ritz-Carlton auction You can bid on 35 boards from surf stars, celebrities and artists through Dec. 31. Proceeds will help Surfers Healing provide surf experiences to autistic children. A surboard decorated by Steve Wan, aka Ekura One, is up … Continue reading Artistic surfboards for sale in Ritz-Carlton auction -Proceeds will help @SurfersHealing #Autism

Class Act: Riding the wave with ecofriendly surfboards

VIA – BIZ JOURNALS Photo – Michael Emery’s business, Green Lightning Surfboards, manufactures boards out of recycled materials Tech and Innovation Class Act: Riding the wave with ecofriendly surfboards Boston Business Journal by Don Seiffert, Special to the Journal Date: Friday, November 18, 2011, 6:00am EST Michael Emery, 23, grew up in Haverhill, but he’s … Continue reading Class Act: Riding the wave with ecofriendly surfboards

VIDEO: 51 kilos of cocaine smuggled into Basque Country inside surfboards

VIA – EITB MEWS 51 kilos of cocaine smuggled into Basque Country inside surfboards 11/15/2011 Anti-drugs officers discovered between five and six kilos of highly-pure cocaine hidden inside a total of nine apparently used surfboards. Less than a month after Basque police busted a drugs-ring exporting cocaine into Bilbao in the form of Manolo Blahniks, … Continue reading VIDEO: 51 kilos of cocaine smuggled into Basque Country inside surfboards

The 'Art of Surfing'

VIA – ABC GOLD COAST 7 November, 2011 1:11PM AEST The ‘Art of Surfing’ By Candice Marshall The ‘Art of Surfing’ competition and exhibition is now on display at Surf World Gold Coast. The exhibition features contemporary and retro surfboard art by both surf artists and manufacturers, with 40 original works entered from local and … Continue reading The 'Art of Surfing'

Shapers Alley: Santa Cruz

VIA – SURFLINE Shapers Alley: Santa Cruz Santa Cruz County has some of the most consistent, diverse and varied surf in the country, if not the world. Perfect points, slabby reefs, wedgy beachbreak, slow peelers — plus a wide-open exposure to pretty much any swell the Pacific can produce and enough varied geography and kelp … Continue reading Shapers Alley: Santa Cruz

Gordon and Smith Surf and G&S Skate Announces New Leadership for a New Chapter of Growth

VIA – PRWEB Gordon and Smith Surf and G&S Skate Announces New Leadership for a New Chapter of Growth Leading California Surfboard and Skateboard Brand announces first leadership change in over 50 years to bring the company into a new phase of innovation and growth around the world San Diego, CA (PRWEB) November 03, 2011 … Continue reading Gordon and Smith Surf and G&S Skate Announces New Leadership for a New Chapter of Growth