Category Archives: Surfboards

Julian Schnabel Auctions Surfboard for Charity @SurfersHealing

VIA – FORWARD Julian Schnabel Auctions Surfboard for Charity By Renee Ghert-Zand Visual artist and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Julian Schnabel has donated one of his limited edition “Blind Girl Surf Club” surfboards to a charity auction in California for Surfers Healing: A Foundation For Autism. The black surfboard, which has a picture of a girl … Continue reading Julian Schnabel Auctions Surfboard for Charity @SurfersHealing

Former hockey player Hartwick ’07 creates surfing simulator

VIA – THE DARTMOUTH Former hockey player Hartwick ’07 creates surfing simulator By Taylor Malmsheimer Published on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Print Report an Error Share Combining a love of sports with Dartmouth-nurtured creativity, former Big Green men’s hockey player Mike Hartwick ’07 recently created Rip Surfer X, a fitness apparatus designed to simulate surfing … Continue reading Former hockey player Hartwick ’07 creates surfing simulator

Boulder Creek surfer launches surfboard fin business

VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Boulder Creek surfer launches surfboard fin business By JENNIFER PITTMAN Posted: 11/26/2011 01:58:04 PM PST BOULDER CREEK – When Jerry Jett, 58, is not surfing, he is sketching geometric designs to adorn his handcrafted wooden fins and hoping an improving economy will boost sales at Jett Fin Co., a one-person … Continue reading Boulder Creek surfer launches surfboard fin business

North Shore Shaper Jeff Bushman, Big Wave Gun Specialist

VIA – ALOHA UPDATE North Shore Shaper Jeff Bushman, Big Wave Gun Specialist North Shore of Oahu is filled with a variety of options for purchasing a new surfboard. You can find a used one on craiglist or hunt one down at a surf shop. Personally, I like to go the custom route where you … Continue reading North Shore Shaper Jeff Bushman, Big Wave Gun Specialist

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