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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

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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