Category Archives: USA

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

Surfing heron takes a ride at San Clemente Pier

VIA – SURFERTODAY   Surfing heron takes a ride at San Clemente Pier Tuesday, 03 April 2012 17:45 While surfing at the San Clemente Pier on Thursday, Jeff Marder rescued a black crowned night heron that was dangling under the deck of the pier, eight to 10 feet above the water, entangled in a strand … Continue reading Surfing heron takes a ride at San Clemente Pier