“627 Hours” equals 37,620 minutes or, if you prefer, a total of 2,257,200 seconds. Well, that’s a lot of time. More than 26 days, actually. Alright, let’s stop the math and talk surf. Film director Kenneth Keeler has spent enough time with Matt McCabe, Mike McCabe, Chad Compton and Kellen Ellison, to understand that he […]
There you go. Despite all the controversy, the “Point Break” is back in 2015. Not with Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves, but with Edgar Ramirez (Bodhi) and Luke Bracey (Johnny Utah). Directed by Ericson Core, 2015’s “Point Break” is inspired by the classic 1991 hit by Kathryn Bigelow. The sequel – or updated version, if you […]
Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles kicks off in clean conditions at Bells BeachMonday, 25 May 2015 Bells Beach, VIC/AUS (Monday 25 May 2015): Round 1 of the Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles has been completed in small and clean conditions at Bells Beach on the opening day of the waiting period.With some of the top Indigenous surfers […]
Roger Hinds won the 2015 Icons of Foam Shape-Off Tribute to Rusty Preisendorfer, at The Boardroom, in Del Mar. It’s a back-to-back victory for Hinds. Last year, Roger conquered the Icons of Foam competition honoring Ben Aipa. The surfboard shaper has more than four decades of experience. “I’m really proud and humbled for back-to-back wins […]
Some say it’s the biggest paddle-in wave ever at Puerto Escondido. We say it’s a superb ride in a giant day, at Mexico’s queen of the waves. A round of applause for Mr. Mark Healey. The good thing is he survived the beast. Mark Healey had never seen Puerto Escondido pumping waves this big. He […]
An unusual San Diego joint-venture has developed the world’s first algae-based surfboard. Stephen Mayfield is a professor of biology and algae geneticist at UC San Diego; Rob Machado is the most famous surf environmentalist in the world, and Marty Gilchrist represents Arctic Foam, a surfboard blank manufacturer. The trio joined forces and knowledge to produce […]
Eight young British surfers were crowned at the 2015 Aquajuice British Schools Surf Championships, held at Widemouth Bay, Bude, United Kingdom. The most prestigious scholastic surf event in Britain attracted a record-breaking 122 surfers from 38 schools. Despite the shifting conditions, the contest got plenty of swell. The first event of the surfing season provides an opportunity […]
A medical laboratory scientist wants to overcome the irregular surfing conditions of Texas by building a surf pool in the Greater Houston area. Naradah Tisdel has a dream, and he will try to write history in the heart of Texas. The scientist-DJ has set up a crowdfunding campaign to draft the plans for a park called […]
John John Florence, Nat Young, Taj Burrow and Adriano de Souza are the semifinalists of the 2015 Drug Aware Margaret River Pro. The surprise of the whole event, Jay Davies, resisted until the quarterfinals, and only an in-form John John managed to put the wildcard out of competition, with a total heat score of 17.87 […]
The competitive market of surfboard fins has a new player. Meet Feather Fins. Their first goal is to conquer the heart of the European surfers. Feather Fins was founded by Kike Aradas, in 2014. The fin adventure kicked off in Galicia, Spain, but a sudden partnership with Erwann Laflutewith sent the product across Europe. Feather […]