“The 10th World Title seemed harder to me and felt like a 2 year journey—really it felt like 20 year journey to get to the 10th. This year that was done, and I c...
OCEAN BEACH, San Francisco/California (Tuesday, November 1, 2011) – Clean three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) waves graced the banks at Ocean Beach today as the world’s best kicked off the Rip Curl Pro Search San Francisco.
Event No. 10 of 11 on the 2011 ASP World Title Series, the Rip Curl Pro Search San Francisco will play a pivotal role in determining t...
Our Las Flores Surf Club sits above the wave at Las Flores Point, overlooking three right hand point breaks offering the best of Las Flores. When our guests arrive through the canopied swaying palms and walk out to the edge of the point they know they have arrived in paradise. On the south side of the property you can view the...
(CNN) — By A. Pawlowski. Hurricane Irene has come and gone, but many travelers are still going nowhere fast in the aftermath of the storm. The airlines are just recovering after canceling thousands of flights over the weekend, some mass transit systems are still struggling, and train service remains sporadic in parts of the Northeast ravaged by Irene.
Flying may get just a little less frustrating and a bit more transparent starting Tuesday, when new federal airline passenger protection rules go into effect. ”It’s huge,” said Kate Hanni, founder ofFlyersRights.org, who has fought for the changes for years. ”If you’re flying on (Tuesday), you’re 400%...
The budget carrier finally takes off again, but with reduced flights and strict conditions
Who said tigers can’t fly?
After a grounding that lasted six weeks, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has given Singapore’s budget carrier the green light to return to Australian skies.
Los Angeles (CNN) — For many travelers, just hearing three simple letters together can cause fits of anger and anxiety. Those letters? LAX. Los Angeles International Airport is a mess of bad traffic, decaying terminals and an inconvenient gate layout. But for me, LAX is home. It definitely helps to know your way around, so I’m sharing my tips with you.
A folding travel surfboard? Kook or cool? Surfline puts it to the test By Mark Anders If you’ve been on a surf trip recently, then you’ve probably been there. Standing at the ticket counter, trying to convince the airline folks that there’s only one board in that double coffin bag.
And then fuming when they start extracting cash from your wallet for oversized bagga...
Red Bull Rivals is a one day surf event playing off the East Coast / West Coast rivalry between Marine Corps. boot camps stationed at Camp Pendleton – West Coast trained Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Marines and East Coast trained Paris Island Marines. Ten surfers from each coast will battle it out in a head-to-head surf competition in the restricted waters of Del Mar...
(CNN) — You think of yourself as a reasonably hip, attractive person. You wear the latest styles and present your best side to the world. But then you open your passport and there it is on Page 2: A blast from the past staring back at you.
Maybe you were just recovering from a tragic haircut when that fateful picture was taken. Perhaps you were at the height of your facial hair...
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 28 June, 2011 : – - The new Jakarta branch office of Quiksilver South East Asia operations and Quiksilver Asia Sourcing officially opened it’s doors in the Kebayoran Lama area of Jakarta on Friday June 24th. A clearly chuffed Quiksilver SEA CEO Paul Hutson had the honour of cutting the ribbon to open the doors in the ribbon cutting ceremony attended by...
Ten-time world champ celebrated in Surf City By: Joe Turpel
Main Street in downtown Huntington Beach was completely blocked off Tuesday night. The street that splits two of the biggest surf shops in the world had a stage set where cars should’ve been. The traffic still existed — hundreds of people battling for front and center positioning, as they anticipated the arrival of ten-t...
Jack McCoy’s epic film on surfing has had its Hawaiian premier at the Maui Film Festival under the full moon this past week. A Deeper Shade of Blue was chosen to open the 12th annual event at the majestic outdoor Celestial Cinema on the grounds of the Wailea Golf Course. This grand 40 by 30 foot screen is erect each year on the Emerald Golf Course overlooking the Lanai Mo...
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 19 June, 2011 : – - Ribeira d’ilhas, Ericeira – Julian Wilson (Sunshine Coast, AUS) 22, has won the ASP PRIME Quiksilver Pro Portugal defeating Gabriel Medina (BRA) 17, in a much anticipated matchup between the two inform surfers of the event, 19.37 to 12.83. A near perfect performance from Wilson left no chance for his younger opponent to build a chal...
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 16 June, 2011 : – - Today, Vita Coco, the nation’s best-selling coconut water and one of the fastest growing beverage brands in the U.S., is happy to announce that 10x ASP World Champion surfer, Kelly Slater, will join the Vita Coco family as a spokesperson for the...
Event period: June 19-20 at Huntington Beach; June 21-25 at Lower Trestles
BRIEF OVERVIEW: For the Huntington Beach portion of the contest (June 19-20), a modest, but very contestable, south swell will be running. For the Lower Trestles portion of the contest (June 21-25), a series of southwest swells will possibly build, with the largest waves looking likely for the last...
It’s that time of year again, folks.The 2011 Atlantic tropical season is upon us. We’ve heard predictions of a busier-than-average year, but coming off of La Niña this is to be expected. La Niña is a periodic cooling of waters over the Eastern Pacific Ocean off of the South American coast. (The opposite of El Niño, which is a periodic warming of the waters.)
Three-time world champ died of sudden cardiac arrest; second cause of death “acute mixed drug ingestion”
The following statement was just released by the Irons family regarding Andy’s autopsy and toxicology report. He passed away in Texas on November 2nd, 2010 at 32.
We have received the final autopsy and toxicology report filed in connection with Andy’s death on November 2nd, 20...
Noll Surfboards in San Clemente is now accepting surfboards for recycling
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 2 June, 2011 : – - San Clemente – Rerip is proud to announce the establishment of its first surfboard recycling location outside of San Diego County. Noll Surfboards in San Clemente is now accepting surfboards for recycling, becoming the newest Rerip recycling locat...
In a word, solid. Another couple words: well-forecast. After consulting extensively with Surfline Forecasters, contest organizers called this event five days in advance — a rarity in big-wave contests. More words: almost too much of a good thing. This was the same swell that forced the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Champs in Peru to finish a day early, with sets washing through the contest are...
Written by 3 hardcore surf docs, this book gives surfers the complete lowdown on surfing related medical problems; how to diagnose them, how to treat them, and how to prevent them. With chapters devoted to first aid, fitness, dangerous marine animals, big wave surfing, overuse inju...
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 26 May, 2011 : – - A surfer on the Big Island of Hawaii on Wednesday experienced a dangerously close encounter with what’s believed to have been a tiger shark, which bit down on the tail end of her surfboard at a spot called Lyman’s.
The surfer was not inured in the incident, which occurred at about 1:30 p.m. Lyman’s and nearby beaches were subs...
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 24 May, 2011 : – - Punta del Lobos, Pichilemu, Chile – The 2011 Quiksilver Ceremonial Punta De Lobos Big Wave Invitational presented by Sony Ericsson and Suzuki has officially been called ON by Big Wave World Tour Contest Director Gary Linden for Saturday, May 28.
“We are excited to kick off the 2011 Big Wave World Tour with the third annual Quik...
By: Mike CianciulliSurfing is often a game of numbers. Especially when we’re talking south swells, West Coast surfers can turn into bug-eyed, overzealous mathematicians. But when the local buoys in Orange County peaked late Thursday at three feet at 20 seconds, then shifted to four feet at 18 seconds, everyone put their calculators away — it was clear something serious was in the water. And...
Governor Jerry Brown closes 25% of California’s State Parks
By: Surfrider
In what could be a best case scenario Californians woke up a few days ago to find out that a quarter of our state parks, 70 in total, were slotted to be closed.
This hasn’t happened in 100 years.
Another way to say that same thing is that in 1911, the year Italy declared war on the...
Vasco Ribeiro Wins Islas Canarias Santa Pro Junior
ASP Grade 3 Men’s Pro Junior event La Cicer, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 11 – 15 Mayo 2011
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 15 May, 2011 : – - Gran Canaria, Canary Islands – Vasco Ribeiro (Praia da Poca, PRT) 17, has defeated William Aliotti (Saint Martin, FRA) 17, in a low scoring tactical final 13.17 to 10.20 to wi...
After a 2 week rest, the Pacific Ocean starts to provide us with nice conditions for Chicama. A nice big Swell SW 218° / 10ft to 12ft / 17 Sec, is reaching Chicama the 16th of May. Send SWELL Alert to your clients and make them enjoy Classic Chicama!!!
Después de 2 semanas de descanso, el Océano Pacífico nos brinda muy buenas condiciones para Chicama. Un muy buen SWELL SW 218° / 10ft a...
A new documentary titled Splinters premiered last week at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. The film, shot and directed by a talented young Santa Barbara native named Adam Pesce, uncovers an incredible story that has taken place in a remote village in Papua New Guinea. The film raises many relevant questions about traveling surfers and our effects on th...
By: SurflineMay is just one month away from summer. For the top half of the planet, this means the sun rises earlier and sets a little later with each passing day. That steady increase in solar power warms up the atmosphere, which in turn shuts down most storm/swell production over the Northern Oceans.Since the Northern Hemisphere is mainly out of action this month, the search for a reliabl...
Andino, Geiselman, Coffin bros, Peterson headline stacked American squad in Peru.
By: Mike Cianciulli
It’s been five long years since Kolohe Andino first donned an ISA jersey at the ripe old age of 13 in Marasias, Brazil. The PacSun USA Surf Team didn’t earn a single medal at that event and have still yet to match their best-ever silver medal showing of 2004.
Some of the world’s best big wave surfers will head to San Clemente, CA, this Saturday, April 30th at 6pm for the second annual Big Wave World Tour (BWWT) awards presented by Jim Beam Bourbon. Hawaiian surfer Jamie Sterling will be crowed the 2010/11 Big Wave World Champion based on his top placements in three major Big Wave events in Chile, Peru, and Oregon during the 20...
BELLS BEACH, Victoria/Australia (Sunday, April 24, 2011) – Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, has claimed the 2011 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Ranger over compatriot and former two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 29, in an electric Final in solid six-to-eight foot (2 – 2.5 metre) waves at Bells Beach.
The second stop of the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Rip...
BELLS BEACH, Victoria/Australia (Wednesday, April 21, 2011) – The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Ranger recommenced this morning with Round 2 going down in beautiful offshore conditions and three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) surf at nearby Winkipop.
Owen Wright (AUS), 21, 2010 ASP Rookie of the Year, rebounded from a disappointing Round 1 heat yesterday by schooling...
The world’s best surfers have descended on the small Victorian town of Torquay for the second stop on the 2011 ASP World Title season.
Kelly Slater (USA), 39, reigning 10-time ASP World Champion and defending four-time Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach winner, celebrated the historic spirit of the event at today’s press conference, recounting his childhood memories of Bells....
Top eleven surfers after the completion of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2011
1 – Kelly Slater – USA
2 – Taj Burrow – AUS
3 – Jordy Smith – ZAF
3 – Tiago Pires – PRT
5 – Alejo Muniz – BRA
5 – Brett Simpson – USA
5 – Dusty Payne – HAW
5 – Matt Wilkinson – AUS
9 – Adrian Buchan – AUS
9 – Adriano De Souza – BRA 9 – Joel Parkinson...
I like doing fake rotations where your body doesn’t rotate, but your board does. I prefer doing Slob grabs off closeout sections—when you have a lot of speed and you can predict how the wave is going to break.
1. You need to go a little more vertically up to the lip than you would for an air reverse. For an air reverse you’re kind of high-lining it and th...
Craigslist has quickly become the ideal venue for selling a used surfboard. The site doesn’t extract the high commissions surf shops do, it provides your board a greater audience, and if the board doesn’t sell right away, you have the ability to drop the price, change the photos or modify your sales pitch.
1. Pricing—Research what boards like the one you...
As the El-Nino-fueled NPAC big-wave frenzy comes to an end — with remarkably few injuries and drownings — we figured it was high time to take a look at how big-wave surfers prepare for heavy situations.
To get the best range of advice, we contacted two guys from different ends of the spectrum: North Shore crazyman Mark Healey and wavesofhealth doctor Clayton Everline.
Meet the men who charge in all conditions and lead the pack! They call themselves watermen because they know the ocean and their capabilities within it. Check it out!
And get out to the far corners of the world to see what you can do –Qui...
