Surf
Three fishermen faced tragedy when their boat over-turned in the Port Renfrew area on the West Coast of Vancouver Island this weekend. Good thing large waves and rough waters also tempt surfers like Ralph Bruhwiler, who along with his friends left his board to tow the fishermen to shore. Following… Read the rest
Surely you’ve heard about Doug Niblack and his recent encounter with a great white shark. He was knocked from his board while surfing on the Oregon Coast, but instead of crashing into the cold water, he found himself standing on something he described as “rubbery like Neoprene.”
Niblack apparently rode… Read the rest
Beginning as early as spring 2013, Hawaii high school students will have more than just the standard crop of sports to choose from. Alongside football, basketball and soccer, will be the option to grab their boards and hit the beach.
“It’s quite clear, when you think of Hawaii, you think… Read the rest
Surfers and sharks may not usually get along, but when a great white pup washed ashore California’s Venice Beach Pier with a hook in its mouth, these surfers didn’t have to think twice about saving its life. Check out the awesome video above to see the rescue of the li’l… Read the rest
A Jack Russell terrier named Buddy won his fifth surfing championship title on Sunday in California, making him the first inductee into the Surf Dog Hall of Fame.
Eighty dogs competed in the sixth year of the event—yes, that means Buddy’s won all but one time—which was put on by… Read the rest
An unconscious surfer was rescued by chance on Sunday after he floated into the sight line of 17 senior lifeguards practicing rescue scenarios at a beach in New Zealand.
“It was pretty incredible really,” senior lifeguard instructor Hira Edmonds told TVNZ. Edmonds and two other instructors had been training 14… Read the rest
Summer is almost over and soon autumn will be here soon. Which means, for some of us anyway, that the seasons for surfing and kiteboarding is on its way out. But for the rest of you—you know who you are–the change of the seasons is only an opportunity to take… Read the rest
Check out this awesome video of the Red Bull Surf Team in Indonesia. It’s like the water is on fire.… Read the rest
It’s September. Which means it’s time to enjoy that last bit of summer.
From Mike: (Whoops.)
From Addam: (Double.)
From Mitch: (Yikes.)… Read the rest
While Irene didn’t keep kiteboarders out of the water, things aren’t looking good on the surfing front. According to Surfbang, the city of Long Island suffered quite a bit of damage where the Quiksilver Pro New York competition festivities were set to take place.
Quiksilver said early Monday that all… Read the rest
Probably not suggested, but makes for a cool video. And if you do decide to brave a hurricane sometime, apparently SeasonFive is what you should wear.… Read the rest
The world’s top professional surfers are heading to Long Beach this week. Long Beach, New York, that is.
Long Island—just 50 minutes from Manhattan—will host the Quiksilver Pro New York Surf Competition this week. Starting Sept. 1, the competition will run for two weeks and is the sixth of 11… Read the rest
We’re pretty sure you’ve–at the very least–seen the trailer of 23 Feet. If not, click play above and watch!
The filmmakers’ run-down of it goes like this:
Three women set out across the west in their 23 foot, 1970 Airstream to search for the stories of people who have turned … Read the rest
