Surf
Is surfing a white person’s sport? The documentary film White Wash… Read the rest will certainly make you ask yourself that question.
Narrated by Ben Harper and Tariq “Blackthought” Trotter of the Roots, the film dives into surf culture, using it as a lens through which to examine race and segregation in America
This video will make you smile and probably laugh, too. It may also make you feel like a totally unskilled human and/or dog trainer because these guys are smart and talented to boot.
Enjoy!… Read the rest
This week’s Friday Photo winner is Shawn Tracht, who submitted the above shot. Here’s what he had to say about it:
Getting a heavy surf shot is no easy task. To get a wall hanger, the surfer, Shawn Tracht, and the photographer, Jeff Pfost, spend days waiting for a special … Read the rest
Foilboarding takes surfing to a new level–literally. To about a foot above the surface of the water, that is. In this video–a ‘Talk Story’ feature on OluKai‘s website–legendary Hawaiian ocean man and big wave surfer Archie Kalepa shares the freedom and “feeling of flying” that foilboarding brings him. He likens… Read the rest
This week’s Friday Photo winner is Robbie Crawford, who submitted the above shot, which he calls simply, Murphy Bartling @ Wedge.… Read the rest
This month, we’re offering some incredible prizes to our four weekly winners, which are as follows: A pair of OluKai shoes, a GoPro HD wearable camera and, each week,
This week’s Friday Photo winner is John Aaron Powell, who submitted the above shot. Here’s what he had to say about it:
This shot was taken in Waikiki last week at a surf spot called Courts in Ala Moana Beach Park. I’m riding a finless wooden board called an Ala’ia … Read the rest
This week’s Friday Photo winner is Greg Maino, who submitted the above shot. Here’s what he had to say about it:
Here is my friend Sam Gardner waiting for just the right moment at one of the local spots here on the Keweenaw Peninsula on Lake Superior. The photo was … Read the rest
Sure–we can’t walk on water–but we can absolutely surf… Read the rest it. The creation of the surfboard, originally a plank of wood, made wave riding possible; and that’s something we’re ever grateful for. Thanks to the surfboard, we’re able to experience the rush of gliding amid the borrowed energy of waves. This
How would you feel if a shark jumped over you… Read the rest while you were surfing?
[Via: Huffington Post]
From the Wall Street Journal:
“Dear God, your son walked on water but we know it would have been a lot more fun if he had a surf board or boogie board,” Rieder said as he splashed holy water onto the boards and their owners. “Let’s ask his blessing … Read the rest
According to the person who filmed and posted this video, “Beginning surfers could learn a lot from their technique.”… Read the rest
Filmmaker Loïc Wirth has created a surf film–Intentio… Read the rest–that colors outside the frame for the traditional flick about wave-riding. The 90 second trailer presents a film that appears whimsical, both in its camera style and its narration, though it’s hard to tell exactly what the film will be “about.”
I’ll admit it, the inspiration for this post is that it’s supposed to be upwards of 80 degrees in Portland today and I’m starving for some sunshine. Since I won’t be able to make it to the beach anytime in the foreseeable future, this seemed like a good release.
Whatever… Read the rest
Last weekend, paddlers of all kinds, from all locales, gathered on Maui’s North Shore for the third annual OluKai Ho’olaule’a. The event is a celebration of the ocean–and ocean culture. The two-day event offers an elite eight-mile SUP and one-man outrigger canoe (OC1) race, as well as a three-mile, un-timed … Read the rest
A little less than a month ago, a team of Rip Curl surfers discovered–and surfed–a mysterious river wave in Indonesia called ‘Seven Ghosts.’ It’s since been called by some the greatest tidal bore in the world.
According to Surfertoday.com, one of the surfers, Tom Curren, believes ‘Seven Ghosts’ is the… Read the rest
