INSIDE BALIWOOD
Isles Of Smiles For Miles
Balinese people love to smile. I've been hanging out in Bali for several months now and have yet to find an unhappy Balinese person.
DESIGN FOR HUMANITY: Billabong Combines Charity And Fashion To Make Fun
That's where the Billabong Design for Humanity event comes in. For the second year in a row, Billabong is bringing fashion, music, art, and charity under one roof on Wednesday June 4th at the Avalon/Spider Club in Hollywood.
HARRY THE SURFING BEAR
How David Giddings Made Groms Want To Read
Meet David Giddings’ creation: Harry the Bear. He surfs. He skates. He learns about life. Whether combating polluted A-frames or learning about the culture of others, this bear navigates a few claws-full of wisdom in his series of children's books – and sure makes you wish you were a grom again.
SPEAK YOUR MIND
What Happens When You Call Your Last Wave?
There is no escaping it, every time you paddle out, there will be a last wave. Its inevitable. The question is: do you verbalize it? Do you tell anyone (including yourself) that its your last wave? If you do, what happens to you when you say: "One more wave, and then I’m going in."
JOHN MILIUS Q&A
The Narrator of "Between The Lines" Talks
Between The Lines the movie with brief news from Red Dawn and insight from John Milius about Apocalypse Now and the Vietnam War, Surfing, Conan
MAN ON A MISSION
Julian Wilson Takes 3rd O'Neill Mission
The young new-school talent of Julian Wilson prevailed in the third edition of The O-Neill Mission.
WONDERWALL
Laird Hamilton Continues the Franchise
Laird Hamilton does things his own way. Whether it's towing in to massive Teahupoo, catching 80-foot waves at Outer Spreckelsville or standup paddling into mammoth walls at Peahi, Hamilton has always been the leader.
SUMMER MOVIE VIEWING
Six Flicks That Perhaps You Haven't Seen
HIPWOOD CLAIMS STOP ONE
Nixon WTA Kicks Off
Australian surfer Ryan Hipwood captured the first stop of the Second Annual Nixon WTA, which just wrapped in Tahiti.
BIRD ROCK BANDITS CASE
Is this a gang? Or a gang of punks? Or Both?
The criminal case surrounding the death of pro surfer Emery Kauanui at the hands of five men in La Jolla, known as the Bird Rock Bandits, reaches a critical juncture this week.
...SOMEWHERE
The Making Of Rip Curl's Latest Addition To The Search
Rip Curl is doing something never seen before in surf movies: giving the creative control of one surf movie to 11 stylistically unique editors, or in Rip Curl's words, “many hands making the Search.”
VIVA BRAZIL!
Bruno Santos Defeats Manoa Drollet
Brazilian wildcard Bruno Santos has defeated local wildcard Manoa Drollet to win the Billabong Pro Tahiti and become the first Brazilian to win an ASP World Tour event in five years.
GIANT SLAYERS
Wildcards Take Down Slater and Burrow
Eight-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater and last year's World No. 2 Taj Burrow were Round 3 casualties to Billabong Pro Tahiti wildcards today.
CHANNEL ISLANDS DEMO
Surf Kelly's Board At Lowers
Demo all the best boards from Channel Islands for free. Boards from Kelly Slater, Jordy Smith, Dane Reynolds and more.
ENGLISH PIPELINE: Europe's First Artificial Reef Growing
Bournemouth Borough Council has today contracted New Zealand-based ASR Ltd to construct the first artificial surf reef in the northern hemisphere in Boscombe.
RYAN CARLSON HOSPITALIZED
Staph Infection Turns Serious
Ryan Carlson has been hospitalized with MRSA, a very serious form of staph infection.
NEWPORT STEROID SCANDAL
Best & Brightest Caught in Totally Crustaceous Trouble
Major League Baseball has Barry Bonds. Track has Marion Jones. Swimming has the entire East German women's swim team. And now surfing can add Dustin Cuizon to that HGH-infused list.
DISPATCH FROM TEAHUPOO
Even The Fish Are Scared
Underwater, even the fish are scared. Imagine this: You slip off your board on a small day at Teahupoo. You lay on your back.
ANDREW KIDMAN Q&A
A Look Inside Ether
There are few people who live surfing the way Andrew Kidman does. Now, the maker of Litmus and Glass Love, has compiled a limited-edition book entitled Ether.
FOAM E-Z Celebrates
15 Years of Business Helping Surfboard Builders
FOAM E-Z have been servicing the Southern California marketplace with board building equipment for 15 years.