KOA SMITH'S KLOTHES
Take Your Pick - Dragon Print Or Lions?
For anyone who says surfing is at a loss of characters today, they just don't know Koa Smith. Koa is also known for his fashion sense, sporting zebra and cow-print jackets to the SURFER Poll and NSSA awards banquets.
PHOTOCLOTH
Brings New Look to Surfboard Art
Headline graphics, based out of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, called me to show off their new PhotoCloth product.
SPEAK YOUR MIND
The Travel Poll
Death, dismemberment, abduction, pirates, terrorists, guerrillas, extremists, landmines, guns, bombs, seedy locals, crooked cops, crooked governments - the world can be an unpleasant place. Which of these unstable but surf rich destinations are you least likely to visit?
LATEST INFO
Update on John Wagner Death From Friends & Family
BENNY B. BREAKS OUT
Perfect Waves Continue As Nike 6.0 Pro Concludes
Blueberry Blue Shave Ice syrup and perfect south swell lines dripped to the sand on a sunny Saturday afternoon to usher in the finals of the 2008 Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro.
HOW IT SHOULD BE
Lowers Lights Up For Nike 6.0
This is how Lowers is supposed to be (if you're a contest surfer). It's sunny. There’s an overhead south swell spinning through the water.
KEEP ON ROLLIN'
SW Fills In To Lowers For Nike 6.0 Day 3
After a brief bout of morning sickness, with overcast skies and weak windswell discouragingly reminiscent of the day prior, the afternoon brought with it sunshine, a building SW, and semi-clean open faces.
SPEAK YOUR MIND!
What's The Best Mode Of Transport To Score Waves?
Every surfer needs help finding the goods. What's the best mode of transport for searching for waves?
VERY UN-CALIFORNIA
Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro Day Two
A cold, strong wind and overcast skies dominated much of the day on Wednesday, day two of the Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro. And with mostly blown out, 2-3 foot surf, it was certainly not the kind of beach day Southern California is famous for - surf or weather-wise.
CAMPFIRE CALLS
Jordy Smith & South African CTers Call Out Tahiti Picks
After scoring some of the best waves ever surfed on the east coast of Africa (look out for full coverage in an upcoming issue of SURFER), South Africa's four WCT campaigners, Jordy Smith, Travis Logie, Royden Bryson and Ricky Basnett, sat down around the campfire to discuss the Billabong Pro, Tahiti. Here are their thoughts on who to look out for at Chopes.
ANOTHER ATTACK
Shark Kills Surfer in Mexico
An American surfer from San Francisco bled to death on Monday after being attacked by a shark off of the coast of Mainland Mexico, according to numerous news agencies.
HEY, IT'S TRESTLES
Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro Opens With A Bang
It was a dramatic moment - sad even - in the early hours of the day. It happened about twenty seconds after I caught my first wave on an otherwise placid, overcast morning.
QUINT WITH A TRI-FIN
Op/ED: Mountian Lion Bad; Shark Good
I think the authorities should hunt down the shark and kill it, said one caller to my Sunday morning talk radio show (Down The Line - XTRA Sports 1360AM).
EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT
Solana Beach Surfer Ira Opper Describes Attack
He bled to death. His whole lower body - wetsuit, legs - was shredded. I asked the Captain of the Lifeguards what he thinks happened and he said a very, very large shark attacked.
FATAL SHARK ATTACK
Great White Shark Claims Oceangoer In Solana Beach
This morning there was a fatal shark attack in Solana Beach in North County San Diego between the surf breaks Tabletops and Pillbox near Fletcher Cove. The attack happened around 7 AM, and lifeguards received the 911 call at 7:20 AM.
TURNING THE TABLES: Curious Gabe Gets Grilled
Flipping through Surfer Magazine goes something like this: blue, blue, blue, blue, blue, blue, shocking lime green, blue, blue, blue.
PRICE OF PERFECTION
When Going Feral Turns Fatal
Second Thoughts costar, Travis Potter, contracts cerebral malaria on a feral surf trip in Papua New Guinea.
I KNOW JACK
Hawaii Stays Country With Jack's Kokua Festival
By now everyone knows Jack Johnson is one of the greenest jive turkeys (still in '60s mode here) to ever walk the face of the Earth.
2008 TEAHUPOO PREVIEW
Bring On The Beast
So, what do we know going into the first stop of the South Pacific swing? First, defending champ Damien Hobgood's out after a recent trip over the falls, through the reef, and into the lagoon.
WOODY BROWN
Woodbridge Parker Brown: 1912 - 2008
Legendary surfer Woodbridge Parker Woody Brown passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at Hale Makua (Home of Respected Elders), the long-term care facility in Kahului, where he had often visited and cheered up his fellow seniors. Mr. Brown was 96.