Surf Environmentalist, Olympic Gold Medalist, SIMA Executive Director, Business Icon Terry McCann Passes Away
Born and raised in Chicago, McCann was a gold-medal winner in the freestyle wrestling division during the 1960 Olympic games in Rome. Afterwards, he moved to California during the early 1970s and took up surfing.
Calling All Members, Past and Present: The Windansea Surf Club Strives to Connect Its Past With Its Future
The Windansea Surf Club enjoys a combination of prestige and deeply rooted history that far outstrips any other surf organization in the U.S.
Hustle and the Flowrider: Pipe Locals Show up at the WaveHouse in Mission Beach
The combination of surfers and MTV can be a delicate thing. Depending on how surfing is presented, we can either look bad, or stupid, or sometimes just OK.
Van Dieman Dispatch: Maxing barrels over shallow reef boils
The swell was maxing out the day we dropped anchor in the protected bay, and a thirty minute dinghy ride brought us to an empty, double overhead left with no one around for miles. The take off spot was right on top of a massive boil
Red Bull Big Wave Africa: Cold water, sharks, kelp and the most massive waves in South Africa
This year, the eighth running of Red Bull Big Wave Africa, sees a radical new format introduced to give the event the utmost chance of running. The biggest format change is the waiting period. Instead of the usual 21 days, a relatively small window for any big wave spot to stand to attention, the waiting period has been extended to nearly four months
SIMA 2006: Sun, surf, sand and schmoozing
he Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA) is proud to announce the winners for the fourth annual SIMA Image Awards, a program designed to recognize surf industry companies for their outstanding achievements in eight categories. Pics Rick Irons
A Tale of Two Surf Cities: What do people really think about Huntington vs. Santa Cruz?
Two years after applying for exclusive rights to use the title "Surf City USA," Huntington Beach, California was granted three official trademarks from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to use the moniker in advertisements and on beach paraphernalia. The title, however, did not go uncontested. Santa Cruz, Calif., located almost 400 miles north of Huntington Beach, filed an appeal to claim the title of "Surf City USA" for itself, but has yet to attain any legal support for its efforts. This feud between the two "Surf Cities" has been going on for several years now, and was only recently taken to the courts for resolution
FANTASY SURFER Nostradamus: Shane Dorian gives his input on the Globe WCT Fiji
tavarua....perfect peeling restaraunts, huge grinding cloudbreak....we hope. its hard to pick a solid team when you never know what kind of waves you'll get. the weather map looked like it could go either way. i tried to pick guys that would kill it no matter what the conditions
Life Sized Mavericks Hits The Big Apple
Maverick's hit the big-time last week. Instead of retreating to the sofa like everyone else interested in watching NBC's one-hour contest special, sponsors from Evolve Sports and Maverick's Surf Ventures sent a crew of big-wave chargers to New York, where they reveled in their celebrity for an unforgettable weekend.
Globe WCT Fiji Day Three Photos: The action heats up in steely blue barrels
Check out these photos of perfect six foot Cloudbreak as the Globe WCT Fiji wraps up opening day. Photos ASPWorldTour.com
Live From The 2006 Globe WCT Fiji: It's party time as Damien Hobgood wins the event
Cloudbreak lived up to all expectations today when it fired in some incredible two metre (six foot) plus barrels for competitors in the fourth event on the Foster's ASP Men's World Tour: the Globe WCT Fiji.
Cloaks & Daggers: Playing head games on the surf frontier
Drude Dream Trip Update: Voyeuristic Locals Wreak Havoc on the Van Dieman
These young ones have the least tact of any of our visitors, and they see nothing wrong with kneeling down to peer into any of our windows or open portholes. Each of us has been caught at least once in a compromising position. These children won't hesitate to point, laugh and heckle you for any minor indiscretion.
Good Knight: Volcom's VQS Championships photos with a Crustieval flair
Photos from Volcom's Crustieval VQS event at 56th Street in Newport. Characters dressed in Middle Ages attire ran the show from the beach. Photos Tom Carey / Scott Kendall
FANTASY SURFER PREVIEW: The Hobgoods pick a team for the 2006 Globe WCT Fiji
We know Teahupoo just wrapped up, but it’s time to lick the pencil and start thinking about your Fantasy Surfer pro squad for Tavarua. Here are the Hobgood's picks
These Chicks Charge! Billabong Pro 2006 ladies photo gallery
See the ladies score perfect 4-5 foot chopes. Photos courtesy of ASPworldtour.com
On Fire! Melanie Redman-Carr wins Billabong Pro Tahiti and makes it three in a row!
The heaviest wave on the planet, Teahupoo, will for the next two weeks play host to the true test of the Foster’s ASP Men’s and ASP Women’s
Circling Diego Garcia Batch Two: Indian Ocean isolation at its finest
Our trip takes us into the Indian Ocean, an ocean renowned for it's wide window span to the southerly swells of the Southern ocean.
Reef Pass Perfection: Finals day photos from the 2006 Billabong Pro Tahiti
Check these fine images from Pierre Tostee and Karen Wilson of ASPWorldTour.com. All photos copyrighted and protected by law.
Exposure: SURFER photo gallery from the May 2006 "Maverick's Delivers" issue
Exposure: The photo feature from the May 2005 SURFER Magazine. A mix of tropical tubes and classic California swell.