INSIDE BALIWOOD, Pt. 3: Inside Stranger Than Fiction With the Bali Crew
Baliwood arguably boasts the highest performance surfing going on planet-wide—especially when Taylor Steele's crew is running production on a flick.
QUARTER POLE
USA Surfers on WQS Look Solid Early On
Surfers representing the United States hold five of the top 12 spots on the WQS tour.
THE DROP
Rumors And Hearsay In The World Of Surf
In the spirit of The National Enquirer, The Star, and the defunct Weekly World News (Read: Wolfman Weds Batwoman), pro surfing now has The Drop. Given the wealth of information floating out there these days-not all of it accurate-we figured somebody had to monitor the airwaves.
TEN SUMMER JOBS
How To Get Paid And Score Waves This Summer
The top ten jobs for surfers to make some money without cutting into time in the water for the summer of 2008.
BEACH BLANKET BRAWL
Matthew McConaughey Session Incites Paps Smear
Malibu area beachgoers attacked a group of paparazzi as they photographed Matthew McConoughey surfing
SURFER POLLS ARE OPEN!
The Biggest Night In Surfing Begins Right Now
SURFER Magazine opened voting today for the 2008 SURFER Poll, a tradition recognized as the most powerful voice in the wave-riding world - a voice given its power by the people.
SPEAK YOUR MIND
Should Media Publicize The Ugly Side Of Localism?
Should the surf media publicize the uglier sides of localism and inform readers on the actions of violent surfers?
IT'S WAY OFFSHORE
Bush Calls For Offshore Drilling
Bush says we must increase domestic oil production by tapping into the Outer Continental Shelf and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.
INSIDE BALIWOOD Pt. 2
Goofyfoot Paradise At Uluwatu
It's a goofy footer's paradise out at Uluwatu and Kalani Robb and Rob Machado have been having an absolute heyday out there.
SPEAK YOUR MIND
Are Surfers Environmentalists When It's Convenient?
In light of recent activity in Cape Hatteras, NC where the majority of the surf community has rather vocally demonstrated their disapproval of restricting beach access for endangered birds like the piping plover, do you think that surfers are environmentalists of opportunity? The surf tribe is typically considered eco-friendly, but is that only the case when it's in our best interest?
GAME, SET, MATCH
Carlsbad HS Claims Red Bull Riders Cup
The flames of rivalries were stoked, lines were drawn in the sand (only to be erased by the high tide), and in the end it came down to brother against brother (sort of) at the 2008 Red Bull Riders Cup National Championships.
BEDE'S BLOG
Durbidge Plots His Course Heading Into J Bay
For me, that means concentrating on what I'm doing rather than what Kelly's doing. At No. 3 and with seven events to go, I feel I can stay in the race.
AT LONG LAST
Big Wave Hellman, Greg Long, Finally Gets His Due
Greg Long, widely regarded as one of the best big wave surfers in the world, just signed a comprehensive deal with Billabong.
SPEAK YOUR MIND
Which Surf Fad Is Most Reprehensible?
Which Surf Fad Is Most Reprehensible?
OAKLEY GETS GIRLS PUMPED
Sage Erickson & Crew Get Women Surfing In SD
Surf instructor, Monica Thatcher, 19 sketches a graph of sandbars and currents for beginning surfers, pointing out the difference between a good fin (dolphin) vs. bad fin (shark.)
ARRAMBIDE NABS NEWPORT
Takes Ratings Lead & Arnette Newport Pro
Cory Arrambide (Ventura, CA) scalped the inaugural Arnette Pro Junior presented by Jack's Surfboards.
THE HUMANITY!
Billabong Rocks LA With Fashion And Charity
But at Billabong’s second annual Design For Humanity event in Hollywood on June 4th, fashion, art, music, and charity fused into one sold-out party, with all proceeds going to the Surfrider Foundation.
NO MORE CRAP
Septic Tanks To Be Replaced At Rincon Point
Our universal aversion to surfing in human waste has lead Rincon locals and environmental agencies in their impassioned campaign to convert the Rincon Point community from septic to sewer.
THE SURF EXPEDITION
Surf Journalism & Service Work In Indo
Perfect waves. Intellectual discovery. Service work. Three things that certainly hold their own as self-contained pursuits, but when combined have the potential to make something special and everlasting, and if nothing else - unique.
INSIDE BALIWOOD
Check Out Episodes One Through Three!
SURFER Magazine works with Rizal Tanjung and Hurley to give you the inside scoop on the world's fastest-growing surf mecca: Bali.