SUPER SURFBOARDS
Grom-Heroes Launch Their New Board Company
Super Surfboards, an upstart headed by grom-heroes Dion Agius, Clay Marzo, Kolohe Andino, and Tosh Townend, plants a cog in the surfboard company business model. For SUPER Surfboards, the boards are all about the surfers.
MONSTER ENERGY PRO
Day One Ignites
On day 4 of the waiting period for the Monster Energy Pipeline Pro - presented by Billabong - officials elected take a page out of the recently completed Pipeline Master's playbook, offering a smallish 4 ft. swell to the competitors with the option of Pipe lefts, Backdoor.
DANE WILLIAMS RIP
Hurley Employee Found Dead
Our hearts go out to Dane Williams and his family after the young professional, working in Hurley's Marketing Department was found deceased after the Action Sports Retail Convention in San Diego, CA.
SURFING CHANGED FOREVER
Bustin' Down the Door Unhinges In Santa Barbara
During the winter of 2006/2007 Shaun Tomson was on the North Shore, working on a documentary. He had a crew around him a lot of the time, ate at Lele's a lot and seemed to be having a good time. When anyone asked him what the doco was about, he said, The seventies.
HOT 100 NEWS:
Tahitian Tamaroa McComb Blasts Australian Young Guns at Pro Junior
A relatively unknown Tahitian, 16-year-old Tamaroa McComb, stole the show away from Australia's top under-20 surfers .
HEATH LEDGER PASSES
Aussie Surfer Found Dead In Apartment
On Tuesday afternoon Australian actor, Heath Ledger, was found dead in a New York City Apartment.
SEALED TIGHT
Wet Glass Provides Production Facilities for Vacuum Bagged Surfboards
In the summer of 2006 Wes Lakey had an epoxy epiphany. Lakey, a San Diego surfer and composite expert with a background in the aerospace and automobile industry, walked into a surf shop just as the shop manager stared blankly at $6,000 worth of brand new longboards - all ruined-shriveled and disfigured beyond repair, the result of misguided use of epoxy resin.
NELSCOTT NASTINESS
Oregon Tow In Comp, Cold and Bold
The third annual Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic was held this weekend in perfect conditions off the Oregon Coast.
RICHARD WOOLCOTT Q&A: Wooly Addresses Volcom's Acquisition of Electric
Richard Woolcott, CEO and Founder of Volcom, speaks about Volcom's recent acquisition of Electric Visual and what's currently happening in the surf industry.
BODY SURFING PT. 2
Key Stretches For Healthy Surfing
Formerly, we thought of stretching as a way to lengthen muscles, create blood flow, and prepare the body to move. But doctors have found that that the brain controls every function of the body, including muscle flexibility.
STANDING STILL: Developments In Artificial Waves
The murky development waters in the world of wave pools, surf pools, and water parks just got a little clearer. In the past, there have been a lot of promises, but very few deliveries.
WALKING OUT
Walker Foam Closes Its Doors
In December of 2007 another long chapter in the surfboard industry silently ended. Harold Walker and his son Joe closed the doors on the Wilmington based Walker Foam company.
AT LONG LAST
Greg Long Ascends Mavericks Throne
Through the remarkable spirit of humility that characterized the Maverick's surf contest, held Saturday in 15 to 18-foot surf and perfect weather, an undeniable fact came forth: Greg Long has joined the pantheon of big-wave surfers.
PLAYING IN MY BACKYARD
Jamie O'Brien Pushes Past Irons For Title
"Backdoor means you either backdoor Pipe or you backdoor Backdoor," explained Eddie Rothman, standing next to the beach marshal's table on Jamie O'Brien's lanai.
PETER DAVI AUTOPSY
Report Reveals High Levels of Methamphetamines
On Thursday, January 10 2008, the Monterey County Coroner released the autopsy reports of local surfing legend Peter Davi. As reported by the Monterey Herald, methamphetamine was also found in Davi's system.
CHRIS WARD'S MUG SHOT
Chris Ward's mug shot pictured.
CHRIS WARD ARRESTED
Charged with Assault with Weapon Other Than Firearm
According to the Mammoth County Police Department, last year's world number 17 surfer, Chris Ward, was arrested outside of the Whiskey Creek Bar on January 7 in Mammoth, CA on charges of "assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm" after an alleged altercation with three women turned into a full-scale fight.
STATE OF THE BEACH:
Will Governator Terminate Beaches?
While countless solutions to digging the state out of debt exist, Schwarzenegger has drafted a plan which includes a proposition to close many Southern California State Beaches.
EDDIE MIGHT GO
Backdoor Shootout On Hold as Waimea Looks Promising
Dawn broke clear and crisp this morning on the North Shore, but no cigar for either the Quikslver Big Wave Invitational nor Da Hui Backdoor Shootout.
BACKDOOR SHOOTOUT
Pistols Drawn on Day One
Uncle Eddie Rothman, founding father of Da Hui, perched himself at the edge of the beach path in between the Volcom houses, watching unridden twenty-foot waves race down the reef at Pipeline.