HOBGOODS SUE EACH OTHER
Lawsuit Ensues Between Brothers
Straight out of an episode of Law and Order, SURFER Magazine has learned that Damien Hobgood has filed papers suing his brother CJ for the rights to the 2001 World Title Crown on the grounds that it was a case of mistaken identity. This is a breaking news story, so stay tuned as the drama unfolds by going to Surferpoll.net at 7 p.m. tonight!
BAJA ROBBERY DOS
CA Surfers Held at Gunpoint While Camping
On the Friday morning preceding Labor Day, three North County San Diego surfers were carjacked at gunpoint in Tijuana by a group of "very professional" stickup men, an indication that wave riders in Baja have again become the target of criminals. Early on Sunday morning, September 9, that fear was hammered home by yet another gunpoint robbery.
PLAYING WITH FIRE
Slater's Heat Fires Up Boost Mobile Pro
Kelly Slater, Jeremy Flores, and Mick Fanning set the pace for Day One of the 2007 Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley. Dane Reynolds and Cory Lopez put on a show for the crowd.
MULANOVICH WINS
Sofia Takes Crown at Rip Curl Girls Festival
2004 ASP World Champion Sofia Mulanovich stepped up to the podium's highest block at the Rip Curl Girls Festival in Liencres today, when she defeated Silvana Lima to win Stop No. 4 of 7 on surfing's elite ASP Women's World Tour.
SL8R IMITATOR
Kelly Look-Alike Incarcerated
According to the Cocoa Beach Police Department, a man was arrested attempting to withdraw money from an ATM using Kelly Slater's bankcard. Reports are sketchy at this point, but witnesses say a scuffle ensued after police confronted the man. There has been no comment from Slater at this point. To stay up-to-date as details emerge, go to Surferpoll.net at 7 p.m. PST on September 11 to find out more.
MACHADO DETAINED
Zen Master Loses Temper
According to sources that wish to remain anonymous, pro surfer Rob Machado has run into serious trouble with Cardiff authorities over an altercation with a fellow surfer at Cardiff Reef in San Diego, CA.
SPOT ON SPOT
A Revisionist Glance At Historic Surf Locales: Lowers
When it's good, it's ridiculous. You'd think that a surf spot that boasts nearly a mile-long walk, a gridlocked crowd situation, and Port-O-Potties with the repulsive reek of neglect, would wane in popularity on a coastline littered with surf breaks. But, as the hundreds who surf Lowers everyday can attest, it's worth it.
SEX, SURFER POLL, & ROCK N' ROLL
Surfing's Biggest Night
There's nothing like a night out on the town on your anniversary to rekindle the romance, and for SURFER Magazine and the Surfer Poll Awards, love is definitely in the air. At 8 p.m. on the night of Tuesday, September 11, The Grove of Anaheim will host surfing's biggest awards show, the 35th Annual Surfer Poll and Video Awards.
Q&A WITH THE ABBERTONS
Koby and Sunny Speak Openly About Bra Boys
Koby and Sonny Abberton sit down with SURFER Editor, Chris Mauro, and discuss the premiere of Bra Boys in Malibu, and the process of getting where they are today.
SURFERS ATTACKED IN TIJUANA
"I'll Never Go to Baja Again"
They were looking forward to surfing the uncrowded south swell.
FANTASY SURFER PARTNERS WITH ASP
Boost Mobile Pro Preview
With all these possibilities, the title chase will start to come into focus with the start of the Boost Mobile Pro. Fantasy Surfer breaks down the Favorites, The Pack, The Darkhorses, and The Longshots for the Boost Mobile Pro.
SHARK ATTACK UPDATE
Detailed First-Hand Account; Monterey Surfer Recovers
When I was in his mouth, all I could think of was swimming away; I hit the shark with the blunt side of my fist near his right eye a couple times.
TRADE SHOW, SURFER POLL & WCT
collide as surf labor stars after Labor Day.
Cell phones are charged. Email is cleaned out. Calendars coordinated.
WOMEN'S FANTASY SURFER
Rip Curl Girls' Festival Preview
With three events down in the 2007 Women's World Championship Tour, it has become apparent that the younger women on tour have seriously stepped it up and served notice to the older veterans.
FLORES TAKES PORTUGAL
'CT Rooke Charges at Billabong Pro
Crowned after a marathon day and five heats in a row, Jeremy Flores (Fra) seized his maiden 6 Star World Qualifying Series event, defeating Josh Kerr (Aus) in the last heat of the day. Surfing in clean but small 2 ft waves at the beachbreak of Sao Juliao, Flores dominated the event getting the third best heat-score with 17.00 pts and the third best single wave score with a 9.33 finding his way up to the man-on-man final.
BOOST MOBILE PRO PRESENTED BY HURLEY
Lowers Ready For High Action
The Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley, the only 2007 Foster's ASP World Tour event on the U.S. Mainland, brings the planet's best surfers to the world via a live webcast at www.BoostMobilePro.com. Last year's Boost Mobile Pro webcast set new standards in live online viewing and in 2007 the webcast experience will be elevated yet again as the World's top surfers compete for $300,000 in prize money.
VAMOS A ESPANA!
WCT Women Head to Spain
Following the completion of Stop No. 3 of 7 on the ASP Women's World Tour in Brazil this week, the World's Top 17 Women now head to Spain for the Rip Curl Girls Festival which will get underway in Santander, from Sept. 4 - 9, 2007.
BRA BOYS PREMIERE
Documentary Wows Hollywood Crowd
Maroubra and Malibu both start with the letter "M" and call the ocean their front door, but the similarities end there. Maroubra is a working class town that exemplifies the definition of grit. Malibu smells of new money where the long-lensed paparazzi outnumber surf photographers ten to one. Yet, on August 19 the two became sister cities as Koby Abberton and the Bra Boys swarmed upon Malibu's Polaroid Beach House to celebrate the upcoming, much anticipated release of the documentary aptly titled, Bra Boys.
KEEP OUT!: Guns Drawn, Boards Out: Surfers Halt Superferry
After four long hours of sitting idle outside of the mouth of the Nawiliwili Harbor on the outer island of Kauai, the infamous Superferry - an interisland oceangoing vessel equipped to carry 866 people and their respective cars between the islands of Oahu, Kauai, and Maui - sat essentially dead in the water, unable to unload its cargo of interisland passengers amidst the flotilla of surfers forming a human chain across the harbor entrance. Despite the efforts of the U.S. Coast Guard to clear the water, the boat was forced to turn around and head back to Honolulu Harbor; its mission failed.
SHARK ATTACK
Monterey Local Attacked By Great White
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 This morning at Marina State Beach in North Monterey, California, a surfer was attacked by a Great White Shark. The victim, a 24-year-old graduate from CSU-Monterey Bay, incurred two large bites on his body: one on his lower back which was "gushing blood" and another on the side of his butt.