Kokua Festival 2006: Jack Johnson, Willie Nelson, Ben Harper and friends take over the Waikiki Shell
The Kokua Festival 2006 was held on the 19th of April on the island of Maui and on Oahu on the 22nd - celebrating Earth Day. The funds raised from the events – both sold out months in advance - will be used to further support the Kokua Hawaii Foundation, a non profit organization that educates students of Hawaii about sustaining the precious North Shore environment.
Jack Johnson, Willie Nelson and Ben Harper Rock Out at The Kokua Festival
If this wasn’t the best concert of the year, it was for sure the biggest contingent of happy people per square foot in Hawaii. The Third Annual Kokua Festival proved this year to be much more than a concert, but a huge movement of talented people dedicated to making a better world through music, love and education. Words and Photos Juliana Morais
Finals Day Firing! Bells Beach 2006 Rip Curl Pro photo gallery
Check out pics of top ASP pros tearing apart clean, classic Bells Beach during the 2006 Rip Curl Pro. ©ASPWorldtour.com
Timmy Turner Returns To The Big Screen: Tsunami Diaries set to premiere this week
A couple of weeks ago I sat down at a table at the Sugar Shack in Huntington Beach. I was there to meet Ryan Turner and photographer Chris Sardelis. Over a plate of eggs and bacon they were going to help me with a story I was working on for the magazine about Timmy Turner, his near-death battle royale with staph, the status of his recovery, and the amazing community support he received throughout
Try a SpaceCake! Moss Research's groovy new take on how surfboard design could have been
I shaped my first real board when I was about 22,” he says. “At the time, my dad had some tools, because he was getting into shaping as well. So I went and bought a raw blank and I went into the garage with a planer and I came out like eight hours later with my first board. I actually still have it.
FANTASY SURFER NEWS: Roxy Pro Fiji - Redman-Carr Wins Again; Perfect 8' Waves Unfold Over Cloudbreak's Famous Reef
Tavarua & Namotu Islands, Fiji ROXY PRO EVENT #2 ON THE 2006 (ASP) WOMEN'S WORLD TOUR www.aspworldtour.com and www.roxy.com.
Shea Lopez - the SURFER interview: Returning from injury and facing the arduous task of re-qualifying, Lopez plans to claw his way back.
Shea returned from injury in ’05 as a wildcard but suffered a shocker from start to finish. Now, at 32, he stands faced with the arduous challenge of clawing his way back to the WCT, but this time, even his doubters aren’t betting against him.
Gone Riding: Sunny Garcia and a Tale of Two Sports
One might be led to believe that a 218-pound, 55-horsepower, 450-cubic-centimeter, fossil-fuel-motivated motocross bike and an ultra-light, three-fin, six-foot-something surfboard really don’t have much of anything in common. But strangely enough they do
HOT 100: Q&A with Ricky Basnett - The Brus are Brewing
The future looks good for South African surfers right now -- the brus are brewing. But what is next?
Big Night Out: 2006 Billabong XXL Awards take over The Grove of Anaheim
Big wave hellman from all over the world came to The Grove of Anaheim to help celebrate the Billabong XXL Awards. Photos John Fowler
Gerlach takes the grand prize at the 2006 Billabong XXL Awards
Nobody ever said living in a world where men grapple with the largest swells the planet can produce would be easy. Reckon you just kind of have to hang on and hope you have enough time to catch a quick breath. In the end the edge goes to those who anticipate,

David Pu'u: California Winter Gallery - Warm Reflections on Cool Offerings
Master photographer David Pu'u puts himself in the right spots during the epic California winter of 2005/2006.
Check out www.davidpuu.com for more.
Let's do it the old fashioned way: Cosmic Creek Challenge 2006
Dust off the single-fin and scrape the wax off the bottom of your favorite twinnie, it’s time once again for the Cosmic Creek Challenge. The grooviest event to hit the sands of Southern California all summer long
Nuclear Foam: What do homeland security and your next board have in common?
Just above the heading that explains how Sandia is working to provide the people of the United States with defenses against terrorism through advanced technology, is a tiny backlit photo of a surfer smacking a section. Below it, in bold, the phrase, “Surfing green, dude!”
Billabong XXL director Bill Sharp sits down with SURFER Radio to discuss the XXL Awards, how wave size is determined, and if they'll need extra security.
VANS party shows off fall line while aiding Surfrider Foundation
While Vans used the event to tout their new surf footwear including new organic hemp and canvas classic styles and boutique offerings like collaborations with Pendleton and original Hoffman surf prints, Surfrider Foundation came out a winner, too, with more than $2,000 raised in a silent auction of some custom Stretch boards
Oahu surfer clings to life after sewage spill exposure
As blistering skin lesions spread across his swollen necrotized limbs, Oliver Johnson lay unconscious. His body, bloated and scratched, playing host to three violent bacterial strains. His chances of survival - up in the air at best
FANTASY SURFER: Three Fish Hooks and a Full Rail Cutty Silence All Critics as Slater Rings the Bell - 2006 Rip Curl Pro
Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia RIP CURL PRO SURF & MUSIC FESTIVAL (11 April to 21 April)
Shane Dorian: Bells Beach Fantasy Surf Picks 2006
Andy: A.I.’s style fits Bells from 1-foot to 10. It’s a very unpredictable wave, which is perfect for Andy’s approach. I am sure he wants to get back up there on the leader board after Kelly won the first event.