by The Editors on October 13, 2011
So, it would appear that Electric is still making sunglasses (we must have lost track of them for a while there). In fact, they’ve just released a new signature frame for VeeCo surfer Dusty Payne (keeping’ it in the family and all) who says:
“I’m pumped about releasing my first signature model. They’re for sure the best sunglass comfort and style wise I’ve ever worn,” Dusty said. “Plus, the mirrored lenses are perfect for your neighborhood creep. Can’t go wrong with the D.PAYNE!”
From the look of the arms on these things there’s not much room for the rays of the sun to get in there. Follow the jump for the official details. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on October 12, 2011
It took a while for the fog to clear at La Graviere this morning, but when it did it became obvious that October 12, 2011 wouldn’t be a typical final day at the Quiksilver Pro France.
Old man of the sea Taylor Knox won the first quarter final over Michel Bourez, Kelly Slater lost to 17-year-old “young Brazilian” Gabriel Medina and the day was set for a shakeup.
By the time Julian Wilson met Medina in the final it was anyone’s game.
Opening their final clash with a strong 7.83 for a full-rotation forehand aerial, Medina was put on the back foot by an in-form Wilson until the dying moments, when the young Brazilian blasted several high-risk maneuvers on a lengthy lefthander to secure a 9.17 and regain the lead.
Ignoring the fact that Madina interfered with Wilson (in our opinion, the judges did not agree) and then went on to get a very high score for a good wave, the kids did bust in and steal the show. Click here to watch the final heat or follow the jump for the official word from the ASP. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on October 10, 2011
Coco Ho took down Australian Dimity Stoyle in the finals of the Oakley World Pro Junior Bali today (Monday, October 10, 2011) at Echo Beach, Canggu.
“These are a lot of the girls I compete against the the ASP 6-Star events, and they’re just as good as the girls in the ASP World Title events,” Ho said. “I definitely didn’t think it was going to be an easy event, all these girls were getting 8.00s and 9.00s all event! This is probably my last event of the year and it’s great to go out on a win.”
The only difference is these girls didn’t beat Coco. Follow the jump for all the details. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on October 7, 2011
Surfer Dave Rastovich and his crew of surfers, actors, artists, and musicians is sailing south in the Transparent Sea along the Southern California coast following the migration of the California Grey Whale from Santa Barbara to Baja, Mexico to raise awareness with “an emphasis on engaging key coastal community groups and drawing awareness to the causes they support.”
Tonight (Friday, October 7, 2011) Dave is at the Malibu Inn across from the Malibu Pier. Doors open at 6 PM and tickets are $15.00. On Sunday, October 16, 2011 he’ll be at the Ocean Institude Dana Point Harbor. Click here to buy tickets that that.
[Link: Transparentsea]
by The Editors on October 6, 2011
This weekend (October 8-9, 2011) the soul surf world is gathering at the Fairgrounds in Del Mar, California for Sacred Craft Expo. This year, 150 exhibitors will be showing the latest in surf crafts at a show that allows civilians (not just retailers, buyers, manufacturers, and media) to duck-dive into more surf information that they can possibly imagine.
Shaping contests, surfboard collectable appraisals, books signing, and a grom skateboard slalom challenge are only a few of the things going down this weekend at Sacred Craft. For a complete overview and extremely detailed hour-by-hour schedule of events, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on October 6, 2011
After Tiago Pires defeated Josh Kerr in the opening heat of today’s foreshortened running of the 2011 Quiksilver Pro France we lost focus. We were saddened to see John John Florence out by .12 of a point to Alejo Muniz, but the rest of the heats really move us one way or another. We still don’t understand why organizers when with 35 minutes heats in the first place, but turns out it didn’t really matter as the wind blew things out by noon anyway.
The call for Friday will be made at 7:30 AM local time (10:30 PM PST Thursday). Follow the jump for the official word from the ASP. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on October 5, 2011
We’ll admit it. Along with the rest of the Americas we slept through the first 10 heats of the Quiksilver Pro France last night. We tried to stay awake, but that damn Ken Burns/ Peter Coyote joint Prohibition knocked us out like a bottle of bad ‘shine. While we were snoozing, however, things got done. All the majors (except Joel Parkinson) made it out of their first round heats. Dane Reynolds lost to Owen Wright in Round 1, surprising no one.
When Round two kicked off, Parko lost to Morocco’s super grom Ramzi Boukhiam, Jeremy Flores slipped by Marc Lacomare in the French Revolution heat, and surprise of all surprises ol’ Neckbeard smoked Adriano de Souza in Round 2 Heat 3 to stay in the game.
We feared Reynolds would be out of the contest on day one, but he started blasting airs and immediately reminded everyone that he still is a force to be reckoned when he actually shows up. Hopefully nothing happens between now and Round three, because, regardless of the heckling, we do enjoy watching Dane rip the big water folds.
Follow the jump for the official word from the ASP. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on October 5, 2011
Not to beat any dead horses, but four-time ASP World Surfing Champion Stephanie Gilmore is also in the ESPN The Magazine Body Issue naked. And while we hate to play favorites, Stephie wins this round. But now we’re done. We promise. . .Then on second thought, Stephie better not stay out in the sun too long or she’s likely to get a rosy hodge.
[Link: ESPN The Magazine]
by The Editors on October 4, 2011
In a tweet to @Mick_Fanning and @KellySlater Taylor Knox said he was hyped on his Quik Pro fan base:
i have a lot of followers in France, they follow me everywhere!
Nice that Taylor has gotten to the bottom of his French follower situation.
[Link: @Taylor_Knox]
by The Editors on October 4, 2011
While we still don’t believe we’ve ever seen anyone under 45 using an iPad in the wild (fie to you obnoxious moms using iPads to snap photos of your kids at the beach), apparently Vans has. Why else would they put the time and effort into creating their new Off the Wall TV iPad app? Here’s what they say about it:
Off the Wall TV iPad app, delivers Vans’ offthewall.tv video network of exclusive, original action sports, music, art and street culture programming to millions of iPad users around the world. . . [users are] now able to enjoy offthewall.tv anywhere with the easy to use app.
The app (which is free in the iTunes store) features all the content from the offthewall.tv website. So, the next time you’re over at you aunt’s house, grab her iPad and load this thing up. It’s probably pretty cool. Not that we’d know.
[Link: iTunes Store via Shop-Eat-Surf]
