The crew at Friday Management is launching a new video blog called French Connection. The site is a co-op between surfers Marc Lacomare, Joan Duru and Charly Martin. Here’s a little sample of super slick content we can expect in coming months.
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Cam Richards and Leila Hurst took the Open titles at the 2011 NSSA National Championships in Huntington Beach, California on July 3, 2011.
“I feel awesome right now, I wasn’t expecting this,” beamed Richards. “I did really bad in my main divisions; I lost Open Juniors and the Explorer so I was mad and wanted to redeem myself, I guess this was a good way to do it.”
Hurst was similarly stoked with her performance.
“I’ve wanted this for so long and this was my last chance to get it, so I’m so stoked,” Hurst said. “Now I can walk away with more than the Explorer title. I’ll go for the CT and all that fun stuff but I’m just going to cruise for the rest of this summer.”
Parker Coffin took home the Juniors title. For the rest of the story follow the jump, or click here for all the photos, video, and results. [click to continue…]
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Billabong’s latest surf film Blow Up features the surf stylings of Laurie Towner, Creed McTaggart, Granger Larson, Ian Gentil, Ryan Callinan, and Jack Freestone. Leave it to Billabong to kick off a surf movie with bubblegum chomping bikini girls on bikes. Watch all 31 minutes of it by clicking here (it’s also available for downloading to your favorite mobile device). Enjoy.
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Brazilian Sivana Lima scored the first perfect 10 ride on the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games yesterday (June 30, 2011) at Panama’s Playa Venao.
Lima’s perfect performance came at the right time for Team Brazil who are trailing Australia with just two days remaining in the competition that features Open Women’s, Open Men’s and Longboard divisions. In total, 27 nations are represented, all vying for Gold Medals and the prestigious overall international Teams Title.
The ISA World Surfing Games wrap up on Saturday, July 2, 2011. Click here to view all the heats on video. For more details follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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When the surf world elite gather at Fernando Aguerre’s home in La Jolla, California, September 17, 2011 for Liquid Nation Ball 8, they will be honoring Keep A Breast Foundation co-founder Shaney jo Darden as the 2011 Humanitarian of the Year. We couldn’t be more proud of her.
“The SIMA Humanitarian Fund is honored to recognize Shaney jo as the 2011 SIMA Humanitarian of the Year,” said Fernando Aguerre, SIMA Humanitarian Fund President and Liquid Nation Ball Chairman and Co-Founder. “As a woman that has had such a positive impact on the health and awareness of hundreds of thousands in the action sports industry, her work and passion is inspiring. We look forward to honoring her as the fourth-ever SIMA Humanitarian of the Year at this year’s Liquid Nation Ball.”
Follow the jump for more info or click here to purchase tickets to Liquid Nation. It would be a good idea to order now as only 300 tickets are available and order closes on August 26, 2011. [click to continue…]
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Looks like Quiksilver’s PR machine is kicking into overdrive to remind the world that yes, there is surf in New York and sometimes it’s really good. We’re all crossing our fingers for September 1-15, 2011 when the Quiksilver Pro New York rolls into town.
[Link: Mountain and Wave]
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As if The Hundreds bikinis weren’t enough, the LA style raconteurs have also launched a trunks and T-shirts line with OG custom trunk builders Katin. Guess sometimes the streets just get too hot. . .
[Link: The Hundreds]
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While on a Rip Curl trip to the Mentawai Bethany Hamilton reportedly sliced her bicep last week (June 21, 2011), according to a story on The Christian Post. A letter from the family described the following:
On a wipeout her surfboard fin sliced her bicep, she got 10 stitches, but now has some numbness in her arm which is a bit concerning. She is on her way to Singapore to get checked out by a physician on her way home. We have appointments with physicians in Hawaii as well, whom she will see immediately when she gets home. We talked to Dr Rovinsky (Bethany’s surgeon after she lost her arm) here on Kauai and he said it’s likely that she cut a nerve during the incident, she may have to have surgery to repair it.
Hopefully, it won’t be anything permenent.
[Link: The Christian Post]
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We’ve been calling it the shark bite capital of the world for years, but this week Orlando Sentinel photographer Jacob Langston caught more evidence of why New Smyrna Beach, Florida is still shark central.
Langston’s focus was on his subject in the foreground of his camera and didn’t see the four-foot spinner shark jumping over another surfer. . . It wasn’t until he was back in the office editing his video that he realized he had captured the awesome moment in the background.
We’ll say it for at least the tenth time: can’t believe they risk surfing with sharks for those waves?
[Link: Orlando Sentinel] [click to continue…]
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Debbie Hodges, the major driving force of the Eastern Surfing Association, has announced that she is resigning as executive director effective September 30, 2011, according to a press release on Surfline.
“It was with sadness that the ESA Executive Committee accepted Ms. Hodges resignation, and it won’t be an easy task finding a replacement,” said Tom Warnke, Chairman of the ESA Board of Directors. “Debbie was always looking for ways to help the competitors become winners and champions, and we thank her for her many years of dedication and service to the organization,” he added.
Kind of hard to imagine the ESA without Hodges, but it has been a rough year. Click the link for the rest of the story.
[Link: Surfline]
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