Surfing

Jon Rose + Pamela Anderson

by The Editors on March 23, 2011

Panderson032211 01-FullAccording to these photos from x17 online, it would appear that surfer Jon Rose is checking his Code Red PMS alert app to see what mood Pamela Anderson is in at the moment. From the look on her face, she’s all good. x17 says:

The sexy twosome couldn’t keep their hands off each other while strolling through Ibirapuera Park in Sao Paulo, Brazil for World Water Day. Looks like Pam has snatched up another hottie! . . Besides loving the beach, the two have something else in common … both are activists. While Pam is dedicated to PETA, Rose is the founder of Waves for Water, an organization whose mission is to “get clean water to everyone who needs it.”

You’d think Kelly Slater would have warned Jon.

[Link: X 17 Online]

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Shark Chomps NSW Surfer’s Forearm

by The Editors on March 23, 2011

024433-Shark-Attack-VictimSurfer Dave Pearson, 48, was surfing New South Wales’ Austalia’s Crowdy Head at about 6:30 PM when he was hit by a three-meter shark, according to a story in the Daily Telegraph.

The Coopernook local had been swimming in the rough surf for several hours before the beast attacked him – severing his arm and causing lacerations to his face. . . Crowdy Beach Surf Life Saving caretaker Adam Eady was one of the first on the scene to help Mr Pearson when his friends brought him to shore. . . “He was very lucky to come away from that without serious injuries. . . “The shark bit through his board – if it hadn’t of been there it would have ripped him in half.”

Experts say the shark that hit Pearson was most likely a bull shark. It was the second attack in the area in a week, according to the story.

[Link: Daily Telegraph]

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Laura Enever Strips Down For Stab

by The Editors on March 21, 2011

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We’ve been charmed lately by Ms. Enever’s solid surfing and saucy dance moves, but now Stab magazine is sharing a few images from their Hard-cover book along with an interview with ASP Women’s tour number 3 about getting undressed for Stab.

We had a stylist who picked out heaps of clothes but I ended up, uh, kinda not wearing clothes at all. But, it was really cool. I walked out of the shoot feeling like I’d grown up five years. It was, like, a confidence boost to know that I could feel comfortable with myself taking those types of photos. At first, I was a bit freaked out and then I got more confident; it made me more confident in my body image. I’ve never done anything quite like that and it opened my eyes. I walked out and went, whoa, what just happened?

Strangely, after seeing the photos, we were thinking the same thing.

[Link: Stab Mag]

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Burrow’s Big Bucks Bachelor Beach Bungelow

by The Editors on March 21, 2011

612377-Taj-039-S-Yallingup-ShackPerennial ASP number two Taj Burrow is reportedly building a AUS$3 million palace in Yallingup in Western Australia. The “palatial beach house” is reportedly being built in the shape of a nautilus shell, according to a story on Perth Now.

The stylish three-storey mansion will feature a plunge pool, tiled outdoor bar and entertaining areas and sprawling open-plan kitchen, with cedar cladding and polished and off-form concrete throughout. . . It was designed by renowned Dunsborough architect Dane Richardson, of Dane Designs Australia. One resident in the street said the property would be the “ultimate bachelor pad” for Yallingup’s most famous resident.

It’s nice to see Taj staying local with a local designer. Richardson obviously has serious skills. Our only question is: when’s the open house?

[Link: Perth Now]

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Inside The Mind Of “The Surfer”

by The Editors on March 21, 2011

Surfers are a different breed. They are special. And no one is more of a surfer than The Surfer. And according to a story on The Surfer’s Path, comedian/actor Dominic Coleman’s surfer:

. . . perfectly captures the English mid-life surfer-yuppie archetype in all his lack of glory. He’s shockingly real, and while you may or may not recognize someone you know, or even yourself, in this film, the deeply shallow surf philosophies that underpin this character are arguably universal.

Absolutely. We’re so stoked on his stoke.

[Link: The Surfer’s Path]

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Panama Surfer Sets Dumb World Record

by The Editors on March 20, 2011

- 1 Gary Saavedra-1Panamanian surfer Gary Saavedra reportedly just broke two Guinness World Record for standing behind a boat on a surfboard for three hours 55 minutes on Saturday, March 19, 2011, according to a story on Newsroom Panama.

Saavedra, holder of 13 Panama surfing titles surfed for three hours 55 minutes over a distance of 41.3 miles on waves created by a power boar. Both achievements qualify as world records for surfing behind a static wave and were witnessed by representatives of The Guinness Book of World Records.

We just waiting for the Red Bull extreme documentary coverage of this epic event. Got a great title idea: Standing Behind A Boat. Follow the jump to watch the video of Gary doing just that.

[Link: Newsroom Panama] [click to continue…]

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Sion Milosky Dies Surfing Mavericks

by The Editors on March 17, 2011

Ba-Sion Miolsky 0503163932 Part6-1Sad news from Mavericks. Hawaiian big wave surfer Sion Milosky, 35, reportedly drowned at approximately 6 PM Wednesday, March 16, 2011, while surfing the Northern California big wave spot, according to a story in the San Francisco Chronicle.

“He went down the face of the wave. He made a bottom turn and he totally made the wave, but the water caught up to him and it just kind of engulfed him and raced him down,” said the surfer, who did not wish to be identified because he had taken the day off from work but did tell his employers that he would be surfing. . . “The last image I have of him was of him standing on his board as the whitewater was kind of engulfing him,” he said.

Mikosky’s body was reportedly found by Nathan Fletcher near the Pillar Point Harbor mouth.

Milosky was pronounced dead at Seton Coastside Hospital in Moss Beach. He leaves behind a wife and two daughters.

Milosky, described by Transworld Surf as “one of (if not the hardest) charging surfers in the world)” was featured on a recent cover of Transworld Surf Magazine’s Tales From The North Shore issue. Our thoughts are with Milosky’s friends and particularly with his wife and daughters.

Click here for a little more background on Milosky and his getting into one of the biggest waves ever paddled into (Abstractlines.TV via The Surfer’s Journal).

[Link: San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News and Transworld Surf] [click to continue…]

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A Scene From The Soul Surfer Movie

by The Editors on March 16, 2011

The Bethany Hamilton bio-pic Soul Surfer doesn’t hit theaters until April 8, 2011, but until then here is a little clip the fictional Bethany Hamilton (AnnaSophia Robb) and Alana Blanchard (Lorraine Nicholson) try to finagle a little late night surf session out of Bethany’s mom.

Hollywood makes everything look so bright and sparkly doesn’t it?

[Link: Wizbangpop]

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Steph Gilmore’s Attacker Stays In Jail

by The Editors on March 15, 2011

R728146 5845625The 26-year-old man who attacked Stephanie Gilmore outside her apartment on December 27, 2010 is still in jail after appearing in court on charges of “grievous bodily harm, according to a story on ABC.net.au.

Twenty-six-year-old Julius Fox appeared in the Lismore Local Court today to face three charges relating to grievous bodily harm. . . He did not apply for bail.

Hopefully, he will stay in jail for a long, long, time.

[Link: ABC.net.au]

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Surfer Hit Midcutback By Shark?

by The Editors on March 14, 2011

Surfboard T325Byron Bay, Australia surfer Prem Puri had just dropped in on a perfectly little right and was setting up for cutback when something hit the tail of his board and stopped him dead in the water, according to a story in the Northern Star.

“I didn’t see what it was, but there are definitely no rocks or anything around there where I was surfing,” he said. . . “I was doing a bottom-turn and something hit me and threw me off – it had to be something big.”

When he came up the tail of his board was broken off and his foot was in pain. He’s still not exactly sure what exactly chomped him, but from the photographic evidence it looks an awful lot like the work of the gray suits, doesn’t it?

[Link: Northern Star]

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