There have been a few claims at the elusive surf kickflip, but if this video is real (and it appears to be) then on Friday morning, March 4, 2011, Zoltan Torkos did it. Which is good, because he’s been trying them for a while now.
[Link via @jimmycane]
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Current ASP Women’s World Longboarding champ Cori Schumacher says she’ll boycott the 2011 tour, according to a story on Surfer Magazine’s website.
“I have deep political and personal reservations with being a part of any sort of benefit to a country that actively engages in human rights violations,” Schumacher said. . . The current schedule for the Women’s Longboard Tour includes two stops, one in France and the other in China. Schumacher has stated that she will not surf in either event.
A very stand up position to take considering that the entire surf industry makes their products in China, a country that has recently threatened to send foreign journalists home if they try to report on pro-democracy demonstrations.
[Link: Surfer Magazine and Voice of America]
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Josh Kerr will be traveling all the way to Newport Beach, California for the March 16, 2011 premier of The Kerrazy Kronicles at The Lido Theatre.
The film is reportedly:
. . . an up-close look at one of surfing’s most energetic personalities. Kerrazy Kronicles follows Kerr and mates as they seek out surf and all kinds of adventure around the globe. The film also marks Josh’s first starring role and the debut for his company, Kerrazy Productions.
The show begins at 8 PM. After party with Flock of 80s at the Blue Beet. The Lido Theatre is located at 3459 Via Lido, Newport Beach, CA. Follow the jump for where to get tickets and all the other details. [click to continue…]
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Laguna Beach, Calfironia’s 210 AR4T Space is hosting an artist reception for their show Futureland on Saturday night, March 5, 2011.
The show features a collection of posters from the future by some of action sports’ finest working graphic designers.
Their art works for FUTURELAND are provocative, witty, sarcastic, and just plain fun to look at. They’ll get your brain moving in new directions. Which, when we look at it in focus, is what makes them so perfectly suited for their day time talent – keeping the world awake.
Featured designers include Michael Jager, Sherwin Yumul, Greg Stenson, Jay Floyd, Blake Gantz, Thomas Bradley, Ryan Davis, Brian Nally, Shoam Thomas, Jeff Bartel, Peter Stow, Carl E. Smith, Patrick Carrie, John Antoski, and Corey Smith.
The artist reception begins Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 6 PM. 210 AR4T Space is located at 210 North Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, California. Follow the jump for more details. [click to continue…]
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The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau waiting period officially ended today, February 28, 2011, according to a post on the Mountain And Wave.
The event was poised to run on January 20 this year as thousands of spectators joined competitors at Waimea’s hallowed shoreline, but inconsistent 20-foot surf resulted in a “No Go”. That call drew overwhelming support of the event’s uncompromising standards. ‘The Eddie’ was last held in December of 2009. Since its inception in the winter of 1984/85, it has only been held eight times.
Guess 2010-11 was not the winter for big wave contests (The Jay at Mavericks window closed today as well). Next Eddy opening ceremony: December 1, 2011.
[Link: Mountain and Wave]
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Kelly Slater is on fire. Stephanie Gilmore is beginning to fly despite her broken wing, and not surprisingly Mick Fanning is the faster surfer in the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast so far. Oh, and Taj Burrow (pictured above) had the second highest heat total of the day with 16.67. In the Roxy Pro Tyler Wright took the day’s high score with a 17.96. Go figure.
Follow the jump for the official results and spin from the ASP. [click to continue…]
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The ASP 2011 World Tour is officially underway right now at the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast.
Click here to watch it live (Julian Wilson, Ace Buchan, and Heitor Alves are in the water) or follow the jump for all the round one heat match-ups.
[Link: Quiksilver Pro] [click to continue…]
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Check out the red carpet and some clips from the ASP World Surfing Awards last night. Not gonna lie. Those surfers are some beautiful people.
[Link: Quiksilver Pro]
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Transworld Surf editor Chris Cote is apparently looking for a new side gig in the salty snack food industry. Where exactly? With Ashton Kutcher’s new potato chip company PopChips.
Kutcher is looking for someone to follow him around, do some Tweeting, interview people at events and basically act as PopChip’s Vice President of Pop Culture. The job pays $50,000 for the year and according to this video, Chris Cote says he’s the man for the job.
[Link: Pop Chips VP]
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Yesterday, on Steve Job’s 56th birthday, Apple announced an updated line of Macbook Pro computers. And what did they feature front and center? A photo of Billabong’s Laurie Towner charging Teahupoo. Apparently, someone at Apple has their priorities straight.
[Link: Apple]
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