by The Editors on October 19, 2010
When world famous hotelier Ian Schrager wanted art for his latest creation in Waikiki (the surf-inspired Waikiki Edition) he looked directly to Herbie Fletcher, according to a story on Luxist.com. Herbie created a wall-sized installation for the hotel’s reception desk.
It is made from over 100 collected, broken surfboards from the sport’s best pipeline surfers: Kelly Slater, Andy Irons, Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson, Nathan Fletcher, Bruce Irons, and Christian Fletcher. It hangs above the custom-made reception desk, which has been made from sculpted plywood transformed into a natural, organic shape and finished using the techniques and traditions of local Hawaiian surfboard making.
Nothing suggests the power of Hawaiian surf more than wall full of broken boards.
[Link: Waikiki Edition via Luxist.com]
by The Editors on October 18, 2010
After competing in the O’Neill Coldwater Classic in Tofino, British Columbia (and exiting in the round of 16), Australian surfer Mitch Coleborn got into a little trouble. He was reportedly arrested for indecent exposure on Friday morning October 15, 2010, according to a story in The Province.
The 23-year-old man, from the Sunshine Coast in Australia, was in custody until Friday night after allegedly exposing himself to adults and children about a block from Tofino’s Wickaninnish Elementary School early that morning. . . The police attended the area and arrested the man. He remained in custody until late Friday evening, according to Cpl. Andrew Waddell.
Mountie Waddell explained that “alcohol and possibly drug use” played a part in the incident. Coleborn’s passport was taken and his tentative court date is November 1, 2010 according to the story. Looks like Tofino is not the best place to go nutters.
[Link: The Province]
by The Editors on October 18, 2010
Paul de Gelder, the Royal Australian Navy diver who lost a hand and leg to a bull shark during training exercises in Sydney Harbour, is back on a surfboard thanks to his new leg, according to a story from Washington Today.
Once he had recovered from his wounds, Mr de Gelder returned to the waves on the northern beaches close to his Collaroy home. . . “I love being in the water. I wasn’t going to let the shark attack keep me out of the water,” said Mr de Gelder, who recently returned from New York where he and other shark attack victims lobbied the United Nations to curtail fishing practices that threaten sharks with extinction.
de Gelder is a bad ass, no doubt.
[Link: Washington Today]
by The Editors on October 14, 2010
Analog surf team manager Geoff Moysa was surfing Newport Beach’s 54th Street yesterday (October 13, 2010) when he saw a kneeboarder face down in the water, according to a Tom Cozad quote in on OrangeCounty.com.
Geoff Moysa (my new hero) saw Kenny floating face down in the surf. He called for help, and the crew of guys in the water which included Pat Towersey went into action. As they brought him in, they yelled to the beach for help, they mobilized his head and neck and got him to the sand as fast as they could. Not an easy task, as Kenny is a big guy.
Cozad, Towersey, and Moysa all played a serious part in saving Kenny Honingford’s life. After he was resusitated on the beach, Honingford was transferred to Hoag Hospital. Amazing work.
[Link: OrangeCounty.com]
by The Editors on October 14, 2010
Mother ocean may not have responded to the magnitude of the Slater vs. Smith final in the Rip Curl Pro Portugal with epic waves today (October 14, 2010), but that didn’t keep the world’s current number one and two from hitting it as hard as two surfers could. In total they turned in 25 scoring waves between them.
Kelly Slater kicked the heat off by sneaking into a small backside barrel. He followed that up with another left that included a snap and a mile long backside floater leaving Jordy Smith playing catch up for the rest of the heat. Visibly frustrated, Smith pulled off a superman on a backsider and kept pressing Kelly, but the ramps Jordy needed to fuel his aerial assault never materialized. He finished with 11.43 points to Kelly’s 13.33.
Kelly appeared overjoyed to slip in a win against the world’s best up and comer. “Congrats to Jordy,” Kelly said from the stage. “I’m know he’s not as stoked as he could be with this result. But Jordy is an amazing surfer. He and Dane are the guys who are setting the future of the sport and I’m just learning from them now. So I’m really happy to get this win over him.
On the podium Jordy Smith struggled to open the champagne bottle. When he finally did splash Kelly it was without enthusiasm. To be that close and see his first title slipping away must be heavy. “I had a blast here,” Jordy said. “We’ve had some really fun waves. I’ve just been stoked to be in the finals with Kelly Slater.”
With this Rip Curl win Kelly Slater has taken his 44th event on the ASP World Tour and strolls into Puerto Rico with everything going his way. We’re left to wonder— will he win claim number ten in Puerto Rico or be forced into a showdown at Pipeline in December?
Follow the jump for the full results and the official word from the ASP.
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by The Editors on October 9, 2010
Sadly, it appeared that three-time ASP Women’s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore didn’t even show up for her final against Hawaii’s Carissa Moore in the Rip Curl Pro Portugal women’s event held Saturday, October 9, 2010. While Gilmore seemed to be waiting for the big scoring waves Moore took wave after wave building a score of 17.44. In order to win Gilmore would have needed her two best waves of the entire contest, but they didn’t come.
“The waves here in Peniche are always so much fun,” Gilmore said. “I’m sorry I couldn’t put on more of a show out there, but Carissa (Moore) showed everyone how much fun it can be out there. I’m very happy with a Runner-Up finish and I’m looking forward to the next event.”
Nice of Gilmore to suggest that Carissa was having fun out there, but from the looks of the rookie Hawaiian’s last two heats she was set on total opponent destruction.
“I don’t have any excuses now without school anymore,” Moore said. “It’s great to have that extra time to dedicate to surfing and training. I’m stoked to be where I’m at right now. I’ve never been to Puerto Rico before. Each event is a new chance and a clean slate. I’ve heard they have some really fun waves and I can’t wait to get there.”
The win moves Moore up from eighth to fifth in the women’s world tour rankings. The men have still not had a chance to contest any waves and are on call for tomorrow.
For more details follow the jump.
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by The Editors on October 8, 2010
Click here for a photo gallery from the premiere.
The audience packed into Newport Beach, California’s Lido Theatre on Thurdsay, October 8, 2010 had no idea what to expect from the film Who Is J.O.B. Neither did we.
After years of stalling, sponsor changes, and wild Twitter campaigns, the film (and its enigmatic star) was finally delivered to a live audience and everyone came looking for answers. Not to give anything away, but those in the Lido theatre got exactly what they were looking for served up like a flurry of punches to the throat.
Like its subject, there is nothing subtle about Who Is J.O.B. From the first swerving, Red Bull fueled Jamie O’Brien rant all the way to the epic finish this film accelerates directly into the wall of questions surrounding J.O.B. like a muscle car with its throttle pinned to the floor by a concrete block.
Director Charlie Smith mixed heaving, grinding, spitting barrels and airs footage with full-screen white on black statements. Jamie O’Brien Is A Dick. Jamie O’Brien Is A Haole. Jamie O’Brien Is Deaf. Jamie O’Brien Is Retarded. Then followed those up with archival photos, interviews with Jamie, his dad, Bruce Irons, Kelly Slater and then laid in more action to back it up. The effect is a direct assault on every rumor ever tossed around about one of the best Pipeline surfers alive. And like him or not, there is no disputing the evidence presented in this film.
Follow the jump for the rest of the story. . .
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by The Editors on October 7, 2010
On October 14-15, 2010 Vans and Joel Tudor will be hosing the Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational longboard surf contest at Ditch Plains, New York.
Hosted by The Surf Lodge, the unique, specialized event will require surfers to ride 12-lb, single fin leashless boards along with some serious style and nose riding all for a $10,000 purse. . . “The Duct Tape Invitational is special because it shows longboarding the way it should be,” says contest director and Vans team rider Joel Tudor. “It also highlights some of my favorite young loggers, guys that represent the next generation of longboarding.”
Expected riders include: Harrison Roach (Australia), Troy Elmore, Chris Del Moro , Jared Mell, Tyler Hatzikian, Alex Knost, Justin Quintal, Kassia Meador, Tyler Warren, and more. If you’re into this kind of thing follow the jump for more info.
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by The Editors on October 7, 2010
By the time we figured out that the men had a lay day at the Rip Curl Pro Protugal and that the women were surfing they were already down to the quarter finals, which to to be truthful, is about where we usually start paying attention to women’s surfing anyway.
So who is left? Most of the people we know and/or care about actually:
QF 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) vs. Chelsea Hedges (AUS)
QF 2: Paige Hareb (NZL) vs. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)
QF 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) vs. Carissa Moore (HAW)
QF 4: Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) vs. Silvana Lima (BRA)
For how the rest of the women fell out on a 16 heat day, follow the jump.
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by The Editors on October 6, 2010
The latest issue of ESPN: The Magazine features athletes (all kinds of athletes) naked in their pages in what is known as the annual Body Issue. Kelly Slater’s photo looks a little like this. We’re not sure what the story is, but it looks like Kelly just made an early morning escape from someone’s bedroom window, jumped down into a muddy flower bed, and is sprinting across the lawn with her brothers, uncles, and cousins hot on his tail. . .
[Link: ESPN: The Magazine via Bleacher Report]
