Some of the best stop-motion surfing video we’ve ever seen all done for the film LiNO by Karim Rejeb. . . oh to have that kind of time.
[Link: Karimrejeb Surf Art via Runamuk Visuals]
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The Queensland Supreme Court ruled today (June 10, 2010) that when Billabong terminated its licensing agreement with Suzi Burke Suwenda’s company CV Bali Balance they did it correctly, according to a story in The Australian.
CV Bali Balance, associated with Sydney-born businesswoman Suzi Burke Suwenda, has lodged a claim in a Bali court for about $168 million in damages from Billabong after the surfwear company cancelled a distribution licence in 2005. . . The action in a Denpasar court is current, but the Queensland Supreme Court ruling should have a big bearing on the case in Bali, with several of the legal actions there relating to the legality or otherwise of the termination of the distribution agreement.
Even with the good news Billabong’s stock still dipped .11 percent yesterday. Suwenda, on the other hand still believes PT Bali Balance will prevail in their civil case in Indonesia, according to Goldcoast.com.au.
[Link: The Australian and Goldcoast.com.au]
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There was no stopping Brazil’s Silvana Lima as she slashed right through the women’s ASP number 1 and 2 to claim victory in the Movistar Peru Classic and her third elite career victory yesterday, June 8, 2010 against Australia’s Sally Fitzgibbons.
“I feel great!” Lima exclaimed after exiting the water. “I knew I needed to put up high scores early on because Sally (Fitzgibbons) has been surfing so well all event. I have some really good boards and I fell like I have been surfing well. I’m so stoked right now!” . . “It’s the biggest result I have had since last year,” Lima said. “It’s really good for me. I feel like I have been surfing well this year but haven’t been making heats. This is very good for my confidence and the rest of the season. I wish we didn’t have such a big break though.”
Follow the jump for the official word from the ASP.
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Tar balls and a serious stink in the air isn’t stoping Pensacola Beach surfers from getting a few good waves even though BP has fouled up the gulf with their oil spill, according to a report on NTDTV.com
“This is a real shocker. I’m probably going to be real cautious today in what I do and where I go and what I see. But, like I said, we’re very stubborn,” said Blake Famer. “We’ll get in shark-infested, nasty waters. We’re borderline suicidal, I guess.”
Innerlight Surf Shop’s Yancy Spencer says the oil debacle is already hurting his business.
“It’s already affected our business. We own rental places too and we’ve had people canceling their week here. And then surfboard sales to summer surfers, that’s what we call people who don’t really surf year round, who surf when the weather gets nice, those sales have dropped off almost instantly.”
But it’s nice to know that BP is already giving Florida money to promote the fact that Florida beaches are still “open for business.”
[Link: NTDTV.com]
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A surfer from Western Australia was reportedly knocked off his board and mauled by a shark while surfing Conspicious Beach near Walpole, according to the Hearald Sun.
The surfer’s leg is believed to have been badly savaged in the attack. It is understood he was bitten close to his knee, but his injuries were not believed to be life-threatening yesterday. . . An ambulance crew was sent from Walpole to tend the victim’s wounds before rushing him to Albany Hospital, which is about one hour’s drive further south.
“Monstrous” great whites have been apparently spotted in the area. West Oz surfers are tough.
[Link: Herald Sun]
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Something about this Great White Shark video from Pacific Palisades doesn’t look quite right. Is it the odd lighting? We’re no experts on video editing, we’re skeptical.
[Link: Fox 31]
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What’s the difference between a Billabong bikini fashion show and Design For Humanity fundraising event June 10, 2010 at Paramount Studios? Marketing. How do they make watching hot, nearly naked girls prance and strut on a runway feel good for the soul? Billabong Women’s Brand Director Candy Harris tells Tiffany Montgomery all about it in her interview on Shop-eat-surf.com.
I wanted to create an event that would help inspire young people to get involved with the world around them and hopefully motivate them to make a difference. When you’re young it’s easy to get the feeling that if you don’t have thousands of dollars to donate that your voice will get lost. . . The idea behind DFH was to showcase various non-profits in a non-traditional way. We didn’t want it to be a lecture, we wanted it to be all about creativity and celebrating the good work that is being done by these groups. And for $30 you are getting a live concert, fashion show and art show – and more importantly are being exposed to some amazing organizations.
. . . and of course rocket hot, nearly naked girls prancing and strutting on a runway.
[Link: Shop-eat-surf.com]
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[Editors’ Note: Thought we had this two years ago, but now we can’t seem to find it. Here it is again just for fun.]
Few surfers put up with more to get less than the surfers of Cleveland, Ohio. They actually paddle out in the somewhat suspect waters of Lake Erie whenever there are waves and they actually like it.
We know this because filmmakers Scott Ditzenberger, Darrin Mcdonald, and Kurt Vincent captured the essence of Midwest surfing in their film Out of Place: A Portrait of Surfing In Cleveland, Ohio.
Click here for the trailer. . . another reminder of how good many of us have it and how surfing improves
lives in the most unlikely of places.
[Link: Out Of Place via Asylum]
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Three years ago (May 24, 2007) the San Diego, California surf community was rocked when Emery Kauanui died after a fight with Seth Cravens a reported member of the Bird Rock Bandits.
Now, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune Kauanui is being remember with a “day of Aloha” today at Windansea Beach.
Kauanui’s family and friends plan have organized a daylong event at Windansea Beach in La Jolla that will culminate at dusk with a “surfboard candle lighting” ceremony. Organizers are calling it the first annual Memorial Day of Aloha. “We welcome everyone to join our ohana for a day of celebration,” a flyer produced for the event states. The event will be hosted by Kink Kukulele and will feature live music; food; wiki wacky ride, ukelele and keiki hula contests; as well as a raffle, with the winner taking home a trip to Hawaii.
Our thoughts continue to be with the Kauanui family. Click here for full coverage of the event in the La Jolla Light.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune and La Jolla Light]
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Hawaiian surf legend Marvin Foster was found dead on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 from what the medical examiners described as suicide, according to a story in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Foster, 49, died from asphyxia due to hanging. . . Surfer Rusty Keaulana, who grew up with Foster, said this morning, “I’m still bummed about it. He was like my brother.” . . Keaulana described Foster as a fearless “goofy-foot” surfer who was the first to go left at Waimea Bay.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
[Link: Honolulu Star-Bulletin]
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