Surfer Marlon Lipke has decided that he’s going to prove to everyone that “with a little time and creativity, you can score waves in Europe any time of the year.”
Lipke’s first stop? The Italian island of Sardinia with European Pro Junior Champ Marc Lacomare. And from the looks of it this whole European surf mission looks like it’s going to be a little more trouble than it’s worth.
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While describing a surfboard as a “sacred craft” may lean a little to the hyperbole end of the spectrum there is no doubt that to those who hand-shape boards and the surfers who ride them it is a completely true statement.
Few are better at explaining and promoting the relationship between surfers and shapers than Sacred Craft Expo founder Scott Bass. Transworld Surf’s Justin Cote interviewed Bass to get the backstory on sacred crafts and the reason people need to get together to share shaping knowledge.
Surfing culture is sort of broken down into regions, into communities. You know like San Clemente, Encinitas, La Jolla, etc. And all the different regions have their regional shapers, which are the fabric of the surf culture in their communities. I think if you lose that, then we’re losing a real sense of self, and identity, and our culture. So my concept is look, lets bring all the surfboards in front of all of the public. Get some insight, meet these people, and recognize them by face.
As much as we love the immediate thrill of buying boards off the rack and putting them directly in the water, we really can’t really argue Bass’ point. Click the link for the rest of the interview.
[Link: Transworld Surf and Sacred Craft]
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While we were more stoked about Claire Bevilacqua getting her head together and winning a heat in the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2010 (yes, the judges to like to see fins), the ASP was more interested in discussing the lengths to which Chelsea Hedges was shredding.
Chelsea Hedges (AUS), 26, former ASP Women’s World Champion (2005), was the form surfer of the day, lighting up the lumpy afternoon righthanders with precision and speed on her backhand, collecting the day’s high heat total of a 17.20 out of a possible 20. . . . “It was good fun,” Hedges said. “Rincon when the tide comes off a bit it can be pretty fun, backside you can hook it a bit more. I just watched Silvana’s heat before and she helped me out you know – she surfed so fast, so it was good to watch her before I went out.”
For all the details and results from day one, follow the jump.
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Dave Duncan will be on the mic as Tony Hawk, Andy Macdonald, Bucky Lasek, Pierre Luc Gagnon, and many more slay the Krause Family Bike & Skate Park/Mission Valley YMCA in San Diego, CA for Pac Sun’s Clash at Clairemont 4.
The 2010 Vans Pier Classic at Huntington Beach is going on all weekend (click here to watch it live).
All the shred girls (and their fans) will be at Mammoth Mountain for the Roxy Chicken Jam.
To the North all the old snow dogs will be at Donner Ski Ranch for the Legends Of Tahoe snowboard gathering (click here for coverage of last year’s event).
We’re kind of wishing we could be at all four places at once. . . guess we should fire of that global army of interns. . . anyone?
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We’ve been wondering for a while how the whole Stab Magazine Tales of A Fucking Jew Mick Fanning story came about. Today the writer Charlie Smith was kind enough to recount his side on the Stab Magazine site.
The events of Saturday night, December 12, have taken on an apocryphal glow. I had been invited to Mick Fanning’s celebration at the Rip Curl house by Rip Curl’s international media manager Dane Sharp. I was introduced to surfing journalist Tim Baker. Tim and I talked for some time. He explained to me that he did not enjoy what I did. Said that it was too negative and the point of surfing is a positive communal experience. He also did not like that I had written that Mick Fanning was boring and asked if I had ever met Mick. I answered no. He told me that Mick is a great guy and I should meet him. Mick was standing near and alone. Tim went over and I followed. Mick was angry and called me a fucking Jew. I was dragged out of the house by security.
This is only the first paragraph. If you believe you have an opinion on the topic, please read the rest.
[Link: Stab Magazine]
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Sunny Abberton has the Bra Boys family industry running in the reality TV direction if reports on News.com.au are to be trusted.
HAVING conquered the big screen with their super successful self-titled documentary, the Bra Boys are now on the cusp of consolidating an offer for a reality-TV series. . . Word on the beach is the show will be a “fly-on-the-wall” look at the lives of the notorious Maroubra siblings, and may even see pin-up of the surfing gang Koby Abberton return to school.
Sunny and Koby are apparently looking for a way to show their “more humorous side.” This should be good.
[Link: News.com.au via Stab]
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Looks like there could be some new waves in the 2010 Billabong XXL hopper. . . follow the jump for all the details.
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O’Neill is rolling out their latest green, eco-marketing project called ECO’Neill (get it?) with help from “soulful roots-reggae artist and waterman, Mishka.”
Mishka will be giving audiences a preview of the collection during his album tour starting this week, and will be contributing to the creative process and design of upcoming ECO’Neill styles. Later this year, he will be featured in related advertising, POP, mobile marketing and social media efforts from O’Neill to support the introduction of ECO’Neill t-shirts, tanks, beanies and boardshorts hitting stores next Spring.
The ECO’Neill line will feature “100 percent organic” T-shirts and boardshorts made from “recycled plastic bottles.” Because when we buy throw-away logo T-shirts that use our bodies as billboards we’re confident knowing organic cotton farmers are getting paid.
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Stories of Stab Magazine and racism are fast becoming cliché. In the most recent episode Mick Fanning’s lawyers asked Stab to pull their January/February issue off newsstands due to a few culturally problematic quotes from the current world champ.
The issue features a Charlie Smith story titled Tales of a Fucking Jew in which Fanning is reportedly quoted making similarly anti-semitic comments directed at Smith (pictured left) in December 2009 at a Rip Curl party celebrating Mick’s 2010 ASP world title win.
According to a story in The Australian Stab publisher Sam McIntosh has complied with the request and the issue is no longer available.
He said Stab had acceded to a request from Fanning’s lawyers to pull the issue from newsstands, but not for legal reasons. . . He said the decision was motivated by a desire to maintain good relations with the surfer and only after Fanning had expressed contrition. . . He denied the assertion that as Fanning’s sponsor, Rip Curl, was also an advertiser with the magazine, this had influenced the withdrawal of the issue.
For all the inflammatory racist details behind this, click the links:
• Jon Coen on ESPN/Action
• Chris Mauro on Grind TV
• Sydney Morning Herald
• The Australian
Times are tough enough for print magazines without pulling newsstand issues and being forced into refunding all those advertising dollars. Sounds like some bad decisions all around.
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From the placings in the Ultimate Boarder events it appeared to be a six way tie between Chad Shetler, Mike Morrissey, Kristian Philips, Bryce Young, and Aaron Astorga but after some tie-breaking and taking “highest placing” into account the win was split between last year’s winner Chad Shetler and Mike Morrisey. They both scored a first, a thirteenth, and a twenty-second in the three events and ended up splitting the $30,000 prize purse.
“It’s an honor to share the stage with Mike and compete alongside these other highly talented athletes,” said Chad Shetler. “I was humbled to win the event last year and it means a lot being able to repeat my performance.”
Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins, the only girl in the contest, finished in 23rd place a head of 25 guys. Not back. Click here for a snow photo gallery or follow the jump for more info and complete results. . .
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