by The Editors on September 3, 2009
Looks like Santa Cruz and Huntingting Beach will be getting a little “surf city” competition this weekend as Sheboygan, Wisconsin hosts the world’s top freshwater surfing festival, according to the Sheboygan Press.
Hundreds of surfers will be hanging out on the North Beach at Deland Park in Sheboygan this weekend for the 21st annual Corona Dairyland Surf Classic, showing off their skills and surfboards at one of the world’s top freshwater surfing destinations.
Organizers claim they’re not going to let a lack of waves get in the way.
[Link: Dairyland Surf Classic via Sheboygan Press]
by The Editors on September 1, 2009
Two surfers at San Deigo, California’s Black’s Beach discovered the body of a man in the surf at about 7:45 AM yesterday (August 31, 2009) , according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune
The body of a man was pulled out of the surf at Black’s Beach yesterday morning.. . . The man appeared to have been in his 30s and was wearing board shorts and a white T-shirt, Buchanan said. No further details have been released.
Not exactly the best way to kick off a Monday morning surf session.
[Link: San Deigo Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on August 31, 2009
In The Nation writer Brian Calvert checks in the the “stuggle to launch a surf club behind the Israeli blockade.”
Gaza is, among other things, a natural place to surf. Waves that build across 3,000 miles of the Mediterranean break on its beaches with surprising frequency and occasional intensity. But of course, Gaza is also the crowded home of 1.5 million refugees and descendants of refugees, isolated under an Israeli blockade and reeling from bombardment. If it weren’t for that grisly reality, outside surfers might find their way there. As it is, the handful of locals who ply Gaza’s beaches do so on a diminishing supply of ragged surfboards.
Follow the link for the rest of the story.
[Link: The Nation]
by The Editors on August 31, 2009
While everyone up and down the Eastern seaboard was chasing surf created by Hurricane Bill, there were some sad stories to go along with the big waves. One was that of Andrew Nathanson, 51, according to a story in The New York Times. The novice surfer was out with an instructor on August 21, 2009 and apparently wanted to get one more wave when he died.
Elyse Nathanson, Mr. Nathanson’s wife and partner of 30 years, said he died of blunt head trauma at Stony Brook Medical Center, several hours after he was pulled from the water. Aside from his wife, he is survived by three children: Brian, 19, Alison, 17, and Kevin, 14. . . “He was out there doing what he wanted to do, where he wanted to do it,” Mrs. Nathanson said.
Our thoughts are with Nathanson’s family and friends.
[Link: The New York Times]
by The Editors on August 31, 2009
Shayla Belanger, a case manager for juvenile re-entry with the Institute for the Study & Practice of Nonviolence in Providence, Rhode Island decided that it might be a nice idea to take some of the cities gang members surfing after thinking that the sport embodies “grace, humility, patience and teamwork,” according to a story in The Providence Journal.
“I believe everybody in the water is equal,” she said. “As soon as I get them out there and show them something beautiful, they open right up.” . . Gansett Juice, a surf shop in Narragansett donated the surfboards and wetsuits, while Douglas Shehan, and his stepson, Griffin Koskua, 13, both surfers, agreed to meet the city boys on the beach and provide them with some tips.
Everyone in the water is equal? Maybe in Rhode Island.
[Link: The Providence Journal]
by The Editors on August 31, 2009
by The Editors on August 30, 2009
South African surfer Gerhard van Zyl, 25, died on Saturday August 29, 2009, after having his leg “nearly bitten completely off by a shark” while surfing between South Africa’s Glentana and Outeniqua near Mossel Bay, according to a story IOL.
A friend pulled Gerhard out of the water after the attack and tied a tourniquet around his wounded leg, according to local media reports. . . “We found him on the beach and treated him for amputation to his right leg,” said Lambinon. “He was airlifted to a hospital in George and when he got there, was declared to be in a critical condition. He was later declared dead.”
This is reportedly the first shark attach at Glentana Bay.
[Link: IOL]
by The Editors on August 26, 2009
by The Editors on August 23, 2009
by The Editors on August 21, 2009
The United States Postal Service helped celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hawai’i statehood with a brand new surfing stamp that was desinged by Herb Kawainui Kane (no relation to Rick).
“We’re proud to play a part in this significant anniversary for Hawai‘i and especially proud that the stamp will serve as a lasting reminder of this special occasion,” said U.S. Postal Service Honolulu District Manager Daryl Ishizaki in dedicating the 44-cent First-Class stamp that goes on sale nationwide today. . . Joining Ishizaki in dedicating the stamp was Hawai‘i Governor Linda Lingle.
The 44-cent First-Class stamp that goes on sale nationwide today. Follow the jump for the rest of the story.
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Looks like Santa Cruz and Huntingting Beach will be getting a little “surf city” competition this weekend as Sheboygan, Wisconsin hosts the world’s top freshwater surfing festival, according to the Sheboygan Press.
