Looks like Arnette hooked up an ad agency that specializes in “viral video.” It must be working a little, huh? The Daily Mail wrote a story about it.
[Link: Daily Mail]
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ESPN’s Micah Abrams travels to Tofino, British Columbia with miracle man Timmy Turner to get the inside story on one of surfing’s most dedicated feral filmmakers. And he definitely got the story. Good waves? Well, that’s a different story all together.
[Link: ESPN/Action Sports]
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Florida-based professional surfer Karina Petroni has a message for teens: make sure you load your personal website with tons and tons of really hot, almost-nude, bikini photos (and video) and you’ll be a success in whatever you do because sex sells.
Oh, wait. That’s not it? Ah . . . oh yeah, the message is that Karina and her family have created the The Never Quit Tour, according to a story in the Ponte Vedra Record.
The Never Quit! program is comprised of several components. The first is a lecture where Karina Petroni will talk about the importance of setting and pursuing both short and long term goals. As someone who found her direction early and has been able to achieve success young she feels she can offer insights for teens and young adults and be a role model within their own age group.
She also talks about how important it is to stay healthy (especially if you’re going to model in your bikini nearly naked) and that family is important. We’d have to agree with pretty much everything Karina has to say. Especially the part about having a lot of really sexy photos taken of yourself and posting them on your website. . . wait, she didn’t say that. We said that. So, erase that last line. Our bad.
[Link: Ponte Vedra Record]
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It’s the same old story but we fall for it every time (especially when it’s in the New York Times): the world’s most core surfers hit the icy waves of Lake Superior and make anyone who has ever complained about surfing in a wetsuit feel like complete, whinging pussies.
It was a Sunday morning north of Duluth, Minn., and a blizzard had overtaken the region. The surfers — apparitions in black neoprene, floating in mist far offshore — paddled and stood when a wave began to break. . . . “It’s warmer in the water,” said Markus Barsch, 21, a tree trimmer from Ashland, Wis., and one of a dozen surfers who had shown up to shred on a 20-degree day.
Yes, we’re all really inspired here in Sunny SoCal. But we always have one question after reading these stories: if you’re that serious about surfing, why not move to Hawai’i?
[Link: The New York Times]
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The hype swell is hitting Hawaii, but it’s not exactly what forecasters were hoping for. There was no Eddie yesterday and it’s not looking good for at least a couple days. The surf was up over 20 feet, but with strong Kona winds it was a little too ugly out there according to The Mountain And Wave.
[Link: The Mountain And Wave]
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Kelly Slater is on the list of celebrities to play in the AT&T National Pro-AM at Pebble Beach February 9-15, 2009. He’s joining Bill Murray, Carson Daily, Greg Kinnear, Kenny G, on the most beautiful course on the continent.
Seems like it would be pretty hard to concentrate on the game knowing that Ghost Trees is firing and no skis are allowed in the water. But Kelly is good that way, and what better way to rest up for the 2009 kick off event on the Goldie which begins February 28.
[Link: AT&T National Pro-AM Photo: Daylife]
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At New Zealand’s Karitane Beach today surfers got out of the water in a hurry after spotting a shark according to a story on Stuff.co.nz.
Constable John Paul Tremain said it was a very large shark and one of the surfers chased out of the water was a veteran surfer in the area. . . .”So for him to bail out of the water it means that he’s frightened enough obviously to get out so it’s fairly serious.” . . .At this stage it was unknown what type of shark it was.
“I don’t know if it’s a white shark or a mako or a tiger – its lurking in the surf and in the inlet.”
We think it odd that anyone would think any surfer would stay in the water after seeing a large shark. But it’s nice that the reporters think “veteran surfers” are gnarlier and more likely to stay in the water if it’s just a small shark.
[Link: Stuff.co.nz]
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Three-time national amateur surfing champion and former WQS ProMike Reilly has set up a new non-profit organization to “provide children of global action sports destinations with tangible items that will help enrich and save their lives.”
“Through my travels, I’ve seen first-hand how the basic needs of children in our favorite surf destinations just aren’t being met.All 4 the Kids is committed to finding exceptional causes each year and producing events to support them,” said Reilly. “By operating without any overhead, partners and supporters can feel confident that their donation will be directly applied to the cause of bettering or saving a child’s life.”
The first event, Nets For Life is March 21, 2009 at the Kona Cafe in Huntington Beach and will be raising money to buy mosquito nets for kids in Sumatra. Follow the jump for more info.
[Link: All 4 The Kids] [click to continue…]
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Mavericks Surf Contest Director Jeff Clark has called it off for this weekend, according to a story in the San Jose Mercury News.
While Saturday might turn out to be a fine day for big-wave surfing at Mavericks, the odds of it being too fickle over the course of a whole day gave pause to Clark and many of the invited 24 surfers tracking the swell’s every move online for the better part of a week.
Guess we’ll all just have to wait and see if he’s right.
[Link: San Jose Mercury News]
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When Jacksonville, Florida surfboard shaper Clay Bennett closed up his shop two years ago to move to Texas he reportedly owed close to $30,000 in boards and cash to his customers. Now he’s back in town and some aren’t to happy about it according to a story on Jacksonville.com.
Bennett riled some surfboard customers in 2007 because he owed them boards that had been paid for when he moved to Galveston, Texas, where he continued shaping boards. Bennett said he always intended to settle his debts, but when he was providing boards for prizes at a Gulf Coast surf contest, Florida surf Internet sites such as Fluidgroove and Surf Station lit up with criticism from some of Bennett’s former customers. Others offered support for him, praising his skills and surfboard designs.
For one more reminder that talented, well-meaning shapers are often bad businessmen, click the link.
[Link: Jacksonville.com]
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