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Surfing
Kauai surfer Keoni Lucas, 35, died Saturday night March 29, 2008 in Santa Monica after falling asleep at the wheel in Santa Monica, California.
Hailed as always positive, outgoing and born for the water, mourners for North Shore surfer Keoni Lucas will honor the 35-year-old who passed away Saturday by dedicating this year’s Annual Irons Brothers Pinetrees Classic to him. The event occurs this weekend.
Our thoughts are with Keoni’s family and friends.
[Link: Kauaiworld.com]
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Joe Giangrasso, 18, is at home recuperating from a shark bite to the ankle that he got while surfing at Florida’s Ponce Inlet.
“I thought he was going to hit me and hold on for a second. When I went to pull out, he clamped on harder and shook his head. I tried to reach, grab, and push, do whatever I could do. Finally he let go,” said Joe Giangrasso, the shark bite victim.
This is nibble number four for the year. Mmm. . .
[Link: WFTV.com]
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Police in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia are searching for clues relating to a skeleton that Landcare workers found on Sunday August 24, 2003.
The skeleton was found in a pair of Levis brand stonewash denim jeans (size 35), a pair of Quiksilver brand blue shorts, and an ‘Ecko Unlimited’ brand shirt. . . . Police say forensic tests have revealed they are those of a man aged between 18 and 50.
So that’s who’s wearing them!
[Link: ABC.net.au]
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We guess he’s the original ZJ. For those who never knew Jefferson “Zuma Jay” Wagner’s story, this piece in the San Francisco Chronicle is a great place to start:
Wagner is owner of Zuma Jay Surfboards, an institution of 33 years that has become a cultural crossroads in Malibu, drawing tourists, celebrities, workaday folk, billionaires and mom-driven surf groms from the valley. He slept in the back of the shop for more than a decade and now holds court behind the counter, dispensing quips and esoteric commentary along with leashes, wax and ding-repair kits.
Follow the link for the rest of this angry surf story.
[Link: San Francisco Chronicle]
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Shop, eat, surf’s, Tiffany Montgomery attended the Quiksilver shareholders meeting on March 28, 2008 so we didn’t have to. Here are her take-aways. . . wait, she didn’t have any take-aways, just the facts:
Company goals include driving growth in apparel and footwear brands, divesting the equipment business, continuing its initiative to streamline global sourcing, cutting expenses, improving operating profit margins, improving cash flow and reducing debt. . . . Quiksilver now owns 406 retail stores, a $392 million business acounting for 20 percent of apparel and footwear sales last year.
You can read the rest on her blog.
[Link: Shop Eat Surf]
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After having a major whinge in the weeks leading up to the event, Kelly Slater finally manned up and crushed the competition at the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach. In as story titled “Kells Bells” Australia’s The Age put it this way.
With three minutes left in the 35-minute final, Slater blasted off the top of a wave, leaving the crowd, commentators and surely the judges, gasping at his spectacular aerial skills. . . “I was really surprised Bede let me paddle up there (to Rincon) by myself,” he said. “I caught a little one (wave) and it wasn’t very good, then looked out the back and there was a really good one, so I went and sat out there.” . . . The “really good one” produced a score of 8.30 for Slater, which combined with his next-best wave gave him a total winning score of 15.63.
We’re just glad to see Kelly hungry and back on the hunt. He makes the ASP tour worth watching, no doubt.
[Link: The Age]
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The most famous wave in the world claimed another life on Sunday March 16, 2008, as Joshua Kalai Nakata, 23, of Mililani, Hawaii “apparently hit his head on the reef while surfing at the Banzai Pipline.”
The waves were about 6 to 8 feet at the time, said Bryan Cheplic, Honolulu Emergency Services Department spokesman.. . . . Lifeguards pulled Nakata out the water and began cardiopulmonary resuscitation until paramedics arrived. Rescuers took the man to Kahuku Hospital in critical condition. He died later at the hospital, Cheplic said.
Our thoughts are with Nakata’s friends and family.
[Link: Honolulu Star-Bulletin]
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Australian newspaper the Geelong Advertiser has run a story today claiming that Kelly Slater decided to surf in the Rip Curl event because of comments from the newspaper’s readers.
Readers and local surfers – including big wave champion Tony Ray – appeared in a video stating why they felt Slater should compete. . . . The message got through, according to the 36-year-old American, who said he changed his mind after watching the video on the internet.
While we’re sure he changed his mind post video viewing, we’re going to guess that there was a lot more going on than pressure from the locals. . . you know, like another title? And, more media incentive money, and the chance to jack with the rest of the ASP top 44.
[Link: Geelong Advertiser]
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Apparently, this was a show that aired on Fuel TV last summer. We don’t get Fuel so we never watched it. This is a show about a famous tough guy Kala Alexander and his Wolf Pack crew. Thug life meets the surf. And now, thanks to Hulu.com (the new online TV “network” set up to put iTunes out of business) we can see all the episodes of the world according to Kala.
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