Dorian Paskowitz the 86-year-old patriarch of the surfing Paskowitz clan has donated 12 surfboards to a small surfing community in Israel’s Gaza Strip.
He said he was inspired after reading a story about two Gaza surfers who could not enjoy the wild waves off the coastal strip because they had only one board to share between them. . . So I said to my son, ‘Come, we’ll go to Israel and get them some boards,'” Paskowitz told AP Television News. . . . He described his mission as a “mitzvah,” Hebrew for a “good deed.”
While Paskowitz hoped to surf with the Palestinian surfers, security concerns prohibited him for getting in the water.
Burton has planted it’s first major flag in the retain landscape of Southern California as a further reminder that Jake is coming after the action sports industry with all guns blazing.
“Bringing our snow, surf and skate brands under one roof is challenging, but at the same time it feels right,” says Jake Burton, Founder and Chairman of Burton Snowboards. “Our family of brands have different messages, but their roots are all connected through the spirit of boardsports. Our intention is to capture that spirit and invite riders, skaters and surfers to come experience it.”
And we agree. No one will ever handle their brands better than they do. Apple is a prime example. Follow the link for the full release.
Garrett McNamara and Kealii Mamala went to Alaska to surf the waves that are created when huge chunks of glaciers fall off into the ocean. It’s a little like nature’s own wavepool, however, some of the waves they rode were reportedly up to 25 feet tall. Here’s some video.
Since Paris Hilton got out of jail it seems like she’s living the wild life by spending time in the water learning to surf. Surfermag.com’s Scott Bass questioned people about what they think of Paris becoming a surfer girl. As usual, the guys don’t mind and girls think she’s going to ruin the sport. Us, we don’t think it’s a problem at all. . . especially if she keeps having wardrobe misshaps.
It’s a good day for Volcom’s Vice President of Sales Tom Ruiz. As part of a prearranged 10b5-1 trading plan Tom exercised 5,000 options of Volcom at $19 today and then immediately sold them off at approximately $49 netting himself a healthy profit of $150,000. Congrats, Tom.
In the “get paid for everything” world of professional big wave surfing, Laird Hamilton has just pulled off an interesting deal. Susan Casey, a New York City-based writer has reportedly signed a “million-dollar deal” for a new book about the science of surfing and the hunt for big waves. Casey is paying Laird to appear in the book according to the New York Times:
. . . the celebrity surfer who will be a central character in her book, to put her at the center of the action. “I’m asking him to put me in the middle of his dangerously and logistically complex undertaking,” said Ms. Casey, whose previous book, The Devil’s Teeth, was about great white sharks. “It was inevitable that we would have to have some kind of incentive for him to do that.”
Way to get paid, Laird. Truth is if you’re going to help something sell, you should get a piece of it.
. . . well, not counting their first film7873 which premiered October 26, 2000 at the La Paloma Theatre in Encinitas, California. But then again, this is all about marketing and Chris Cote is “super psyched,” about Tomorrow Today brah.
We’re super psyched to enter the world of film,” says TransWorld SURF Editor-In-Chief/Content Director, Chris Cote. “TransWorld Media has such an amazing history when it comes to making the best skateboarding, BMX, and motocross films. In my opinion, TransWorld SKATE’s films are the most inspirational, progressive, and relevant movies in the action sports world, and we’ll be bringing that tradition to the surf world soon.”
Sounds like either no one at TransWorld was around for the first movie, or they’re all just too embarrassed to claim it.
The Motley Fool’s Alyce Lomax says she was amused by Volcom’s presenting at the buttoned-down CIBC World Markets’ Consumer Growth Conference.
Of course, given this two-time Motley Fool Hidden Gems pick’s impressive recent growth, it’s no wonder that Wall Street wants to hear more about the magic behind its success. I took a peek at the transcript from the conference.
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We’re not calling them sneaky, however, we’d never seen the site before today when we clicked on a Google Adsense text link an ended up at Store.Burton.com to discover that pretty much everything but snowboards, outerwear, boots, and bindings are for sale and currently slashed into “epic summer savings of up to 30 percent off.” We admit we’ve been a little out of the loop lately, but didn’t realize how far.
Check it out for yourself.
Male model Marcus Schenkenberg and surfer Kelly Slater caught up at a “lavish Red Bull party.” Aside from being jetsetters and easy on the eye, they have another thing in common. . . sharing super model. Oh yeah.
Dorian Paskowitz the 86-year-old patriarch of the surfing Paskowitz clan has donated 12 surfboards to a small surfing community in Israel’s Gaza Strip.
