by The Editors on September 18, 2013
Surf Expo says they had more buyers at their fall show than they’ve ever had before with 8,000. Sounds like a good show.
“Buyer attendance was up fourteen percent compared to last September’s show and even eclipsed our record-breaking January 2013 show by four percent,” says Show Director Roy Turner. “More buyers than ever before put their trust in Surf Expo to offer the most diverse array of product categories and brands under one roof.”
We’ve never been to Surf Expo, but don’t feel sorry for us. We just watch it all on video. Like this. Follow the jump for the official word from Surf Expo and nearly everyone who attended follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on September 16, 2013
San Diego County’s Wall Of Fog rolled well onshore during the evening hours and by the time the first heats of the 2013 Hurley Pro at Trestles paddled out on Sunday morning, September 15, 2013 it was difficult to even see the waves, but that didn’t slow anyone down on the classic two-to-four foot Lowers surf.
Hungtington Beach, California’s Brett Simpson (pictured above) may have had the toughest heat of the day when he got tag teamed by the Quiksilver dynamic duo of Kelly Slater and Dane Reynolds, but he survived.
“I’m stoked, it was a gnarly heat but I was just trying to do my own thing because Kelly (Slater) and Dane (Reynolds) were going to do what they do,” Simpson said. “I was just excited for that heat and I knew that was a heat I could win because I surf a lot more freely when maybe it’s a heat I’m not supposed to win. I just focused on myself and with all my family down here, it’s a big win. Anytime you beat Slater, whether it’s man-on-man or three-man, it’s a big win.”
The Hurley Pro continues today (under another layer of dense fog). For the official word from the ASP and complete follow the jump. For a video recap of Day 1, click here. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on September 13, 2013
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On Tuesday, September 17, 2013 the Encinitas, California style shop UNIV will be hosting a photo show and video premiere from the boys of Brixton. The show, titled Wandering Through Central America, features the antics of Oliver Kurtz, Jesse Gugliemana, Tanner Rozunko and Troy Elmore. If that’s not enough to entice you there will also be free beer, tacos, ice cream an a special musical performance by the Flytraps. Party starts at 7 PM. UNIV is located at 1053 S. Coast Highway 101, in Encinitas, California.
by The Editors on September 10, 2013
At the beginning of summer someone at What Youth (Travis Ferre) sent us one of their magazines. We don’t really read magazines anymore, but once we started paging through we realized that What Youth was a lot more interesting than we expected from an energy drink and northwest footwear giant sponsored print mag. Here read a little slice from issue number 5:
Tennessee Williams said, “Enthusiasm is the most important thing in life.” And we agree. And I think about how lucky we are to see it illustrated in front of us here daily. A motherfucker like Ozzie Wright will make you believe in that line. A lizard like Dion Agius will make you hold that line sacred. A mischievous throwback from like Noa Deane will remind you of that line. Because it’s easy to look around the world and see pink stucco parking lots, violence in beautiful countries, and the millions of reasons life is bad. Or dwell in lethargy and melt into your text messages forever. But it takes a special tropical fish to find inspiration in all those bubbles. It takes an Ozzie Wright. It takes a Dion Agius. It takes an Earl Sweatshirt.
See. Do these What Youth guys know how to connect it all or what? Click the link and send them $15 for the new issue.
[Link: What Youth]
by The Editors on September 10, 2013
Yobeat.com posted this yesterday, so we’re going to post it today because it made us laugh and put all action sports in proper perspective (at least to us, at this moment in time, today, (redundancy for poetic effect)). Airboarding. We wish we’d thought of it.
by The Editors on September 10, 2013
The Mill Valley Surf Film Festival is rolling into its second year of existence September 13-14, 2013 with Fred Water as a sponsor.
The event brings together the Bay Area surf community in Mill Valley to enjoy short and feature surf films, art, listen to music and revel in the magic of the ocean. . . The films presented at the Mill Valley Surf Film Festival will be accompanied by concerts, art and ocean related charities.
For a full list of the films that will be included in the festival follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on September 9, 2013
Hard to believe that next week ASP World Tour stops off in Southern California for The Hurley Pro at Trestles. All the locals have to say is that they certainly hope the surf picks up because it’s been pretty bad lately. The contest runs from September 15 to 21, 2013 at SoCal legendary surf spot and ASP World Champion Joel Parkinson is looking forward to it apparently.
“I love Trestles,” Parkinson said. “It’s such a high performance wave and I think everyone acknowledges that, but it’s also a great ‘flow’ wave. It’s a great wave to flow your turns together and choreograph a wave and make it look great from beginning to end. Trestles – when it’s on – is the kind of wave where everyone looks good. In terms of results, Kelly (Slater) and Mick (Fanning) are always good there, Taj (Burrow) and Jordy (Smith) will be in the mix, and I reckon Gabe (Medina) and Julian (Wilson) are big chances as well.”
Get ready, SoCal. For the official word from the ASP, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on September 9, 2013
According to a post on Bodyboard Museum, the lead singer was Brett Young:
As a member of the Skid Kids his outlaw antics were often looked down on by b/b heirachy. Youngy didn’t care too much and despised the local comp scene that frothed over contests in 1ft waves at Manly. Youngy was all about pulling into gnarly pits and had the same head pumping style as Pat Caldwell. Brett had tongues wagging when he performed a pop song in the video nasty Rip The Pit. He was highly criticized for his role and eventually packed his bags to move to Japan where he worked promoting his sponsor Manta. It was in Japan that BY was killed when the car he was driving on a express lane highway crashed. Today he is remembered with the annual Brett Young Trials part of The Shark Island Challenge.
And now you know the rest of the. . .
[Link: Bodyboard Museum]
by The Editors on September 6, 2013
Matix Clothing worked with Tyler Surfboard’s Tyler Hatzikian on a spring 2013 collection that they say offers up “timeless style, performance, hot rod culture and surfings roots.”
Tyler Hatzikian has over 25-years of commitment to improving his skills as both a shaper and glasser. Tyler’s surfboards are not only far from replica, they are developing a reputation of being iconic on their own. He is proud to carry on the planer after following the footsteps of the legendary craftsmen of his local surf community in the South Bay.
The collection sounds right on target. Now we just have to survive the winter before we get our hands on it.
[Link: Matix Clothing]
by The Editors on September 5, 2013
Leatherman, makers of the fine folding multi-tools favored by Hollywood grips and handymen alike, has apparently been working with Signal Snowboards, Girl Skateboards, and Korduroy.TV on a new selection of multi-tools designed specifically for snowboarding, skateboarding, and surfing. The snowboarding tools are already out, but here’s a little sneak on the skate tools:
The Grind and Jam skate tools are designed specifically for assembling and maintaining a board—adjusting/setting trucks, tightening bolts, filing grip tape, etc.—and fall into the company’s PocketTool line. The Jam can be used in conjunction with the Leatherman Style® PS mini-multi-tool, by just snapping it into the frame of the Jam. These single-piece tools are lightweight, fit easily in a pocket, or clip onto a belt loop. Users can skate with the tools on, or clip them to a bag. In addition to the pocket tools, Leatherman will also be releasing a black pocket knife set, one with a blade only and the other with an integrated set of screwdrivers. Both knives have a storable carabiner to carry/open a bottle and a Blade Launcher™ system for quick-deploy.
For more details on the surf and snow tools, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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