by The Editors on July 24, 2013
Last September man about the surf Dan Malloy (and friends Kanoa Zimmerman and Kellen Keene) rode his bicycle down the California coast to check things out at a slower pace, catch some surf, and of course, create another Malloy multimedia masterpiece.
In this instance the creation is a book titled Fast Is Slow and a short film called Moving Pictures. Dan is spending August 2013 touring California with the book and film and you can check all three of them out if you’re in the area. The Slow Is Fast tour begins in Mill Valley, California on August 2, 2013. For a full list of tour locations, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on July 18, 2013
Wetsuit developers SAMS (Shark Attack Mitigation Systems) have created some wetsuits that mess with sharks heads, but not in a bad way, according to a story in the Daily Mail. Apparently, sharks use their sense of smell to find prey, however, they use their eyes just before they chomp down.
The Diverter wetsuit has navy and white stripes that are seen on some poisonous animals and fish to make the shark think they diver is dangerous. . . The designers have also created matching surfboard stickers. . . According to SAMS, years of anecdotal evidence suggests that a stripe pattern acts as a deterrent or repellent to sharks.
Not looking like something that sharks want to eat is always a good thing.
[Link: Daily Mail]
by The Editors on July 17, 2013
SurfAid, the organization that is dedicated to improving the health, well-being and self-reliance of people living in isolated surf zones is holding their second annual SurfAid Cup at Malibu, California on Saturday, September 7, 2013 and there’s still time for you to round up a team and complete. The catch? All you have to do is help raise at least $5,000 and you’re in surfing the Bu with a pack of friends (and your favorite pro surfer, maybe even Joel Tudor pictured above).
Teams aim to raise at least $5,000 for SurfAid and, in order of their fundraising total, each team picks a pro/legend surfer to join them, for a total of five surfers per team. The teams then compete in one-hour heats, with four teams battling out the final. An Expression Session will also be held at Malibu on Friday 6th September as a warm-up for the competitors. . . ASP world tour surfers Travis Logie and Courtney Conlogue and former world longboard champions Joel Tudor and Jen Smith have confirmed they will compete this year.
For the official details from SurfAid, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on July 17, 2013
Seems there is always someone who believes that what the world really needs right now is an action sports theme park. This time around it’s Josh Kearney, a 34-year-old Australian. According to a story on Vegas Inc,. Kearney wants to create a park “right off the Las Vegas strip” that will features motocross, wakeboarding, surfing, and snowboarding.
“Vegas Extreme will stand as a new model for amusement parks around the world,” Kearney said. “Its focus is on an exploding generation of sporting events and recreation that push the boundaries of human movement.” . . .The amusement park would include a white sand beach for sunbathing and cabanas fashioned out of repurposed shipping containers. A 7-acre lake would offer jet skiing, whitewater rafting and wakeboarding. A cable system would allow up to 10 riders to zip around the lake at once. . . During winter, the lake could be drained and filled with snow. The resulting “ski bowl” could be used for snowboarding.
So what’s left before this year’s version of the Gotcha Glacier or New Jersey’s Xanadu becomes a reality? Well, $50 million for one, and then Kearney will also need a piece of property to build it on. In other words, this isn’t even a project yet. But we wish Kearney the best anyway. Would be cool if one of these finally got built somewhere in North America.
[Link: Vegas Inc.]
by The Editors on July 14, 2013
After all that hoopla about the “sexist” Roxy Pro edit and the “butch lesbo” facebook response, reportedly from Quiksilver’s Chad Wells, event organizers have now cancelled the Roxy Pro Biarritz for a complete lack of waves.
“It’s been a challenging week surf wise, but the world’s best female surfers have still enjoyed themselves in the beautiful town of Biarritz,” Jessi Miley-Dyer, ASP Women’s World Tour Manager, said. “While we’re disappointed that the swell never manifested for this year’s event, we’re very pleased to announce that Roxy have committed to rescheduling the event to run in conjunction with the Quiksilver Pro France men’s event in late September. This will allow the 2013 ASP Women’s World Title race as well as the requalification campaigns of the world’s best female surfers to continue in the best possible fashion.”
The Roxy Pro will now be held in with the men’s Quiksilver Pro France in Hossegor, which is scheduled for September 24 – 30, 2013. For the official word from the ASP, follow the jump
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by The Editors on July 9, 2013
The crew from Mollusk (Luke Bartels (Carpentry), Jeff Canham (Sign Painter) and Alex Kopps (Filmmaker) are making their way to the Agenda Show, Long Beach in a pedal-powered rickshaw and along the way they’re picking a few things up. Check out the edit and then see it all at Agenda Long Beach.
by The Editors on July 9, 2013
Speaking of Roxy. . . the 2013 Roxy Pro Biarritz begins tomorrow, July 10, 2013. For those who haven’t been following the women’s pro tour Australian Tyler Wright, 19, is currently cruising in the number one spot after winning on the Gold Coast and in Brazil.
“This year, the intensity of each event makes the tour very entertaining,” Wright said. “It’s so intense! It’s pushing women surfing so far. I’ve brought 10 boards here but haven’t tested any of them yet. We’ll see what the surf delivers.”
Yes, we will. And we’ll see if Stephanie Gilmore (picture above) looks as good in the event as she does in the promo video. Follow the jump for the official word from the ASP.
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by The Editors on July 9, 2013
Beautifully shot, black and white, longboard surfing action not exactly what you’re looking for this afternoon? Then, please, don’t watch this Josh Simpson edit of Jack Lynch and “his girl” Roya sliding all over Crescent Head from TheSeaLife.com.au.
by The Editors on July 8, 2013
Australian writer Clementine Ford is not happy with the new promo piece for the 2013 Roxy Pro starring Stephanie Gilmore. No, she doesn’t like the fact that the surfer’s face is never shown nor does she like the absence of surfing in the spot. In fact, she doesn’t like much about it, according to her story on Daily Life.
Because the most amazing thing female surfers can do has precisely nothing to do giving a hidden audience a boner. And while it’s almost amazing that most women spend the majority of their lives in an unacknowledged performance that begins sometime in childhood and ends when menopause makes them invisible once more, our most spectacular achievements (and failures) are unrelated to how appreciative (or dismissive) that hidden audience is of our beauty.
Oh, that again. . . to watch the video (and apparently get a boner and an unnatural attraction to the HTC One) click the link.
[Link: Daily Life]
by The Editors on July 8, 2013
Hard to believe that season one of Surf House is finally over. It seems like only yesterday that we were just getting to know the abs and asses that populate the show and now we’re shedding a tear as they say goodbye. Join us for this fond farewell, and maybe just one last glimpse of some taut, tan, and wet skin.
