Huntington Beach, California’s Huntington Surf & Sport is upping its footprint on the surf world’s most trafficked corner with an expansion of their current shop. Some of it even got finished in time for the US Open of Surfing later this month.
Huntington Surf and Sport is in the midst of a major renovation at its downtown Pierside Pavilion location, adding more than 3,000 square feet and a new energy to this iconic store. Upon completion, HSS will offer the largest inventory and best selection of hardgoods in the entire surf industry; a haven for real surfers to get authentic gear.
It’s nice to know that all surf retail isn’t dead just yet. For the official word from HSS follow the jump.
Photographer Jason Kenworthy has joined Wax Research as the Team Director/Advisor for both Sticky Bumps and Ransom.
“Jason’s industry experience and surf savy are a great asset to our management staff,” says company founder John Dahl. “We’re enthusiastic to have him onboard and I’m convinced he will help us accomplish our goals.”
The team at France’s Peugeot Design Lab has re-imagined the surfboard, according to a post on NewLaunches.com.
The concept surfboard uses the ‘coupe tranche’ (clean cut) design theme and is sleek, suave and eye-catching. This one reminded us of an extremely sharp and shiny blade and the front of the surfboard is designed to represent emotions. The back of the surfboard highlights motion and sports integrated sculpted tail fins that have been meticulously drawn out to make the board more agile and responsive. Using carbon fiber for its body while the front is made from wood, this concept surfboard, according to our imagination, also seems inspired by stealth fighter aircrafts.
What doesn’t surprise us are the lack of action photos of the board. Click the link for more images and the rest of the story.
CNN has a story on Garett McNamara and his general all around radness including surfing that glacier fall wave back in 2007.
As the block of ice plummeted into the Copper River, it created a two-meter-high wave which McNamara surfed — the first and probably only person ever to ride such a swell. . . “It was the closest I’ve ever come to death,” said the man who has surfed nine-story waves on the most rugged coastlines in the world.
The Oakley Pro Bali caught us completely off guard (we’ll leave it at that). But now that it’s over it all kind of makes sense as current world champ Joel Parkinson nabbed a victory over Michel Bourez to stay in the hunt for another title.
“That was amazing,” Parkinson said. “That was the coolest experience coming up the sand. It wasn’t the greatest of the finals and I knew it wasn’t over. I figured if I got the best wave towards the end figured I’d have a chance. Michel (Bourez) ripped and was probably the most in form surfer of the event. I dropped off my four fin back to my three fin and just didn’t get a good pump in that one good barrel and was hoping it didn’t lose me the final. From then on I knew I had to go to do turns.”
Congrats, Parko on the win and to Mick Fanning on his move to the ASP World Tour number one spot. For the official word from the ASP, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
After a ride of nearly 15 years, Transworld Surf magazine appears to have come to a closeout. The staff is now reportedly working on the final issue of the magazine. At a meeting this morning (June 25, 2013) in Transworld’s Carlsbad, California offices, it was reportedly announced to the staff that the print magazine would be shutting down, however, the website would continue under the leadership of Justin Cote and Zander Morton.
In an interview posted on the GrindMedia owned Transworld Business Garrett explained the decision:
The first question everybody in the industry asked us was “can you do three surf mags?” That was a question we needed to answer first before we did anything else. While we could have on day one just closed TW Surf, which would have made a lot of sense to a lot of people, I really felt that we owed the brand and the market an opportunity for us to understand more about how the brand fit into the space. That was information we couldn’t get until after we had the brand and could have the conversations with advertisers, people in the industry, and even people outside the industry. Over the last month we spent a lot of time asking that question and the answer we came up with was no.
Garrett said that a few of the staff will be offered other opportunities in the company, and a few employees will be cut. No other title cutbacks were announced in the meetings held June 25, 2013 according to the story, but it seems likely in this changing media environment that more evolution will take place in the coming months. For the rest of Garrett’s interview click the link.
The Brothers Marshall are continuing to add a little freshness to the stale surf fashion world with their First Point Malibu Summer Lookbook. Our favorite shirt? “Cali Hoale From The Valley.” What else? Brothers Marshall fine surf clothing is available at finer surf boutiques up and down the coast. Look for it.
What more do you need to know? Russian bikini girls wearing high fashion footwear and surfing in a competition. Maybe this is something the ASP could consider now that they’re taking surfing to the mainstream. . .
If you’ve ever thought of donating to help the work of the Stoked organization with under-served youth, this month is the time to do it. The George C. Fund will match anything you give (up to $15,000) between now and June 30, 2013. So it’s like giving doubles.
There hasn’t been a better time to join us. Become a STOKED Igniter and help #closethegap. . . With your support, our youth are empowered with the STOKED community, values and skills to achieve the success of their dreams. Through action sports culture, our youth can jump the gap.
Huntington Beach, California’s Huntington Surf & Sport is upping its footprint on the surf world’s most trafficked corner with an expansion of their current shop. Some of it even got finished in time for the US Open of Surfing later this month.
