We’re suckers for anything Thomas Campbell ever does. Even if it’s a “bow-tie collection” for element. Check it.
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Surfing
After all the excitement about The Boardroom (the consumer surf show formerly known as Sacred Craft) joining the grand parade at the 2013 US Open of Surfing on the sand in Huntington Beach, California, it now won’t happen thanks to US Open event owner IMG’s reported inability to “permit GLM (Boardroom’s owner) to charge admission to the consumer component of a planned trade-plus-consumer.”
“Every year, IMG tries to bring something different to the US Open of Surfing,” says James Leitz SVP of IMG. “For 2013, in support of Vans’ inclusive directive, we teamed up with GLM to bring in The Boardroom. This was a game changer for our industry. A massive trade show footprint on the beach with both B2B and B2C components. Unfortunately, like some big ideas, things just don’t work out. I am confident that The Boardroom will continue to be a huge success.”
So just like that The Boardroom is back on its own and scheduled for October 5 – 6, 2013 at the OC Fair & Events Center. Thanks for playing. For the official word from GLM follow the jump.
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Sitka surf crew member Reid Jackson left the warming waters of Canada last spring for a little run at some really cold water in Iceland. The adventure was captured by Chris Burkard and Mikey Detemple. Can’t say were jealous of the brain freezes.
[Link: Sitka.ca]
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This Friday night, April 26, 2013 surf legends Tom Carroll and Ross Clarke-Jones will be attending the US premiere of Storm Surfers 3D on the Giant Titan XC Screen at The Ward 16 Theaters in Honolulu (at 7 PM and 10 PM screenings) and it goes a little something like this:
Combining cutting-edge 3D technology and bravura filmmaking, Storm Surfers 3D is the ultimate big-wave thrill ride. The film follows best friends and surfing legends Tom Carroll and Ross Clarke-Jones, along with surf forecaster Ben Matson, as they track and chase giant storms in their quest to ride the Pacific’s biggest and most dangerous waves. Using state-of-the-art miniature 3D cameras that put audiences inside the barrel of the waves, Storm Surfers 3D is a visually stunning cinematic adventure unlike any other.
Let’s put it this way — if we were on the rock this week we’d be there. As always we’re bummed we’re not.
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This new video from Brad Domke will make you rethink finless surfing, skimboarding and what it all means. Say what you will, but Domke charges it.
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The last thing South African Surfer Brett Archibald, 50, remembers was waking up in the ocean and watching the boat he was on (the Naga Laut) motor off into the night, according to a story on IOL News.com.
“He said he came close to drowning at least eight times during his 27-hour ordeal, swimming and drifting at sea, and that he had been stung by jellyfish, picked at by fish, and seagulls had tried to pluck his eyes out,” said NSRI spokesman Craig Lambinon.
Archibald reportedly became “sea sick” while on his Mentawais surf trip and may have passed out. Apparently, no one on the boat noticed his was missing. He was eventually picked up by a passing surf charter boat at 1 AM Thursday, April 18, 2013 near Sipura Island. Yeah, we’ve heard all about how “sea sick” one can become on those surf trips. . .and we’re just glad he survived.
[Link: IOL News]
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GaySurfers.net has released a teaser for their new documentary called Out In The Lineup.
This is a documentary about homosexuality and surfing that examines why people think there aren’t any gay surfers – and to show them the power, diversity and energy of our group of global gay surfers! It is the story of all of us who seek acceptance, happiness and some really good waves.
The producers of the film are “actively looking for sponsors and funding” to complete the film. While we’re guessing the mainstream surf industry isn’t going to dive in on this opportunity, maybe someone will surprise us all.
[Link: Out In The Lineup]
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Kassia Meador and Gomez Bueno will be showing some of their newest work in a show that opens Thursday, May 2, 2013, at Artists Republic 4 Tomorrow titled Cloud Hunters.
Gomez and Kassia are free spirited inhabitants of the world, their paths crossing time and again in microscopic hinges of life. Gomez Bueno – a widely celebrated artist whose diverse and amazing collection of work over the past two decades has shown internationally in places such as Phuket, Bejing, the Palace of El Embarcadero in Santander, Spain, Galeria Moriarty, China, and Robert Berman, Santa Monica. Kassia Meador – one of the worlds most prominent longboard surfers. She is a nomad moving from country to country, from the water to photo shoots, fashion design to announcing and hosting events. Through her travels she makes beautiful relationships with people and places and her photos speak volumes of the movement, emotion and dreams of our current generation.
The opening reception begins at 6 PM on Thursday, May 2, 2013. AR4T is located at 210 North Coast Hwy. in Laguna Beach, California. For the official word from AR4T, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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A 21-year-old surfer from DeBary, Florida wins the honor of New Smyrna’s first shark bite of the season, according to a story in the Daytona Beach News-Journal.
The surfer, whose name was not available, was bitten about 1:30 p.m. Saturday as he caught waves off New Smyrna Beach near the south jetty, Marris said.
According to the International Shark Attach File Florida’s Volusia and Brevard counties share the 2012 record for shark bites with eight each in 2012. Yay, Florida.
[Link: Daytona Beach News-Journal]
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When a Lion Air jet overshot a Bali runway on Saturday, April 13, 2013, and blasted right out into the ocean surfer Ben Panagian was on the beach with some friends, according to a story on Sky.com. They paddled out to see what they could do to help.
The 31-year-old said that when he and his friends reached the jet, they began transporting those could not swim to the shore. . . “Most people were in shock, they were panicking,” he said. “There was one man who could not walk … and there was one woman whose face was bleeding.”
Panagian is also reportedly the boyfriend of Schapelle Corby, an Australian woman who is spending 15 years in Indonesian prison after being accused of smuggling marijuana. For the rest of the story, click the link.
[Link: Sky News]
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