This edit is for anyone who has wondered how Vans Classic Tales get all their interstitial animation wizardry. Artist Jay Howell and director/animator Jim Dirschberger explain exactly how all the magic happens, including how you get Geoff Rowley‘s brain to pop out of his head and splash down on the floor.
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O’Neill founder Jack O’Neill had a herd of media people rolling through his front yard yesterday after someone noticed what looks like a whale fossil in his front yard at Pleasure Point, according to a story on KSBW.
On Thursday, O’Neill’s house became even gnarlier when a lower-than-usual low tide revealed a gigantic skeleton just outside his back door and seawall. . . The bones were vertebrae that had been fossilized. . . As word of the skeleton spread on social media websites, several hypotheses and theories arose. . . Many hoped it was a dinosaur. . . Gary Griggs, director of University of California Santa Cruz’s Institute of Marine Sciences, said the skeleton was most likely an extinct Pliocene-era whale.
It would appear that wise water creatures have loved Pleasure Point for eons.
[Link: KSBW]
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This little clip of Peter Devries and Noah Cohen getting into some cold Canadian ramps is called Birds of a Feather. It’s from the Sitka Surfboards crew up in the wilds of Canadalandia. Our fingers are numb just from watching this. But it was worth it.
[Link: Sitka]
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Stoked Mentoring rounded up a large group of surfers and friends and spent last Saturday (November 10, 2012) helping to clean up at Beach 67 Street in Rockaway Park, according to a story on The Local.
High school students, volunteers and organizers — all members of the Stoked Mentoring non-profit family — descended on the beach community with cleaning supplies, tools and hundreds of meals in lieu of longboards, working through the day to bring relief to the residents of their favorite surf spot. . . “We have a relationship with Far Rockaway. We’re the first and only non-profit to take kids surfing in Rockaway,” said Mr. Larosiliere, known to many as “Stoked Steve.”
Stoked. Click the link for the rest of the story.
[Link: The Local]
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The ASP announced today its schedule for the 2013 season. The men’s tour includes nine events, the women’s tour is logging in a “tentative” eight event. Yes, all of your favorites as still on the schedule, but some of the others are gone. But then you already knew that right? Here are the men’s events and dates.
2013 ASP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR:
– Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast – March 2 – 13, 2013
– Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach – March 27 – April 7, 2013
– Billabong Rio Pro – May 8 – 19, 2013
– Volcom Pro Fiji – June 2 – 14, 2013
– Billabong Pro Teahupo’o – August 15 – 26, 2013
– Hurley Pro at Trestles – September 15 – 21, 2013
– Quiksilver Pro France – September 27 – October 7, 2013
– Rip Curl Pro Portugal – October 9 – 20, 2013
– Billabong Pipe Masters – December 8 – 20, 2013
Follow the jump for the women’s events, plus a little more info. [click to continue…]
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Last month we mentioned that along with being one of the best surfers of all time Tom Curren can also sing. . . well. Here’s the proof in the video for Summerland Road. Though we are kind of wondering where his duet partner is. She pretty much makes the song and yet is conspicuously missing from the video. Hmmmm?
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The May issue of Surfer Magazine features an essay by Lewis Samuels titled, Culture of Cool: Surfers Are Sheep. Here Are The Details. The bit features the following line that few can honestly argue with:
I want to believe I’m an individual. I want to believe that my life choices add up to something unique. But the evidence sure as hell suggests otherwise. I’m indistinguishable from the rest of the surf-hipster herd. The sad thing is, I don’t even feel like part of the tribe. Instead, I am who I hate.
Click the link for the rest for more of the annoying-yet-compelling hipster navel gazing that Samuels does so well.
[Link: Surfer Magazine]
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Not saying that the ASP needs more World Championship Tour events or anything, but they just announced that the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro will be a and official WCT stop on the 2013 for women and 2014 for the men.
“ASP is very pleased to announce the sanctioning of the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro as a WCT event in the coming years,” Renato Hickel, ASP WCT Manager, said. “Margaret River is a long-standing event on the ASP World Tour and a favorite stop for many of the world’s top men’s and women’s surfers already. We are pleased to add such a quality event and location to our elite World Championship Tour.”
Taj Burrow must be happy. For the official word, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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In an opening ceremony held today (November 10, 2012) on the beach at Mavericks, the waiting period for the Mavericks Invitational big wave contest officially started. And nearly all of the 24 invited surfers were there to celebrate.
“The surfers look forward to the ceremony to reconnect with each other and with Mavericks,” said contest director Jeff Clark, who introduced the surfers and led the group in a prayer. “It’s the coming together of the family and the brotherhood that goes way deeper than surfing. It helps us remember that it is a power much greater than us that allows us to challenge one of the greatest forces of nature.”
For the official word, including heat lineups follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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The Junior Seau Amphitheater at the Oceanside Pier in California was packed Saturday morning, November 10, 2012 as the surf world gathered to remember legendary surfer and surfboard shaper Donald Takayama.
Under sunny skies and buffeted by a strong north wind, music was played, surf legends talked story, and people shared their stories. Members of the Takayama family spoke, two-time ASP World Longboard Champion and Hawaiian Pro Designs team rider Joel Tudor spoke, but it was two-time world surfing champion Nat Young (right) who wrapped things up.
“Donald Takayama was welcome always every where around the world because all he did was just give,” said Young, becoming emotional. “And I tell you, over the years I’ve head a lot of people talk about aloha spirit. And not a lot of people live by that code, but Donald was it. You know. And he’s always treated everybody the same because he had respect for everybody. And he believed that surfers were like a true brotherhood and we talked about this many times, you know. I just hope that infectious DT character and his whole spirit filters down to the young ones who carry on this activity.”
After a short break close to 200 surfers paddled out to give Takayama the classic surfer’s send off. Follow the jump for more photos from the day. [click to continue…]
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