by The Editors on August 6, 2009
NBC8 filmed crazy footage from the North Shore of Oahu of just how fast a shark gets going when it’s after something. The Blacktip ignored to surfers in the water to go after the fish, which is something shark expert Randy Honebrink says they usually do, according to a story on KHNL.com.
Analyzing the video, Honebrink says the shark is probably a Blacktip. . . “It’s definitely not a tiger shark,” he said. . . Tiger sharks are larger and more dangerous than a Blacktip. . . “I can’t think of a single case where there’s been a confirmed Blacktip bite on a person in Hawaii,” said Honebrink.
Check out the video and you’ll see what raw acceleration looks like. We’re just sitting ducks. . .
[Link: KHNL.com]
by The Editors on August 6, 2009
Sessions is keeping the memory of skateboarding Tim Brauch alive with the 11th annual memorial contest.
The 11th Annual Tim Brauch Memorial Contest will take place September 26 at the Scotts Valley Skate Park and September 27 at the Lake Cunningham Regional Skate Park in San Jose, CA. . . [Tim’s] love for skateboarding, friends, and fun inspired everyone who met him. Tim’s untimely passing in 1999 at the age of 25, led Sessions to create the Tim Brauch Memorial Fund, which donates 100% of the funds toward skate park development and scholarships.
[Link: Timbrauch.com via Skatedaily.net]
by The Editors on August 6, 2009
Hell, why not. Check it out tonight (August 6, 2009) at The Lido in Newport Beach. We’re guessing Danny Qwock, Preston Murray, et al. will be there, too.
[Link: Echo Beach via The Mountain & Wave]
by The Editors on August 6, 2009
Struggling international resort owner Intrawest has sold two French resorts we’ve never heard of, according to a story on Metronews.ca.
Vancouver-based Intrawest said it has agreed to sell the lodging and commercial operations at Arc 1950 Resort in Savoie and the Flaine Montsoleil Resort in the Haute-Savoie region of the French Alps. . . The price was not disclosed.
We’re going to go ahead and guess that this won’t be the last asset Intrawest sells in coming months.
[Link: Metronews.ca]
by The Editors on August 5, 2009
On his blog The Adventure Life Steve Casimiro, the former editor of Powder magazine and now West Coast Editor of National Geographic Adventure, has written an essay on how wonderful it is that so many people are out in the line up on $100 Costco surfboards.
Now, for a fraction of what you’d spend sending your kid to a surfing camp, you can have a board on call. Because they’re cheap and ultra-durable, you don’t have to worry about them getting lost, stolen, or damaged (my sister in law lost hers off the roof of her car on the freeway—it didn’t get a scratch). Even for adults, too, the Costco board is a great option for learning–though not a true longboard, it’s plenty long enough to get you in and on a wave. And if you discover surfing isn’t your thing, so what–it’s only a hundred bucks.
Can’t say we disagree, actually. Follow the link for the rest of Steve’s logic.
[Link: The Adventure Life]
by The Editors on August 4, 2009
The body of a skateboarder Walker Howell Morris, 20, who died of blunt force trauma after hitting a tree while longboarding after midnight on Missoula, Montana’s Sawmill Gulch Road was found by friends on the side of the road two days later, according to a story on Missoulian.com.
The friends last saw Morris at around midnight on Aug. 1, and his father filed a missing person’s report on Saturday when his son never arrived at a wedding he planned to attend. . . The friend told authorities that they had been drinking beers at his house Friday night and decided to go longboarding; before parting ways, Morris told his friends that he intended to skateboard home.
Sadly, this is the second skateboarder to be found by the side of the road this summer.
[Link: Missoulian.com]
by The Editors on August 4, 2009
This morning (August 5, 2009) a shark was sighted at Australia’s Bells Beach “chasing another surfer in waters close to shore,” according to a story in the Geelong Advertiser.
Pete, who was surfing at the famous break . . .said many surfers started yelling to clear the water after the shark was sighted. No-one was injured. . . .About 20 minutes after the sighting Pete said some surfers were returning to the water.
When there are waves, they must be surfed. . .
[Link: Geelong Advertiser]
by The Editors on August 4, 2009
If this new HUF x JanSport collab carry-on bag holds a skateboard (or two), then we want one. According to Hypebeast, they’re rolling this project out tomorrow night (Wednesday, August 5, 2009) in San Francisco at the Elbo Room on Valencia Street, with a live performance from Wu-Tang’s GZA.
[Link: Hypebeast]
by The Editors on August 4, 2009
After fire crews had the first fire 100 percent contained, another five-hectare fire sparked up in the Ruby Bowl on August 3, 2009.
A 20-person crew has water on-site and is working to establish a guard on the west flank of the fire. . . Throughout the day there may be air support supplied to the ground crew should it be required. . . The Ruby Bowl terrain is very rocky, with minimal alpine vegetation and is isolated from the more commonly accessed portions of Blackcomb Mountain.
No structures are currently in danger.
[Link: Vancouver Sun]
by The Editors on August 4, 2009
Seems like nearly every action sports business could use a million dollar cash infusion, but very few are doing what Chris Saydah is doing. He’s listing his financial needs on NuWire Investor a website that helps connect people with money with those who need it.
Strength Distribution is planned to be a Salt Lake City, Utah company based around the Swiss urban clothing company Advita. We are currently seeking funding. . . The founder is a 10yr industry veteran, with solid and tasteful experience in marketing and management. . . Strength in a turnkey operation and will run as a distribution, marketing and fulfillment company.
Ask and ye shall receive. . .
[Link: NuWire Investor]
NBC8 filmed crazy footage from the North Shore of Oahu of just how fast a shark gets going when it’s after something. The Blacktip ignored to surfers in the water to go after the fish, which is something shark expert Randy Honebrink says they usually do, according to a story on KHNL.com.
