by The Editors on August 19, 2013
On Saturday night, August 17, 2013 Girl Skateboards celebrated their 20th Anniversary (yeah, you’re old) in Los Angeles, California at the Known Gallery on Fairfax. Girl rounded up an amazing collection of their skateboards, photos, and people from two decades of real skateboarding in Southern California. If you didn’t go Crailtap.com has rounded up all the photos of all the legendary people you would have bumped elbows with had you gone. Click here for all the photos.
[Link: Crailtap via SkateDaily]
by The Editors on August 19, 2013
A slim swell forecast saw the 2013 Billabong Pro Tahiti blast on all the way to the finish yesterday (August 18, 2013) in barreling four to six-foot surf at Teahupo’o. And with the help of at least one interesting call from the tower Adrian Buchan was able to better Kelly Slater by 1.04 points to win his second ever WCT event.
“I can’t believe it,” Buchan said. “Kelly (Slater) is incredible and I thought he snatched it for me at the end. I couldn’t go right…but I probably should have. I still can’t believe it. It hasn’t sunk in. What an incredible day though. The sun came out during the last five minutes and it’s all just really special right now.”
With his second place finish, Kelly Slater moved back into lead of the ASP World Tour Rankings, you know, where he’s been for most of his seemingly endless career. Mick Fanning and Joel Parkinson are now in second and third. For the official word from the ASP, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on August 16, 2013
University of California at Santa Barbara History professors Peter Neushul and Peter Westwick have taken some course work from their college class on the history of surfing and turned it into an extremely readable book titled The World In The Curl: An unconventional History of Surfing, according to a story on GrindTV.com.
The World in the Curl: An Unconventional History of Surfing focuses on surfing’s progression from a Polynesian past-time to a billion-dollar global industry. Along the way, it shows how the sport was heavily shaped by the U.S. military, aerospace, and technological advances taking place during the same time period—and how without those influences, surfing as we know it would be dead in the water.
Nothing gives a better perspective on the the inside workings of surfing history than a view from the outside. Click here to buy the book for $18.08 in print or $13.99 on Kindle, click the link for the rest of the story.
[Link: GrindTV]
by The Editors on August 16, 2013
A 20-year-old German german tourist had her arm bitten off “below the shoulder” by a shark on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 while snorkeling about 50 yards offshore at Palauea Beach on the Hawaiian island of Maui, according to a story in The Garden Isle.
Bystanders on shore heard the woman scream, put her on a kayak and brought her to land, said Lee Mainaga, fire services chief at the Maui Fire Department. Her right arm was severed below the shoulder, he said. The limb wasn’t recovered. . . The woman was taken to Maui Memorial Medical Center in critical condition. A spokeswoman there said Thursday that the hospital had no further information to release.
On Thursday the beach was reopened after officials saw “no sign of sharks in the area.”
[Link: The Garden Isle]
by The Editors on August 16, 2013
The Billabong Pro Tahiti is on at Teahupo’o and the boys got down to business and through four heats of Round 2 before shutting down for the day. Kelly Slater worked his usual magic and slipped directly into Round 3 by patiently waiting until the final 15 seconds of his Round 1 Heat 5 matchup against fellow American’s Ian Walsh and Brett Simpson.
“I was kind of lucky that one even came in the end,” Slater said. “I blew the best wave of the heat and lost my fins. I had the line I wanted and just lost my fins on the foam-ball and was too far behind to catch up. Brett (Simpson) had a few opportunities and paddled too wide. My waves weren’t that great and I was just trying to make things happen.”
The contest resumes today at 10:00 AM PST (7:00 AM Tahiti time). For the official word (including the rest of the Round 2 match -ups) from the ASP, please follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on August 16, 2013
Outer Banks, North Carolina ripper Fisher Heverly has joined the SUPERbrand team.
“We are excited to have Fisher join our team,” said Paul Brewer, SUPERbrand Marketing Director. “Not only he is young and innovative, but he has a great attitude and will bring that positive energy with him to our team. He’s also among the first to represent not only our boards, but also our burgeoning apparel collection, so it’s very exciting.”
For the official word from SUPER, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on August 16, 2013
Dennis Busenitz can get more skateboarding done in 29 seconds that most pros do all week. Here’s more proof from Spitfire.
[Link: Spitfire Wheels]
by The Editors on August 16, 2013
Billy Anderson, the longtime Volcom Snowboarding head has left the Kering-owned youth fashion conglomerate to become Senior Brand Director at Burton Snowboards in Burlington, Vermont.
“I have always considered myself a snowboarder – that is who I am,” said Billy Anderson. “So to work for a company that is 100% dedicated to snowboarding is extremely exciting. In my time within the industry, I’ve always put snowboarding first – if it’s right for snowboarding, then it’s right for the company. Burton seems to live by this motto as well. Their commitment to product, athletes and events is unmatched in the industry, and I couldn’t be more proud to join the Burton crew.”
Congrats to Billy. He begins his new job on September 3, 2013. For the official word from Burton, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on August 15, 2013
The T.F.R. Gallery in Encinitas, California is proud to present a solo-exhibition of framed prints from graphic artist John Van Hamersveld opening Friday, August 16, 2013. Van Hamersveld is most famous in the surf world for his iconic The Endless Summer movie poster.
John Van Hamersveld has been producing images that have defined the visual representation of surf and rock ‘n’ roll culture for over 50 years. Starting off his career with the immensely successful movie poster for The Endless Summer in 1966, Van Hamersveld’s influence on the world of graphic images was immediately profound. From there he moved on to produce over 300 album covers, including designs for the Beatles’ American pressing of the Magical Mystery Tour, the Rolling Stones’ Exile On Main St., Jefferson Airplane’s Crown of Creation, Grateful Dead’s Skeletons in the Closet, Blondie’s Eat to the Beat, KISS’ Hotter Than Hell, the Beach Boys’ Wild Honey, and The Doors’ An American Prayer.
The opening reception begins at 6 PM. The T.F.R. Gallery. The Gallery is located at 1026 North Highway 101 in Encinitas, California. For the official word from T.F.R. follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on August 15, 2013
Rabid fans of surfboard shapers and the handmade works of art that they produce should probably attend The Boardroom Show in Orlando, Florida September 7-8, 2013.
The event, which is running hand in hand with Surf Expo this year, promises two days packed with amazing, interesting, surfboard building related infos not limited to a Best of Show Exhibit, Chunk of Foam shaping challenge, and live music. For all the details, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
