A 48-year-old Australian surfer is reportedly in “serious condition” after being hit by a shark today (July 31, 2012) while surfing near Streaky Bay in South Australia, according to a story on NineMSN.com.au.
Police say the 48-year-old man was surfing at Back Beach at about 2.40pm (CST) when he was bitten on the arm. . . The man was in the water with a group of friends and his daughter when the shark struck, the Seven network reported.
According to the story he was transferred to Royal Adelaide Hospital. We’re hoping for a speedy recovery.
The big boys of the dream tour had a rough go in round one at the Nike US Open of Surfing. For a while it seemed like none of the ASP’s top 16 would make it out alive: Mick Fanning, Taylor Knox, Ace Buchan, Owen Wright, Taj Burrow, CJ and Damien Hobgood, and Matt Wilkinson all fell sputtering in the Huntington Beach surf.
There were, however, some survivors in the four man heats in two foot (maybe) waves: Jordy Smith, Kelly Slater, Freddy P, Gabriel Medina, Adriano de Souza, Michel Bourez, Bede Durbidge, Josh Kerr, and Dane Reynolds (remember him?). Miguel Pupo, (pictured above) who had the highest heat score of the day with a 18.07, was worried after seeing some many great surfers get knocked out.
“There are some crazy heats in the first round and I saw Mick (Fanning) and Owen (Wright) go down, so I was kind of nervous,” Pupo said. “It’s such a difficult wave to surf and in these tough conditions, so I’m happy to make it through.”
Brett Simpson and John John Florence haven’t surfed yet (they surf tomorrow) and hopefully, they’ll survive their heats. For a complete results breakdown, and the official word from the ASP, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
Surfer Magazine gives the “for girls” publication genre another go with Salted, “a much-overdue homage to women’s surfing,” according to the release.
“There are so many amazing female surfers right now and so many interesting stories that aren’t being told,” says SURFER Magazine Managing Editor, Janna Irons. “It’s great to finally give them the attention they deserve—and to have a home for all the beautiful images we’ve collected. I’m so excited we were able to create something that celebrates all we’ve been missing out on.”
We’ll say this again: if advertisers want to keep spending money on magazines that their target market will never read, why should publishers get in the way. Take the money, make the profit, and move on. Salted will be on newsstands until October 16, 2012 and as an annual one-off we could see it working. For the official word from Surfer Magazine, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
For the past four years New York Times writer Azam Ahmed and Director Ryan Ferguson have been working on a documentary film showing how skateboarding is changing lives in Chicago’s gang infested streets. Here’s what Ahmed has to say about Skate or Die:
We’ve scraped by with almost no money, compiling more than 100 hours of footage that follows the life of one skater who was shot in gang crossfire while sitting on his mother’s porch. Here’s the original story that was an inspiration for the film. . . Now, we need to cut about 100 hours of footage into a movie. To do that, we need a top-notch editor. While we’ve cut costs in every way imaginable, to professionally cut this film will cost about $35,000.
The filmmakers have have $29,940 already pledged on Kickstarter, but the have only 60 hours to reach their goal of $35,000 or they lose it all. If there is anything you can do to help the project, please click the link and make a donation.
The world’s largest surf festival kicked off this weekend in Huntington Beach, California as juniors shredded the waves in Nike US Open of Surfing.
Felipe Toledo (BRA), 17, (pictured above) defending Nike US Open of Surfing Pro Junior Champion, made a seamless return to competition today and put on two standout performances to advance to the Quarterfinals. Toledo was responsible for the day’s highest scores compliments of his aerial repertoire, netting a 9.40 single-wave score en route to the highest heat total of 17.90 out of 20.
We mentioned this several times, but the great thing about starting a business in 2012 America is that there will never be a worse time to kick one off. Brian Wenning announced over the weekend that he is launching a new skateboard brand called Lockdown. Jenkem Magazine has an interview with Wenning that includes all the details.
Why did Wenning start it?
Because when is this bullshit recession gonna end? And in a recession if you put in 14 hours of work or whatever I don’t think you are gonna waste your money buying a fucking Element board. There’s also good things about a recession, like there are so many good skaters right now that aren’t hooked up.
Over the weekend a photo got out that allegedly shows a banner for the 2013 US Open Snowboard at Vail, Colorado. It was posted on the AngrySnowboarder.com site, then reposted on Yobeat.com.
Now, Burton has officially released the information. “Burton Snowboards and Vail Mountain officially announced today that the Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships is moving to Vail, Colorado starting in 2013. The 31st edition of the US Open will take place at Vail’s Golden Peak from February 25 – March 2, 2013.”
Here’s what Jake has to say about it:
First off, I just want to thank Stratton Mountain in Vermont where the US Open took place for so long,” said Jake. “Stratton not only hosted the Open for 27 years, but also played a pivotal role in making resort riding a reality. And as we look to the future progression of the US Open, I feel that Vail offers us the ideal venue to host the event. Vail is an incredible mountain and has been my snowboarding home-away-from-home for over 20 years. I have no doubt that the US Open at Vail will only grow in its legacy as the premier rider-driven event in the world.”
Moving the Open to Vail kind of makes it just another contest and rips the whole heritage thing out by the roots, but changes have to be made sometime and it might as well be now. Have to admit we’re not going to miss that cross country flight. Follow the jump for the official word. [click to continue…]
Joel Parkinson and his trainer Wes Berg took third place in the two-man stock traditional category of the Molokai 2 Oahu Paddleboard World Championships on July 29, 2012. The paddled the 32 miles in 5:49:17.
“I think surfing a contest is a lot easier,” joked Parkinson. “I always wanted to do it, it was a great experience.”
Parko wasn’t the only pro surfer in the mix. Rob Machado competed on a SUP three-man team and Jamie Sterling competed on a two-man team. Is paddling the new new?
Natasha Noland, 25, the daughter of Santa Cruz, California’s Pacific Wave Surf Shop owners Todd and SueNoland died late Friday night, July 27, 2012, after falling out of a bus on her way back from a Brad Paisley concert, according to a story in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Noland reportedly got into a fight with another woman inside the bus when a door opened and both women fell from the moving bus onto the highway’s southbound lanes between Lark Avenue and Highway 9 in Los Gatos at 11:50 p.m., CHP officials said. . . Noland was run over and killed by the bus, CHP officials said. . . The other woman, a 20-year-old Felton resident, was taken to a nearby hospital with moderate injuries, CHP spokesman DJ Sarabia said.
Noland was the women’s buyer at Pacific Wave. Our thoughts are with Natasha’s friends and especially with her parents.
Want to see what went down in Copenhagen over the weekend (July 29, 2012)? It’s all right here. Apparently, Nyjah Huston “had it on lock until just before the last jam” of the Copenhagen Pro.
