It’s long and detailed, but for those in the mood to read the latest info from Volcom, follow the jump for everything you’ve ever wanted to know. And yes, they “currently expect a decrease in revenue from Pacific Sunwear compared to 2008.”
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Portland skateboarders Taylor Appelo, 20, and Clayton Hunt, 16, were waiting at the MAX line Skidmore Fountain station early Saturday morning March 14, 2009 when they got jumped by four men in their 20s, according to a story on OregonLive.com.
Four men, three of whom appeared to be in their mid-20s and one perhaps older, approached and almost immediately began making threatening statements, Hunt said. . . “They told us we walked into the wrong tunnel,” Hunt said, referring to the area underneath Burnside Avenue. . . One man “came up to me and told me and Taylor he wanted to lay one of us out on the tracks,” Hunt said. “He said he was drunk and looking for a fight.” . . . Hunt said he and Appelo started walking away from the four but they followed and one of them shoved Appelo, who bumped into Hunt. Both fell onto the track surface.
Both skaters ran but were followed and when Appelo turned to look back he was hit in the face and knocked to the ground.
“I saw him hit the ground really hard, face first,” Hunt said. “I saw a lot of blood everywhere. I saw his teeth on the ground. It was really scary.”
Appelo was taken to the Legacy Emanual Hospital & Health Center where he was treated for a jaw broken in three places, a broken rib, dislocated thumb, and multiple facial cuts. The police hope to review video footage from the station’s security cameras and will start their investigation today.
[Link: OregonLive via Skatedaily.net]
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Mini and sleek aluminum trailer maker Airstream have teamed up with with furniture brand Republic of Fritz Hansen to create the ultimate surf travel collab.
The concept will make its debut at the Interni Design Energies exhibition in the courtyards of Università degli Studi di Milano during the upcoming Salone del Mobile show held in Milan. I know it’s a mouthful, but stay with me. . . . Republic of Fritz Hansen is a Copenhagen-based firm specializing in functional, minimalist design. . . . Using the outdoor lifestyle aspects of surf culture, the firm has created a fresh new look for the Clubman and Airstream caravan.
Looks cool, but we wouldn’t want to drive it to Costa Rica.
[Link: The Motor Report]
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Even though the surf is good we’ve never really found much reason to surf San Diego County’s Imperial Beach, but those who plow those polluted waters may be a little safer thanks to Wild Coast’s free hepatitis A vaccines, according to a story on KPBS.org.
He says anyone who surfs or goes in the ocean in IB regularly should get the shots twice a year. That’s because the polluted Tijuana River empties out just south of the beach. McCue says at first his group tried to discourage people from going in the water when pollution levels were high. But he says that wasn’t very effective. . . “We found it’s a much better strategy to tell people what health services are offered to them. If they do report ocean illness where can they go to get services. So, the Imperial Beach Health Center offers either free or heavily discounted treatment and vaccinations for people who report getting sick from the water here,” he says.
No, thanks. We’ll just surf elsewhere.
[Link: KPBS.org]
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The search for missing Kauai surfer Aaron Lamson, 34, of Moloa’a has been called off after crews spent two unsuccessful days looking for the man, according to a story in the The Garden Island.
The missing man. . . who lost his surfboard at around 1:41 Friday afternoon at a spot called “Crack 14” and has not been seen since then. “Anyone with new information about the missing surfer is urged to call us,” said Kaua‘i Fire Chief Robert Westerman. . . . “We are prepared to immediately switch from passive to active mode and resume the search.”
Our thoughts are with Aaron’s friends and family.
[Link: The Garden Island]
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On the way home to Melbourne after winning the Oi Vert Jam in Rio De Janero, Brazil, new number one vert number Renton Millar got stuck in coach, according to a story in Australia’s The Age. But that was alright because he got to hang out with Tony Hawk.
“I’ve done quite a bit of flying,” says Renton Millar, “but I don’t know anyone who’s bettered that one. It was 55 hours. I got a bit of a dud ticket.” . . . “That guy really doesn’t have to work another day in his life, but he chooses to get out there and represent skating, put a smile on the faces of people who’ve loved him their whole life,” says Millar, who freely admits to being one such devotee since his first run at Bulleen bowl in 1987. On Saturday, he and Hawk skated impromptu demos in Frankston, then moved on to Prahran after rain intervened, and Hawk was still eager to go again after that too was rained off.
For the rest of Renton’s mainstream media profile follow the jump.
[Link: The Age]
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Forget slip-sliding a muddy cliff all day, the new best seat for the 2009 Mavericks Surf Contest might just be a blimp, according to a story in the San Jose Mercury News.
For $199 for a half hour or $299 for the 45-minute final, surfing fans can get a new perspective on the contest, which draws 24 of the world’s best big-wave surfers to the reef on 24-hour notice to compete on waves with faces from 20 to 40 feet. “We’re constantly looking for novel ways to offer Mavericks fans unique experiences,” said Mavericks Surf Ventures CEO Keir J. Beadling. “Our official boat tours have always been very popular, and now Airship Ventures is allowing us to bring that experience to the next level.”
Or, you could just watch it free online in HD on Fuel and forgo the airsickness. The waiting period ends in two weeks on March 31, 2009.
[Link: San Jose Mercury News]
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Riding the lift at the Tahoe Legends of Snowboarding on March 14, 2009 with Joel Gomez, Mike Chantry, Tina Basich, Jeff Brushie, Mikey Basich, Dave Seoane, Tom Burt, and Norm Sayler with the closer.
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Dave Seoane’s Life Sentence lifetime season pass was denied, Shawn Farmer poached the pipe, Tom Burt charged the Palisades on a 25-year-old board, Mike and Tina Basich put another siblings halfpipe win on their resumes, Edgar “Pineapple” Rivera did some spittin’ on the mic, Mike McDaniel sat in the judges chair, former resort owner Norm Sayler hung out at the bottom of the pipe, and Damian Sanders, Keith Kimmel, Amy Roberts, and Joel Gomez were inducted into the Tahoe Legends of Snowboarding and get their names listed on the perpetual trophies kept in the old school lodge at Donner Ski Ranch. (Neither Damian nor Keith showed up to accept their awards. Damian got wrecked on his moto bike, and we think Keith is just shy.)
Throw in Chris Roach, Jeff Brushie, Jim Rippey, Jason Borgstede, Noah Salasnek, Rocket Reeves, Jon Baiocchi, Dave Alden, Bob Klein, and four-time world champion Terry Kidwell on rhythm guitar and you have a rockin’ day on snow with most of the people basically responsible for what snowboarding isy all together on March 14, 2009 for the 5th Annual Tahoe Legends of Snowboarding.
The group congregated at an authentic u-ditch pipe for an old school halfpipe contest, and freeriding on classic snowriding crafts. It was an impressive gathering of snowboarding’s living history that often gets overlooked in the commercial rush to move more units. To those who grew up idolizing snowboarding’s pioneers, The Tahoe Legends of Snowboarding is a chance to remember why we got into it in the first place: hanging out with friends and sliding on snow.
A big thanks to the original Tahoe Legend Don Bostick for making it all happen.
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Hannah Teter dislocated her shoulder during practice for the US Snowboarding Grand Prix at Killington, Vermont, according to a story in USA Today.
Teter was practicing for a qualifying event at Killington Ski Area on Friday when she fell on a jump in the 22-foot halfpipe and came up grabbing her right shoulder. She rode to the end of the pipe and was met by a trainer who led her down the mountain.
She says she’ll be back in time for next weekend’s US Open of Snowboarding at Stratton Mountain.
[Link: USA Today]
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