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Dane Reynolds at Rincon on a single fin [video]

fin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:21:26 -0800

groovy.....

Ocean Beach Touchdown

vonstanger — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:41:31 -0800

Australia plans artificial waves to halt surf rage

chrispy — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:59:16 -0800

Australia has 2.5 million recreative surfers and the surf industry generates $3.3 billion a year for the Gold Coast economy. That is why local authorities and Tourism representatives are planning to invest in artificial wave parks and surf pools that may boost the surf circus and reduce the increasing case of surf rage in the line-up.

Beyond the Bay - Massive waves hit Waimea and the outer reefs

burro — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:51:10 -0800

Although it takes a certain breed to tackle Waimea at it’s most massive, the smaller sets have no shortage of surfers eager to prove themselves at the famed break. Photo: Noyle/SPL

Hope goes surfing- Good waves in Costa Rica [video]

fin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:43:07 -0800

Never wanted to go to Costa Rica..always thought it was 'soft" ...I was wrong...some heavy waves in this video. I like the fact CJ is not riding for a corporate surf company...good on him.

Untitled: Alana Blanchard [video]

grumpleflump — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:52:25 -0800

Alana doing her ripping in a tiny Bikini thing. Puritans avert your eyes!

Santa Cruz native Nate Lawrence named Transworld Surf's top photographer

chrispy — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:47:28 -0800

Nate Lawrence's epic and expansive surf photography career started with a cold.

Some from Saturday

wavecraver — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:19:58 -0800

SFOB

Not SFOB Yesterday

Scotch-Brite — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:22:09 -0800

Not SFOB but within an hour of it. Some great rides for those with skills. Paddle looked to be relatively easy compared to OB but that is easy to say from the shore. A little too fast and unforgiving for me. Plenty of guys getting shacked.

Phil Edwards: the first surfer of Pipeline

chrispy — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:42:45 -0800

Philip Edwards was the first surfer to ride Banzai Pipeline, in Hawaii, back in 1961. Phil, also known as "The Guayule Kid", was born on the 10th June 1938, in Long Beach, California.

Jiro and the art of sushi [video]

burro — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:45:33 -0800

Jiro Ono is the proprietor of an unassuming, small 10-seat sushi bar in a Tokyo subway station. He’s also the finest sushi chef the world knows of right now*, as the only with 3 michelin stars and recognition as a national treasure by the Japanese government. Magnolia films is teaming up with Foodspotting to give away passes to screenings in NY, LA and SF.

Surf Coaching: 8 Sessions In

surfergrrrl — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:12:46 -0800

Last July, I started working with a surf coach, Barry Green of Making the Drop. I began surfing late and want to get good before I'm too old, so I'd had in mind for some time that I'd like to get coaching to compress my learning curve. While there are many instructors available for beginners (heck, I could teach beginners), coaches at the intermediate level are harder to find.

Buttons' Switch Story [video]

burro — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:39:35 -0800

The roots of riding switchstance? Buttons Kaluhiokalani gives a nod to Hakman and Bertlemann. Could you argue?

Weekend at Jaws [video]

burro — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:19:00 -0800

Maui crew and big wave pros score an amazing weekend at Peahi a.k.a. Jaws.

Sterling Spencer, Taj and Parko wash up in SF. [video]

fin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:06:19 -0800

some more footage from the Fall invasion...wish they were here today.ripping.

Lauren Hill

chrispy — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:16:27 -0800

Lauren Hill, a Florida native now living in Byron Bay, is an environmental advocate, writer, and film-maker. She is the creator of 31 Days /31 Ways, a short-film series, and was involved with the Transparensea Voyage. We spoke with Lauren to learn more about her full and fascinating life.

What was your childhood like?

No More Hawaii

grumpleflump — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:14:29 -0800

Ben writes: I’d like to humbly submit an idea. It’s controversial, but it would send an important message to the world that surfing, aggressive localism, and violence should not mix. With that in mind, if I were the CEO of a big surf company I would halt investments in the North Shore for a few years until relationships between the visiting and hosting communities become more amicable.

Kelly Slater, Gerry Lopez and more share what's on their bookshelves

burro — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:54:03 -0800

Surfing often involves road-tripping, train-riding, camping and flying. En route to waves, or in between sessions, there's usually plenty of downtime. We talked to over half a dozen surfers - legends, shapers, competitors, and one living on a boat - to find out what they have on their reading lists and what they'd recommend.

For some surfers, Lake Ontario and the Great Lakes are 'the last frontier'

grumpleflump — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:23:48 -0800

Irondequoit, N.Y. — Scott Johns was born in Hawaii and grew up in Florida. He started learning to surf at the age of 4. Then life brought him to Rochester several years ago.

“It really killed me, being away from the ocean,” Johns recalled.

Protests spur park service to rethink dog policies

grumpleflump — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:55:43 -0800

Rover may yet get a reprieve in areas of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area where dogs were going to get the heave-ho.