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Laird Hamilton Interview from the 2002 Towsurfer Vault Laird Hamilton/Professional Athlete/Stuntman/Actor Nickname: None that I would like to mention DOB: March 2, 1964 Height: 6’3″ Weight: 210lbs. From: Hawaii Current Residence: Hawaii and California Years Surfing: 35 Years Wind Surfing: 16 Years Tow Surfing: 12 Years Hydro Surfing: 8 Heavy Helicopter Snow Boarding: 14 […]
Meet South Africa’s most positive person, Chris Bertish SurfersVillage Interview Giant surf, giant trans-Atlantic paddling and speaking in front of strangers are some of the challenges Bertish has tackled Surfersvillage Global Surf News, -Bertish does scary, scary things like charging giant surf, solo paddling the Atlantic and (gasp!) speaking in front of large audiences. […]
Mike “Snips” Parsons Nickname: Snips DOB: 3-13-65 Height: 6’0″ Weight: 155lbs. Color Hair: Brown Color Eyes: Blue From: Laguna Beach, CA Current Residence: San Clemente, CA Marital Status: Single Children: None Years Surfing: 31 Years Tow Surfing: 4 Sponsors: Billabong Clothing, Von Zipper Sunglasses, Globe Shoes, Boost Mobile, Timmy Patterson Surfboards and Polaris […]
The Surfersvillage Interview: Bruce & Dana Brown Surf Culture Source: Surfersvillage Endless Summer patriarch and his son talk about the film and a new project Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 1 May, 2017 – The Endless Summer brought surfing to Kansas. It brought surfing to Canada. It brought surfing to England. With a few hundered feet […]
Chris ‘Brownie’ Brown Interview from the 2002 Towsurfer Vault May 15, 2002, / By Eric Akiskalian Chris Brown A.K.A.: Brownie Pro Surfer Age: 31 Height: 5′ 10″ Weight: 170 lbs. From: Santa Barbara, CA Years Surfing: 24 Years Tow Surfing: 2 Interview with Chris Brown… Towsurfer.com: Sh_ _! I can’t believe this just happened. 3/4 of the way thru and I […]
Red Chargers Just Raised the Bar in Big Wave Surf Films By: Pk Duncan Hear me out as I promise you a hot take. The Go Big Project’s Red Chargersfilm is ringing a new bell in the Big Wave surfing industry. Miranda Winters and Rocky Romano are living the life as […]
Garrett McNamarra Interview from the 2008 Towsurfer Vault by Eric Akiskalian On December 15, 2004, I experienced Jaws/Pe’ahi for the very first time. What I had witnessed was like nothing else I had ever seen, surfed or experienced in my life. I knew then, it would be a few hours before I towed, if at […]
Jeff Clark Interview from the 2002 Towsurfer Vault Jeff Clark Nickname: JC Age: 45 Weight: 190lbs. Height: 5’10” From: Born in Redwood City March 26, 1957 Family built first house on the beach in HMB in 1966 Career: Carpenter/Surfboard shaper Years Surfing: 36 Years Tow-In Surfing: 5 Years Shaping: 25 Interview with […]
Are We Seeing the Changing of the Big Wave Guard? Catching up with Greg Long on the eve of the 17th annual WSL Big Wave Awards By Marcus Sanders/Surfline.com This Saturday, the 17th annual Big Wave Awards will descend on Huntington Beach, CA. Hundreds of heavies are flying in from all corners of the globe […]
Dick Brewer Plumeria Surfboards An exclusive interview and look into the life and history of Dick Brewer and Plumeria Surfboards. The History and Story Behind Dick Brewer S U R F I N G L E G E N D The BeginningRaised in the Long Beach and L. A. area, Dick Brewer came from […]
THE KAI LENNY AND ALBEE LAYER INTERVIEW: NERVOUS LAUGHTER Cast your mind back to the El Nino winter that pounded Hawaii’s North Shore towards the end of 2015 and into 2016. Two names that likely stick in your mind are Albee Layer and Kai Lenny – both for feats in their backyard at Jaws. […]
“I’m never content with normal”- Andrew Cotton My guest for episode two of the Looking Sideways podcast is British big wave surfer Andrew Cotton, a man who routinely charges the world’s biggest and scariest waves, and who tends to make a lot of headlines in the UK – in particular as ‘the surfing plumber’. Read More
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