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Save The Waves Launches East Coast Film Tour Posted 8-30-17 Surfersvillage Popular festival expands beyond the West Coast Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 30 August 2017 – Save The Waves Film Festival officially launches its U.S. tour next week and we’re starting on the East Coast! STWFF is the world’s only surf and environmental film festival […]
Future Typhoon; Tropical Storm Sanvu Posted 8-29-17 Chris Owens Future Typhoon; Tropical storm Sanvu, projected to spawn a separate cyclone, off of Japan, in the first pic, showing two low-pressure centers.The one on the north end will spin north to the Aleutians, where, in the second pic, it will blow up to a solid gale, […]
Keala Kennelly’s Thank You Letter for the ‘F*ck You Billabong…’ Hysteria Posted 8-29-17 TheInertia / KK As someone who was a sponsored athlete for about 15 years with Billabong, it’s been refreshing to see Karen Knowlton’s article, F*ck You Billabong, Seriously, F*ck You and the reaction it’s created. Personally, I had my salary cut every year for the […]
THIS IS WHY THE BIG WAVE TOUR NEEDS MORE EVENTS Posted 8-29-17 Magicseaweed A recent announcement from the World Surf League stated they are looking at adding Mavericks to the Big Wave Tour, much to the excitement of competitors and fans. Mavericks is the real deal, and along with the existing three event venues of […]
A GUIDE TO AIRLINE BOARD BAG FEES Posted 8-28-17 Surfer The excitement that builds in your mind before embarking on a surf trip starts with buying a plane ticket. The next exciting step, besides bragging to your friends about the exotic surf destination you’re jetting off to, is picking what quiver you’ll bring along with […]
Pre Big Wave Northern Hemisphere Swell on the Charts? Posted 8-28-17 Chris Owens Forecast changed back to Typhoon swell, transitioned to the extra tropical storm. This is reverting back to my forecast 4 days ago, showing what happens when a curving Typhoon runs into a powerful jet stream.How would this be if the very […]
That One Time Tom Butler Nearly Lost His Ear Surfing Nazaré Posted 8-27-17 TheInertia Tom Butler is a unique guy in the big wave surfing game. Yes, he charges and no, he’s not the sport’s biggest name. Those things can be said for a lot of guys who put their life on the line in the […]
WORLD SURF LEAGUE BUYS TITANS OF MAVERICKS EVENT FOR $525K Posted 8-26-17 Surfer Titans of Mavericks, the big-wave event at Half Moon Bay saddled with financial controversy and legal trouble, has reportedly reached an agreement to be purchased by the World Surf League, according to court documents and a report from The Mercury News. The […]
First Ever Women’s Comp at Waimea Bay Scheduled for This Fall Posted 8-25-2017 TheInertia When the waves would get big at Waimea Bay, Eddie would go. And now, the women of big wave surfing finally get to go, too. They’ll officially get their first chance to compete at the iconic break this season. The first […]
Mavericks will become part of the WSL Big Wave Tour! WSL Thursday, August 24, 2017 After months of delicate negotiations with the various stakeholders of the annual Mavericks surfing contest in Half Moon Bay, the WSL has confirmed that they are one step closer to adding the renowned big-wave event to their portfolio. The WSL […]
PUERTO ESCONDIDO DAZZLES AS SEASON END LOOMS Posted 8-21-17 Magicseaweed The southern hemisphere’s big wave season is drawing to a close. Indeed, the WSL close their window for competition at the end of the month. But that doesn’t mean those south swells have stopped setting alight Puerto Escondido, as evidenced here from early last week. […]
Chasing Kai | The Next Laird is Solidly Hinged on Sup Posted 8-19-17 ByStandup Journal By AJ Messier Featured Image Caption: AJ MESSIER One of many for Kai during the swell of swells, January 15th, 2016. TOM SERVAIS (Inset) True legends, Tom Carroll and Kelly Slater: The company Kai keeps is a strong indicator of […]
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