Blogs Posts in Surfing category; 162 blog posts

Aussie surfers rescued off Hawaiian island of Haleiwa

The swell on Oahu Island's famous North Shore, home of The Pipeline and Waimea Bay, leapt from about two metres to more than six metres in an hour on Tuesday. The two surfers, aged 21 and 26, were reported missing near the Jockos surf [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Surfer Julian Wilson Bests Kerr at the Breaka Burleigh Pro

February 8th through the 12th, 2012 the Breaka Burleigh Pro was held in Burleigh Heads, Queensland. The 4-Star Association of Surfing Professionals' (ASP) event served as a superlative warm-up for the upcoming Quiksilver Pro competiti [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Teen wake surfing with dolphins off St. Pete Beach

Imagine the thrill of being able to surf with dolphins! According to some, it happens all the time, just offshore of Pinellas Beaches. Check out this video of 15-year-old Mitchell Overton wake surfing behind the Trade Winds on St. P [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Surfing Heritage Foundation gets new director

Bolton Colburn, former director of the Laguna Art Museum, is the new executive director of the Surfing Heritage Foundation in San Clemente. Colburn, a surfer who won a U.S. amateur title in the 1970s, was at the helm of the Laguna Art Mus [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2012 | Comments : 0

Surfing win part of Stairmand's game plan

Raglan's Billy Stairmand is living his surfing dream, and loving it. On Saturday the 22-year-old took out the open men's title at the national championships in Piha, which has put him in great stead for what's to come on his a [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Surfer arrested for riding waves in Chicago

Surfing is a medieval practice. Rex Flodstrom, a 40-year-old surfer, was arrested for surfing waves in his local spot, Oak Street, in Lake Michigan, USA. When he was simply enjoying a few waves, Chicago Police came up and arrested hi [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Surf champ’s battle to rescue drowning girls

A drowning tragedy at Camps Bay’s Glen Beach on Boxing Day, in which a father drowned while trying to save his family, could have ended in more deaths were it not for teenage surfing champion Tanika Hoffman, who leapt into the sea t [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Surfing: Rolling waves not joints as drug testers move in

"We know you're carrying, sir," said the drugs inspection officer, at a far-flung airport. "Just tell us where it is." In truth, the only thing I was carrying was a surfboard. But until now it was a reasonable assu [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

University pioneers research on surf industry

The California city that inspired "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," the 1982 comedy film that did much to propagate the laid-back surfer image, is now home to the world's first Center for Surf Research. And, no, it's not a [...]

Posted On : Dec, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Maui surfers move on at Sunset

Olamana Eleogram of Hana competes during the second round of the Vans World Cup of Surfing on Monday at Sunset Beach on Oahu’s North Shore. In clean barreling conditions, Eleogram posted a two-wave score of 12.37 to place second in [...]

Posted On : Nov, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Taiwan’s First International Surfing Competition Held in Tai...

Taiwan’s first surfing competition! Taking after Malaysia and Thailand, Taiwan has become the latest location for the Asia Surfing Championship, earning its status as one of Asia’s best surfing spots, an excellent distinction [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Surf's up for Southern Steel players on a team-building wave

Southern Steel's 2012 campaign got off to a gnarly start with the team embarking on a surfing safari at Curio Bay at the weekend. The elite athletes were relegated to novice status when it came to the art of catching waves, but Catlin [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Quiksilver surfing contest to return to LI

Despite a tropical storm that canceled much of this year's event, the Quiksilver Pro New York surfing contest will be back in Long Beach next year. The Association of Surfing Professionals released its 2012 schedule this week, putting [...]

Posted On : Nov, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Surfing boss quits after Slater debacle

Carr attributed the decision to the debacle last week of prematurely crowning Kelly Slater the world champion. Slater was awarded the world title after winning his round-three heat of the Rip Curl Pro in San Francisco, despite having not [...]