The good, the bad and the fugly. Now you can see it all for yourself with the first annual Surfer’s Yearbook  from Surfer’s Village. A first of its kind, the Yearbook features over 240 illustrated pages of the who, what, when and how big of 2008. Handsomely hard bound and etched with gold-leaf lettering, this treasure will keep you captivated in your bathroom for hours. But don’t just take our word for it, the Yearbook has been officially endorsed by the International Surfing Association.

 

 

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So there I was, miserable and suicidal about another dreary June Gloom forecast, when AOL directed me to the sunny skies of “Vanity Fair’s” website. Whoa! Like a Phoenix rising from smoldering ashes, my heart was set free to see a dazzling video and slide show of surfing’s hottest female stars. Coco Ho, Alana Blanchard, Quincy Davis, Sally Fitzgibbons, and many more are profiled as the “Tubular Girls” who will dominate the winners’ podiums for the next several years.

A quick heads up: After viewing, you’ll most likely want to hit the tanning salon and then go bikini shopping.

When it comes to the great city of Chicago, Illinois, the first things that usually come to mind are windy weather, baseball and phenomenal jazz. But thanks to a pair of renegade eco-activists, surfing may one day be added to that list.

Former pro surfer James Pribram and Surfrider Foundation’s Lake Michigan Chapter Co-Chair Vince Deur are being hailed as the heroes responsible for lifting a 30-year ban on all flotation devices throughout city-wide beaches. The ordinance was initially launched following the tragic death of three young girls and an inflatable raft. (more…)