Announcing: CoreShopsDirect.com, Presented by Swell, and Core Shops Gear on Swell.
We know everyone is talking about “core score” these days. CoreShopsDirect.com is a site that recognizes “core” surf shops in the United States. It’s about promoting the importance of surf shops that are “keeping it real” to the industry and culture as a whole.
The. Next. Big. Thing. From boards to gear to swells to forecasting, the foremost name of the game in surfing these days is high performance progression. Unless of course your name happens to be Hamilton and your parents are regarded as the uber Alpha male and female in beach and water sports. And in that case the progression everyone is tracking is your own. (more…)
You might not have David Rastovich’s clean surf style, but now you can touch dolphins and whales like him thanks to his recent collaboration with Billabong. From surfer and environmental advocate David Rastovich, the Surfers for Cetaceans Collection from Billabong supports S4C, the voice for the marine environment, whales and dolphins. The collection is filled with amazing underwater photography and is overflowing with Rasta-mon vibrations. Positive.
Watch David Rastovich’s video diary of his experience at Al Gore’s Climate Project Conference in Melbourne…
Check out the Rastovich Collection HERE
Learn more about Surfers for Cetaceans HERE
Join Andy Irons and the cast from the new Drive Thru film at the world premiere of Drive Thru Australia tonight at La Paloma, Encinitas. The Drive Thru Series embarks on another zany adventure through Australia with Benji Weatherly, Donovan Frankenreiter, Occy, and Pat O. If you need a little more motivation to pull yourself away from Antiques Roadshow, Transworld Surf’s Chris Cote will be giving away tons of swag too.
La Paloma Theatre, Encinitas
7pm & 9pm
Check out more from the Drive Thru Series HERE
Deep Thoughts, Swell’s new interview series, takes a look from the shallow-end at Billabong and Swell’s team rider, Ryah Arthur.
Come back next Monday for more Deep Thoughts from the shallow end.
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.
A rotating flip into a reverse 360. Boom.
Not only is O’Neill sponsored rider Jordy Smith one of the highest paid surfers in the biz, but now the South African also holds arguably the highest core score to be had: it’s what GrindTv calls “the most high-performance maneuver ever executed on a wave.” Behold…
Go here for another killer surfing photo of Jordy Smith
Feel like getting a little Jordy style? Check out the Jordy Smith signature gear
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.
Although it’s not officially recognized as a legal holiday (not yet anyway), International Surfing Day provides ocean lovers one of the few legitimate excuses to have a day at the beach. Now in its fifth year, ISD unites surf enthusiasts around the globe to to give back to Mother Ocean through various organized events and restoration projects.
This year, each regional event will host several “challanges” as a means to encourage creativity through active involvment. With a wide variety of themes ranging from “Most Unique Piece of Trash” to “Best Trash Sculpture”, contestants will submit photo and video essays of their projects for a chance to win cool swag and prizes.
With more than 100 event sites around the globe, chances are a needy beach near you is anxious for your participation. Check out ISD’s official website, here.
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…)
