Archive for the ‘Surf’ Category
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
The day was blessed with barrels and offshore winds on day 3 at the ASP 6-Star Sooruz Lancau Pro creating four to five foot waves. It was a marathon of a day as 25 heats took place. Nathaniel Curran of the United States and currently the international ASP WQS ratings’ ...
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Let me know if you’re familiar with these names. Cole Gerst, Brandy Flower, Porous Walker, Jena Malone. Don’t ring a bell? Well it’s okay because here is your chance to see these great artists work because they’re having a giant art show called “The 3rd Dimension” hosted by Skyrocket Studios. ...
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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
We are living in an era when the media is dominating what audiences have never seen before. Two weeks ago, this phenomenon has set a new precedence with what it has achieved with audiences around the world. And of course the record I’m talking about is the ...
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Monday, August 11th, 2008
It was an exciting final yesterday in Newquay England for the ASP 5-Star Rip Curl Boardmasters with four to six foot waves at Fistral Beach. Wiggoly Dantas of Ubatuba Brazil who is only 18 years of age took the crown defeating fellow countryman Pablo Paulino in an all Brazilian final. ...
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Body Glove founder Bob Meistrell has put up a reward of $5,000 to help find a stolen statue of George Freeth, the father of California surfing. The bronze bust was stolen from its home on the Redondo Beach pier late last week. It had been located there for 31 years.
If ...
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
The fourth round of the Rip Curl Boardmasters at Fistral Beach in Newquay saw a heavy international contingent battle it out in 12 rounds of surfing with 3-foot waves. The day started off with 48 competitors but by the end of it, there were only 24 surfers left who ...
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Just when I mentioned yesterday that skateboarding, rollerblading, extreme segwaying, and other ‘extreme sports’ needed more funding to grow and become part of the mainstream; ESPN answers my prayers by announcing the birth of the ESPN Action Sports Network. You can’t get any more straight to the point. The new ...
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
As most of you know, when the Rip Curl Pro Search went down in Indonesia last week, it was initially threatened by an abandoned ship that washed up on the break before moving to some rocks near the beach.
Now, as befits such an artifact, it has been torched by an ...
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
It was an ideal day for waves as the 27th Annual ASP World Qualifying Series 5-Star Rip Curl Boardmasters began with the first round going off in Newquay England. The beaches saw consistent three foot waves as a men’s field of 48 surfers battled it out to earn their way ...
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Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
Taj Burrow probably wasn't happy with his equal-fifth place finish at the Rip Curl Pro Somewhere today -- after all, Burrow is ranked No. 4 on the tour and is used to fighting for the finals. But the $9K in prizemoney did boost Burrow into a very selective club: the ...
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