The Association of Professional Towsurfers is forming their own touring competition circuit. It will be interesting to see what kind of mass-media attention the APT garners. The 2004/2005 Maverick’s Surf Contest was broadcast on NBC. If the APT follows suit and really tries to sell their tour to the masses, then it’ll likely attract [...]
Archive for October, 2006
APT announces World Tour Tow-In Surfing Circuit
Published by October 31st, 2006 in Surfing Industry. 0 CommentsFunny ad for Surfrider
Published by October 31st, 2006 in Entertainment & Media and Environmentalism & Politics. 0 CommentsIn case you haven’t seen this already, here’s a funny ad for Surfrider.
Have you ever missed a wave because you were out of breath or because you just weren’t paddling hard enough? Well, here’s a surf workout that’s designed for building core strength. They say 10 minutes 3 days/week. You can read more about this brief workout at surfersvillage.com.
Surfers are in close proximity to stingrays all the time. I see themdarting around the shallows when I’m getting in and out of the water. And when the water is clear, I can see them cruising along the bottom when I’m out in the lineup. It’s always a little nerve-racking when you see the sillouhette [...]
Yesterday in Florida a 5 ft, 30 lb stingray jumped out of the water and into an 81 yr-old man’s boat and stabbed him in the chest. According to this article the man seems to be doing OK, though open heart surgery may be necessary in order to remove a piece of the stingray barb [...]
According to Wikipedia
Broceanography is surf jargon for the ability to predict when and where to surf on a given stretch of coast.[1] It is an interdisciplinary field of study, drawing on meteorological, oceanographic and geographical information, to ensure that ideal surf conditions are never missed. One who practices broceanography is referred to as a "broceanographer". [...]
Interested in making your very own surfboard? Who isn’t, right? Surfer Steve does a good job of walking you through the process. And if you do get around to making a board, send us a picture.
70percent.org posted a cool thread from Swaylock’s Surfboard Design Forum that documents the construction of a hollow wooden surfboard, so I thought I’d offer a little more on the history of hollow wooden boards.
Back in the 1930’s, when people were riding boards that were basically just solid planks of wood that weighed up to [...]
Santa Cruz surfers accuse surf schools of overcrowding
Published by October 10th, 2006 in Culture. 0 CommentsThere’s a story in the Santa Cruz Sentinel about veteran local surfers banding together to prevent surf schools from holding group surfing lessons at Pleasure Point. The surfers claim that the surf schools are over crowding the surf spot, creating a safety hazard for all who frequent the spot. The surfers and the surf schools [...]
Nice waves breaking on a man-made reef in NZ
Published by October 6th, 2006 in Science & Technology, The Ocean and Waves. 0 CommentsApparently there weren’t enough waves at the Bay of Plenty, so they had to make more. The Kiwi’s Mount Reef project seems to be a success in terms of the quality of waves that it’s creating. "The artificial reef is designed to have a primary purpose of creating high quality surfing waves. A database showing [...]
Book explores the healing powers of surfing
Published by October 5th, 2006 in Culture, Health & Fitness and Science & Technology. 0 Comments"After spending two years in bed with Lyme disease, Steven Kotler had lost everything: his health, his job, his girl, and, he was beginning to suspect, his mind. Kotler, not a religious man, suddenly found himself drawn to the sport of surfing as if it were the cornerstone of a new faith." Read entire review
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Everyone’s fantasy is to somehow get paid to surf. Well, how cool would it be to be able to go to college and study surfing? Students at UCSB can take Prof. Stuart Sweeney’s Geography of Surfing course, which looks pretty sweet. It’s like Broceanography 101. And if that’s not cool enough, [...]
Ship Tracker & VOS Program
Published by October 3rd, 2006 in Science & Technology, The Ocean and Travel. 0 CommentsHere’s a cool site that tracks ocean-going vessels. Take a look at the map and see just how many ships are out there at once. And it doesn’t even track all vessels, rather just the ones that are part of the World Meteorological Organization’s Voluntary Observing Ship program as well as yachts that report [...]
“Surf’s Up”: animated surf movie to stoke kids
Published by October 2nd, 2006 in Entertainment & Media and Videos. 0 CommentsSony Animation has a film about surfing - penguin surfing, that is. I think it’s due for a Summer ‘07 release. No doubt when the film is released next summer, it’ll inspire lots of little kids to take to the water.
Check out how sweet the waves look in the trailer. Sony’s got [...]
