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Charity auction – signed Bing longboard

20 October, 2012 : - The Museum of British Surfing has launched a winter fundraising appeal. To kick off the appeal Tony Cope has donated a stunning Bing longboard for auction, signed by Bing Copeland himself – the auction is live for the next 7 days on eBay – you can bid by clicking here. 60s surfing leg…
In case you missed it: Felix's Space Jump

16 October, 2012 : - VIDEO - After flying to an altitude of 39,045 meters (128,100 feet) in a helium-filled balloon, Felix Baumgartner completed a record breaking jump for the ages from the edge of space, exactly 65 years after Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier flying in an experimental rocket-powered airpla…
Shaping Culture: Hobie Alter gets exhibit

15 October, 2012 : - The California Surf Museum is teaming up with the Hobie family to celebrate surf icon Hobart 'Hobie' Alter’s birthday along with the museums grand opening of the Hobie Surfboard Exhibit, 'Shaping A Culture'. Hobie Surfboards has called on their premiere stable of shapers, both past and…
Historical perspective: Pro Surfing Media Deals

12 October, 2012 : - Graham Cassidy put together the most spectacular offer the sport of surfing has ever seen in the mid-1990s, one that makes the offer by ZoSea look amateur by comparison. Cassidy had persuaded CSI, one of the biggest sports broadcasters in the world at the time, to invest in the sport, promising t…
Museum of British Surfing puts out call for help

13 October, 2012 : - The Museum of British Surfing needs help and are currently looking for individuals with a keen interest in surfing to join the newly established volunteer programme in North Devon. The museum has the most extensive and historically significant collection of vintage surfboards, literatur…
Paddle for Peace: Bali memorial paddle-out

12 October, 2012 : - In a tribute to the 202 people killed by the terrorist bombs, surfers took to the waves and joined hands during the 'Paddle for Peace' off Kuta beach in Bali. Ken Lucas, an Australian who organised the original 'Paddle for Peace' ceremony, said the event, similar to ones staged earlier, paid trib…
ASP/ZoSea's future vision for Pro Surfing

8 October, 2012 : - The deal’s been done. After 36 years of toil and sweat and graft, pro surfing has been sold to a largely unknown private media company, ZoSea. So, surf fans, what are we in for under this new era free enterprise pro tour? Okay, enough excitement already or I’m going to have to lie down…
ASP Int'l enters into deal with ZoSea Media

5 October, 2012 : - Association of Surfing Professionals International has entered into a Term Sheet with ZoSea Media (founded by Paul Speaker and Terry Hardy) designed to enhance the organizational structure of the sport as well as the direction of professional surfing in the coming years. This measure enjoys the co…
Boardroom Int'l Surfboard Show honors MR

2 October, 2012 : - The Boardroom International Surfboard Show, taking place October 6 & 7, 2012 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, will honor the ultimate surfer / shaper, 4X World Champion Mark Richards, during the Icons of Foam Shaping Tribute presented by US Blanks. The sensational and stylistic MR firmly stamped hi…
Corky on Huntington legend Bud Higgins

1 October, 2012 : - Continuing with my little series on local surf legends... By all accounts that I have come across, our first surfer in Huntington Beach was a dude named Delbert 'Bud' Higgins. I had heard his name many times when I was growing up and have had the good fortune to meet him a few times while I was gr…
Surfrider auctions Dale Velzy redwood board

1 October, 2012 : - Following the success of its first two online auctions - day-long concert experiences with Dave Mathews Band and Jason Mraz - that raised over $35,000 combined, the Surfrider Foundation today announced the third item in the Treasures for the Coast online auction. The latest item up for bid i…
Red Bull Qiantang Surfing Shootout 2012

29 September, 2012 : - Sixteen surfers from four teams - GoPro Hawaii and Wabsono California from the United States, OE Great Barrier Reef from Australia, and Brazil's Roxy Amazon - will compete in the Red Bull Qiantang Surfing Shootout in Hangzhou from Oct 1-3. The event is the only river-surfing competition in the …
Surf Coaching in Europe

28 September, 2012 : - Austrian Surfing based in Innsbruck operates at an international level. Austrian Surfing‘s mission is to further develop surfing as an activity. Their goal is the training of competent surf coaches with the relevant surfing skills and knowledge to be able to independently instruct surfers…