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Legendary shaper Bing Copeland to tour the UK

23 August, 2012 : - On Saturday the 15th September from 12.00pm, Bing Surfboards legend & founder Bing Copeland, Bing Surfboard Shaper Matt Calvani and Bing Team Riders will be present at the Nineplus Surfshop in Braunton, North Devon to sign copies of Bing’s new book and posters to all whom want to come an…
Holly Beck blogs about her boards & baby turtles

21 August, 2012 : - I am enjoying summer vacation in Nicaragua - no new retreats til October. I've been getting a lot more waves myself without having to put energy into helping girls improve their surfing skills. Stoked. My Rusty boards have been working amazingly well and I put together a little video analysis of m…
Salamanca tipped as new European Surf Capital

10 August, 2012 : - - If the European Union big wigs put their minds to the matter of the formal allocation of an official European Surf Capital, such a process would likely consider only Hossegor and Ericeira. Both towns have good cases, having played, and still play, an integral and fundamental part in th…
HIVSA: Fun Summer gathering of the Surf Tribe

1 August, 2012 : - Join Hawaii's leading surf afficionado Randy Rarick, for an encore presentation of the best of the Hawaiian Islands Vintage Surf Auction, to be held at the Honolulu Surfing Museum at Jimmy Buffett's at the Beachcomber, in Waikiki, Monday August 6. Doors open at 6:00pm with photo opportunities …
Firewire launches all new White Rapidfire technology

6 July, 2012 : - A product of continued research and development, the White Rapidfire (RF) construction substitutes a PVC-free and VOC-free composite deck skin for the original bamboo inlay characteristic of our initial RF technology. This composite maintains the overall flex and durability of the board giving it...…
VIDEO, LIVE, SLIDESHOWS: BIGGEST Cloudbreak ever

9 June, 2012 : - The highly-anticipated monster swell hit Fiji Friday morning, producing massive 15 - 20 foot waves at world famous Cloudbreak. The World Tour surfers in Fiji for the Volcom Fiji Pro were joined by a crew of big wave specialists surfers to take advantage of the maxing waves on offer. Watch the Video, …
VIDEO: Quiksilver Moments 2, A new short film

25 May, 2012 : - Moments 2 is Quiksilver’s new short film. Go from urban sprawl to island perfection with Jeremy, have fun and sip coconuts with Dane, see what dreams are made of with the 11X World Champ and get lost in the timeless groove of Ando. Filmed in, Tahiti, Indonesia, Fiji, Australia, Costa Rica, Mexico and…
VIDEO: Matt Hoy Shaper & Shredder..

19 May, 2012 : - - This is Hoy's first board he ever shaped (no-one is allowed to touch it), the introduction is by good bloke Ry Craike. Ando and Rasta also share the session. Mathew has gone on to become not bad at shaping, with heads lining up for one of his sticks, but this is his first. He lays this craft on rai…
Is the death of Australian surfboard-making inevitable?

17 May, 2012 : - Last year BASE abruptly closed its factory on the Gold Coast, with the direct loss of 30 jobs. Since then, nearby D’Arcy Surfboards has announced it is shedding workers and downsizing from a state-of-the art, purpose-built factory into a backyard workshop. Is the surfboard industry yet another victim…
Video: NORTH* - Quiksilver USA team in Tofino BC

21 April, 2012 : - Balaram Stack & Chase Wilson joined up with Tofino B.C's Raph Bruhwiler for a pretty solid three days of surf. Remote left hand point surf, big chunky tubes, some rights near Tofino, Killer whales. Coming to surf in Tofino and not surfing beach break is a rare experiece not many get to experience u…
Surfing's toxic secret hits Forbes Magazine

20 April, 2012 : - While we sit astride our Hummers a guy paddles up on the surfboard equivalent of a Tesla Roadster. Michael Stewart’s cantaloupe-colored 'fish' boasts a 100% recycled polystyrene foam core coated in a bio-based resin and fins molded from recycled carpet. A logo declares the ride has been verified as…
Interview: Shea Lopez on his past, present, & future

6 April, 2012 : - - Former ASP dream Tour resident and Corey's Brother, Shea Lopez is part of the band at the origins of new school surfing, with Shane Beschen, Kalani Robb, or aerial artist Tim Curran. But who really is this tricky charger ? Shea Lopez comes back on his carreer, the brotherhood and his current life.…
Quiksilver sponsors Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction

4 April, 2012 : - The Surfing Heritage Foundation today announced that Quiksilver Waterman Collection has signed on as presenting sponsor for the Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction. The Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction will benefit the Surfing Heritage, a 501c non-profit dedicated to preserving, presenting an…