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Maroubra Surfers Assn celebrates 50 years

15 March, 2013 : - HISTORY: One of NSW’s first boardriders clubs, The Maroubra Surfers Association is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a reunion scheduled for the 4th of May, 2013. The reunion, which will be held at Maroubra Bowling Club, will see past, present and future champions from the iconic Eas…
Explore Rick Griffin's influence on buildings

12 March, 2013 : - CULTURE: Nationally recognized architect Rob Quigley grew up in a bedroom in Pacific Palisades lined with murals painted by artist Rick Griffin. Those same murals have just been donated by an anonymous source to Surfing Heritage. On Thursday, March 14, at an unveiling of the works of art, Rob will …
Know Your History: Simmons Sandwich

11 March, 2013 : - HISTORY: The California Gold Auction Advisory Committee presents #8 in a series of sneak peek videos. On the auction block is a 1949 Bob Simmons Sandwich. This particular board is a single fin which suggests it is one of the earlier sandwich surfboards built by Bob Simmons. Not many of these b…
Indigenous surfing program rolls at Maroubra

8 March, 2013 : - CULTURE: As part of the Surfing NSW Indigenous Surfing Program, 25 students and staff from the National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy (NASCA) arrived at Maroubra Beach and were greeted with ideal conditions. Randwick City Council Lifeguards talked to the students before they paddled onto t…
Surfing Heritage Foundation reshapes brand

6 March, 2013 : - INDUSTRY: Following a strategy to become more accessible and to build new ties as well as to strengthen current ones, Surfing Heritage Foundation announces a rebranding, which it characterizes as an evolution of its current identity. Since its inception ten years ago, Surfing Heritage Foundatio…
Is Toyota i-Road the next surf buggy?

5 March, 2013 : - CULTURE: Toyota made a splash announcing that a GT86 convertible will debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, but that’s not all Toyota will be unveiling. Joining the GT86 convertible concept will be the world premiere of the i-Road concept, a zero-emissions study featuring a 1+1 tandem seat…
Project stitches together surfing's diversity

4 March, 2013 : - CULTURE: The 1000 Surfers Project is a cultural initiative which aims to highlight today’s world surf culture. Through a photographic exhibition piecing together 1000 portraits collected on our Facebook page, we want to show the diversity of the surfers’ profiles from all over the w…
Layne hits top three on Australia's Greatest list

3 March, 2013 : - TEAM: Seven-time surfing World Champion Layne Beachley has won many accolades in her stellar career but her recognition in the top three of Australia’s greatest sportswomen has topped them al Beachley was given the honour at a recent ball in Canberra where Australia’s top 100 female…
Iconic Santa Cruz art lifted for high fashion?

27 February, 2013 : - CULTURE: If some in Santa Cruz have their way, the Screaming Hand will soon haunt the dreams of Jeremy Scott. Scott is a famous fashion designer -- 'Fashion's Last Rebel,' as the New York Times called him -- who is the object of a growing flame war on the Internet. He is being accused by legions…
Aussies attempt to put 200 surfers on one wave

21 February, 2013 : - RECORDS: On Saturday March 23rd an official attempt will be made to break the Guinness World Record for the "most people riding the same wave" The attempt will be one of the feature activities at this year’s Australian Longboard Surfing Open. being held at Kingscliff between March 20t…
Can't Touch This: Aussies name nation's best

20 February, 2013 : - TEAM: Australian surfing celebrated its champions tonight with Mark Richards and Stephanie Gilmore honoured at the Australian Surfing Awards in Sydney. The Awards marked a significant milestone in Surfing Australia’s history as it celebrated its 50th Anniversary following its formatio…
Is this the most rare book on surfing?

15 February, 2013 : - HISTORY: For a brief time, Surfing Heritage Foundation will exhibit the first book of surf photography. A.R. Gurrey, Jr. (1874-1927) fashioned the first publication focused exclusively on surfing when he hand-created a book featuring eight of his black and white silver prints and a poem tit…
Steph Gilmore step closer to legend status

15 February, 2013 : - TEAM: Five-times World Surfing Champion Stephanie Gilmore will be inducted as the 35th member of the Australian Surfing Hall of Fame in Sydney next Wednesday, 20th February. Her induction is part of the 2013 Australian Surfing Awards to be held at Doltone House at Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont. …