TODAY ON SURF3R - Surfing STORIES

(12/15) NSSA Northwest Conference Open Season scores excellent conditions in Santa Cruz

whoknows@surfline.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:28:48 UTC

PRESS RELEASE The NSSA was blessed again with fantastic waves and weather for an event. The second and third stops of the Northwest Conference scored amazing conditions in Santa Cruz at contest venues Pleasure Point and Steamer Lane. As a potent dose of northwest swell drilled the California coast,...

(12/15) Vans Live 2.0 App Now Available for Android

whoknows@surfline.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:13:28 UTC

PRESS RELEASE The world's top action sports contests and exclusive music events areat your fingertips with the free Vans Live 2.0 app, availablenow for Android devices at Android Market and soon wherever Android apps are available, joining the previous released version on iTunes for the iPhone, iPad...

Rusty Preisendorfer explores his role in shaping...

www.surfersvillage.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:56:59 UTC

15 December, 2011 : - Like many of the world's greatest shaper/designers, Rusty began building himself boards in the backyard before landing a job shaping for legendary San Diego surfboard brand Gordon & Smith in the early Seventies. This lead him to team up with Canyon Surfboards and John Durward in...

A few spots with surf.

Surf Photos of You — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:26:02 UTC

I did a bit of a drive and found a couple of spots with waves. SE swell around 2 - 3 foot. Wind now SE. Enjoy. Surf Photos of You.

(12/15) Professional Surfer Peter Mendia Joins Share The Stokes Foundation Board of Directors

whoknows@surfline.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:43:23 UTC

PRESS RELEASE South Florida family man and professional Billabong rider has added one more role in his life. Peter Mendia has joined up with the Share The Stoke Foundation a non profit organization in Lake Worth, Florida. Peter travels the globe searching for waves and along his travels he gets to identify...

Is this an accurate way to talk about surfing?

www.surfing-waves.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:58:13 UTC

Hi--I'm not a surfer (unfortunately!) and am writing a poem using a surfing image. I think I may need help with some language to describe a surfer moving under a wave that is cresting overhead. This is what I have:. Does this work, even metaphorically, to describe that? Or would a surfer read it and...

Mike Gleason Grows For A Cause

Zander Morton — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:32:00 UTC

Mike Gleason, Braun, and TransWorld team up to "Grow for a Cause" in an effort to raise money and awareness for the Surfrider Foundation.

(12/15) Surf the Web with the Rip Curl Edition of Firefox

whoknows@surfline.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:30:04 UTC

PRESS RELEASE International surfing brand Rip Curl unveiled several unique digital collaborations this year, including a global webcasting partnership with Livestream and an online boardshort campaign with digital agency R/GA, and the brand has more exciting news with the recent launch of a customized...

(12/15) 2011 Asian Surfing Champions to be Crowned at Wave House in Singapore on December 17

whoknows@surfline.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:15:41 UTC

PRESS RELEASE The inaugural Asian Surfing Championships Award Party will be held on Saturday evening starting at 7:00 pm at the Wave House Sentosa on Sentosa Island in Singapore to celebrate and honor the Asian region's first professional surfing champions as well as to announce the media partnership...

(12/15) Quiksilver to Release Exclusive Gene Kreyd T-Shirt Collection at Launching Party on December 17th

whoknows@surfline.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:15:38 UTC

PRESS RELEASE Quiksilver Indonesia proudly announces the release of an exclusive T-shirt collection in collaboration with professional photographer and DJ Gene Kreyd from Russia. This exclusive collection will feature some of Gene Kreyd's favorite photos that exemplify his passion for art and music....

Jake Burton

Ed Andrews — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:14:56 UTC

Says Burton: "As a young kid I skied but I never had an opportunity to surf. The concept of surfing always appealed to me - it was something I always wanted to do, but it just never happened. Then a product called the Snurfer came out and it cost less than $10. All of my friends and I bought them, and...

Asian Surfing Champs to be crowned in Singapore

www.surfersvillage.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:56:56 UTC

15 December, 2011 : - The inaugural Asian Surfing Championships Award Party will be held on Saturday evening starting at 7:00 pm at the Wave House Sentosa on Sentosa Island in Singapore to celebrate and honor the Asian region's first professional surfing champions as well as to announce the media partnership...

Go Green!

Who's Your Daddy (noreply@blogger.com) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:48:00 UTC

Not only does Justin Timberlake surf, he's going green.

Daily Video: Roxy Refreshments Kjersti Buaas 2011/2012 edit

Gemma Freeman — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:42:59 UTC

Roxy snowboarder Kjersti Buaas has been killing it on the international circuit for almost a decade - both as a regular contest winner in park and halfpipe (including the Olympics), plus consistent film part maker with her solid back country skills. So it's guaranteed her Roxy Refreshment will be rad!...

(12/14) Lights, Camera, Action

whoknows@surfline.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:59:29 UTC

Behind the scenes at the Billabong Pipe Masters webcast

US Coast Guard rescues surfer in Alaska

Editor at SurferToday.com (editor@surfertoday.com) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:57:48 UTC

A surfer from Eagle River was rescued by the US Coast Guard, on a cliff near Fossil Beach, Kodiak Island. A Jayhawk helicopter surfer hoisted him from a 200-foot cliff in an Hollywood-type action moment. Scott Jones was caught in the middle of a deadly formula. Wind, current and tide were against...

Stickers on your surfboard

www.surfing-waves.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:50:37 UTC

Hey everyone. I am new to this forum and have just taken up surfing. I have a 7"3 Mini Mal Bic surfboard. I was just wondering if there are any stickers suitable for sticking on your surfboard to make it look a bit cooler. I do have some billabong stickers from a surf shop but i know they would just...

Green Angel

Surfy Surfy (noreply@blogger.com) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:09:00 UTC

Taylor Knox at Rocky Point, Hawaii last week. Moonlight Glassing tee's

Arai claims Rip Curl GromSearch Sunshine Coast

www.surfersvillage.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:56:33 UTC

15 December, 2011 : - Hiroto Arai won the closely fought final in the premier 16 and under boys division of the Rip Curl GromSearch - Sunshine Coast today in tricky conditions at Coolum Beach. Arai had an epic battle with Cronulla's Chris Robertson (NSW), swapping the lead several times, before both...

Australia names team for ISA SUP World Champs

www.surfersvillage.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:56:33 UTC

15 December, 2011 : - Ten-times world champion Jamie Mitchell will lead a powerhouse TravelSIM Team Australia to next February's inaugural International Surfing Association World Stand-Up Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship in Peru. The titles will be held at Miraflores, Lima from 20th-25th February...