Industry

A surf journalism internship … in Bali?

6 / 03 / 2012

Wow, if you want to learn the ropes of old and new media, if you don’t mind making coffee or interviewing pro surfers, and if you have a soft spot for surfing perfect, barreling waves … you may want to check this out.

Surftime Magazine Announces 2012 Internship Program
Bali, Indonesia, March, 2012
Surftime Magazine, Indonesia’s new leading [...]

Wave Garden planned for Bristol, UK

20 / 01 / 2012

This press release from a company called ‘Wave Garden UK’ bears fresh, fascinating news for those wondering when artificial waves will take over the world.
Scroll down for great video of pros and prodigies riding the prototype, in the Basque Country.
NEW £5MILLION LEISURE DEVELOPMENT SET TO MAKE WAVES IN BRISTOL

(Click the pic to get a better [...]

C-Skin’s Pipe Dream

12 / 12 / 2011

C-SKINS would like to congratulate team rider Kieren Perrow who has won the most prestigious WCT event of the year, The Pipeline Masters. Mark Brown, from C-SKINS says, “We re so stoked for K.P and so proud that he is on the C-SKINS Team and able take us along for the ride! Not only is [...]

Wave pool wrangle: Kelly Slater responds

23 / 11 / 2011

Yesterday we ran an excerpt and link to an article published on swellnet.com about two artificial wave pool concepts already under development that apparently conflict. On one side is Australian surfboard maker Greg Webber, and on the is Kelly Slater, 11-time world champ and the man behind the Kelly Slater Wave Pool company.
Today, Kelly decided [...]

Kelly Slater’s wave pool … or is it? Greg Webber v KS.

18 / 11 / 2011

Here’s a follow-up to a story we ran a couple of weeks ago about Kelly Slater’s wave pool. Turns out, it isn’t necessarily his.
KS and his team have recently had some trouble getting the circular wave pool design approved by the US Patent office because long-time Australian surfboard designer and entrepreneur, Greg Weber had actually [...]

Crew-tastic – Nike’s Chosen Ones film comp

3 / 06 / 2011

Here’s one from the ever expanding Nike-surf Nexus.
They want you and ‘your crew’ to submit a film. If you win, you all get free trips, cash and stuff.

Patagonia’s new ambassador – Dan Ross

30 / 03 / 2011

A press release just in – all about a stylish, powerful surfer and a company we like.

Patagonia Inc., the enviro-minded apparel company, is pleased to announce that Australian surfer Dan Ross has formally joined the Patagonia team. After working together informally for the past two years, Ross and Patagonia have forged a relationship with [...]

LEDs by Pukas

14 / 02 / 2011

We’re not entirely sure why, but the venerable Spanish surf company Pukas has pioneered disco surfing using carefully placed light emitting diodes cleverly embedded within the fabric of custom-made surfboards.
Is that funky, or what?
Leds by Pukas. Tiago Pires and Joan Duru from Pukas Surf on Vimeo.

Elsie from Neon

21 / 01 / 2011

This ’soundslide’ (an interview and slideshow combo) with Cornwall-based custom wetsuit maker, Elsie, was made by Nick Hand.

Meet Elsie Pinniger, whose custom wetsuits, under the label ‘Neon’, have garnered quite a following in Cornwall and beyond.
The time is right for Elsie’s high-end handmade work. Not only are there plenty of custom-shaped humanoids desiring made-to-fit wetsuits; [...]

Wool can Save the World

14 / 10 / 2010

Saville Row, one of the world’s most famous streets for high-class clothing probably hadn’t seen this much bleating and fresh manure since the 1800s. James Bond-types wandering down the swish central London location to have a new suit fitted were last week met with a very rare and strange sight: an entire flock of unique British Bowmont [...]