News

Sion Milosky RIP

17 / 03 / 2011

Sion Milosky 1976-2011
While we battle to get a handle on the mega tragedy in Japan, this news of a single death in the worldwide surfing family still really hurts.
Sion Milosky, Hawaiian big-wave super-charger, husband and father of two young daughters, and a man flying high on a well-deserved upward trajectory in the surfing world, died [...]

Japan: How to Help

16 / 03 / 2011

As the catastrophic events in Japan continue to morph following the earthquake and tsunami of March 10th, and now the ongoing nuclear horror, it’s hard to know what to do and what might realistically help.
In light of that, here’s a list of organizations that are operating in Japan and to which financial donations will be [...]

Join the largest beach-clean on Earth

15 / 03 / 2011

It’s all about getting rid of this from our beaches, rivers and waterways – oh, and our lifestyle.
The largest eco-citizens’ rally in Europe:
24th, 25th, 26th and 27th March 2011,
Thousands of people reclaiming the beaches, lakes, rivers and seabeds.
Surfrider Foundation Europe’s emblematic event, the Ocean Initiatives, is an operation for raising awareness about waste [...]

The Navigator – A Polynesian Guide

13 / 03 / 2011

From the 1983 PBS film The Navigators: Pathfinders of the Pacific.
We were recently alerted (thanks Kurungabaa) to the passing of this great man, Mau Piailug, who died last year.
He was from Micronesia but Mau is important in the modern stories of Hawaii, Tahiti and other Pacific cultures, for enlightening them on the ancient art of [...]

The Surfer and the Golden Gate Jumper

11 / 03 / 2011

Big jump … A surfer at Fort Point, San Francisco (above, on a flat day) helped the kid after he leaped from the bridge.
Here’s the intro and a link to an incredible story on the San Francisco Chronicle website:
“(03-10) 20:25 PST SAN FRANCISCO — A 17-year-old boy on a field trip with his Sonoma County [...]

Tsunami Warning info

11 / 03 / 2011

Tsunami energy map. Via NOAA’s West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center.
Some info from the US NOAA tsunami warning centre.
For latest warnings go here. For latest DART Pacific tsunami buoys go here.
WEPA40 PHEB 110730
TSUPAC
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0730Z 11 MAR 2011
THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND [...]

Patagonia Music Collective

1 / 03 / 2011

Jack Johnson, part of the new Patagonia Music Collective which will sell exclusive tracks to raise money for campaigning environmental groups.
Patagonia Music Launches March 1 with Pearl Jam, Bonnie Raitt, Philip Glass, Jack Johnson and More
Patagonia Inc., the environmentally minded apparel company, has teamed with some of today’s top artists, representing a range of genres, to [...]

Americans: your planet needs you

1 / 03 / 2011

Already the world’s no. 1 polluter and consumer of more resources than any other nation, America really should be cleaning up, not dirtying down. Gulf Coast surfers, wishing it was clean.
This just came in from the Surfrider Foundation USA. Groups like SF, and anyone concerned with the state of the environment, should be steeling themselves [...]

Extra-sensory Surfboard

25 / 02 / 2011

Spain, or more correctly, the Basque Country, seems to be overflowing with new surf technology at the moment. Recent innovations include the Pukas LED surfboard, which does funky disco stuff when darkness falls; and more recently the Wave Garden wave pool, which has got surfers from the coast to the inland plains talking and dreaming. [...]

Two New World Surfing Reserves Approved

24 / 02 / 2011

Santa Cruz, California & Ericeira, Portugal Approved as World Surfing Reserves
Storied surf zones in Northern California and Portugal join Malibu, California, and Australia’s Manly Beach as sites to be formally dedicated
February 24, 2011 – Santa Cruz, CA, USA / Ericeira, Portugal – World Surfing Reserves today announced that two nominated surf zones – Santa Cruz in [...]