Film Review: Bustin’ Down the Door

Posted on October 05, 2008 @ 10:47 AM

Film Review: Bustin’ Down the DoorTo see the million-dollar surf kids of today, you’d think the WCT was just naturally meant to be – every ‘sport’ has a pro circuit, right? … More

Book Review: Don’t Fear the Shark?

Posted on October 03, 2008 @ 10:41 AM

Book Review: Don’t Fear the Shark?In August of 1998, when he was 16, Jonathan Kathrein was boogie-boarding at Stinson Beach, north of San Francisco, when a great white shark chomped down … More

Zimzala SurfAid International Festival

Posted on July 21, 2008 @ 2:54 PM

Zimzala SurfAid International FestivalOpportunity. Timing. Love. These three things were all that was needed to create Zimzala, a surf art and music charity event.

Musica Surfica by Mick Sowry

Posted on June 12, 2008 @ 8:52 AM

Musica Surfica by Mick SowryOne minute we’re watching a handful of Australia’s most talented classical string players going off in a musty old Cheese Factory on quiet, rural King Island; … More

Bra Boys

Posted on March 17, 2008 @ 7:18 AM

Bra BoysA semi-crap novelist could make this up. It would make a barely believable, but quite good pulp thriller, with a slim chance of becoming a Hollywood … More

Sipping Jetstreams: An Adventure in Life

Posted on August 02, 2007 @ 3:17 PM

Sipping Jetstreams: An Adventure in LifeThis film looks beautiful. It is beautiful as a simple slice of planet Earth through the eyes of a couple of surfing artists. The colours are … More

Chasing the Lotus: The Lost Reels of Weaver and Wills

Posted on July 30, 2007 @ 3:11 PM

Chasing the Lotus: The Lost Reels of Weaver and WillsGet it. They don’t come better than this for sheer depth of quality imagery, story, laughter and genuinely timeless surf tripping. If you ever wonder … More

Surfer’s Code: 12 Simple Lessons for Riding Through Life

Posted on July 29, 2007 @ 3:39 PM

Surfer’s Code: 12 Simple Lessons for Riding Through LifeSome of us carry around a small credit-cardsized piece of plastic emblazoned with 1977 World Champion Shaun Tomson’s dozen commandments, titled 'A Surfer’s Code'.

A Jack McCoy Sextet

Posted on July 27, 2007 @ 3:26 PM

A Jack McCoy SextetWell, if you want to have fun – just pure, sophomoric, get-crazy surf-movie fun – no one delivers the goods like expat Americano Jack McCoy, who’s … More

Natural Born Man: The Life of Jack Johnson

Posted on July 26, 2007 @ 3:35 PM

Natural Born Man: The Life of Jack JohnsonThis rather dry and distant celebrity bio of surf/rock hero Jack Johnson lacks the intimacy that might be brought by someone closer to the subject and … More

Reel On, Great Highway

Posted on June 15, 2007 @ 1:46 PM

Reel On, Great HighwayKeep an eye out for this captivating documentary, due in the autumn of 2006, about the little-known history of the San Francisco surf scene. Great Highway … More

Perfect Waves

Posted on June 12, 2007 @ 1:55 PM

Perfect WavesOne in the same genre as Drew Kampion’s seminal Book of Waves, this coffee table hardback is compiled by former Surfrider Europe Director and Vagues editor, … More

All Those Summers

Posted on June 10, 2007 @ 1:52 PM

All Those SummersHere’s a delightful and soulful labor of love from a fine and informed quartet of surfers, focusing on surfi ng on Oahu and Maui in the … More

All Tired Out!

Posted on June 06, 2007 @ 10:29 AM

All Tired Out!Fort Lauderdale, Florida – An artificial reef created by dumping millions of tires into the ocean a mile offshore in 1972 is set for removal. Intended … More

New Swell

Posted on June 02, 2007 @ 1:28 PM

New SwellWith his uncluttered style and wry look on the craziness of a surfer’s life in modern South Africa, Byron Loker is reminiscent of a young, surfing, … More

Sunken Forest CD

Posted on May 27, 2007 @ 1:41 PM

Sunken Forest CDSunken Forest ... like our consciousness, our ancient roots ... deep and rich, pulling images and emotions from a primal place that compels us with its … More

50 Ways to Save the Ocean

Posted on May 17, 2007 @ 1:24 PM

50 Ways to Save the OceanDavid Helvarg left the surf ghetto of Ocean Beach, San Diego over 20 years ago to pursue a career as a freelance journalist. During that time … More

Waves of Warning

Posted on May 09, 2007 @ 1:07 PM

Waves of WarningA prodigious blockbuster of a surf novel by Oxnard, California surfer Glenn Hening, Waves of Warning is an epic tale weaving together a full quiver of … More

All the Way to the Ocean

Posted on April 25, 2007 @ 1:14 PM

All the Way to the OceanA children’s book about storm drains and the importance of keeping them clean doesn’t sound like anyone’s choice at bedtime. But this little story written by … More

My Eyes Won’t Dry

Posted on April 17, 2007 @ 12:49 PM

My Eyes Won’t DryA view inside the tube, or the outside world from within it, is the holy ghost at the heart of our addiction. It is the fleeting … More

Shapemakers

Posted on April 09, 2007 @ 12:56 PM

ShapemakersIn a low budget, home movie kind of way, Paul Kraus’ film, ShapeMakers is an important historical document. His informal, filmed interviews with some of … More

Surf Movie Tonite!

Posted on March 29, 2007 @ 1:01 PM

Surf Movie Tonite!Warshaw, Matt Diligent and prolific writer, editor, and surf historian; former pro surfer (ranked 43rd in the world in 1982), editor at Surfer magazine in the … More

Surfing the World

Posted on March 15, 2007 @ 3:25 PM

Surfing the WorldIt covers 80 spots total, about 10 from each region of the globe, which is divided into broad zones – USA and Hawaii, Central America and … More

Shark Park – The Heaviest Wave in California

Posted on February 22, 2007 @ 5:00 PM

Shark Park – The Heaviest Wave in CaliforniaVeteran water-cinematographer Greg Huglin has gone to the ends of the earth to shoot dolphins, sharks, and surfers, but he discovered this newest treasure in his … More

Nelscott Reef Beach Break

Posted on February 08, 2007 @ 5:14 PM

Nelscott Reef Beach BreakStraight-ahead action from the 2005 and 2006 winters at Nelscott Reef, including the Tow Classic event (for which Shinkle was a local volunteer), this is, in … More

Surfing Photographs from the 70s taken by Jeff Divine

Posted on January 30, 2007 @ 3:19 PM

Surfing Photographs from the 70s taken by Jeff DivineTom Adler’s books are really clean in design and high in image quality. This one is a simple portfolio of Divine’s shots from an era before … More

Nelscott Reef Tow Classic

Posted on January 25, 2007 @ 5:06 PM

Nelscott Reef Tow ClassicLast December (2005), Nelscott Reef was the site of the Pacific Northwest’s first tow-in competition, and it was a pretty mind-blowing event. Big, glassy peaks and … More

Pipeline Masters

Posted on January 16, 2007 @ 4:55 PM

Pipeline MastersAn A-grade sneaker set from the team that brought us Dog Town and Z-Boys, and Riding Giants. This one isn’t for general release, it’s clearly meant … More

The Mountain and the Wave

Posted on December 28, 2006 @ 3:06 PM

The Mountain and the WaveThe title of this prodigious and handsome volume refers to the two symbolic components of the famous logo of Quiksilver, Inc, surfing’s hugest brand with annual … More

FREAKSIDE

Posted on December 19, 2006 @ 3:01 PM

FREAKSIDEThe freak in question is prodigious air and barrel specialist and certified mutant Jamie O’Brien, the North Shore native and 2004 Pipeline Masters champion, whose sessions … More

Historic Images from Bishop Museum Archives

Posted on November 24, 2006 @ 3:14 PM

Historic Images from Bishop Museum ArchivesThe Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum in Honolulu has been a mainstay resource for those requisite “history of surfing” photos that compliment the early chapters of many … More

Buried in the Backyard

Posted on November 16, 2006 @ 2:52 PM

Buried in the BackyardThis is a fine documentary glimpse at Northeast US surf and skate lifestyle, progressing in a randomly organized way from New York City’s Rockaway Beach to … More

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