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June, 2007
Small Nail, Big Hammer
Guess what? Not every radical surfer in the world is built like a 12-year-old ballerina. Peter Mendia is one such robustly built human who knows that good surfing can be as much about throwing down powerfully executed basics as lofty aeronautics. Perhaps it might not be overly presumptuous of us to suggest that you too might be somewhat more likely to be attempting a big clean face turn next session yourself than launching some kind of flip that hasn’t been named yet? Read on.
Posted on June 28, 2007 @ 12:07 PM
Read It: James A Michener - ‘Hawaii’
A thousand-page epic that chronicles the history of the Hawaiian Islands from their volcanic eruptions up to the modern day, Michener’s classic is best known for telling the stories of all the different people that came to Hawaii, from pre-history through to the annexation of the sovereignty by the US government, Pearl Harbour and the decade following.
Posted on June 22, 2007 @ 2:01 PM
Caroline Sarran
"There's still a long way to go yet," reckons Caroline Sarran on her surfing career, a prudent statement from someone who's about to become the most successful female surfer in Europe. From a lengthy list of competitive highs one particular performance stands out: Cloudbreak 2004, aged 19, Caroline received a wildcard for the WCT event and took the opportunity talent nearly all the way, winning the trials and ending fifth in the main event taking out now seven-time World Champ Layne Beachley on the way.
Posted on June 19, 2007 @ 11:10 AM
Pipeline Masters
Did you know Jeff Hakman was the very first Pipeline Master while Gerry Lopez was at home watching TV? Or that the first contest site was just a wooden table? From the first wooden table contest site to AI’s victory in 2005, including all the highlights, a retrospective of the very best moments of the king of all contests in the last 34 years. Discover why Andy Irons says: “I’d rather win Pipeline than anything else in the world.”
Posted on June 13, 2007 @ 1:49 PM
HOW TO: Look After Your Inner Ear
There are many ways you can injure yourself surfing, one of both the more common and more nasty is to damage your inner ear. Tear or perforate your eardrum (by slapping hard on the wave face or flats, or getting hit by your board) and your trip is done, son. If you’re away somewhere you can’t even fly home with ear drum damage, you’ll just be watching perfect waves unable to venture in the drink, or even into the shower properly till it’s healed.
Posted on June 08, 2007 @ 3:34 PM
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