Archive for the ‘Misc.’ Category
Yesterday Kelly Slater became the first pro surfer to confirm while still on tour that the sport had a recreational drug problem. A “rampant†one, he told the Gold Coast Bulletin.
The sport has had no shortage of former pros saying the same thing, most recently Gary Elkerton, who admitted in his autobiography that he almost died of an overdose himself in 1985.
And the overdose death of Andy Irons, alone in a hotel room in Texas on his way home from a contest in November 2010, was the most tragic confirmation possible, one from which the sport is still struggling to  … More
It has been a rough few days at Huntington Beach-based Quiksilver, where broad-reaching cuts affected team riders, approximately 30 staffers, and entire brands. The cuts were made during a multi-day process, which forced this article to be taken down as members of the Quiksilver umbrella of brands had not all been notified when we originally published this piece this morning.
On the team front, the decision was made to cut many athletes, while keeping   … More
They were armed with just two shovels and a digger, and vowed to build the longest waterslide in the world by the end of this month.
And as these pictures show, New Zealanders Jimi Hunt and Dan Drupstee have dug their way to victory. The pair of New Zealanders have constructed the 650m attraction in Auckland, will only stay open for two days, as part of a festival to help combat depression and promote the pair’s motto: ‘Living more awesome’. And already people are enjoying the muddy thrills and spills on a waterslide dug into a hillside in Waimauku.
But only 2,000 people will have the honour of riding the water slide.