What’s dubbed as the most hard core surfing competition in Canada is taking place Saturday in Lawrencetown, N.S.
The Nor’easter Surf Contest is one of the coldest surfing competitions in the world … More
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The sailing world lost one of its greatest visionaries this weekend when Hobie Alter passed away at his home. He was 80 years old. Impressively, Alter influenced virtually every aspects of sailing, from beach-cat racing to the America’s Cup, and is credited as being the father of the modern fiberglass sailing catamaran. Additionally, Alter helped crack the code on creating regatta experiences that were fun for all participants, not just those lucky souls standing on the podium.
Unlike many of his sailing peers, however, Alter first found his path to the ocean through his childhood love of surfing. This love became a loose ‘career plan’ that fused his woodworking skills with his passion for surfing, and eventually … More
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Olive Bowers is not exactly a veteran of the ocean, but at 13 she has enough experience to know what she likes and what she doesn’t when it comes to surfing. Best is catching a clean wave in the summer; worst is some of the sexism that still lingers in the sport.
What she encountered when she picked up a copy of Tracks magazine, which bills itself as ”the surfers’ bible”, prompted her to write a fierce letter to its editor, Luke Kennedy, objecting to the way it portrays women.
As Bowers flicked through the pages, she was surprised to encounter only one picture of a woman: ”She was called … More
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