It is true. Every summer at Doheny State Beach, Menehunes are waking up from their long winter naps and start surfing again at Doheny Beach. Why does this phenomena take place each year? The answer is simple, the menehunes are practicing their surf techniques to compete in the Annual Doheny Longboard Surfing Association’s Menehune Surf Championships scheduled for Saturday, June 22nd.
The contest begins promptly at 7:30 AM and is open to boys and girls (menehunes) with divisions 8 and under up to 17 years of age. Hundreds of young competitors are expected to participate. Applications and additional information can be picked up at … More
Whilst in Rio we put our time to good use: we held an impromptu Rip My Shred Stick with the kids from the favelas, surfed heats, signed some autographs and had a few free surfs. Somewhere during this time, Brett Simpson got ahold of a video camera, and cinematic greatness ensued with the birth of “Simpo Cam”: wrought with classic Simpo one liners and heckling. Yep, this edition of #TOURNOTES is pure good vibes (with cameos from Occy, Mick, Kelly and Jordy) so get into it.
Meet Mitch Crews, Michael Dunphy, Alisha Gonsalves and Bree Kleintop—four pro surfers living together on the North Shore of Oahu during the prime winter surf season. The entire surf industry including the pros migrate to the North Shore every winter to compete on surfing’s biggest stages including the Reef Hawaiian Pro, the Vans World Cup Of Surfing, and the Billabong Pipe Masters. In this episode, the crew move into their new home and look ahead to a season of epic surf, competition, parties, and yeah…some drama. Watch the season unfold with new episodes dropping every Monday on Network A!