Archive for the ‘Surfing & SUP’ Category
The Virginia Longboard Federation (VLF)Â is pleased to announce the 7th Annual Steel Pier Classic Surfing Contest and Surf Art Expo to take place Memorial Day Weekend (May 29-31, 2010) at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, First Street Jetty and will be presented by Freedom Surf Shop and Quiksilver.Â
This annual charity event will raise money for The Virginia Beach Noblemen. This year there will be a special guest, California’s living surfing legend, Bing Copeland, founder of “Bing Surfboards.â€Â He will be attending the contest and signing his new book on Saturday May 29. The three day event celebrates the roots of surfing and will feature Professional Longboard and Shortboard divisions with a cash purse, amateur divisions, Stand Up Paddle surfing competition, SUP distance race, Shortboard and Longboard Club Challenges, Noseriding, Retro Longboard and Shortboard, and Tandem Surfing  … Details
Jadson Andre has conquered the 2010 Billabong Pro Santa Catarina, in Brazil.
In the final heat of this thrilling surf contest in South America, the Brazilian defeated Kelly Slater.
Andre got 14.40 points against 14.00 scored by the nine-time world champion.
The event No. 3 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour was held at the primary site of beautiful Praia da Vila, in Santa Catarina … Details
Tom Brown is pleased to announce the launching of one of the first of its kind, virtual surfing museums on line. ‘MR. SURF JUNK is my opportunity to give back to the surfing community in a way that helps preserve our surfing history’, states Brown.Â
“The items found in the museum are artifacts which I have collected over the years from my early childhood days as a young boy surfing the frigid waters of Santa Cruz.â€Â The website is easy to navigate. It contains  … Details