Surfing in Sweden started 30 years go, back in the late 70’s, when a group of skateboarders tried the first waves in the west coast of this Scandinavian country.
Per Torstensson, Stisse Bengtsson, Micki Carlsson and Ake Gylling were the first Swedish surfers.
They started the mythic Porridge Bay Surf Club, designed a logo and even made T-Shirts to identify themselves … Details
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MacGillivray’s new doc to debut at Cannes
Greg MacGillivray’s new documentary “Hollywood Don’t Surf!” will make its world premiere next month on the Croisette, where it plays in the seventh annual Cannes Classics program.
Sam George wrote and co-directed the film, which chronicles Hollywood’s long love affair with the sport, and examines 50 years worth of American surfing movies.
Producer Lincoln Forrest Phipps said it is definitely the first time a surfing film has played in Cannes Classics … Details
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This weekend Trinidad and Tobago will host the greatest pool of surfing talent to ever grace our shores. In its inaugural year, the Surfing T&T International Surf Festival has attracted serious attention from professional surfers of this region, securing entries from a long list of champions that will battle for the unprecedented US$3000 individual first prize, and share a total prize purse of US$10,000.
From the Unites States, eight (8) surfers have confirmed entry including Aaron “Gorkin†Cormican, multiple east coast (US) event champion and ESPN X-Games gold medalist in 2003 (MVP) and 2004 … Details
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PRAIA DA VILA, Santa Catarina/Brazil (Thursday, April 29, 2010) – Clean two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves on offer at the primary site of Praia da Vila have prompted event organizers to call the final day of Billabong Pro Santa Catarina competition on, with the first heat hitting the water at 7:30am.
Event No. 3 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Santa Catarina will utilize the conditions on offer this morning to complete what has turned out to be a dramatic event … Details
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