Had it not been for an unwanted Christmas present, 24-year-old Dion Agius might have ended up a professional boogie boarder. When he was a kid the young Tasmanian was already earning shots in bodyboard mags, but watching his son ride prone was a sight Dion’s father just couldn’t abide. So one Christmas the old man presented his son with a brand spanking new surfboard—the last thing the teenager wanted. What he really wanted was a new bodyboard. “I was bummed,” Dion says now … Details
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Surfing Video – Cancer To Capricorn: Reef’s New Movie Trailer
We’ve been hearing whispers of a Reef movie set to come out sometime in 2010. And we’ve also heard that our good buddy and budding cinematographer Russell Brownley has been filming for it, and is actually the director. When we heard that we knew this thing had tons of potential… DetailsÂ
Kaua’i’s Alana Blanchard scored the first significant victory of her career today, winning the Vans Hawaiian Pro women’s surfing contest.
The finals of the contest were run today in wave-face heights of 2 to 6 feet at Hale’iwa Ali’i Beach.
Blanchard trailed world champion Stephanie Gilmore for most of the 30-minute heat, but … Details
In 1960, John Severson founded Surfer magazine, an annual publication that was, essentially, a labor of love. He invested $3,000 to print 10,000 copies of the photo-filled booklet, designed with a card-stock cover and content that included a guide to Southern California surf spots.
“When it came right down to it, I wasn’t sure I’d sell more than 100,†said Severson by phone from his home in Maui.
Today, Surfer is celebrating its 50th anniversary with …Â Details & Pictures