Video Surfing – Alena Practicing Tandem Surfing at the Velzy ’09 – Alena going out tandem surfing with Mark at the Dale Velzy ITSA World Tour Contest supported by Bill & Jean Palmer of RI. and Doheny Long Board Surfing Assoc. (DLSA).
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SurfAid has launched an Emergency Response Appeal to help the people of Padang who were hit by a huge earthquake (7.6 on the Richter scale) on Wednesday 30 September.
Our Program Director, Dr David Lange, narrowly escaped death as he fled the Ambacang Hotel, which then collapsed, killing many and trapping others.
Many buildings have been destroyed with people caught underneath the rubble. There is a report that schoolchildren are still trapped underneath three schools. One hospital is destroyed and another so badly damaged that staff are working in tents outside. Doctors used car headlights and torches to operate on the injured overnight.
Dr David Lange said: “People are trapped and screaming for help but they are below huge slabs which will take heavy equipment to move. I saw dozens of the biggest buildings collapsed in town, most of the damage is concentrated in the commercial centre market, which was fully packed.â€
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On Sept. 15, Torrey Pines High School grad Todd Glaser received international acclaim when Surfer Magazine awarded him its prestigious Photo of the Year award.
Held at the Grove of Anaheim, the ceremony honored Glaser for his photo, titled “Secrets,†which in striking detail captures renowned big-wave surfer Greg Long dropping into a 15-foot wave.
The shot, expansive yet intimate, was on the June 2009 cover of Surfer Magazine …Â Details & Picture
The 2009 ASP WQS 4-Star Billabong Tsurigasaki Pro recommenced this morning for the final day at Tsurugasaki Beach with the Quarterfinals kicking things off this morning.
The local weather at Tsurigasaki Beach, Ichinomiya was fair this morning. The surf conditions were two-to-four feet (1 to 1.5 metre) with onshore winds. Event director Toshiyuki Tanaka called this morning at 8am to get the final day’s action underway.
Two Japanese, one Hawaiian, and one Australian…Â Details