The official waiting period closes today on the Maverick’s big-wave surf contest, but it isn’t quite dead yet. Officials have been granted an extension through April 8 by the San Mateo County Harbor District, with hopes of stretching the window through the entire month of April.
Not that the surfers are terribly optimistic. “I have never seen so few 15-foot-plus days in the December-to-March stretch in the 18 years I’ve been surfing Maverick’s,” San Francisco’s Grant Washburn said. “It’s just the worst season I can remember.”… Details
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The New York Surf Film Festival is proud to announce the official 2009 Screening Panel. Comprised of international and local surfers with a wide range of credentials, the panel of editors, filmmakers, artists, shapers and shop owners will judge the NYSFF 2009 Official Selections in the categories of Best Feature Length Film and Best Short Length Film. The “Viewer’s Choice Award†will be voted by the audience during the weekend of the festival… Details
Pass on the stoke, but when you get drilled by a wave, keep on paddling out.
A former world champion surfer gave this advice on surfing and life to Morro Bay High School students on Thursday.
South Africa native Shaun Tomson visited the school during a special assembly to talk about his life story and lessons learned.
The 54-year-old, who now lives in Santa Barbara, used his experiences to relate key points from his book, “Surfer’s Code: 12 Simple Lessons for Riding Through Life.”
Tomson told the students about … Details
More and more adrenalin sports and experiences are offered to us every day and it is getting harder and harder to choose among them. Outdoor sports have become a massive hit in the last decades and people are thus searching for better places for their leisure activities. Over the years, certain places with particularly good access to rivers, mountains, surf, and other natural features have cultivated entire communities based on outdoor recreation. Matador Trips have come with a chart of the world’s most adrenaline cities. Where can you find them? Tourism-review.com knows the answer… Details