The most comprehensive print coverage of the year in surfing, ever put together, will start shipping at the end of April 2009 to distributors and purchasers worldwide. The Surfing Year Book provides the complete package of news, features, results, opinions and photography, offering an insider’s view of everything that matters in each of the world’s surfing regionsThe Maverick’s big-wave surf contest, which had been gearing up for an extension through April, is now officially off for the year. It has been shut down by a loophole, but more realistically, it expired due to a lack of surf.
Although contest organizers got no resistance from the San Mateo Harbor District in their request for more time, they encountered a roadblock in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a federal agency that governs activity within the California stretch of coastline known as the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
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The Golden State Regional Championships, the second event of the 2009 Red Bull Riders Cup season, took place this week in Ventura, California. This stop of the Red Bull Riders Cup, the nations’ premier high school surfing competition, saw The Golden State region’s best high school surfers battle it out in fun but challenging conditions. Participating high schools included Ventura High, Santa Barbra High, Carpinteria High and Malibu High School. The week’s competition varied from major whitewashes to nail biting close finishes but was fierce at all times. In a repeat of last year’s regional title, it was Malibu High snatching victory and taking the win over Carpinteria High. Malibu has now booked a spot in the Red Bull Riders Cup National Championship, which will be held on June 6-7 at Upper Trestles in San Clemente. The series now moves east to central Florida’s Pelican Beach Park on March 31 – April 2….