DAVE KRUM gazed longingly at the sunlit waves churning the ocean on the north side of Montauk State Point Park. The tableau, which included the historic Montauk Point Lighthouse, looked almost too perfect, like a grandiose painting at a starving artists’ sale. Mr. Krum appreciated the beauty of the scene, but mostly he wanted to grab his surfboard and jump in — a possibility that has been legal for surfers for only two months, since a change in park rules.
But the wind was not standing the waves up, and they were not breaking properly off the point. Mr. Krum, 47, a bike shop owner from Sag Harbor, continued to stare into the distance as if hoping for a miracle. None materialized… Details
Surfing is not an Olympic sport, but the Olympic Museum in Laussane, Switzerland, has included Sofia Mulanovich, a former world surfing champion and a superstar in her homeland of Peru, in its “Heroes” exhibition, which opened today and will run through the summer.
The exhibit recognizes athletes from different eras, and Mulanovich earned a spot alongside such luminaries as Roger Federer, Tony Hawk, Michael Jordan, Duke Kahanamoku, Carl Lewis, Diego Maradona, Michael Phelps, Shaun White and Tiger Woods. … Details
Kawananakoa says the royals surfed at a California river mouth
While Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole had many accomplishments as a congressman, many might not be aware that he and his two brothers were instrumental in introducing the sport of surfing to the Pacific Coast.
During the summer of 1885, when Kalanianaole attended St. Matthew’s College in California, he, Prince Edward Keliiahonui and Prince David Kawananakoa rode waves at a river mouth on redwood longboards, said Abigail Kawananakoa yesterday during a ceremony at the Royal Mausoleum in Nuuanu.
A bronze plaque in Santa Cruz, Calif., honors Kalanianaole and his brothers for their contributions to surfing.
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The finalists for the 2009 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards presented by Monster Energy were announced today following yet another remarkable year of surf. Following 12 months of enormous swell events from Europe to South Africa to Australia to California and beyond, over 550 entered images have been distilled down to this year’s elite nominations. Video and still images of all the top rides are now available for viewing on the updated event website at BillabongXXL.com.
The winners will be announced on Friday, April 17, 2009 at the ninth-annual invitation-only awards gala at the Grove Theater in Anaheim, California before 2,250 surf world VIPs. …Â
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