Archive for the ‘Surfing & SUP’ Category
Silicon Valley start-ups often reference companies like Facebook and Uber to help justify their risks. As in, “Facebook didn’t have a revenue stream and now they’re worth billions, so we’ll figure out a way to make money later.” Young surfers — and their parents — do the same thing, pointing to anomalies like John Florence and Kolohe Andino to justify skipping the traditional education model in hopes of hitting the CT jackpot. Never mind the vast majority of kids that skip school to pursue professional surfing, only to end up professional serving. At Chilis.
In 2010, with sponsorship secured and an NSSA career in the rear view, Santa Cruz’s Shaun Burns was set to hit the QS and go all in on surfing. It’d be him and Nat, reppin’ SC on the big stage. Then a friend’s dad convinced him to … More
The surf at Mavericks was at its most treacherous on Thursday, one of the biggest days of recent years. Conditions were far from ideal, and there was no talk of holding the annual big-wave contest at Half Moon Bay’s fabled spot. One particular episode, however, got everyone’s attention.
The biggest waves were steaming in at some 50 feet on the face. It was a clear, relatively windless day, but the ocean was … More
Brady Lindsey expertly demonstrates his flying and videography skills by capturing a stand up paddle surfer in Kona Hawaii.