Kiteboarding 4 Cancer (the event) and Athletes 4 Cancer (the organization) began from the hospital bed of 19-year old Scott Farman, fighting for his life with Leukemia. Sick of watching him suffer, his sister Tonia harnessed her passion for the outdoors to raise funds and awareness for cancer. In the process, what transpired was something much bigger. Recognizing the powerful healing combination of the elements, profound personal relationships, and overcoming personal challenges in the outdoors, a program was born that would memorialize Scott’s struggle with cancer and help future fighters rebuild their lives after cancer.
CORPUS CHRISTI – It’s been a beautiful day to be at the beach, and for one lucky winner, it’s a beautiful day to win a scholarship.
The Texas Gulf Coast Surfing Association is giving away their annual James Greer surfer scholarship tonight. Before donating the money, the organization held a big event with horseshoe tournaments, raffles, and even a pro surfboarding competition on Mustang Island … Video and more
Last week, over one hundred woman congregated at Mammoth Mountain, California for the tenth edition of Ms. Superpark. This annual on hill photoshoot for the best female snowboarders in the world has become an affair that marks the end of the season by bringing the women’s snow community together. Competition riders, women filming parts, up and comers, and legends coalesce to sit next to one another on the lift and lap the same park, allowing riders an opportunity to shred with people they may not see often during the rest of the year. After a long season of getting shots, donning contest bibs, or dropping into backcountry lines, Ms. Superpark is a welcome week spent with a group of talented, motivated, and stoked women … Pictures and more
Any surfboard, even in its plain white simplicity, can be considered art, but when you put a beautiful handcrafted surfboard into the hands of a noted artist and let him or her loose with paints, pens, or the artist’s chosen tools, you’ve really got something special. That’s exactly what Juxtapoz magazine and the Encinitas, California-based UNIV have been doing over the last few months, and the outcome was spectacular. The pair organized a group of 19 contemporary artists to create custom artwork on hand-shaped UNIV surfboards in an effort to raise money and continued awareness for Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts in the Philippines … More