John Zapotocky Sr. wasn’t first to use a paddle but was among earliest and was advocate for standup paddle surfing; Waikiki waterman dies at age 95.
John Zapotocky Sr. was surfing in Honolulu’s Waikiki Beach when he noticed a surfer riding a wave with a paddle and thought, “My God, that’s something I should be doing.”
And so he did … for more than 55 years.
Zapotocky, known as “Zap” back in the day, was a genuine … More
Alex Winkworth has taken out the Open and Drop-Knee divisions of the Bodyboard-Depot Wedge Air Show, at Tolcarne Beach, Newquay.
The annual bodyboarding event was held in four-foot wedge peaks, with the cream of the British bodyboarding crop.
With the light beginning to … More
This 124 mile (200km) stretch of road between remote Alice Springs and Barrow Creek in the Australian Outback had zero speed-related fatalities between 2001 and 2011. As a reward, the local government will give it ‘no speed limit’ speed limit next year.
Yes, the Sydney Morning Herald reports that this 200km stretch of the Stuart Highway is going unrestricted for twelve months starting … More
Two Days of tubes January 2013