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Denny Aaberg IN STORE at Heritage Surf – June 27

Denny Aaberg, co-author of Big Wednesday, will be at Heritage Surf in Manly to celebrate the 40th anniversary of George Greenough’s The Innermost Limits of Pure Fun. See the making of this great film, meet Denny, own a piece of surfing history. See below and visit Heritage Surf Australia.

VIDEO: Critical Slide Society gets slidin’

Watching this made me want to go surfin’! These guys look like they’re having so much fun on all kinds of different water vectors. Kudos to Nathan Oldfield for another good one… Critical Sliders from Nathan Oldfield on Vimeo. This is something I made for my friends at The Critical Slide Society. It features the […]

You think Sydney’s cold in winter? Check out Nova Scotia.

According to this story from Canada’s CBC TV, Nova Scotia has some great waves during winter. But they’re just a wee bit chilly by Australian standards… an interesting little yarn about how a rural village called Lawrencetown Beach is benefiting from an influx of surfers. Lots of tough Canadian surfers and some very fun looking […]

Midnight Oil + Violent Femmes = Surf band called Break

Thought this one sounded kinda interesting… Oils and Violent Femmes’ Brian Ritchie are getting together to play original surfin’ music (ie, mostly instrumental). -Don It’s a union that will delight music fans, surf rats, and festival goers alike. Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst, Jim Moginie and Martin Rotsey have joined with bass player Brian Ritchie of […]

Nick Carroll: Waimea and other notes…

Another terrific piece from Nick Carroll. The boy can write, no two ways about it… Here’s how he starts the story off (link to complete article follows) Waimea and other notes… Post by Nick Carroll » Tue Dec 08, 2009 3:55 pm hey gang, thought I’d start one of those chain letters that seem to […]

Huge waves heading for Hawaii

Photo credit: Quiksilver.com Eddie photo gallery Could the Eddie be on next week? HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A pair of enormous ocean swells are brewing in the North Pacific, bringing anticipation that some of the largest waves in years could be hitting the northern shores of the Hawaiian Islands. Forecasters are predicting that Saturday will bring […]

SURFBOARD ART AUCTION – MANLY – THIS MONDAY!!!

During the Manly Festival of Surfing, around town you may have seen some of these incredible works of art. They have been painted and sculpted by some of the best local artists and they need homes from Monday night – 30 November.

Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau Announces Invitees and Alternates

WAIMEA, Oahu/Hawaii (Tuesday, November 17, 2009) – Quiksilver.com/Eddie launches today with the announcement of the 28 coveted Invitees and 24 Alternates to this year’s 25th Anniversary celebration of The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau, fueled by Monster Energy. The ASP sanctioned event will be held on one day, between December 1, 2009 and February […]