TAHARA, Japan (Tuesday, July 28, 2009) – The waiting period for the first of two Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Longboard Tour (WLT) events began this morning with the Yumeya presents Oxbow WLT at Tahara, but unfavorable weather and small surf have forced event officials to call competition off for today.“Due to adverse weather and small surf we’ve decided to call a lay-day today,” ASP WLT Manager, Al Hunt said. “We’re expecting an increase in swell and are waiting for conditions to improve to start the contest.”Yesterday’s action saw the top 13 ASP LQS Japan competitors and three local talents battle it out for a spot in the main event and Taiki Mori (JPN) was the victor. The Japanese native will face off against defending ASP WLT Champion Bonga Perkins (HAW), 36, when competition begins.
Also surfing in the Yumeya presents Oxbow WLT at Tahara will be former ASP WLT Champion Phil Rajzman (BRA), 27, American talent Taylor Jensen (USA), 25, Australian Standout Harley Ingleby (AUS), 25, and last year’s ASP WLT runner up Antione Delpero (FRA), 24.
The Yumeya presents Oxbow WLT at Tahara will be wecast LIVE via www.oxbowpro.com
For additional ASP information log on to www.aspworldtour.com :
Upcoming Round of 32 Yumeya presents Oxbow WLT at Tahara Heats:
Heat 1: Eduardo Bage (BRA) vs. Dane Pioli (AUS)
Heat 2: Amaro Matos (BRA) vs. Kai Sallas (HAW)
Heat 3: Duane de Soto (HAW) vs. Ben Skinner (GBR)
Heat 4: Matthew Moir (ZAF) vs. Remi Arauzo (FRA)
Heat 5: Ned Snow (HAW) vs. David Kinoshita (JPN)
Heat 6 :Alex Salazar (BRA) vs. Keegan Edwards (HAW)
Heat 7: Jared Neal (AUS) vs. Josh Baxter (USA)
Heat 8: Bonga Perkins (HAW) vs. Taiki Mori (USA)
Heat 9: Antione Delpero (FRA) vs. Nobuhiru Ogashira (JPN)
Heat 10: Carlos Bahia (BRA) vs. Sam Bleakley (GBR)
Heat 11: Phil Rajzman (BRA) vs. Noah Shimabukuro (HAW)
Heat 12: Taylor Jensen (USA) vs. Alexis Deniel (FRA)
Heat 13: Harley Ingleby (AUS) vs. Dylan Macleod (ZAF)
Heat 14: Bryce Young (AUS) vs. Josh Constable (AUS)
Heat 15: Colin McPhillips (USA) vs. Tony Silvagni (USA)
Heat 16: Romain Maunn (FRA) vs. Jeremias da Silva (BRA)
More at ASPNorthamerica.com
http://www.aspnorthamerica.com/news_show.php?id=663
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
WHITE SHARK SPOTTED AT MALIBU !!!!
Thursday, July 23rd saw the beginnings of a pumping south swell -- and a white shark spotted about 300 yards off Malibu. This is on the heels of many sitings at both San O and Sunset Beach in LA. Says shark expert Ralph Collier: "Although it would appear that there is an increase in the number of shark encounters, this could be an artifact of simply more individuals reporting observations and not necessarily an increase in the shark/ocean user populations. However, there appears to be an increase in the number of events at specific locations, Sunset and San Onofre State Beaches, and possibly the same individual sharks being involved in these events at these sites. We could have juvenile and/or sub-adult White Sharks utilizing specific sites for feeding as these incidents appear to increase during Grunion spawns."
Written by: www.surfline.com
Video by Oglevision.com
http://www.surfline.com/video/featured-clips/white-shark-spotted-at-malibu_28955
Written by: www.surfline.com
Video by Oglevision.com
http://www.surfline.com/video/featured-clips/white-shark-spotted-at-malibu_28955
Friday, July 24, 2009
Longboard Magazine goes under !!
Longboard Magazine is no longer - it has gone the way of the dodo, perhaps to reappear in some other form. The phones are disconnected - phones for subscriptions and phones for selling ads, as well. This is not good news.
I’ve always partial to Logger Mag, and in particular the fact that they’ve been part of a longboarding revival ushered in by Joel Tudor. No matter your take on log rolling, it’s a shame to see a mag like Longboard Magazine stop the presses.
Longboard Magazine recognized early-ish the eventualy decline of print media, and attempted to create a downloadable PDF version of the glossy magazine. Unfortunately, that model didn’t work out. Furthermore, it’s definitely not a friendly economic climate for advertising sales for something niche-y like longboarding, itself inside a pretty niche-y industry that is surfing. That’s why the plug was pulled on Water Magazine a few months back, another glossy that was well received in the surfing community.
Guy Motil, the former editor and publisher was not available for comment at the time of writing. December 2008 was the last issue.
Update: Here’s the official release from publisher Guy Motil:
The recent economic and banking crisis here in the United States has had a dramatic impact on the domestic longboard community. Within days of Lehman’s banking collapse and the accompanying Wall Street plunge our offices were inundated with cancellations of advertising contracts and surf shop orders. In addition to these cancellations, many of our clients informed us that they would be unable to pay existing invoices any time in the near future (many of these businesses were already in the 180-day-plus category). In addition, the local banks in our area cancelled upcoming small business loans and froze existing lines of credit, this having a direct affect on Longboard Magazine and many of our local clients. Ultimately it appears that this situation affected the surf industry nation-wide. These are friends of ours with whom we have done business for many years, and include some of the most well-known brands in surfing. We feel that asking these companies to commit to further advertising and financial obligations at this point would not only be unfair but irresponsible.As a result, Longboard Magazine will be suspending our print publishing until after the January 2009 trade shows. It should be noted that we are not shutting down Longboard Magazine, only holding off printing our next issue until the longboard community can recover from the current financial crisis it is now experiencing.As a result of this decision, we have been forced to lay off most of our staff including advertising director Mike Aguirre and managing editor Chasen Marshall. We will continue working with freelance staff and independent contractors for the foreseeable future.On a positive note, we will continue to expand our website http://www.longboardmagazine.com and we would like to exchange links and information with anyone in the longboard community. In addition to our website, we are also completing several hard-cover book projects. Our recent book, Surfboards, was a critical and commercial success. We believe that book publishing is an important component in preserving surfing’s history and addressing concerns for the coastal environment.
By Surfing HQ · January 29, 2009
http://www.dailystoke.com/surfing/did-longboard-magazine-go-under/
I’ve always partial to Logger Mag, and in particular the fact that they’ve been part of a longboarding revival ushered in by Joel Tudor. No matter your take on log rolling, it’s a shame to see a mag like Longboard Magazine stop the presses.
Longboard Magazine recognized early-ish the eventualy decline of print media, and attempted to create a downloadable PDF version of the glossy magazine. Unfortunately, that model didn’t work out. Furthermore, it’s definitely not a friendly economic climate for advertising sales for something niche-y like longboarding, itself inside a pretty niche-y industry that is surfing. That’s why the plug was pulled on Water Magazine a few months back, another glossy that was well received in the surfing community.
Guy Motil, the former editor and publisher was not available for comment at the time of writing. December 2008 was the last issue.
Update: Here’s the official release from publisher Guy Motil:
The recent economic and banking crisis here in the United States has had a dramatic impact on the domestic longboard community. Within days of Lehman’s banking collapse and the accompanying Wall Street plunge our offices were inundated with cancellations of advertising contracts and surf shop orders. In addition to these cancellations, many of our clients informed us that they would be unable to pay existing invoices any time in the near future (many of these businesses were already in the 180-day-plus category). In addition, the local banks in our area cancelled upcoming small business loans and froze existing lines of credit, this having a direct affect on Longboard Magazine and many of our local clients. Ultimately it appears that this situation affected the surf industry nation-wide. These are friends of ours with whom we have done business for many years, and include some of the most well-known brands in surfing. We feel that asking these companies to commit to further advertising and financial obligations at this point would not only be unfair but irresponsible.As a result, Longboard Magazine will be suspending our print publishing until after the January 2009 trade shows. It should be noted that we are not shutting down Longboard Magazine, only holding off printing our next issue until the longboard community can recover from the current financial crisis it is now experiencing.As a result of this decision, we have been forced to lay off most of our staff including advertising director Mike Aguirre and managing editor Chasen Marshall. We will continue working with freelance staff and independent contractors for the foreseeable future.On a positive note, we will continue to expand our website http://www.longboardmagazine.com and we would like to exchange links and information with anyone in the longboard community. In addition to our website, we are also completing several hard-cover book projects. Our recent book, Surfboards, was a critical and commercial success. We believe that book publishing is an important component in preserving surfing’s history and addressing concerns for the coastal environment.
By Surfing HQ · January 29, 2009
http://www.dailystoke.com/surfing/did-longboard-magazine-go-under/
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
RIGHT ON THE NOSE - Joel Tudor on why competitive longboarding is in danger of being irrelevant
SURFLINE: HAS COMPETITIVE LONGBOARDING LOST ITS WAY? JOEL TUDOR: I don't know if it's lost its way. It's more that the competitive aspect has become pretty one-sided. The bad emulation of shortboarding gives us no identity. A lot of guys are just trying to do what the shortboarders are doing, which is kind of ridiculous. HOW HAS THAT DAMAGED LONGBOARDING'S IMAGE? Well, it's kind of gotten to the point where no one really cares. All of the stuff that's cool in longboarding -- and where the bar's really being raised with the kids and the next generation -- is kind of underground now. It's hard for those really good kids to want to compete now. They have very little support, barely any sponsors...
"It's what separates us from everyone else: the principle of riding the front half of the board. That's where the real level of difficulty comes in."
-- Joel Tudor
WHAT IS THE "COOL STUFF" IN LONGBOARDING? It's what separates us from everyone else: the principle of riding the front half of the board. That's where the real level of difficulty comes in. It's everything. ARE YOU SEEING PRO LONGBOARDERS COMPLETELY ABANDONING THAT NOSERIDING APPROACH? Completely abandoning? I think the guy who won the US Open last year was doing aerials. I'm not going to name names, but guys were trying to do Christ airs on nine-foot longboards in one-foot Huntington. You do the math. IS THAT WHAT'S KEPT YOU AWAY FROM THE EVENT? I've just been bored with it. I mean, I've been there the last couple years. But I think it was last year when I was standing there, watching one of the longboard heats. The waves were super bad and guys were trying to do airs. I looked over at the guy running the contest, looked over at my friend who was first alternate and said, "You can have it. Take my name off."BUT WHAT ABOUT GROWING UP? SURELY YOU TRIED "RIPPING" ON A LONGBOARD. Sure, when I was a kid, I tried all that. Hit the lip and shit. But I was just going through the paces of learning how to surf. That's what you do. But when I was 18 or 19, coming into my own, that was when I really started riding logs full time. You know, the 25-pound, 9'8" single fins with no leash. And from 1995 on, that was what I used to beat everybody in contests. The way those logs forced me to surf was just so different from everyone else that it kicked their asses. It was easy. Like a formula. I knew exactly what I had to do to get the score every time. Because those guys were all lip bashers. It was, like, "Guys, you're making it too easy for me to look different."SO, TELL US ABOUT THE CORONA NOSERIDING INVITATIONAL AT HUNTINGTON. I'm just so stoked they're finally allowing us to show longboarding what it really can be. Noseriding events exist -- they have one at Noosa every year, and I think it was Tom Morey who put together the first one back in 1965 in Ventura. But there's a whole crew of kids who've been given the right lineage to draw from, and they do some amazing stuff. They might not be able to do Christ airs, but they'll do stuff on the nose that'll blow your mind. And so that's what this event is about. I handpicked these guys because they're the best in the world at riding the nose. I invited Herbie Fletcher as well because he's such a legend and still rips. This event revolves around the principle we're all dedicated to: maximum tip time using the most subtle, graceful movements possible. For us, to win a big noseriding event is like winning the Pipe Masters. It's the end all be all. Cause, man, to do it right, it's f--king hard. WHO'S THE FAVORITE GOING INTO IT? Well, some of the technical stuff these guys are doing, with switchstance noseriding, is really gnarly. CJ Nelson's raised the bar pretty high in that category. Christian Wach is incredible. Harrison Roach from Australia is amazing. But what's cool is that no matter how far we push it, a lot of what we're doing is on par with what David Nuuhiwa did 40 years ago. You put him back then in a heat today, and he'd give any one of us a run for our money. Hopefully he'll be there to watch. WHO'S SHAPING YOUR LOG THIS YEAR? That's another cool thing about this event -- it forces people to really think about design and what will work best. Stu Kenson will be making my board, and it's pretty much what I always ride. More than anything, I'm just stoked that good longboarding will have its day. It's not about me; I've had my day. It's more about the next kid who will hopefully have the same opportunities. ***The Corona Noseriding Invitational will be held next weekend during the Hurley US Open at Huntington Beach Pier. A field of eight invited noseriding specialists will be competing for $10,000 in prize money and major bragging rights. The field includes:1. Joel Tudor2. CJ Nelson3. Christian Wach4. Tyler Warren 5. Alex Knost6. Kevin Connelly7. Harrison Roach8. Herbie FletcherTwo semis will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and the final will be on Sunday at 11:15 a.m. Come check it out or watch it live on www.usopenofsurfing.com or www.hurley.com
Reference:
http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/right-on-the-nose-joel-tudor-on-why-competitive-longboarding-is-in-danger-of-being-irrelevant_28801/
"It's what separates us from everyone else: the principle of riding the front half of the board. That's where the real level of difficulty comes in."
-- Joel Tudor
WHAT IS THE "COOL STUFF" IN LONGBOARDING? It's what separates us from everyone else: the principle of riding the front half of the board. That's where the real level of difficulty comes in. It's everything. ARE YOU SEEING PRO LONGBOARDERS COMPLETELY ABANDONING THAT NOSERIDING APPROACH? Completely abandoning? I think the guy who won the US Open last year was doing aerials. I'm not going to name names, but guys were trying to do Christ airs on nine-foot longboards in one-foot Huntington. You do the math. IS THAT WHAT'S KEPT YOU AWAY FROM THE EVENT? I've just been bored with it. I mean, I've been there the last couple years. But I think it was last year when I was standing there, watching one of the longboard heats. The waves were super bad and guys were trying to do airs. I looked over at the guy running the contest, looked over at my friend who was first alternate and said, "You can have it. Take my name off."BUT WHAT ABOUT GROWING UP? SURELY YOU TRIED "RIPPING" ON A LONGBOARD. Sure, when I was a kid, I tried all that. Hit the lip and shit. But I was just going through the paces of learning how to surf. That's what you do. But when I was 18 or 19, coming into my own, that was when I really started riding logs full time. You know, the 25-pound, 9'8" single fins with no leash. And from 1995 on, that was what I used to beat everybody in contests. The way those logs forced me to surf was just so different from everyone else that it kicked their asses. It was easy. Like a formula. I knew exactly what I had to do to get the score every time. Because those guys were all lip bashers. It was, like, "Guys, you're making it too easy for me to look different."SO, TELL US ABOUT THE CORONA NOSERIDING INVITATIONAL AT HUNTINGTON. I'm just so stoked they're finally allowing us to show longboarding what it really can be. Noseriding events exist -- they have one at Noosa every year, and I think it was Tom Morey who put together the first one back in 1965 in Ventura. But there's a whole crew of kids who've been given the right lineage to draw from, and they do some amazing stuff. They might not be able to do Christ airs, but they'll do stuff on the nose that'll blow your mind. And so that's what this event is about. I handpicked these guys because they're the best in the world at riding the nose. I invited Herbie Fletcher as well because he's such a legend and still rips. This event revolves around the principle we're all dedicated to: maximum tip time using the most subtle, graceful movements possible. For us, to win a big noseriding event is like winning the Pipe Masters. It's the end all be all. Cause, man, to do it right, it's f--king hard. WHO'S THE FAVORITE GOING INTO IT? Well, some of the technical stuff these guys are doing, with switchstance noseriding, is really gnarly. CJ Nelson's raised the bar pretty high in that category. Christian Wach is incredible. Harrison Roach from Australia is amazing. But what's cool is that no matter how far we push it, a lot of what we're doing is on par with what David Nuuhiwa did 40 years ago. You put him back then in a heat today, and he'd give any one of us a run for our money. Hopefully he'll be there to watch. WHO'S SHAPING YOUR LOG THIS YEAR? That's another cool thing about this event -- it forces people to really think about design and what will work best. Stu Kenson will be making my board, and it's pretty much what I always ride. More than anything, I'm just stoked that good longboarding will have its day. It's not about me; I've had my day. It's more about the next kid who will hopefully have the same opportunities. ***The Corona Noseriding Invitational will be held next weekend during the Hurley US Open at Huntington Beach Pier. A field of eight invited noseriding specialists will be competing for $10,000 in prize money and major bragging rights. The field includes:1. Joel Tudor2. CJ Nelson3. Christian Wach4. Tyler Warren 5. Alex Knost6. Kevin Connelly7. Harrison Roach8. Herbie FletcherTwo semis will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and the final will be on Sunday at 11:15 a.m. Come check it out or watch it live on www.usopenofsurfing.com or www.hurley.com
Reference:
http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/right-on-the-nose-joel-tudor-on-why-competitive-longboarding-is-in-danger-of-being-irrelevant_28801/
Monday, July 20, 2009
Moon or Mars? 'Next giant leap' sparks debate
Blasting off from Earth and hurtling through space at thousands of miles an hour, it takes astronauts three days to reach the moon -- a tiny distance in a universe measured in light years, but a fantastic voyage on a human scale.
Now plans are under way to go back, even as the future of U.S. human space exploration is under close scrutiny and pressure is growing on NASA to aim for another alien world.
It's a crossroads Neil Armstrong could have hardly imagined on July 20, 1969, when he became the first human to set foot on the moon and uttered his now famous phrase: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
Today, NASA is working to return astronauts to the moon by 2020 and establish a lunar base that would allow them to stay on the desolate surface for up to six months by 2025.
The goal this time is for the explorers to make themselves at home, study the terrain and learn how to work in a harsh environment to prepare for trips beyond the moon
CNN - http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/20/nasa.future.human.exploration/index.html
Check it out!
Now plans are under way to go back, even as the future of U.S. human space exploration is under close scrutiny and pressure is growing on NASA to aim for another alien world.
It's a crossroads Neil Armstrong could have hardly imagined on July 20, 1969, when he became the first human to set foot on the moon and uttered his now famous phrase: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
Today, NASA is working to return astronauts to the moon by 2020 and establish a lunar base that would allow them to stay on the desolate surface for up to six months by 2025.
The goal this time is for the explorers to make themselves at home, study the terrain and learn how to work in a harsh environment to prepare for trips beyond the moon
CNN - http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/20/nasa.future.human.exploration/index.html
Check it out!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
No Waves! Time to Fish!
Whats going on? There are no waves and it looks like a lake out there! Hendo, lets go fish off the Kayak!
Hunter James Garske is Born!!
Hello all! Hunter James Garske was born on July 10th 2009 at 1:43 pm! He is 7lbs 6oz and 20inches long! Hunter is one Happy Healthy Baby! He is sooo amazing! Here are some pics - http://www.nine0media.com/HunterJamesGallery.html
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
All New Deadliest Catch on Tonight!
Watch the New Deadliest Catch tonight on Discovery! This show rocks! Go Northwestern!
Monday, July 6, 2009
Steve McNair Found Dead!
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Former Titans quarterback Steve McNair has been killed. Police said McNair suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head in downtown Nashville.
The incident happened near 2nd Avenue South & Lea Avenue in a residence Steve McNair was renting.
The call came into police at 1:35 p.m. A crowd began to gather in the area where Steve McNair's body was found Saturday afternoon.
"When police officers arrived in response to that call, they found two individuals who had been shot to death inside the residence: one female, one male. We now know that the male deceased is Steve McNair. The female deceased has been tentatively identified. We're working to confirm that and then notify her next of kin," said Don Aaron with Metro Police on the situation.
Don Aaron with Metro Police On Steve McNair's Death
According to police, there were no signs of forced entry at the crime scene. While the female victim's identity has not been released, police are confirming she is not Mechelle McNair.
"There were persons who were around the complex today who have been taken to headquarters for questioning," Don Aaron explained. However, he made it clear that there were no suspects in custody at the time.
According to Don Aaron, no suspects have been taken into custody. Several people were being taken to police headquarters for questioning, so police could get information about the circumstances surrounding the shooting deaths.
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean issued this statement:
Nashville will always be grateful to Steve McNair for his talent, his leadership and most of all his courage. His selfless style of play endeared him to the fans of Nashville and all of Tennessee. His leadership of the Super Bowl team of 1999 will always have a distinctive place in Nashville sports history. Steve and his family are in our hearts and prayers.
For more on this article - News Channel 5.com - http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=10643962
The incident happened near 2nd Avenue South & Lea Avenue in a residence Steve McNair was renting.
The call came into police at 1:35 p.m. A crowd began to gather in the area where Steve McNair's body was found Saturday afternoon.
"When police officers arrived in response to that call, they found two individuals who had been shot to death inside the residence: one female, one male. We now know that the male deceased is Steve McNair. The female deceased has been tentatively identified. We're working to confirm that and then notify her next of kin," said Don Aaron with Metro Police on the situation.
Don Aaron with Metro Police On Steve McNair's Death
According to police, there were no signs of forced entry at the crime scene. While the female victim's identity has not been released, police are confirming she is not Mechelle McNair.
"There were persons who were around the complex today who have been taken to headquarters for questioning," Don Aaron explained. However, he made it clear that there were no suspects in custody at the time.
According to Don Aaron, no suspects have been taken into custody. Several people were being taken to police headquarters for questioning, so police could get information about the circumstances surrounding the shooting deaths.
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean issued this statement:
Nashville will always be grateful to Steve McNair for his talent, his leadership and most of all his courage. His selfless style of play endeared him to the fans of Nashville and all of Tennessee. His leadership of the Super Bowl team of 1999 will always have a distinctive place in Nashville sports history. Steve and his family are in our hearts and prayers.
For more on this article - News Channel 5.com - http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=10643962
There are Waves! South Swell hits San Diego!
Finally there are waves! A small south swell hit San Diego Sunday and into Monday! It is about Chest to Shoulder high! I bit on the inconsistant side, but when the sets role in they are Firing! I surfed Pipes last night, just a great south swell! Get ou there and surf, it might only last another day or two!
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro in Brasil 2009
The Quarter Finals are on today! Possible the last day of the contest! It is sick! There are waves there in Brasil! Kelly vs Taj now and Taj is winning! Blog it up! Here is the link for the live feed - http://www.clicrbs.com.br/especial/wct/html/painel2.html
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Water Quality Good
Looks like the water quality is back to good! The polution is amazingly gone from oceanside! Just in time for the holiday weekend! Crazy, look into the water condition if you are going up north to surf! Have fun, I have the day off!! WOOOHOOOO!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Oceanside Sewage Spill!
Did you guys here about the Sewage spill in O-side? They had to shut down some beaches! Watch I bet we dont hear anything else about it since the holiday weekend is coming! Here is a link from my site, check it out - http://www.nine0media.com/WaterQualityReport.html
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