Archive for September, 2008

Federa??o Portuguesa de Surf tem o World Surf Games

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
29 September, 2008 : - - A Federa??o Portuguesa de Surf tem o prazer divulgar a constitui??o da Selec??o Nacional que ir? participar nos pr?ximos Campeonatos do Mundo ISA ? WORLD SURFING GAMES 2008 a decorrer na Costa de Caparica entre os dias 10 e 19 de Outubro de 2008.

Curve, a surf/art concept store, launching in Currumbin

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
26 September, 2008 : - - Friday the 22rd of August saw the opening of a new surf/art concept store located in Currumbin on the Gold Coast. Owners Daniel MacDonald & Rebekah Clarke hosted the event with an eye pleasing array of colour and art including canvas creations from the likes of Richard Harvey, Sean Scott, Nicholas Chalmers and Christian Chapman among many more.

One Winter Story documentary nominated at Surfer Poll

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
26 September, 2008 : - - Frank Films is proud to announce that Sarah Gerhardt was nominated for 'Best Female Performance' for her role in One Winter Story at the 2008 Surfer Magazine Video Awards.

Surfing Bruddah outlines a plan to bail out the economy

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
26 September, 2008 : - - One of our Surfing Bruddahs has weighed in with a whole different version on how to save the US economy by means other than uttering a big f--k it, and going surfing ! ............. Here's how it goes;- Okay, I'm against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG. Instead, I'm in favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in a "We Deserve It Dividend"

OC Imports set to distribute Trunq utility box in Australia

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
26 September, 2008 : - - Malibu - - After a year of domestic distribution and local success TRUNQ is going global. Australian based OC IMPORTS will be the first international distributor to deliver the TRUNQ SPORTS UTILITY BOX to markets outside of the U.S.A.

Reef Wetsuits SA National Jr Champs to hit St. Michaels

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
26 September, 2008 : - - The 2008 Reef SA National Junior Surfing Championships presented by Ocean & Earth SA get under way at St Mikes on the KZN South Coast on Wednesday (October 1) when eight teams of surfers representing seven provinces as well as a South African Development Academy Team will participate in the 13th edition of this premier Surfing South Africa tournament.

Jeremy Flores reflects on Quik Pro & eyes Mundaka Pro

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
26 September, 2008 : - - Capbreton -- Jeremy Flores (Capbreton/New Caledonia, FRA) may not have succeeded in winning the Quiksilver Pro France this week in Seignosse, but he still remains the best French and European surfer among the ASP Top 45 and will once again be leading the assault with fellow Europeans Aritz Aranburu (Zarautz, EUK), Tiago Pires (Ericeira, PRT) and Miky Picon (FRA).

Michel Bourez shines, gets equal 5th at Quik Pro France

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
26 September, 2008 : - - Seignosse -- Michel Bourez (Tahiti, PYF), 23, current ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) No. 14 and wildcard in the Quiksilver Pro France, ended his run in the Quarterfinals of the event after defeating three of the top 20 surfers including ASP World Tour No. 3 and 4 Bede Durbidge (AUS) and Joel Parkinson (AUS) respectively in Round 3 and 2.

Final event of ASP Australasian Pro Jr season hits Bells

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
26 September, 2008 : - - Next weeks Billabong Pro Junior at Bells Beach is the final event of the ASP Australasian Pro Junior Series for 2008 and competition is certain to be intense with multiple positions up for grabs to qualify for the ASP Billabong World Pro Junior Championships.

Hurricane Kyle | Super typhoon Jangmi aims at Taiwan

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
27 September, 2008 : - - As of 2:00 p.m. EDT Saturday, Kyle was near 33.3 north, 69.7 west, or 300 miles west-northwest of Bermuda. Maximum-sustained winds were near 70 mph with tropical storm-force winds extending outward up to 205 miles to the east and northeast of the storm's center. The minimum central pressure was 998 millibars, or 29.47 inches. Kyle is moving north at 20 mph and should continue moving on this general course through tonight with in increase in forward speed. Later tonight, a turn to the north-northeast is anticipated, followed by more of a northeasterly path Sunday and Sunday night.