Vacationer catches shark while surf fishing

 

...a man vacationing in Emerald Isle was surf fishing when he caught the shark Tuesday. The man let the shark go after the photos were taken.

The man also caught a sting ray and let it go as well ...more

A video to save surfers from themselves

QS Men and Women Head to Iticare for Mahalo Surf Eco Festival

The tropical setting at Praia da Tiririca, located in city of Itacare, Brazil, will host the ASP 4-Star Mahalo Surf Eco Festival pres. by Skol from October 27 to November 1, 2014. Home to one of the longest-standing sites for professional surf competitions in Brazil, Itacare will gather some of the best surfers on the Qualification Series (QS) who are hungry for an opportunity to move up in the rankings.

In addition to men’s competition, the 2014 Mahalo Surf Eco Festival will witness competition from the ASP Women’s QS for the first time. Altogether, the Mahalo Surf Eco Festival will distribute over U$125,000 in prize money and ...more

Surf City Surf Dog Competition

 

Dedicated to surf loving canines, the 6th Annual Surf City Surf Dog Competition took place this weekend in Huntington Beach, California.  

Surfer Dog Tillman rides a wave in the Large division during the 6th Annual Surf Dog competition at Huntington Beach, California on September 28, 2014.

A Surfer Dog rides a wave in the small dog division during the 6th Annual Surf Dog competition at Huntington Beach, California on September 28, 2014.  

A dog runs down the beach to compete in the 6th Annual Surf City surf dog contest in Huntington Beach, California ...more( +32 photos)

Wright blows surfing world title race open

Tyler Wright has blown the women's surfing world title race wide open with victory in France, ensuring an all-Australian three-way battle for the championship.

Five-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore and Sally Fitzgibbons had been locked in what looked to be a two-horse world title race, but their failure to advance past the quarter-finals at the Roxy Pro France in Hossegor opened the door for Wright.

The 20-year-old surged into contention with a crushing victory on Sunday, which lifted her to second on the rankings behind Fitzgibbon and dropped Gilmore to third with just two events remaining.

"I feel like I've been surfing well all year but have had some tough luck in my heats," Wright said.

"That said, I've managed to fly a little bit under the radar and keep myself in the race.

"It's so tight up there at the top of the ratings so it should be a great finish to the year."

The battle will now go down to the wire, with the world champion not to be determined until the finale in Hawaii in November, which follows next month's event in Portugal.

Fitzgibbon, who along with Wright is ...more

Filmmakers take on waves, and the scourge of hipster-ism

 

Can a hipster be cured?

Andrew Gesler of Ocean City and Margate’s Alex DePhillipo have weighed in on the question with a new film, which premiered this summer, and the prognosis isn’t good.

It’s called “Death 2 Hipsters,” and it’s a surf movie comedy.

Being cool, and the attended marketing of whatever coolness is, seems to be taking over surfing, said Gesler in a recent interview. Major fashion companies are reaching into surf culture.

The folks who put together the local surf movie “Dark Fall” wanted to try something new, a surf satire.

“The main part is Andrew turning into a hipster,” said DePhillipo in a phone interview from Florida, where the two were filming this week.  “It’s sort of treated like a disease, like drugs or alcohol. He needs to find his way back into surfing.”

The trailer and more details are at death2hipsters.com, along with a suggestion that anyone who may be offended stop wearing their sister’s pants and mixing techno music.

“From the creators of ‘Dark Fall,’ and films you’ve ...more

Quarterfinalists decided on Day 2 of Siargao Int'l Surfing Cup

 

SIARGAO ISLAND, Philippines (UPDATED) – Quarterfinalists were decided after Rounds 2 and 3 were completed in pulsing 3- to 4-foot Cloud 9 at the Siargao International Surfing Cup in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, on Saturday, September 27.

The expected increase in swell provided the international contestants with plenty of opportunities to pull into the world-renowned Cloud 9 barrels, as well as boosting airs and smashing big turns, with the Siargao crew clearly showing their local advantage in the face of the international contestants.

Out of the 8 quarterfinalists, 6 are ...more