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Treasure Trove of Old Surf Photos Lost and Found

by glenn sakamoto liquid salt on May 10, 2012 · 0 comments

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Pictures by surfing’s top photogs were found at a flea market. Reunited, they became a film.

Declination: Getting Tubed on the Zambezi River

by steve casimiro on May 10, 2012 · 0 comments

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Surfing river waves is typically a novelty — not quite as much of a stretch as snowboarding sand dunes, but still, not exactly J-Bay, either. This section of the Zambezi River in Zambia, however, actually gets a little sporty and throws out a lip that gives Andrew Matthews a few fun coverups. Give the dude [...]

Mexican Town Battles Surf Media Exploitation

by janos parko grind tv on May 10, 2012 · 2 comments

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Salina Cruz bans media for two years, then institutes a shooting fee.

Nathan Fletcher Grabs Billabong XXL Wave of the Year

by steve casimiro on May 7, 2012 · 2 comments

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Nathan Fletcher nabbed the Billabong XXL ride of the year, along with $50,000, on Friday night at the XXL awards in Anaheim, California, surprising absolutely no one. Fletcher’s beast of a wave came during the Code Red swell at Tahiti’s Teahupoo last August and is considered one of the heaviest ever ridden. (See the ride [...]

How Richard Nixon Jump-Started California Surfing

by chris mauro grind tv on May 2, 2012 · 1 comment

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Yesterday kicked off the Nike Lowers Pro surf contest at Lower Trestles, South Orange County, California. Chris Mauro gives a short history of Trestles below, while this Nike video digs into the archives for a great look back. In the early 1970′s only one Trestles local mattered, one who loomed larger than anyone before or [...]

A Wave a Day to Fight Breast Cancer

by glenn sakamoto liquid salt on April 27, 2012 · 0 comments

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Sarah Hughen is the creator of A Wave A Day, a self-initiated year-long project designed to bring awareness to the prevention of breast cancer. Now that her year is wrapping up, we wanted to find out what challenges she faced and what she has learned from her personal journey. Tell us a little about yourself. [...]

The Liquid Salt Interview: Surf Pioneer Doc Paskowitz

by glenn sakamoto liquid salt on April 12, 2012 · 3 comments

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Doc Paskowitz has been surfing for a very long time. And in that time he has learned what it means to be a man, how to have a good relationships, and surf with aloha. Here, he shares with us his deep wisdom and love for the ocean. What was it like growing up? My life [...]

The Liquid Salt Interview: Surf Artist Pablo Ugartetxea

Pablo Ugartetxea is a Spanish artist/surfer living in the Basque region. Inspired by surf culture, his paintings are complex compositions of mixed media that feature photographs, drawing, and paint. We caught up with Pablo to find out more. What was it like growing up in Spain? I had quite a normal childhood. I grew up in [...]

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Surfing an Alaskan Glacier Wave

Garrett McNamara and friend try to wrangle wave spawned by calving glacier.

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Behind the Photo: Art Brewer and Herbie Fletcher, 1976

Famed surf photographer shot this image of Herbie Fletcher in 1976 at Maalaea, Maui, and it became instantly iconic. Here, Brewer talks about the making of the shot. Maalaea is one of those perfect waves that breaks just like freight train. It’s also one of the hardest waves to make because it breaks so fast. [...]

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After Near-Drowning, Shane Dorian Returns to Mavericks

In December of 2010, Shane Dorian flew to California to surf Mavericks for the first time. The epic session, in which he threaded one of the best Mavericks tubes in history, nearly ended in disaster when he fell on the first wave of a big set and endured a two-wave hold-down. He would later describe [...]

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Moments of Regret: Wiping Out in Historic Teahupoo Swell

Last August’s “Code Red” swell at Tahiti’s Teahupoo was historic for its size and power, and so was Hawaiian hellman Kalani Chapman’s wipeout. Really, how does anyone survive dumping it on a wave this size? “I remember getting down to the bottom and I looked up for a second and I was like, oh, I’m [...]

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Declination: Aboard the Southern Cross in Indonesia

Keegan Gibbs has a film degree under his belt, but this video from a surfing trip through Indonesia aboard a ship called the Southern Cross feels like a home movie. And that’s the brilliance of it: Gibbs might have been lazy and slapped together some segments or he might have painstakingly pieced together his favorite [...]

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50 Years Later, Linda Benson’s Moves on a Surfboard Still Rock

A week or so ago, we ran a delightful interview with pioneering surfer Linda Benson, who, among many other rad accomplishments, was the first woman to surf Waimea Bay. In this clip from way back in the day, you can see what all the fuss was about. Jeepers, she’s good…and the Waimea footage…wow.

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The Liquid Salt Interview: Up and Coming Surfboard Shaper John Wesley

John Wesley is a talented young surfer/shaper from Dana Point, California. Mentored by Terry Martin and getting his inspiration from such shaping icons as Bob McTavish and Nat Young, John is poised to become the next big thing. We spoke with John to learn more. What was your childhood like? I had a great childhood growing [...]

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