If you’ve been following the evolution in surfing then you know it’s going green, big time. There are movies, controversies, and several surfboard companies. Grain surfboards is one of the leaders, their bio: Began in the basement of a home minutes from the waves in York Beach, Maine. Mike LaVecchia combined his love of board …
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The most fun had all summer – The Paipo Stokefest 2012
The Paipo (pronounced pie-po), a member of the family of ancient Hawaiian surfboards like the alaia and olo, is experiencing a resurgence and finding a place back in the lineup. The small, flat, wooden bellyboards have become so popular that The Paipo Society decided to create a summer gathering. Over 75 stoked people …
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Winter surfing in New Hampshire – Salmon Theory
A glimpse of the New Hampshire winter surfing experience Voice of Casey Lockwood Surfers: Casey Lockwood Shawn MacDonald Stevie O’Hara and others thegranitestoke.blogspot.com
Music Video: Days by The Drums (at the Handplane Hoedown)
On Saturday, May 5th, 2012, a gathering of fine individuals came together to play in the sun and shorebreak. A plethora of handplanes littered the beach and everyone was smiling and having fun. The video is a short view into what went down and some of the reasons why bodysurfing is so stoke heavy. Video …
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Hoots and Shakas – trailer for the San Diego Surf Film Festival
Don’t get scared – the shouting is called a “hoot” and the thumb/pinky salute is called a “shaka” – and that was the theme for the 2012 San Diego Surf Film Festival, Hoots and Shakas. Amy and I attended the festival and had a blast (you can see us at 0:37 in the video). We met …
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Free surf films from Billabong, Vans, Nike, and SuperBrand
Every summer a million surf movies come out and a few of them are free. For the summer of 2011 this included some high quality flicks from Billabong, Vans, Nike, and SuperBrand. Each one is amazing, short (~30 mins), packed with sick music, and full of stoke. Things like skateboard cameos, anecdotes, worldwide adventures, and, …
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