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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The Peanuts skateboard gang (at 1:10) and Snoopy surfing.
An autographed photo of Edward, Prince of Wales, surfing in Hawaii in 1920 has been unveiled by the Museum of British Surfing. Prince Edward – later to become King Edward VIII before abdicating to marry American Wallis Simpson. This is considered the first photo so far of a Briton standing on a wave. via Surfer …
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Paul McCartney recruited award-winning surf filmmaker Jack McCoy to create a music video for his previously unreleased track “Blue Sway.” Written nearly 20 years ago, McCartney’s never-before released song, “Blue Sway,” is available for the first time… Jack McCoy has been capturing the surfing vision in a truly unique way. Using a high powered underwater …
5-year anniversary video for the Patagonia store in Cardiff-by-the-Sea.
I don’t often talk about myself on this blog, but I can’t pass this up. This week I modeled in a geek fashion show (wearing Marc Jacobs) and had my first surfing action-shot. I’m pretty excited about both because the above photo was on the Vanity Fair website and the below photo is from a …
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This weekend is the San Diego Surf Film Festival and if you’re attending, you might want to come to this community event. On Saturday morning (8-10 AM) the festival is hosting a beach clean-up and handplane demo at La Jolla Shores. There will be coffee, sweet treats, bodysurfing, and a give-away, in addition to the clean-up: As …
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An in-depth examination of a memorable season on the North Shore. Click here to download the movie for FREE *** Extended footage More Free Surf Films: Surf Madness – from Sterling Spencer and PinchMySalt. Free surf films from Billabong, Vans, Nike, and Superbrand.
Why are all these lifelong surfers trading in their boards for swim fins? Board builder and alternative surf craft artisan Jon Wegener had this to say: “As surfing becomes more complicated, futuristic and radical, there’s a backlash of people who just want to go and have fun. You want to find something simple, and it’s just …
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The inaugural San Diego Surf Film Festival welcomes one and all to celebrate the passion that we all share for just being in the ocean. Surfing and surf cinema alike have been developed by individuals with a deep passion for trying to capture and preserve the very special feeling of just being a surfer. The …
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