Travel
This is the archive for Travel.
- As if gas prices weren’t enough
As if prices at the pump weren’t enough stress on our wallets, now we have the airlines digging into our pockets!
Last year, British Airways, despite petitions from 14,000 surfers, went so far as to ban surfboards altogether.
“Why are we being singled out?” asked Evan Slater, a surfer and editor in chief of San Clemente-based Surfing […]
- Dustin Humphrey Photography
Shot as a promo series of images for Surf Conglomerate Insight51, Dustin Humphrey has established himself as one of the surf-world’s most forward-thinking photographers. Originally from Huntington Beach but now based in Bali, he’s constantly evolving his craft, using different light, experimental equipment, unique angles and the world’s best surfers as his variables.
- Sick footage!
This is a great example of what we’re looking for on SurfReel.com! SurfReel.com’s beta launches in August. Don’t miss out on your chance to win cash and prizes!
- That’s hot!
CJ Kanuha took his standup paddleboard in for a closer look at where the world’s most active volcano meets water. He paddled within 20ft of the lava flow and escaped with only the wax melted off his surfboard and burned feet. Things could have gone worse in nature’s hot tub for the young surfer with […]
- Out There trailer
In partnership with the Surfrider Foundation, Teton Gravity Research’s OUT THERE takes viewers to a variety of breaks around the world, showcasing the cutting edge surfing of today. Through the eyes and experiences of surfers and locals, the film takes a thought-provoking look into the environmental destruction threatening key surf spots such as Trestles in […]
- Google Oceans for Finding Surf Spots
Right now Google’s army of nerdy programmers is working on developing a version of Google Earth that maps the ocean floor. You might be able to use it to search out previously unknown surf breaks. Right now they have a list of marine data online, but the full-on Google Ocean isn’t available yet.
Just a little something […]
- Slater wins Pro Globe Fiji
“I don’t think I’ve ever won three out of the first four events on tour,” Slater said. “I’ve won the first two a couple times but I think this is the first time I’ve ever done this. Being the only guy on tour to win an event is pretty odd – I don’t think there […]
- Mexican Marines guard beach after Third Shark Attack
Mexican Marines spread throughout Playa Linda and Playa Larga in the Municipality of Zihuatanejo to alert swimmers about the presence of sharks after American surfer Bruce Grimes suffered an attack on Saturday and another Mexican surfer bled to death after being bitten by a shark on Friday.
Grimes was able to survive thanks to timely medical […]
- Bruno Santos wins Billabong Pro 2008
Brazilian Bruno Santos defeats local favorite Manoa Drollet in the final heat of the Billabong Pro 2008 in Tahiti. Santos edges out Drollet in a fading and inconsistent westerly swell with a final heat score of 9.6 to 6.83. Emerging local Manoa Drollet beat Slater in round 3 with a 9.83 score in […]
- Surfers against Sewage
UK based Surfers Against Sewage was founded in 1990 by a group of local surfers who were sickened, literally, by the sewage at their local breaks in Cornwall. Every year a weeklong tour is planned to key watersport sites to make a difference. This year’s tour is being sponsered by Patagonia. Way to go!
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