Pink Planing Hulls Part 2 - World Wide WebClips
Michael Sander sent us a video of a pink planing hull he created from a sheet of insulation a while back. Well, Michael's back at it. Here is his latest sliding endeavor with a GoPro view.
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Out Of Place Trailer
Filming started in 2001 for this film documenting the culture of surfing Lake Erie. The creators want to shed light on this small underground community which they feel embodies the spirit, preservation and the pursuit of life outside the mainstream.
For more information check out http://outofplacemovie.com/story/
Surfing and Technology
Pukas and Tecnalia have teamed up to give a unique look into surfing. By embedding sensors and hardware into the board they are able to see actual data on board performance in various conditions and with different surfers and styles. Finally an objective answer to whether you were vert or not.
Sunova's Bert Burger
In 2007, Bert Burger won Surfing Magazine's Shaper of the Year award for his involvement and innovation in Firewire Surfboards. He spent good portion of his board building career working with foam/wood/epoxy sandwich construction techniques in order to find a lighter, faster, and more functional board. This led to the creation of Firewire with Nev Hyman and sparked some new thinking in the...
Dogboarding
Last week we featured an animated World Wide WebClip of a kid riding a dog as a skateboard. Well, turns out Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert aka the Daniels, took it a step further and actually rode some dogs. Well, kind of but this one will surely blow your mind! And don't worry, no animals were harmed in the making of this...
The Life of Ply
This short film by Mark Kermode was awarded 'Most Inspirational Film' at Cornwall Film Festival's Board Shorts event. It is a short tale of enduring stoke catalyzed by prone surfing on a ply board. Dorothy "Dot" explains her joy of discovering the ocean for the first time and sliding up onto the beach on her wooden bellyboard. And that if you don't surf, you probably won't understand. However,...
Peace and Left II
This 32 minute movie, "Peace and Left II" , documents Basque-French freesurfer Hugues Oyarzabal and his 5 month journey to Indonesia in 2010. If you have ever been to that region of the world, you'll appreciate the culture, waves, and landscapes that make up the imagery of this film. If you haven't been, well, you'll surely want to make it your next stop!
You can also check out the bonus...
A Tribute to the Wolf...
Do you remember the unforgettable scene in Teen Wolf where Michael J. Fox jumps up on the top of the van and takes the surf session of a lifetime? Well, the automobile company, Renault recently made a tribute to the 1985 classic with this commercial of their own version of car surfing...
P.S. Dont' try this at home!!!
Dog Skateboard
This animation shows that man's best friend can be good for a lot more than just companionship and catching Frisbees. The name Ollie has taken a new meaning with this flip-tricking dog.
Under the Sun - Making Of Part 1
Here's the first in a 3 part series about the making of "Under the Sun." Shot in 2006-2008 on 16mm film this never-released award-winning film features great surfing from guys like Dave Rastovich, Nat and Beau Young, and many others.
In this episode, we go surfing with The Band of Frequencies and Rasta at their local beachbreak.
DVD finally coming out soon, details will be on Korduroy.tv.
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