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Web Surfing: May 18-24

Web Surfing: May 18-24

Welcome back to Friday, folks. We have a nice roundup today, with a few standard surf shorts, an iPhone recap of a walking trip through Baja, a technical discussion of a new fin technology, skimboard shapers and an up close and personal look at a Grizzly Bear. Make yourself comfortable. 

Surf Berlin

Surf Berlin is a documentary film about a lone surfer on a quest to surf the only German...

Web Surfing: May 11-17

Web Surfing: May 11-17

Today's roundup expands beyond surfing to explore some pretty interesting DIY energy consumption and production projects and gets back to Josh Oldenburg for some more details on his shaping philosophy. But, like always, we do have plenty of surf film trailers and short clips from of surf travels from around the world. Settle in, stay a while. 

Remind me to Forget

Catch the teaser to...

Weekly Round Up // May 4-10

Weekly Round Up // May 4-10

Here's a recap of the week:

 

FUN & DUSTED: SPECIAL

Trevor Gordon's silky style has become a welcomed staple along Santa Barbara's sheltered right points. A couple months back he took some roads less traveled to camp, surf and strum along with a couple good friends. Enjoy!

MAKING IT: NINA WALTL

Cold Surf Co. is moving into its 10th year of business. Here Nina answers some of our...

Quiver of the Week: May 4-10

Quiver of the Week: May 4-10

We've dubbed this "quiver of the week" for the artsy attention to detail and good use of framing. Double points go to you if you can guess the Instagram filter that was used. Here are the quiver details:

Name: Brina Carey (@brinacarey)Quiver: All boards by Jake Moss (Moss Research)5’10” ‘koi’ thruster6’0” ‘spacecake’ single fin6’7”...

Web Surfing: May 4-10

Web Surfing: May 4-10

A bit of secrecy surrounds today's Web Surfing roundup. Maybe just with this first video, but starting things off with a trailer for an as-yet-unnamed movie by Kepa Acero kind of puts your mind in a certain place that it doesn't easily get out of. Stay there for a few minutes and see where it takes you.  

LA AVENTURA nº11

All we can say about this is, it's a trailer and it features...

Weekly Round Up // April 27 - May 3

Weekly Round Up // April 27 - May 3

Check out what you missed this week:

HOW TO BUY, STORE AND CARE FOR A WETSUIT WITH SHELBY LING

Shelby is an apprentice at Swell Stuff Surf Shop in Leucadia, she's seen suits in every manner of condition. She has kindly offered up these pointers to increase the longevity of your suit, keeping it out of the repair shop and in the water.

Check it out here: ...

Quiver of the Week: April 27-May3

Quiver of the Week: April 27-May3

This quiver comes to us from the avocado capital of the United States, or at least California. Manny's got a ways to go to get to the beach, but when he can make it out there, he's got plenty of boards to choose from. 

Name: Manny GratzLocation: Fallbrook, Ca.Quiver:32 BoardsStarted in 1968Ranging from a 30’s “kit” paddle board to a mostly 60’s logs. Some nice...

Web Surfing: April 27-May 3

Web Surfing: April 27-May 3

Happy Friday everyone! This one feels like a long time coming and we have a good variety of videos this week to help you celebrate. We'll start off with some crazy new no-handed bike moves that you should totally practice this summer, check in with Kelly Slater on the GMO threat, and then we jump around a bit geographically and aesthetically for some slightly more experimental stuff toward the...

Weekly Round Up // April 20 -26

Weekly Round Up // April 20 -26

Here's what you missed last week:

 

HOLES IN THE MAP: SEA MOVIES

In this episode of Sea Movies presented by Reef, filmmaker Hayley Gordon shows us the ladies' spontaneous strategy into the Pacific Northwest pays off with some fun waves and stunning scenery.

SURFING SANDCASTLES: SUNSET BEACH BY SANDRA TINARI

We asked Sandra to give us some more details about what the surf world looks like...