Category: Surfing News Archive 2005-2014

REEF WELCOMES TAYLOR KNOX TO THE TEAM

(Carlsbad, CA) February 28th – 2011 -Reef is honored to announce the addition of surfing legend, Taylor Knox, to the footwear team. The California native will represent Reef’s Performance based line of Ridiculously Comfortable sandals around the world.

Knox just resumed his 17th year on the ASP World Championship Tour at the Quiksilver Pro, which began February 26th on the Gold Coast of Australia.Taylor Knox’s passion for extreme sports almost ended his career before it even had a chance to start. At the age of 15, Knox suffered a devastating back injury while skateboarding. Doctors insisted he would never surf professionally, but after undergoing surgery for a damaged lumbar, Knox defied the harsh sentence by turning to a healthy diet, core fitness training and intense physical therapy. Knox’s ambition to not only recover, but to come back better than ever, led him to a very successful amateur career as a star of the NSSA National Team.… Read the rest

May 15th will see a unique event in China’s tropical island province of Hainan, when Surfing Hainan holds their first Stand Up Paddleboard & Run Biathlon. Competitors will use Stand Up Paddleboards (SUP) to paddle for five kilometers along the shore in Sanya Bay, and then run five kilometers on the sandy beach.Stand Up Paddleboarding is an offshoot of surfing, in which riders use very large surfboards, around three meters long, and stand on the board the entire time, using a single-bladed paddle to propel themselves through the water. SUPs can be used to ride waves, like traditional surfboards, or for flat water paddling. Flat water paddling on SUPs has seen an incredible emergence in Western countries, as riders have taken to lakes, rivers, and the ocean for the excellent core workout that the sport provides.
Surfing Hainan, which bills itself as ‘China’s Surf Shop’, has been in operation on the island since 2007.… Read the rest

Malibu World Surfing Reserve to be Inaugurated on Saturday October 9
October 9 events to dedicate and celebrate the first World Surfing Reserve at Malibu’s Surfrider Beach

October 8, 2010 – The International Surfing Association (ISA) is proud to partner with Save the Waves Coalition as they dedicate Malibu’s Surfrider Beach as the inaugural World Surfing Reserve on Saturday, October 9, 2010.

ISA President and Save the Waves Board Member , Fernando Aguerre said, “For the International Surfing Association, Surfing’s World Governing Authority, the World Surfing Reserves Program is a key, essential initiative that goes hand in hand with the health of our sport. There’s no surfing if there’re no waves.“Protecting waves is a fundamental role for surfers. October 9th, 2010 is a date that will be remembered and celebrated in the future as the foundational moment in the history of surfing for the preservation of the beach culture and coastal environment.… Read the rest

Cindy Wockner and Gita Anggun Athika in Jakarta From: [url=http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/australian-skipper-tells-of-terrifying-indonesian-tsunami/story-e6frg12c-1225943867852]News Limited newspapers [/url] October 26, 2010 3:34PM

VIDEO: Aussies survive boatwreck in quake

THE Australian skipper of a surf charter boat caught up in the Indonesian tsunami watched the water being sucked away before a four metre wave hurtled towards him, breaking over his boat and catapulting it onto a nearby boat, which then burst into flames.Lee Clarke, the skipper of a surf charter boat called Freedom 3, says that for some unknown reason he woke up and was out on the deck looking at the moon when the drama began unfolding about 11pm on Monday night.

The rest of his six Australian surfing guests, mostly from Clovelly in Sydney, were all asleep downstairs.

“It was bizarre, I just lay down for about 10 minutes and I got up, I don’t know why I got up, just intuition and I looked out at the moon and just looked around, then it started to unfold,” Mr Clarke, originally of Port Stephens, said.… Read the rest

In Memoriam: Andy Irons (1978 – 2010)

Pictured:Andy Irons (HAW), 32, former three-time ASP World Champion, passed away from illness-related complications while en route back to Kauai.
Credit:© ASP / CESTARI

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Tuesday, November 2, 2010) – Andy Irons (HAW), 32, three-time ASP World Champion, passed away today en-route from Puerto Rico back home to Kauai from complications due to illness.

Official Irons Family Statement:
The world of surfing mourns an incredibly sad loss today with the news that Hawaii’s Andy Irons has died. Andy was a beloved husband, and a true champion.Irons, 32, withdrew from a professional surfing event in Puerto Rico last weekend due to illness, and passed away during a layover en-route to his home in Kauai, Hawaii. He had reportedly been battling with Dengue Fever, a viral disease.

At this time the family thanks his friends and fans for their support, and asks that the community respect its privacy.… Read the rest