by Lori
courtesy of surfercosmovision
I mean fashion in surfing if it wasn’t clear.
I just read the discussion on sissyfish about what is retro and what is not retro in surfboards and from the serious discussion there about the merits of retro surfboards I’ve almost missed the original post to which he referred.
Sure when a friend come along for surfing and brings gear that is really “strange” I would groaned too especially if he hasn’t moved the basic stages of surfing in years.
But people can do great things with various surfboards, the practice and the needs lead to an improved gear but there are various styles out there and I’ve seen some good surfers that use retro surfboards so I wouldn’t blame the board.
by Lori
Jim Moriarty summer broadcast of Surfider’s goals and intentions for the following month. Surfrider was established by surfers from Malibu California for the protection and enjoyment of the world’s oceans, waves and beaches. You can read more and join the effort
here.
The work is important as I see from the day to day the condition of the beaches I love and I know it is basically up to us to protect them.
Ed Fladung compliments Jim on the elegant use of the internet and I have to agree he is creative and precise and really easy to follow.
by Lori
If you need something to laugh about I recommend on Occasional visit to Your Daily Donkey.
He’s constantly bringing photos of Californian surfer doing their best to show their surfing skill but being caught on camera for looking silly.
No bad intention, at least on my part, but still it does put things in perspective.
by Lori
I’ve just read an interesting interview with Ryan Milliman about his seahuggers sustainable products for surfing.
Recently I’ve noticed more awareness from surfers to the gear that they buy whether it is the wetsuit or the surfboard. The price difference can be justified by the feeling of buying a green product but the question of quality is really important.
I know I usually go the extra mile to be ecologically responsible but I need the gear to serve me so when quality and responsibility meet going green is the way at least for me.
by Lori
When the waves are not really fun it is time to read and discuss surfing with others that are probably out of he water at least partially.
On the Surf Nation I found some nice surfing quotes that you might find to be worth the reading and on RinconBlog Surf I found an interesting post stating that it is possible that the conditions that led to the creation of El Nino are starting to form again.
We’ll have to wait and see and the updates on water temp anomalies.
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