Four-time ASP Women’s World Surfing Champion Stephanie Gilmore assaulted and survives attack

Four-time ASP Women’s World Surfing champion Stephanie Gilmore (22) was attacked by a man carrying a crowbar outside of the stairwell of her apartment complex. Gilmore suffered a broken wrist, cut on the back of her head and cuts to her hand. Gilmore was rushed Read More …

Riding Giants (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

Fantastic! Stacy Peralta follows up “Dogtown and Z-Boys” with an awesome documentary on the evolution of big wave surfing and focusing on two of the greats: Greg Knoll and Laird Hamilton.  Featuring vintage surfing footage to even the death defying wave that Hamilton surfed at Read More …

Petition: Support the Women’s World Longboard Championships at Swami’s

The proposed event at Swami’s would provided a venue for female longboarders the world over to come together to celebrate the spirit of their sport. This is a world-class event at a world-class break. Women’s longboarding events have traditionally been relatively small. The contest set-up Read More …