Author Archives: ed
Climate Summit Opens in Mexico
The United Nations’ 16th conference on climate change opens today in Cancun, Mexico. Representatives from 194 countries are scheduled to attend, although as this UPI story notes, expectations for a binding international climate treaty are low. The meeting takes place … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Feature, Mexico, News, South America
Tagged cancun, climate, cop-16, Environment
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Children of the Sun
Children of the Sun is a beautiful Kodachrome document of the surfing scene in New Zealand from 1965-1967. Most of the surfing is at NZ hotspots like Piha, Raglan and Shipwrecks, but there’s also great footage from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Feature, New Zealand, North Island, Queensland, Review, South Island, Video
Tagged 1967, Australia, longboards, New Zealand
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Working Holidays in Australia
Australia recently opened work-holiday visas to American citizens. Previously, this was a perk limited to Commonwealth nations — Canada, Britain, New Zealand, etc. Now young Yanks can work in study in Oz for up to one year. The visa is … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Feature, News, Study, Tip, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged Australia, work-study, working visa
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Slater and Irons
Earlier this month the surfing world was rocked by the news of Andy Iron’s death in a Dallas hotel room at age 32. A few days later, Iron’s surfing rival, Kelly Slater, clinched an unprecedented 10th world championship in Puerto … Continue reading
Posted in Caribbean, Feature, News, Puerto Rico
Tagged andy irons, asp, kelly slater, ks10
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Puerto Rico Revisted
Puerto Rico has been a favorite destination for surfers since the 1968 World Surfing Championship. Although surfers had been active on the island since the 1950s, the fourth world championship held in the sleepy western hamlet of Rincon, really put … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic, Caribbean, Feature, Puerto Rico
Tagged domes, maria's, pr, puerto rico, surf and board, surf trip, surf vacation, tres palmas
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The Summer Was Immense
It’s been a great summer in New England. Not the massive parade of mega-storms that was predicted, but a few good swells. And, towards the end of the summer, we had a run of beautiful days. Hurricanes Danielle, Earl and … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic, Feature, Massachusetts, North America, Video
Tagged new england, summer, surf
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The Mystic
The Mystic falls somewhere between high art and blue wallpaper. This 2004 DVD by Bill Ballard’s Billygoat Productions was two and a half years in the making. Ballard and his crew lugged their 16 and 35mm film cameras all over … Continue reading
Riding Waves
Cyrus Sutton found inspiration for his debut film in his backyard. As a kid surfing at Seal Beach and growing up in Long Beach, California, he looked up to surfers like Rob Machado and Joel Tudor. So when he went … Continue reading
World Surf Day June 20
International Surfing Day is fast approaching. On June 20, surfers all over the world will paddle out to celebrate that thing which makes our lives different, and a little better, than our land-bound neighbors. International Surfing Day is a synthetic … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Feature, Global Surf Links, News
Tagged international surfing day, isd, world surf
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Young Sailor Missing
The Associated Press reported today that Abby Sunderland, a 16-year-old California girl sailing around the world alone, may be in trouble. The last contact with Sunderland was a satellite phone call with her home team around 4am California time today. … Continue reading