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Canadian National Junior Surf team heading to France Canadian National Junior Surf team heading to France - groove for the groms Fundraiser - Shelter Restaurant - Friday May 9th, 2008

canada's surf news
» 2008 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in Hossegor-Capbreton-Seignosse, France - May 24 - June 1.
» 7th annual Clean Water Classic - May 16 - 18, 2008- Westport, WA
» Jordan River Land Sale info links + maps » The next major decision on development around Jordan River rests with Bob Wylie

canada surfrider news
» Beach Cleanup - Sombrio - April 27, 2008
» Surfrider Foundation presents Rising Tide at Sugar, May 3rd, 2008

O'Neill Highland Open, Thurso, Scotland - April  22-30 2008 O'Neill Highland Open, Thurso, Scotland - April 22-30 2008
Raph Bruhwiler - West Coast, February 2008 - Photo:Stephen Mayor coastalbc surf photos Noah Cohen, Peter Devries, & Raph Bruhwiler - 31 photos by Stephen Mayor
Apr/01/2008
ISA Judging & Officiating program New International Surfing Association Judging Course now available
7th annual Clean Water Classic - Westport, Washington - May 16th to 18th 2008 7th annual Clean Water Classic - Westport, Washington - May 16th to 18th 2008
Peter Devries profile in the March issue of Surfer Magazine, on stands now Peter Devries profile in the March issue of Surfer Magazine, on stands now
Nelscott Reef, Jan 14, 2008 - Photo:Justin Myers 2007 Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic - Lincoln City, OR - Jan, 2008 - Photos:Justin Myers
Volcom Bearverfish surf series -Tofino comp - Nov 10, 2007 Volcom Bearverfish surf series -Tofino comp - Nov 10, 2007
» results & photos
Nov/14/2007
Ed's truck - Jordan River, Nov 3, 2007: Vandalism, destruction of property Localism at Jordan River, Nov 01, 2007 $1000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the Jordan River assailant.
Nov/09/2007
Leah Oke - VIII Pan American Surfing Games, Iquique Chile - Photo:Barbie Mayor Leah Oke takes 2nd in her reprecharge heat @ VIII Pan American Surfing Games, Iquique Chile
Nov/08/2007
the JR survey, Private Property or Public Park, Autumn 2007 the JR survey, Private Property or Public Park, Autumn 2007
» new survey data posted Oct/26/2007
2007 Oregon Either/ Or Surf Team Cup - September 15th - 16th, 2007 - Lincoln City 2007 Oregon Either/ Or Surf Team Cup - September 15th - 16th, 2007 - Lincoln City
» results posted
Oct/04/2007
Chasing the Lotus - An Interview with Gregory Schell by Malcolm Johnson Chasing the Lotus - An Interview with Gregory Schell by Malcolm Johnson
Sep/19/2007
Wasaga Beach, ON - Maidn’ Voyage Surf Tour, August 17-19, 2007 Maidn' Voyage Surf Tour hits Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Aug/27/2007
Reid Jackson's 5'8  Aftanas Quad Fin w/FCS -  5'8 x 19 x 2 1/4 Built for Reid 'team' - Shaper:Stefan Aftanas 2007 by Ryan Butler the surfboards we love
Reid Jackson's 5'8 Aftanas Quad Fin w/FCS - 5'8 x 19 x 2 1/4 - Shaper:Stefan Aftanas 2007 by Ryan Butler
Aug/22/2007
How to become a Surf Jock - David Higgins How to become a Surf Jock - David Higgins [grinder] at home in Okinawa
Aug/21/2007
ISA Judging & Officiating Level 1 Course  - Newport, OR.  Sept 7, 2007 ISA Judging & Officiating Level 1 Course - Newport, OR. Sept 7, 2007
Dave Higgins' 6'1 Stretch - Christian Fletcher 6'1 X 19.125 X 2.5 shaper:William Riedel the surfboards we love
Dave Higgins' 6'1 Stretch - Christian Fletcher 6'1 X 19.125 X 2.5 shaper:William Riedel
Aug/06/2007
Mike Redpath's 6’6" Becker Stinger. 20 ½ by 2 5/8 Swallow tail, Green resin tint the surfboards we love
Mike Redpath's 6’6" Becker Stinger. 20 ½ by 2 5/8 Swallow tail
Jul/30/2007
Pete Devries @  2007 Honda U.S. Open of Surfing presented by O'Neill - Huntington Beach - July 20-29, 2007 Pete Devries @ 2007 Honda U.S. Open of Surfing presented by O'Neill - Huntington Beach - July 20-29, 2007
» updated Jul/24/2007 after placing 1st in his first 5 heats, Pete places 4th today

Northwest Australia,  April 20, 2008 - Photo:Phil Heming surf trip photos
» Northwest Australia, April 20 - 9 photos by Phil Heming
May/13/2008
West Coast - Photo:Josh Lewis bc surf photos
» West Coast - Photos:Josh Lewis
May/01/2008
Aaron "Porp" Lazar - Indo, March - April 2008 - Photo:Hendra surf trip photos
» Aaron "Porp" Lazar - Indo, March - April 2008 - 6 photos by Hendra
May/01/2008
Ben Marsh - somewhere in Nova Scotia, May 2007 nova scotia surf photos
» Ben Marsh - somewhere in Nova Scotia, May 2007
Jonathan Reichert - Coquitlam River, winter 2007 - Photo:Evan Duly your river surfing photos
» Jonathan Reichert & Ian Daykin on the Coquitlam River, winter 2007 - Photos & video by Evan Duly

learn to surf

» Learning to Surf
Learning to Surf - a BC surfing tutorial - Surfing Vancouver Island
a BC surfing tutorial

» Learning to Surf by Chris Payne
» How To Surf by Tim Maddux
» Learner surfer's FAQ by Stephen Whelan
» The Complete Surfing Guide for Coaches by Bruce Gabrielson

learn other stuff

» Ding repair FAQ
» wave terminology
» board terminology
» surf terminology
» about waves & sets - John Sidles - Timothy B. Maddux
» foam in the surf? - James G. Acker
» Rip Currents & Undertows - Ray McAllister - Steve Baum - Neil Savage
» Lud's Wave Prediction - Ludwig Omachen
» cold water & rubber
» stretching & flexibility
» Surfboard Design Guide

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Frontside Carving 360
Frontside Carving 360
The Frontside Snap
Frontside off the Lip
Frontside Air Reverse
Backside Air Reverse
Speed on a Backside Wave
Backside Bottom Turn
Backside Air

Layback Snap
Backside Floaters
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Pumping on a Frontside Wave
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♠ surf news & other interesting stuff
» BC Surf Forum


» Oxbow World Longboard Tour 2008 - Anglet - France May 5-11, 2008
» Billabong Pro Tahiti - Teahupoo May 08-18, 2008
 
» SURFWISE the Film - the story of Dorian Paskowitz's family
» Tow Surfing behind a Great White Shark - Video:break.com
» Tofino council will allocate $1,000 for Surfers going to France - westcoaster.ca
» Shark Attack Off San Diego: Man Killed While Swimming At Solana Beach - huffingtonpost.com
» Big-wave surfing pioneer Woodbridge "Woody" P. Brown died last week - 1912-2008
» Soaring: The Spiritual Journey of Pioneer Surfer Woody Brown - surferspath.com
» Great Lakes Earth Day Challenge: Go Green by Helping to Keep it Blue! - epa.gov
» Mexico Travel Alert - U.S. Department of State
» Tofino Surfers To Compete In France - By Keven Drews, westcoaster.ca
» Surfboard industry struggling in Brevard - floridatoday.com
» Sepp Bruhwiler Joins Billabong Team - westcoaster.ca
» Jordan River dam to start releasing water Times Colonist
» Bud Browne Tribute - March 13th, 2008 - HONORING Bud on stage & in person: Dick Brewer .Peter Cole, Ricky Grigg, Walter Hoffman, Gerry Lopez, Jack McCoy, Fred Van Dyke, & OTHERS
» Surfboard shaper and icon Bill Holden dies - beach.freedomblogging.com
» SurfBEAT group art show opens March 15 in Costa Mesa
» USVintage Surf Auction - usvintagesurfauction.com
» Frozen "Tidal Wave" Images - hoax-slayer.com
» Quiksilver Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational - Waimea - Dec 01, 2007 - Feb 29, 2008
» Making Waves - Honolulu Magazine - Feb 13 2008 Is there enough room in the water for stand-up paddle surfers?
» Floating rubbish dump 'bigger than US - news.com.au
» PAIPO Boarding 1963, Val Ching - vids.myspace.com
» Ever since Jimmy Minardi mounted his $8,500 video camera last summer and aimed it at the Atlantic Ocean, the surfers here have been complaining - nytimes.com
» Official ASP statement regarding Chris Ward - surfermag.com/forum
» On Mexico’s Coast, a Surfer’s Secret - Troncones - travel.nytimes.com
» The Maverick's Surf Contest - I went, I paddled, I watched - front row! - Captain Fantastic
» Mavericks Surf Contest - Big Waves Mean No Small Preparation for Surfers - nytimes.com
» The Duke dethroned as our surfing history is rewritten - smh.com.au
» Surfers Defy Giant Waves Awakened by Storm - nytimes.com
» Europe's first artificial surf reef at Boscombe gets green light - a1surf.com
» killing of surfer Emery Kauanui Jr. was the tragic culmination of a spree of under-the-radar assaults spanning several years by the Bird Rock Bandits - By Joel Sappell, Los Angeles Times - Dec 16, 2007
» Northern surfers hit the beach - By: Frances Riley - northword.ca
» Master surfer cheats death in biggest swell of season at Maverick's - Bruce Jenkins - sfgate.com
» Big-wave surfer recounts harrowing survival off Maui - Laird Hamilton helps haul in Brett Lickle in the face of 80-footers - starbulletin.com
» A Cornish surfer defied warnings to ride what are thought to be the biggest waves recorded off the west coast of Ireland - bbc.co.uk
» Down on Hawaii's Surfing Culture - hawaiireporter.com
» can Florida's first-ever man-made surfing reef bring big waves, a broader beach and more tourist dollars
» Surfers warn of armed robberies while camping on Mexican coast - signonsandiego.com
» Professional surfer-turned-model Roxy Louw spotted rescues family from sinking boat off Cape Town, South Africa - dailymail.co.uk
» Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything - telegraph.co.uk
» Dolphins save surfer from becoming shark’s bait - msnbc.msn.com
» The Perfect Wave - Rhode Island Monthly
» Missing surfer found safe near Tofino - Oct/10/2007 cbc.ca
» Tow In surfing at la jolla cove 1939 - youtube.com
» Pan American Surfng Games, Iquique, Chile - Nov 6-11 2007
» Sacred Craft | 2007 Consumer Surboard Expo - Del Mar Oct 11-12, 2008
» Burnaby Man Drowns Sunday In Tofino Surfing Mishap - westcoaster.ca
» Canada To Compete In Pan American Surf Games - westcoaster.ca
» Surfers block Hawaiin Superferry from entering Harbor - islandbreath.org
» Monterey Surfer Attacked By Shark - ktvu.com
» Dorian Paskowitz brings surfboards to Gaza - signonsandiego.com
» Big waves and tiny town at center of surf war [Barra de la Cruz] - signonsandiego.com
» 2007 Rip Curl Stew photos & video - gotofino.com
» Port Renfrew log-jams threaten bridges - canada.com/victoriatimescolonist
» pro surfer Emery Kauanui beaten to death in La Jolla, Monday - signonsandiego.com
» The Last Perfect Place? Santa Barbara's Bixby Ranch sells - latimes.com
» Wish I Went Waves Neal Miyake
» Surfing Safer than Soccer - livescience.com
» Canadian Surfing Comes Of Age With Magazine’s Launch - westcoaster.ca
» Turbulence at Turtle Bay - aroundhawaii.com
» Jordy Smith Rodeo Flip - youtube.com
» dynamite surfing video - like, with dynamite
» Toronto-based publisher SBC Media to launch SBC Surf mag March 2007 - mediaincanada.com
» O Canada - Transworld Business
» Invasion! From Planet C - The Sci-Fi Surf Movie - Spring 2007
» Vancouver : Surfin' in the City - where.ca
» The Lineup: Reading the Riders - Neal Miyake
» From Toronto, Hardy Surfers Head for 'Canada's South Coast' - washingtonpost.com
» Riding the waves at Westport, Washington's own Surf City - seattletimes.com [nice Noah pic]
» Oh Canada - Finding perfect, freezing surf in the Great White North - surfline.com
» The Rules [surfing] - In 1962 Ted Masters wrote this, concerned about safety in the water because of the Crowded Conditions
» Surfers rescue woman trapped by wave on Tofino beach - victoriatimescolonist
» Surfer fights off shark attack in Seaside - dailyastorian.info
» Battles over Jordan River turf lend ugly side to idyllic surfing - Louise Dickson, Times Colonist, Dec 31, 2005
» Surfer Parking Only - Violators will be wiped out
» Massive Mako Shark Caught off Yarmouth, Nova Scotia - transworldsurf.com
» Slideshow - The Long Wave, In pursuit of the Pororoca by Jordan Junck - cbcradio3.com
» Quiksilver & Roxy Tofino SurfJam 2004 - gotofino.com
» Rare Surf Sightings Along Canada's Storied Maritimes - surfermag.com
» The Teachings of Don Redondo A Surfer's Way of Knowledge - drewkampion.com
» build a $50 water-proof Camera Housing


♠ BC & PNW surf resources

» Weather & Sea Condition

» pnw surf comps archive

» British Columbia Surfing Association

» Surfrider Canada

» British Columbia Association of Surf Instructors

» UBC Surf Club

» SurfWa - Washington State Coastal Forecast and Surf Resources

» Washington Surfing Resources - John E. PotPie

» Randolph Kashino's Windsurfing and Surfing Weather Links - Sidney BC

» BC Ministry of Transportation Road Report for the Island

» Surf Tofino daily blog dated 2005

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» Alberta River Surfing Association
» SurfMontreal.com

» Surfriders Association of Nova Scotia
» East Coast Surf.ca

» Lud's Surfing page
Lud's Surfing page

» Adventure Smart - govt of BC

» Hypothermia Prevention, Recognition and Treatment

» surfing story
» HI Surf Advisory Neal Miyake in Haida Gwaii Queen Charlottes
» HI Surf Advisory Neal Miyake interviews .....

» Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

mags

» Drop Magazine - VI

» SBC Surf.com

» Northern Swell - Canada's Surf Magazine

» Wild Isle - Vancouver Island's Adventure Magazine - Heriot Bay BC


 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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