FEBRUARY 17, 2013 SURFING NEWS — TOP SURFING STORIES OF THE WEEK – JOSHUA AND DOC DORIAN PASKOWITZ

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FEBRUARY 17, 2013 SURFING NEWS — TOP SURFING STORIES OF THE WEEK – JOSHUA AND DOC DORIAN PASKOWITZ
w/ Scott Bass (surfer) and Jeff Baldwin (surfer)

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Hey Scott and Baldy, Awesome shows! Keep ‘um coming and hope you get that second hour!
Long time listener here from Nor Cal. Have been a fan since the “Down The Line Radio” days ;)
So now that Taylor Knox is retired from the WCT, I was thinking it might be a good segment to get him on the phone or in studio and talk about his retirement, reflections, moving on, etc. Timing might be good now also to discuss his and Snips’ trip up here to surf epic Ocean Beach SF last weekend. (Snips’ wipeout and broken neck is also a relevant related story – so glad he’s expected to make a full recovery, yikes.) And now that TK is off the tour, maybe he’ll finally answer the question about why he never took an HPSB Bonzer out in a heat!!
Looking forward to new shows with continuing great commentary and interviews.
Aloha, Koa Pickering Nor Cal
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#2 “I heard Scott Bass’ surf report (on KPBS) and have a couple of questions: What is buoy energy and what does it tell a surfer? This morning, I thought I heard a wave description of “lumpy wagon.” Did I hear correctly and, if so, what does that mean?

Thanks for enlightening me.” Buoy energy = buoys, stationed offshore in various locales, register the swell approaching the coastline. Lumpy wagons= surf venacular referring to mixed up, junky, unclean, un-symetric waves, chaos but also, hollow, tubular. Usually happens after a big wind event / storm, followed by an evening of offshore winds.

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The Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction presented by Quiksilver Waterman Collection – May 11, 2013 at the Orange County Fairgrounds

The theme is “California Gold” and the Surfing Heritage (SH) is focusing on just that, boards and memorabilia with a California flair from the ’20s through the ’80s. We’ve already coalesced a solid selection of “Gold’ from various sellers and are actively searching for more. We’re anticipating between 50 prime vintage surfboards for the live auction and at least 40 items including surfboards for the silent auction.

Randy Rarick, a member of the Surfing Heritage Auction Advisory Committee, and a great friend of the Surfing Heritage, has lent his auction expertise to the Surfing Heritage and will also serve as the emcee of this gala.

Please put the Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction presented by Quiksilver Waterman Collection (May 11, 2013) on your radar!
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Joshua and Dorian Paskowitz tell us why you are here, (a big art reception at Bliss 101 in Encinitas).
when what time where, how,

What is Bliss 101, sounds warm and inviting.

How long have you been an artist, were you born an artist?

Doc abandoned the medical practice, loaded his nine children and wife, Juliette, into a camper, and traveled all around the country. In the meantime the eight sons—David, Jonathan, Abraham, Israel, Moses, Adam, Salvador Daniel, and Joshua—and one daughter, Navah, became world-class surfers, all while strictly adhering to their Jewish faith and keeping a diet that included no sugar and no fat. Eventually the Paskowitzes went on to found a surfing camp, which several of the brothers run to this day.

The documentary SurfWise explores the wonders of a vagabond childhood, from growing up on the sea to a frank recognition of the realities of life, as well as the pitfalls—most of the Paskowitz children, all adults now, recognize that their upbringing poorly prepared them to lead normal lives.

Joshua: 10 years, 12 years after the camper thing was already done, all the stuff, each brother wrestled with their own version of the story of the family. In one artistic swoop, Doug and Jonathan and the people involved with the Surfwise film, have been able to unify all those disparate vision into one single, clear story. We’ve never been able to get that close to completeness ever. Just to round up the herd of cats that is the Paskowitz family and get them all pointed in one direction is an impossibility. We’re all very proud of Jonathan and everything that he’s done. We believe in the movie 100%. we feel like people will get a lot of out it. There’s some message that we all believe in.

Paskowitz clan, a unique story… a unique family , unique patriarch, unique upbringing.

You brought the family up in a School bus along the coastline in Southern California and Baja.

This could never happen again in our society: You’d be labeled as a homeless family, living in a car, and child protective services would be called, all of your children would be taken away. Your thoughts.

Joshua: if we equate the Paskowitz family with country of America and the founding fathers, Dorian is Thomas Jefferson, but Mom is George Washington.

Courageous. That’s what comes to mind. Courage.

I’ve met David, Abraham, Jonathon, and Izzy, all in separate contexts, never together. And I came away very impressed, very centered individuals. I think it comes form the love that family brings.

Surfing and Health – What’s the best energy drink for surfing?

Surfing and Peace: In the mid-east… Will Iran’s Ahmadinejad ever ride a wave?

Kelly Slater
Duke Kahanamoku


TOP 5 STORIES
#1 Five-times World Surfing Champion Stephanie Gilmore will be inducted as the 35th member of the Australian Surfing Hall of Fame in Sydney next Wednesday, 20th February. Her induction is part of the 2013 Australian Surfing Awards
#2 Kelly Slater third place at Pebble Beach Pro-Am
#3 Alana Blanchard in SI Swimsuit issue
#4 ASP WCT starts March 2
#5 The Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA) awarded Hansen Surfboards Men’s Retailer of The Year at its Image Awards. The award was judged by industry peers and honored the best of the surf industry for 2012. The retailer was also named Women’s Retailer of the Year in 2010, the year before Hansen Surfboards celebrated its 50th anniversary.

XGAMES REAL SURF $10K Video challenge
From old-school surf cinema to the modern-day Vimeo clip, monumental performances are spread, new locations revealed, divergent equipment shared, and the progression of the sport and the art of surfing march ever forward, documented throughout.

X Games is happy to introduce Real Surf to the continuum. In following the overwhelming successes of X Games’ Real Skate and Real Snow, Real Surf has pooled eight of the most talented performers the world over and asked them to assemble the most potent video edits possible. The winning video walks away with an X Games gold medal. The Fan Favorite — as decided by you, the reader and critic — comes away with a cool $10,000.

Kelly Slater, the 11-time world champion, headlines the eight-surfer video shootout. Logic would dictate that the winningest wave-rider of all time is a heavy favorite, but victory is hardly assured.
The barrier-pushing Australian contingent, featuring Julian Wilson, Josh Kerr, Chippa Wilson and Dion Agius, are renowned the world over for their performances on film. For the boys Down Under, video edits are like Vegemite and toast — it’s what they do best. Julian and Kerr are both top-10 surfers on the ASP World Tour, and they have a flair for the dramatic when it comes to their free surf sessions. Chippa and Agius have carved out their careers in front of the camera, delivering some of the more memorable video performances in recent years.

That should be enough to keep Slater’s hands full, but add Brazil’s Gabriel Medina, whose backflip at Off the Wall this winter went ridiculously viral, and heavy-footed South African Jordy Smith, who is hot off the release of his HD masterpiece “Bending Colour,” and things start to get real interesting real quick.

The addition of 2011 Innersection winner Matt Meola, who is equally adept at paddling into 30-foot Jaws and landing 720s, kicks things up another notch. The best surfers in the world, serving up their best performances with X Games gold on the line … what could be better?

The Real Surf series gets underway with Round 1 voting on April 2. Winners will be announced during X Games Brazil, April 18-21. Stay tuned, surfing’s about to get real.

February 10, 2013 — Surfing News, Surf News: Top Surfing Stories Discussed – Ken Collins Cleans Up Santa Cruz; GMAC on Kellogs Box?

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SURFING NEWS — SURFING NEWS — TOP 5 SURFING STORIES OF THE WEEK AND MUCH MORE SURFING NEWS — SURFING NEWS — TOP 5 SURFING STORIES OF THE WEEK DISCUSS
w/ Scott Bass (surfer) and Jeff Baldwin (surfer)

SURF REPORT: ADAM WRIGHT SOLSPOT.COM

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The Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction presented by Quiksilver Waterman Collection – May 11, 2013 at the Orange County Fairgrounds

The theme is “California Gold” and the Surfing Heritage (SH) is focusing on just that, boards and memorabilia with a California flair from the ’20s through the ’70s. We’ve already coalesced a solid selection of “Gold’ from various sellers and are actively searching for more. We’re anticipating between 50 prime vintage surfboards for the live auction and at least 40 items including surfboards for the silent auction.

Randy Rarick, a member of the Surfing Heritage Auction Advisory Committee, and a great friend of the Surfing Heritage, has lent his auction expertise to the Surfing Heritage and will also serve as the emcee of this gala.

Please put the Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction presented by Quiksilver Waterman Collection (May 11, 2013) on your radar!


NEXT WEEK SHOW: IZZY AND JOSHUAH PASKOWITZ WILL BE IN-STUDIO SO WE WILL TALK ALL THINGS PASKOWITZ!

TOP 5 STORIES
#1 KEN SKINDOG COLLINS TAKES ON THE DIRTY BEACHES OF SANTA CRUZ

    started as his disgust to / at finding filth along the beaches of the Westside / West Cliff,
    eventually led him to finding massive quantities of used hypodermic needles;
    which led him to the creek which flows through Natural Bridges park,
    which led him to thousands of pounds of filth, trash and homeless encampments;
    which led him to city hall where he and other concerned citizens demanded change, demanded clean beaches, demanded the best for Santa Cruz, not worst.
    Lowest common denominator, the drug addict, is being served; not the working, tax paying citizen. Not the Chamber of Commerce. Not the families.
    I applaud his can-do approach
    Just like he charges big waves, determined, not backing down he is charging this issue head on

RatBoy gets involved too! http://www.ksbw.com/news/central-california/santa-cruz/Surfer-Ratboy-speaks-out-on-Santa-Cruz-needle-controversy/-/5738976/18333670/-/up06xgz/-/index.html

#2 Is the ozone layer on the road to recovery?
Satellites show that the recent ozone hole over Antarctica is the smallest seen in the past decade. Long-term observations also reveal that Earth’s ozone has been strengthening following international agreements to protect this vital layer of the atmosphere.
According to the ozone sensor on Europe’s MetOp weather satellite, the hole over Antarctica in 2012 was the smallest in the last 10 years. The instrument continues the long-term monitoring of atmospheric ozone started by its predecessors on the ERS-2 and Envisat satellites.

#3 Surf Contest results:
Jamie Sterling wins Nelscott Reef contest in oregon in 20 -25 – 30 feet of surf. Stop #3 of the BWWT.

John John Florence owned the Volcom Pipe Pro in really good pipe ; smaller for the final day; Josh Kerr, Chris Ward also standouts.

Break Burleigh Pro 4 star WQS in OZ won by Owen Wright

Segment brought to you by :
100 Wave Challenge – taking place this year in Mission Beach San Diego.

#4 GMAC at Nazere rides 103.5 feet of wave breaks his own world record
a) How did the come up with 100 feet on the mark, are they sure it wasn’t 102 feet or 104 feet? Seems like a red flag, IRS always red flags rounded numbers and so am I. For the purpose of this show the wave was 103.5 feet.
b) Is he the most famous surfer in the world? Anderson Cooper ; all over European TV,
c) He has achieved the infamous 100 foot mark, now what. It was radical, but it didn’t leave more of an impression as his 90 or 100 foot wave at Nazare last year. A big wave is a big wave is a big wave.
d) Who are the most famous surfers in the world right now: Kelly, Gmac, Dorian, Dane Reynolds, Tom Curren? Greg Noll? Miki Dora??? Duke K? Gabriel Medina?

#5 OAKLEY PRO AT KERAMAS BALI ADDED TO THE WCT IN 2013 THIS YEAR.
a) Really good wave Trestles rip-ability, but with tubes.
b) WCT starts in March 2. Ends Dec 20. Ten events.

JANUARY 27, 2013 — SURFING NEWS — SURF NEWS — THE SURFING HERITAGE VINTAGE SURF AUCTION presented by Quiksilver Waterman Collection

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w/ Scott Bass (surfer) and Jeff Baldwin (surfer)


Congrats to Peter Mel Winner of the Mavericks Invitational 2013 – this guy has been a Mavericks Champion for years and now he has officially sealed the deal!

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The Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction presented by Quiksilver Waterman Collection – May 11, 2013 at the Orange County Fairgrounds

The theme is “California Gold” and the Surfing Heritage (SH) is focusing on just that, boards and memorabilia with a California flair from the ’20s through the ’70s. We’ve already coalesced a solid selection of “Gold’ from various sellers and are actively searching for more. We’re anticipating between 50 prime vintage surfboards for the live auction and at least 40 items including surfboards for the silent auction.

Randy Rarick, a member of the Surfing Heritage Auction Advisory Committee, and a great friend of the Surfing Heritage, has lent his auction expertise to the Surfing Heritage and will also serve as the emcee of this gala.

Please put the Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction presented by Quiksilver Waterman Collection (May 11, 2013) on your radar!

Two auctions 1) SILENT and 2) MAIN LIVE. There is something for everybody.
You walk in at noon at you start previewing the over 100 surfboards and 75 silent auction items in the auction – unique and rare boards. Many of them from the SHF collection.
This is a NO RESERVE auction; 80% of the boards in the auction have NO RESERVE on them. Meaning of course that the item will sell no matter what.
For example: On the auction block is a Mickey Munoz shaped Positive Force IV HOBIE single fin with the classic Bill Ogden Hobie artwork, sort of spacey, trippy early 70s vibe to the artwork on the HOBIE logo. This board the opening bid is set at $100 — NO RESERVE, this board could sell for $100. SO you don’t have to have deep pockets to be a part of & to enjoy this auction. There will be something for everybody.

A.R. Gurrey Jr. The Surf Riders of Hawaii
on the auction block
exceptionally unique and rare booklet
the Father of Surf Photography
This book is the first publication ever done exclusively about surfing
each one is handmade and hand assembled using photographic prints
these books were created in 1914 by A R Gurrey Jr – a surfer; first ever surf book, magazine, representation of surfing by a surfer — not an outsider;
He understood the nuances of surfing, he understood what it took to be a surfer; he understood the joys and pleasures of the sport
Gurrey opened up one of the first art galleries in Honolulu
He was a member of the Ho’e He’e Nalu surfing club — the locals club;
Significant because he could have joined the Outrigger Canoe Club, which was more or less a haole upscale club; but Gurrey JR was asked by the local surfers, Duke Kahanamoku and his brothers, to join their club – he’e nalu.
He was tight with the Hawaiian local beach boys; he was one of them; and chose to be with them.
the first person to dedicate himself to taking pictures of surfing and the first surfer to take water photos of the surfing
AR Gurrey was married to Carolyn Haskins Gurrey – a famous photographer in her own right from Honolulu
a flood and a fire wrecked the family home in Honolulu and all of his phtoographic negatives were destroyed – making these images ultra rare one of a kind a very sought after by collectors.
The Father of Surf Photography — AR GURREY JR. The Surf Riders of Hawaii
I showed this booklet to Art Brewer, Jeff Hornbaker, Jeff Hall, and other surf photographers at a meeting last month, and they were all absolutely blown away that we have by booklet.
Of course they all knew the AR GURREY Jr story and they all agreed adamantly that he is/was the father of surf photography.
His booklet — the GURREY FAMILY copy — will be on the auction block May 11, in the main live AUCTION!!
There are only six known copies of this booklet in existence today.
Last year one of these booklets sold at Sotheby’s auction house for $37K.
We are auctioning off the ultra rare FAMILY COPY - from the Gurrey family — of The Surf Riders of Hawaii

Other items on the auction block:
Tom Carroll’s personal rider Pat Rawson 8′ 3″ gun – this is the board he rode to victory in the Hard Rock World Cup at Sunset Beach — this is the winning board!
Two of Tom Curren’s personal riders a six channel single fin from The Search shaped by Hamish Graham and a Maurice Cole Hawaiian Gun — Both Tom Curren personal rides.
An incredible Phil Edwards Honolulu #1 with perfect provenance – original owner dear friend of Phil Edwards and Endless Summer marketing icons R. Paul Allen.

ARTISTS WHO WILL HAVE WORK ON DISPLAY AND FOR SALE DURING THE SILENT AUCTION FROM CALIFORNIA GOLD:
Alex Knost
Alex Weinstein
Alrik Yuill
Ben Brough
Bill Parr
Blakeney Sanford
Bob “the Greek” Bolen
Bob McTavish
Casper Brindle
Charles Adler
Chris Burkhart
Christian Beamish
Cyrus Sutton
Dane Peterson
David Llyod
George Greenough
Hillary Amborn Bergantz
Jeff Ho
Jeff Sutherland
Joe Curren
John Esguerra
John Van Hamersveld
Julie Goldstein
Kevin Short
Lorene Carpentier
Lynn Milosz
Mark Tesi
Matt Allen
Matt Beard
Michael Drury
Michael Halsband
Mike Moir
Mike Salisbury
Natas Kaupas
Ned Evans
Pat Myers
Patrick Trefz
Peter Schroff
Randy Noborikawa
Rich Harbour
Rip Zinger
Ryan Heywood
Sharon Marshall
Scott Richards
Scott Soens
Tom Adler
Tyler Warren
Yusuke Hanai
Wade Koniakowsky
Wolfgang Bloch
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THE ENTIRE DAY WILL BE A CULTURAL HAPPENING WITH GREAT FOOD AND DRINK, WORLD RENOWNED ARTISTS, EPIC CLASSIC CARS, VIPS WITH AUTOGRAPH SIGNING QUIKSILVER AMBASSADORS INCLUDING PETER MEL & OTHERS (TBD!)
TONS OF GREAT CALIFORNIA GOLD INSIGHT AND EXHIBITIONS, FILMS, LIVE MUSIC, SILENT AND LIVE AUCTION, PHOTOGRAPHS, JUST A GREAT DAY FROM
NOON- 9PM AT THE OC FAIRGROUNDS.

AUCTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Fernando Aguerre, Spencer Croul, Keith Maynard Eshelman, Robert C. Mardian, Sharon Marshall, Dick Metz, Steve Pezman, Dan Pincetich, Randy Rarick, Boyd Scofield, Erwin Spitz, Cary Wiess, Denny Michael, Randy Hild, Paul Strauch

About SURFING HERITAGE The Surfing Heritage is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, presenting and promoting surfing’s heritage for the appreciation and education of current and future generations; and to achieving our goal of surfing being more accurately understood, represented and enjoyed.

Preservation
Focusing on the complete spectrum of surfing’s history and development, including but not limited to significant surfboards, photography and the full range of other forms of information and objects of cultural value.
Presentation
Establishing a world-class museum/resource facility, including an outreach program that creates exhibits and develops venues for effective traveling and/or off-site display: that this facility might serve as a symbolic center for the wave riding culture in the United States, dedicated to the understanding and appreciation of surfing as a sport, lifestyle, and culture.
Promotion
Building a community who actively support the Surfing Heritage Foundation with fundraising, promotion and advocacy.

TOP 5 STORIES :
#1 Jack Beresford Wins U.S. Kneeboard Championships at Huntington Beach Pier

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 25 January, 2013 : – - Jack Beresford of San Diego reclaimed the Open Championship at the 10th Annual KSUSA U.S. Titles today in Huntington Beach. The win earned Beresford his fourth KSUSA U.S. title.

Beresford was challenged in the Open Final with impressive surfing from former U.S. Champ Bill Lerner, first-time Open finalist Sam Coyne, and Huntington standout Pat Evans. Sixty kneeboard surfers competed over two days and were treated to summer-like weather, chest-high peaks and Santa Ana conditions on the south side of Huntington Pier

Established in 2003, Kneeboard Surfing USA is dedicated to promoting the sport of Kneeboard Surfing through competitions, kneelo gatherings and other activities.

Open:
1- Jack Beresford,
2- Bill Lerner,
3- Sam Coyne,
4- Pat Evans

#2 ASP imposes sanctioning rules for club events this year

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 25 January, 2013 : – - The Gold Coast’s best surfers have been banned from representing their clubs in contests by the sport’s governing body. The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) has imposed strict sanctioning rules which now prohibit the likes of Joel Parkinson and Mick Fanning from competing for their local boardriding clubs.

In a statement issued to the Bulletin, the ASP denied the surfers had been banned but confirmed the rules had changed. “The surfers have not been ‘banned’ from surfing in this event (or any event like it) at all,” it read. “The rule is and has always been no WCT (World Championship Tour) surfer can surf in an non-sanctioned event.

#3 Wanning, Hainan, China — The International Surfing Association China Cup has begun. The 8 participating National Surfing Teams, along with their 48 surfers, traveled from every corner of the globe to compete in tropical Wanning, on Hainan Island in the South China Sea, for the second annual event.

#4 VOLCOM PIPE PRO WAITNG PERIOD BEGINS
5 STAR QUALIFIER FOR PIPE MASTERS

#5 BIG WAVE SURFER MIKE PARSONS BROKE HIS BACK AT OB LAST WEEK DURING EPIC SWELL
from SURFLINE.COM:
Former pro, XXL winner and big-wave charger Mike Parsons suffered a near fatal freefall on a triple overhead wave in San Francisco on Sunday.

After seeing the forecast for more long-period NW swell and offshore winds all weekend, Snips drove up on Saturday with Taylor Knox and Garth Tarlow. They were the first to paddle out in the middle of the beach at 7:00am on Sunday. “It was amazing out there, I was having the best time; everyone was getting waves,” Snips said. “I was having a blast. About four hours into the session, I was looking for one in, and a nice set was coming. I paddled for the third wave, thinking I’d get in a little early with a chip shot out the back.”

Turned out to be not the case. “I thought I was into it, then suddenly realized I wasn’t. I took two more strokes and tried to stand up in what turned out to be the lip. I freefell, and remember my feet hitting my board for a second, then my head hit the water really hard.”

Hard enough to get serious whiplash and crack the C7 vertebrae in his neck. “I thought I was paralyzed under water,” he said. “I had that crazy tingly feeling. My right arm worked a little bit, but it felt like it was dangling; like it had been ripped off my body ’cause I had no feeling.”

Luckily, Snips was wearing flotation. He finally surfaced and tried getting on his board, which wasn’t working. He saw a surfer paddling out and started screaming. “I was so lucky,” Snips said. “He paddled right over to me, ditched his own board, and helped get me to shore. He really saved me, ’cause I couldn’t swim on my own — the whiplash had made my body numb. (Thanks, Charlie Vaughn! Beers on me.)”

“I don’t know if I would’ve surfaced without the floatation, ’cause I couldn’t move,” he said. “I learned for sure — the waves were solid 10 to 12 feet, and when you’re in beachbreak that big and go unconscious, nothing can really help you. It’s almost funny wearing flotation at a beachbreak, but it’s a no-brainer for me. I could paddle and duckdive fine.”

Parsons will spend the next six weeks in a neck brace, but he’s expected to make a full recovery.

January 20, 2013 — SURFING NEWS: MAVERICKS SURF CONTEST

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January 20, 2013 – SURFING NEWS — SURFING NEWS — MAVERICKS SURF CONTEST TODAY & MUCH MUCH MORE
w/ Scott Bass (surfer) and Jeff Baldwin (surfer)

The top story of the week has to be today’s Big Wave World Tour contest the Mavericks Invitational at Half Moon Bay.

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TP buoy is 3′@22 right now

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http://mavericksinvitational.com/

Contest organizers for the Mavericks Invitational 2012-2013 presented by GoPro, have confirmed that the world’s premier big wave surf contest will take place on Sunday, January 20, 2013 in Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay, CA.

“The waves are going to be insane, the weather is going to be beautiful, and the level of surfing will break new ground,” said Mavericks Invitational Contest Director Jeff Clark.

Who will win, what will the waves be like, how big, who will shine, who will wipe out?

All to be answered after the event, but what we do know is this:
1) Sunny and gorgeous with pristine conditions
2) buoys are 8′ at 19s this morning
3) Surfline reporting no Shane Dorian hurt back, No Kelly Slater, No Carlos Burle hurt shoulder

A San Francisco news source, The Inquisitor, reports that “it’s unclear why Slater is missing the event, but Slater faces a conflict with the Association of Surfing Professionals, governing body of the professional tour. Mavericks is not an ASP-sanctioned event, and as such, Slater could face being fined, losing points (in the tour standings) or having his seeding changed in ASP events if he competed at Mavericks.”

The paper reached out to Kelly Slater about his reason for pulling out, but the surf legend didn’t respond to the request. The paper tracked down another source who said Slater was disappointed to miss the tournament but relieved his spot will be filled by a dedicated Mavericks surfer. He’s only surfed there a handful of times.

Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/488259/kelly-slater-out-of-mavericks-international-surf-contest-reason-unclear/#v0v7A5uTe7o42XdO.99

I watched the Mavs cam last night at Sunset and it was dreadfully inconsistent. Will the competitors have enough time?

You will see some carnage, as the long period swell will have people out of position, cold, tight, not warmed up, peaks hitting the reef and becoming steep quickly, surfers pushing each other into the bowl, the takeoff zone squeezed.

I anticipate a young guy winning, slightly smaller surf,

The Competitors

Matt Ambrose
Ryan Augenstein
Grant “Twiggy” Baker
Chris Bertish
Carlos Burle
Ken “Skindog” Collins
Shane Desmond
Shawn Dollar
Shane Dorian
Nathan Fletcher
Mark Healey
Rusty Long
Greg Long
Alex Martins
Peter Mel
Ryan Seelbach
Kelly Slater
Tyler Smith
Jamie Sterling
Anthony Tashnick
Grant Washburn
Dave Wassel
Ben Wilkinson
Zach Wormhoudt

THE ALTERNATES

1. Tyler Fox (Santa Cruz)
2. Josh Loya (Santa Cruz)
3. Colin Dwyer (Pacifica)
4. Nic Lamb (Santa Cruz)
5. Danilo Couto (Brazil)
6. Derek Dunfee (San Diego)

Contest organizers for the Mavericks Invitational 2012-2013 presented by GoPro, have confirmed that the world’s premier big wave surf contest will take place on Sunday, January 20, 2013 in Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay, CA.

“The waves are going to be insane, the weather is going to be beautiful, and the level of surfing will break new ground,” said Mavericks Invitational Contest Director Jeff Clark.

This is the first time in three years that contest-worthy waves are headed to the
legendary surf break. Stormsurf forecaster Mark Sponsler stated, “This is looking like the best opportunity we’ve had in quite a few years with great conditions for running the contest.”

“This swell is going to offer huge waves and possibly perfect conditions. This is a very powerful swell, and we will have dramatic conditions that will push the competitors to their limits. Sunday is going to beautiful and very scary at times. I look forward to seeing plenty of glory rides,” said competitor and surfers’ representative Shawn Dollar.

Top 5 Stories:

#1 Dorian and others surf massive Portugal Nazere, basically Blacks on steroids. Jan 11
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=x96S5F1oMRE

#2 VOLCOM PIPE PRO WQS 5STAR STARTS JAN 27 NEXT SUNDAY

#3 Surf Expo features more than 2,500 brands and 26,000 buyers, exhibitors and media
More than 26,000 buyers, exhibitors, and media took to the halls of Surf Expo January 10-12 in what was the largest show in the tradeshow’s 37 year history. More than 2,500 brands were represented in 250,000 gross square feet of exhibit space and buyers from 47 states and 49 countries not only found industry mainstays but also more than 217 brands new to the show.

#4 A surfer is recovering after he was attacked by a shark on the Big Island. Paul Santos, 43, was attacked by a 15-foot tiger shark about 200 yards off shore of Kiholo Bay. According to the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Santos was bit on the right forearm and sustained knee injuries.

A worker at the private home of Dr. Earl Bakken responded after hearing someone shout “911.” According to Dr. Bakken’s General Manager Adam Atwood, the staff isolated Santos’ injury, stabilized him, and waited 35 minutes for paramedics to arrive. Atwood says Santos punched the shark repeatedly until it let go, and then saw it jump completely out of the water.

Santos was taken to the hospital, but was later flown to Oahu for treatment. As of Thursday afternoon, hospital officials say Santos is in stable condition. According to Atwood, sharks and turtles are known to frequent the area.

#5 Insight, born on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia…taps back into our heritage to bring you Insight Surfboards by shaper Haydn Lewis. Haydn, taking to water at a young age, surfing some of Australia’s best points, started his career learning to shape under the watchful eye of his father. Then moving on to work for shapers such as Simon Anderson, Greg Webber, and Al Merrick. Experimenting with a range of short performance, alternative, and long boards, we’ve brought over a culmination of our favorites at the Insight LA store.

January 06, 2013 – SURFING NEWS — SURF NEWS Jaimal Yogis – The Fear Project

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January 06, 2013 – SURFING NEWS — SURFING NEWS Jaimal Yogis – The Fear Project & MUCH MUCH MORE
w/ Scott Bass (surfer) and Jeff Baldwin (surfer)

Great Read The Fear Project Jaimal Yogis

Who among us has not been paralyzed by fear? In THE FEAR PROJECT, award-winning journalist and surfer Jaimal Yogis sets out to better understand fear – why does it so often dominate our lives, what makes it tick, and is there even a way to use it to our advantage? In the process, he plunges readers into white shark-infested waters, brings them along to surf 40+ foot waves in the dead of winter, and gives them access to some of the world’s best neuroscience labs, psychologists, and extreme athletes. In this entertaining, often laugh-out-loud narrative, Yogis also treats himself like a guinea pig for all of his research, pushing his own fears repeatedly to the limits—in his sport, in his life, and in love. Ultimately, Yogis shares with his readers the best strategies to emerge triumphant from even the most paralyzing of fears.

THE FEAR PROJECT gives readers insight into the following:

+ How fear evolved in the human brain

+ How to tell the difference between “good fear” and “bad fear”

+ How to use the latest neuroscience to transform fear memories

+ Why fear spreads between us

+ How to counteract fearful “group think”

+ How to turn fear into a performance enhancer — athletically and at work

First let me say that I applaud Jaimal Yogis for his great writing. This book is filled with sincerity, humility, and honesty. The Fear Project is an insightful, informative, and well written personal foray into fear: what it is, why it is, how it affects us through experience (his own and others) and using scientific investigation.

Jaimal:

The book’s genesis ? How did it come about? A certain fear overcame you, crippled you, and you journalistic tendency was to explore this fear?
A relationship? Fear?
Amygdala : how does fear physiologically manifests itself?

Fight or flight? Since day one we’ve had this innate ability to survive, but in todays world our fears seem somewhat trivial in the context of a T-Rex eating us for breakfast, but these rather mundane modern fears, say Fear of Commitment, still manifest themselves in the same way as the T Rex staring down on us.

To find out more about Fear: what it is, why it is, how it affects us, you did some participant observation studies, one was diving with Great White Sharks in the Farallons?
Talk a bit about this?

Meditation, why is it helpful in the context of fear?
Yes, meditation practitioners spike highly in stress or fear situations, but they return to baseline calm much faster.

Mavericks! OMG. Gnar Gnar. You’re going to face Mavs and the two decades of horror stories, shark attacks, three wave hold downs, deaths, cold water, rocks??

Fear increases your heart rate, you use more oxygen, not good for surfing or more specifically underwater hold downs.

A sports pyschologist suggested what? Writing down your fears?

Doc Renneker told you about hold downs and slowing down, can you explain that a little bit for us?

Surfing; we have a brilliant phrase “only a surfer knows the feeling”, yet try as they might, nary a surfer has been able to capture that feeling in words, or on film, or convey that special feeling we all get after we surf?
But I’m going to give you a shot, why do you think we feel so special, so alive, so full happiness, after we surf? Could it be that we have overcome some sense of fear? Or is it an addiction? Dopamine?

Amy? Spoiler alert? Are you still with her? Why no pullout centerfold? Is it because she reminds you of Doc Renneker? BTW: After reading about her, I think I’m in love with Amy too.

Some of the suggestions about alleviating fear, things like meditation, training under stress, visualization of success, I’ve created posters for my kids room that read, “meditate or fail”. “Visualize success or fail!”

What are your fears? I’m fearful of not providing for the family, for a full retirement?

DECEMBER 16, 2012 – SURFING NEWS Parko New ASP World Champ; Surfing Madonna; Surfing Santa Checks His Passport

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DECEMBER 16, 2012 – SURFING NEWS — SURFING NEWS Parko New ASP World Champ; Surfing Madonna; Surfing Santa Checks His Passport MUCH MUCH MORE
w/ Scott Bass (surfer) and Jeff Baldwin (surfer)

SEGMENT 1: Segment Sponsor Quiksilver Waterman Collection is presenting next years’ Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction presented by Quiksilver Waterman Collection which takes place May 11, 2013 in the brand new state-of-the-art building at the OC Fairgrounds called The HANGAR. Quiksilver Waterman Collection and their brand ambassadors on twitter Mark Healey @healeysurf, Shayne McIntyre @ShayneMcIntyre, Jamie Mitchell, Peter Mel @peter_mel, Mel Pu’u: Robby Naish

THE ADVENTURES OF STU THE ELF — CHILDREN’S BOOK BY MY FRIEND CHAPMAN MURPHEY

HTTP://www.waterpenpublishing.com

surf report:


emails /shout outs/

TOP 5 STORIES

#1 PARKO WINS WORLD TITLE AND PIPELINE MASTERS TITLE

DISCUSSION
1) CONGRATS PARKO / Baldy… you win.
2) Dorian/ Slater heat
3) Not taking anything away from Parko, but the Slater/ Kerr semi was wave starved. There was really only one good wave and Kerr got it, so, you have to think… send them some waves and things may have been different. It wasn’t as if there was a Slater vs Parko final and it was a clear cut victory… just sayin’. Not taking anything away from Parko world title which is well deserved. Just sayin…
4) After 22 years on Tour, Taylor Knox hung up his singlet at the Pipe Masters and effectively retired from professional surfing. Other power surfers from years past: Kong, BK, Ian.

#2 2013 ASP World Title TOP 34
The 2012 ASP World Championship Tour season has come to a close following yesterday’s culmination of the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons and the clinching of the 2012 ASP World Title by Joel Parkinson. While the world’s best surfers prepare for a well-deserved break before the start of the next season, the ASP has determined which surfers will contest for the 2013 ASP World Title:

Top 22 from 2012 ASP WCT Rankings:
- Joel Parkinson (AUS)
- Kelly Slater (USA)
- Mick Fanning (AUS)
- John John Florence (HAW)
- Adriano de Souza (BRA)
- Taj Burrow (AUS)
- Gabriel Medina (BRA)
- Josh Kerr (AUS)
- Julian Wilson (AUS)
- Owen Wright (AUS)
- Jeremy Flores (FRA)
- Jordy Smith (ZAF)
- C.J. Hobgood (USA)
- Adrian Buchan (AUS)
- Michel Bourez (PYF)
- Damien Hobgood (USA)
- Miguel Pupo (BRA)
- Alejo Muniz (BRA)
- Kieren Perrow (AUS)
- Bede Durbidge (AUS)
- Travis Logie (ZAF)
- Kai Otton (AUS)

Top 10 from 2012 ASP World Rankings (barring double qualifiers):
- Sebastien Zietz (HAW)
- Kolohe Andino (USA)
- Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
- Glenn Hall (IRL)
- Brett Simpson (USA)
- Filipe Toledo (BRA)
- Adam Melling (AUS)
- Nat Young (USA)
- Fredrick Patacchia (HAW)
- Tiago Pires (PRT)

Two ASP Wildcards:
- Dusty Payne (HAW)
- Raoni Monteiro (BRA)

ASP WCT Replacements (in the event of athlete withdrawal):
1 – Patrick Gudaukas (USA) – next on ASP World Ranking
2 – Yadin Nicol (AUS) – next on ASP WCT
3 – Willian Cardoso (BRA) – second on ASP World Ranking
4 – Heitor Alves (BRA) – second on ASP WCT

The 2013 ASP World Championship Tour will commence with the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast at Snapper Rocks from March 2 to 13, 2013.
DISCUSS / TALKING POINTS:
1) Will Slater retire? Yes or No
2) Is it fair for him to only do selective events… i.e Pat G gets put in a constant state of will he or won’t he? Plays havoc with Pat G’s schedule.
3) If it’s your event, do you want Slater? Or, do you want Pat G? DUH!

#3 Deadly Sea Snake — two in one?

Sea Snake believed to be same species is actually stow separate species that look exactly alike.
University of Queensland researcher Bryan Fry and colleagues tested the serpentine DNA, the results showed that the tow snakes were separate species, and not even close relatives, as noted by the publication Asian Scientist.

This is a case of convergent evolution, wherein different species evolve independently but end up looking quite similar, according to the study, published recently in the journal Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution. Or, as Yong put it, convergent evolution is “when different species turn up at life’s party wearing the same clothes.”

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2012/12/11/deadliest-sea-snake-splits-in-two/#ixzz2FE2JnqzD


#4 SURFING MADONNA DEDICATED IN CITY OF ENCINITAS

Dozens on Wednesday attended an official dedication ceremony in Leucadia for the Surfing Madonna mosaic’s latest home.

The mosaic was put up on a wall shared by Café Ipe and Surfy Surfy in Leucadia in June.

Newly sworn-in Encinitas Mayor Teresa Barth was one of several elected officials who showed up to the dedication on Wednesday.

“Everybody wanted it back up, and this is actually a blessing in disguise,” she said. “Perhaps we could look at it that way.”

#5 SURFING SANTA GET HELP

US border patrol agents plan to make sure Surfing Santa makes it across the Niagara River safely this year.

For the past 28 years, John Fulton, also known as Surfing Santa, has been dressing up like Santa and embarking on a wind-surfing trip across the Niagara River into the US to bring attention to the plight of the homeless worldwide.

In the past, Fulton has had some run-ins with border patrol in the US One year, he was arrested for illegally entering the country. But last year, US border patrol rescued him after heavy winds snapped his mast halfway through his journey.

That’s why U.S. border patrol offered to escort him across the river this year.

“He had an issue last year and we were in the right place at the right time. We already have a vessel out there anyway. If he needs help we’ll be there to provide it,” said Mike Scioli, lead border patrol agent.

Fulton asks the public to take some of their stuff, toys, food, clothes, blankets, cash, etc., and find a shelter, a homeless person, family, charity and make a donation because shelters and food banks have a greater need than ever during these tough economic times.

He is currently the longest-running surfing Santa in the world.

He will cross the river Dec. 23, beginning at 9 a.m.

DECEMBER 09, 2012 – SURFING NEWS — TALKING WITH CINE LEGEND SONNY MILLER IN -STUDIO: SANDY RELIEF, TOM CURREN, PIPE MASTERS, CHASING MAVERICKS MUCH MUCH MORE

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DECEMBER 09, 2012 – SURFING NEWS — TALKING WITH CINE LEGEND SONNY MILLER IN-STUDIO: SANDY RELIEF, TOM CURREN, PIPE MASTERS, CHASING MAVERICKS MUCH MUCH MORE
w/ Scott Bass (surfer) and Jeff Baldwin (surfer)

Yadin Nichol
The Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons kicked off Round 1 of competition yesterday in pumping six-to-eight foot (2 metre) waves at Pipeline, hosting the ASP Top 34 as they battled the notorious local wildcards in an attempt to requalify for the 2013 ASP Top 34.

SEGMENT 1: Segment Sponsor Quiksilver Waterman Collection is presenting next years’ Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction presented by Quiksilver Waterman Collection which takes place May 11, 2013 in the brand new state-of-the-art building at the OC Fairgrounds called The HANGAR. Quiksilver Waterman Collection and their brand ambassadors on twitter Mark Healey @healeysurf, Shayne McIntyre @ShayneMcIntyre, Jamie Mitchell, Peter Mel @peter_mel, Mel Pu’u: Robby Naish

EMAIL: Hi Scott and Jeff, I’m a long time listener from Cornwall, England – love the show!

However, I’ve got to take issue with Scott’s repeated use of the term ‘athlete’ when describing pro-surfers. Maybe I’m losing something in translation across the pond, but when I think of an athlete, I think of the Olympics, I think of events like the decathlon, or the triple jump. I know that the top surfers might be athletes in a sense, but, before being athletes, they are SURFERS!
Was Andy Irons an athlete? Sort of… but, you’d never call him that first. First of all he was a SURFER. And after that? a charger, a frother, a wild animal!
And I know the top pros train and work out and have coaches nowadays, but if you stripped all that away, and you took away the all the comps and the money, you’d still have a bunch of people who would surf every day of their lives because they love how it makes you feel. To me, that lifts surfers above athletes.
Just thought I’d challenge you guys on that – be interested to hear your thoughts!– Paul Keech from Cornwall, England

SONNY MILLER MILLER TIME!
Tell us about your trip to New York and the eastern seaboard .
Chasing Mavericks. What is the buzz amongst the crew?
Prickett?

TOP 5 STORIES OF THE WEEK:

#1 BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS GETS UNDERWAY IN REALLY GOOD PIPE

The 2012 Billabong Pipe Masters, the final stop on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), will see a showdown for this year’s ASP World Title and also represents the final jewel of the Vans Triple Crown.

TALKING POINTS/DISCUSS:
A) WHAT MAKES A SUCCESSFUL WILDCARD RUN IN THE EVENT? HOW FAR DOES ONE NEED TO GO TO STATE UNEQUIVOCALLY “THAT WAS A GOOD RUN”?
I’D SUGGEST TO YOU THAT A ROUND FOUR FINISH OR BETTER?
B) WILDCARDS ARE IMPORTANT, FROM A FANS/SPECTATORS STANDPOINT, THE UNDERDOG VS THE PRO; IT’S VERY IMPORTANT BUT…HOW WILD ARE THE THEY? Wildcards still in the event: There are five wildcard Pipeline specialists (5) left… seven have been eliminated, there are still nine heats remaining in round two. Six of the twelve 12 got through round one.
C) Is the gap between Pipe specialist and the Top 34 in the world narrowing significantly? Or… are the Pipe Specialists still special?
D) DID Bruce Irons looked un-inspired? You look at the competitive hunger of a guy like Billy Kemper or Seabastian Zeits or Kalani Chapman compared to Bruce, it is noticeable.
E) Could the world title be decided today?

Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 6:30am to assess conditions for a possible 8am start.

Highlights from the Billabong Pipe Masters are available via http://vanstriplecrownofsurfing.com/billabongpipemasters2012/live

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com

BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS ROUND 1 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 15.00 def. Evan Valiere (HAW) 9.50
Heat 2: Kolohe Andino (USA) 6.50 def. Tyler Newton (HAW) 6.26
Heat 3: Kalani Chapman (HAW) 15.83 def. Tiago Pires (PRT) 5.70
Heat 4: Yadin Nicol (AUS) 15.33 def. Flynn Novak (HAW) 9.76
Heat 5: Fred Patacchia (HAW) 8.43 def. Tanner Hendrickson (HAW) 5.93
Heat 6: Billy Kemper (HAW) 11.00 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 10.17
Heat 7: Adam Melling (AUS) 11.66 def. Bruce Irons (HAW) 7.73
Heat 8: Jamie O’Brien (HAW) 16.34 def. Jadson Andre (BRA) 9.94
Heat 9: Shane Dorian (HAW) 14.50 def. Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 9.83
Heat 10: Ricardo dos Santos (BRA) 14.73 def. Dusty Payne (HAW) 7.84
Heat 11: Dane Reynolds (USA) 11.34 def. Granger Larsen (HAW) 3.10
Heat 12: Sebastian Zietz (HAW) 14.27 def. Glenn Hall (IRL) 10.77

BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS ROUND 2 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Kalani Chapman (HAW) 13.84 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 10.60
Heat 2: Billy Kemper (HAW) 9.33 def. Michel Bourez (PYF) 5.04
Heat 3: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 15.17 def. Jamie O’Brien (HAW) 13.57

REMAINING BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS ROUND 2 MATCH UPS:
Heat 4: Alejo Muniz (BRA) vs. Shane Dorian (HAW)
Heat 5: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Ricardo dos Santos (BRA)
Heat 6: Travis Logie (ZAF) vs. Sebastian Zietz (HAW)
Heat 7: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Dane Reynolds (USA)
Heat 8: Miguel Pupo (BRA) vs. Adam Melling (AUS)
Heat 9: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Fred Patacchia (HAW)
Heat 10: Matt Wilkinson (AUS) vs. Yadin Nicol (AUS)
Heat 11: Brett Simpson (USA) vs. Kolohe Andino (USA)
Heat 12: Heitor Alves (BRA) vs. Kieren Perrow (AUS)

BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS ROUND 3 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: John John Florence (HAW) vs. TBD
Heat 2: Owen Wright (AUS) vs. TBD
Heat 3: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. TBD
Heat 4: Julian Wilson (AUS) vs. TBD
Heat 5: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. TBD
Heat 6: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. TBD
Heat 7: Gabriel Medina (BRA) vs. TBD
Heat 8: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. TBD
Heat 9: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. TBD
Heat 10: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. TBD
Heat 11: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. TBD
Heat 12: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. TBD

#2 SURFER POLL Slater & Gilmore Win SURFER MAGAZINE READERS POLL
TALKING POINTS/DISCUSS
A) STEPH GILMORE’S OUTFIT. A STATEMENT? SARCASM? A BIKINI TOP PAINTED ONTO A SKIN COLORED COTTON LONG SLEEVE. “DO YOU HAVE TO WEAR A BIKINI?” A STAB AT RIP CURL WHO CUT HER IN FAVOR OF ALANA BLANCHARD AND HAVE POURED ALL THEIR MARKETING DOLLARS INTO ALANA AND HER SEXY ATHLETICA APPEAL?
B) Do you think it is possible for Alana Blanchard to have won the Readers Poll but was bumped by the powers that be into second place — for the good of the sport? Alana wasn’t even on the Womens World Tour, or what remains of it — this year. If you asked my kid how is the most popular female surfer he would tell you, “Alana Blanchard” ; and … he doesn’t even know who Stephanie Gilmore is. Her name doesn’t ring the bell.
c) Would it be a Travishammockery if Alana Blanchard won?? She looks good and she shreds, and RIP CURL has marketed her to the world as super sexy athletica surfer girl. She just isn’t on the world tour.
d) Has a non-world tour surfer ever won the Surfer Poll?

#3 MILLIONAIRES PAY FOR WHALE TOWING
A tugboat towed the decomposing carcass of a whale from a Malibu beach out to sea, several days after it washed ashore and created a stench near the homes of movie stars and millionaires.

The remains of the 40,000-pound fin whale were towed Saturday about 20 miles from shore by a crew hired by a homeowners’ association, Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Brian Riley said.

The 40-foot-long juvenile male washed ashore Monday near Point Dume, attracting onlookers who wandered down the narrow beach to look at the remains — white bones, rolls of blubber and the tail flukes trailing along the water’s edge. Massive estates line the cliffs high above the beach.

DECEMBER 02, 2012 — Surfing News: STEVE SHERMAN IN STUDIO; SUNSET BEACH, PIPE DRAMA & PEAHI

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DECEMBER 02, 2012 — Surfing News: STEVE SHERMAN IN STUDIO; SUNSET BEACH, PIPE DRAMA & PEAHI — Scott Bass Host Surfer, Jeff Baldwin Host Surfer

SEGMENT 1: Segment Sponsor Quiksilver Waterman Collection is presenting next years’ Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction presented by Quiksilver Waterman Collection which takes place May 11, 2013 in the brand new state-of-the-art building at the OC Fairgrounds called The HANGAR. Quiksilver Waterman Collection and their brand ambassadors on twitter Mark Healey @healeysurf, Shayne McIntyre @ShayneMcIntyre, Jamie Mitchell, Peter Mel @peter_mel, Mel Pu’u: Robby Naish

TONS OF SURF THE LAST THREE DAYS.

emails/news/notes:
hi Scott & Jeff — about the ‘FRUSTRATION’ turn and Dane Reynolds’ status as a world tour surfer,
I think he is an artist. A performance artist if you will, but one that shines and creates as he goes along.
Maybe even beyond the term free surfer, more a free-spirit surfer.
His level of performance depending more on his mind-set and inspiration than the buzzer at the beginning of the heat.

But DANE’S ‘frustration’ turn will not be bigger than TOM Carrolls snap. Because that was picture perfect – poster material , glassy with that beautiful board. Highly marketable. I call it perfect technique and balls out. Dane was more a freakshow . I call it art in progress . you shouldn’t want to shackle an artist in a world tour obligated circus. It wears off their shiny feathers we all love to see.
Have a good one — Rens

SURF REPORT:

top 5 stories:
#1 RED BULL Peahi Paddle In
Twenty-one intrepid big wave paddle-in surfers from around the world have been invited to take on the menacing wave giant known as Jaws for the inaugural RED BULL JAWS, Paddle at Pe’ahi. With no assistance from motorized personal watercraft to catch these monstrous waves, the athletes competing in RED BULL JAWS will drop-in on one ideal day during the period of December 7, 2012, to March 15, 2013. The ideal conditions for the event to be called “on” are wave face heights of between 30 and 50 feet, from a NNW swell direction with light winds. An official ceremony on December 7 will open the event period. To watch the event trailer and learn more about the contest, go to www.redbullusa.com/jaws.

TALKING POINTS – DISCUSS
a) Will this contest ever happen? Or is this just a chance to make some marketing noise without much lifting?
b) Red Bull doesn’t fool around. But either does mother nature. How many times has it been 30 feet+ with NNW direction and light wind?
c) Red Bull has already upped the game, we’re talking about it, as a fan I’m excited about it, so Red Bull has already more or less won … but… from an execution standpoint, WILL THIS EVENT EVER HAPPEN? How many years do you give Red Bull before the surf world gives an overall fail grade — from execution standpoint? One year, two years, three years? Or, no matter what happens, they’ve already PASSED just by trying to run this event?
d) What about the politics and logistics of this? Three big wave contests, all with the same waiting period. DOES Ian Walsh get left off of some invite lists because RED BULL didn’t invite certain people? NBC TV and Big Wave events in general must be troubling for the ASP, no? Or is this all sugar coated with a ‘growing the pond” mentality?
e) As of today, Shane Dorian is not on the list of surfers in the event?

#2 PIPELINE EVENT WILL BE THE MOST WATCHED EVENT IN SURFING HISTORY ; SLATER’S SWAN SONG ; PARKO VS THE WORLD
TALKING POINTS – DISCUSS
a) No doubt, the entire surfing world will be tuning-in for this; I hope the ASP broadcast crew is prepared for MASSIVE WORLD WIDE VIEWING AUEDIENCE — web servers are fast & plentiful.
b) How much pressure is Parko feeling, on a scale of 1-10? Is he even on the North Shore yet?
c) Does Slater feel a touch more pressure knowing this is it- one last try at at World Title?

PARKO’s ASP World Title scenarios
As Parkinson is the current rankings leader on the ASP WCT, the following ASP World Title scenarios will be based on his potential finishes at Pipeline.

If Parkinson finishes 13th, 9th or 5th at the Billabong Pipe Masters:

Slater needs a 5th or higher to take the 2012 ASP World Title.
Fanning needs to win at Pipeline to take the 2012 ASP World Title. (*Contingent upon Slater finishing 5th or Lower at Pipeline.)

If Parkinson finishes Equal 3rd at the Billabong Pipe Masters:

Slater needs a 3rd or higher to take the 2012 ASP World Title.
Fanning needs to win at Pipeline to take the 2012 ASP World Title. (*Contingent upon Slater finishing 5th or Lower at Pipeline.)

If Parkinson finishes 2nd at the Billabong Pipe Masters:

Slater needs to win at Pipeline to take the 2012 ASP World Title.
Fanning cannot win the 2012 ASP World Title.

If Parkinson wins the Billabong Pipe Masters, he will take the 2012 ASP World Title.

The Billabong Pipe Masters, the third jewel of the Vans Hawaiian Triple Crown of Surfing, will be run from December 8 – 20, 2012.
2012 ASP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR RESULTS:

    Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast: Taj Burrow (AUS)
    Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach: Mick Fanning (AUS)
    Billabong Rio Pro: John John Florence (HAW)
    Volcom Fiji Pro: Kelly Slater (USA)
    Billabong Pro Tahiti: Mick Fanning (AUS)
    Hurley Pro at Trestles: Kelly Slater (USA)
    Quiksilver Pro France: Kelly Slater (USA)
    Rip Curl Pro Portugal: Julian Wilson (AUS)
    O’Neill Coldwater Classic: Taj Burrow (AUS)
    Billabong Pipe Masters: TBD

#3 NIKE SELF-IMPOSED EXORCISM FROM SURFING
Nike pulling out of surfing completely ; entire team now rides for HURLEY; simply a name change and all fiscal energy that NIKE was putting in is transferred to HURLEY marketing. Really?
TALKING POINTS – DISCUSS
a) The new ASP ZoSea sales team (is there one?) must be disappointed.
B) Does HURLEY really get all the fiscal resources from NIKE surfing, or do they have to start cutting team members? Who really moves/sells board shorts for HURLEY? In North America it’s got to be Machado. In Europe? Machado? Does Kolohe Andino move board shorts? Does Carissa Moore sell anything? Believe it or not, these considerations flow through the minds and spreadsheets of somebody at HURLEY.
c) Where does John John fit in all this?
D) This is tough situation, because of all the surf industry companies, it is my perception that HURLEY, and I mean Bob Hurley, has the most compassion, is one of the boys if you will. It would be problematic for him to let someone go. But… it’s a business.
E) If they keep everyone they have one hell of a surf team: Ace Buchan, Rob Machado, Brett Simpson, Carissa Moore, Julian Wilson, Kolohe Andino, Evan Geislman, Tim Curran, Mitch Crews, Yadin Nichols, Conner Coffin, Nat Young, Aamion Goodwin, Coco Nogales, Evan Valiere, Rizal, Laura Enever, Koa Smith, Michel Bourez, Mickey Detemple.

#4 Defending ASP world champ Kelly Slater has been called to testify in a Southern California courtroom over a trademark dispute between his clothing brand, VSTR, and New York-based apparel maker World Marketing.

At issue is whether Slater’s VSTR — which stands for Visiting, Surfing, Traveling, Responsibility — violates a trademark that World Marketing has held on its Visitor apparel line since 1998.

Under the Quiksilver umbrella, Slater launched VSTR in January. In March, World Marketing sent Quiksilver a cease-and-desist letter, to which the apparel giant responded in court, claiming no infringement. The complaint explains that VSTR is pronounced by saying each letter separately, rather than saying “visitor.”

However, during the brand’s rollout earlier this year, VSTR was widely reported as an acronym, pronounced “visitor.” Earlier this week, a representative who picked up the phone at the brand’s customer service number listed at its website also referred to the brand as “visitor.”

World Marketing has countersued, and on November 14 served the 11-time world champ a subpoena. Slater reportedly responded by saying he’s not available to testify at the moment, as he’s too busy “preparing full-time” for the last stop on the ASP’s 2012 Championship Tour. Yet again, Slater’s a contender for the title, breathing down the neck of tour frontrunner Joel Parkinson.

“I can’t really talk about the case,” World Marketing VP Neil Mossberg told a New York paper earlier this month. “I will say this: I know we are not as famous as Kelly Slater, and I know our stock is not traded like Quiksilver’s. I also know we will not be wiped out without a fight.”

“We have no comment on this,” Fresh and Clean Media’s Shelby Meade, who heads up Slater’s publicity team, told ESPN.com. The Billabong Pipe Masters, held on Hawaii’s North Shore, marks the tenth and final event of this season’s ASP World Tour. The window opens December 8.

TALKING POINTS – DISCUSS
a) Does World Marketing group have a valid legal position here?
b) Do you see this having any effect on Kelly Slater as he prepares for Pipeline Masters?

SURFING NEWS – NOVEMBER 18, 2012 : Dane Reynolds’ Big Move REEF Hawaiian Pro – THE TURN

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November 18, 2012 — Surfing News : DANE REYNOLDS BIG MOVE REEF HAWAIIAN PRO – Scott Bass Host Surfer, Jeff Baldwin Host Surfer

SEGMENT 1: Segment Sponsor Quiksilver Waterman Collection is presenting next years’ Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction presented by Quiksilver Waterman Collection which takes place May 11, 2013 in the brand new state-of-the-art building at the OC Fairgrounds called The HANGAR. Quiksilver Waterman Collection and their brand ambassadors on twitter Mark Healey @healeysurf, Shayne McIntyre @ShayneMcIntyre, Jamie Mitchell, Peter Mel @peter_mel, Mel Pu’u: Robby Naish

emails/news/notes:
Hi Bassy n Baldy,

Best wishes from Australia, love the show, I listen every week. my question is …… have you or Jeff had much exposure to the Von Sol boards and are they a fun replacement for a summer fish ?? Do they rip or is it just more of the same ?? Hope to hear back, sorry to disturb, please keep up the great work, best wishes to Jeff !!

PS It’s so refreshing to listen to a radio show by hosts who are really tuned into what we are as surfers and what we find interesting and important, it’s amazing how similar our thoughts are even though we are on the opposite side of the planet. It just goes to show that surfers are the same the world over – we all know that surfing is such a great lifestyle and your show really celebrates it, well done !!! Kind regards, Peter
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TOP 5 STORIES OF THE WEEK POWERED BY SURFERS VILLAGE:

#1 THE TURN
DANE REYNOLDS busts an acrobatic, mind bending turn, if you can call it that, during a rather ho hum heat at Haleiwa and immediately remings us all of what we are missing.
1) THE TURN: Biggest wave of the heat; head high wave. full speed, full rail, dual arm layback, fin bust, nose pick to half-rotate to whitewater chaos to recovery. Maybe that’s it. It wasn’t as clean as it could’ve (or should’ve) been? (Watch it above)

Will THE TURN, DR’s move at Haleiwa, hold a place in history like Tom Carroll’s The Snap at Pipeline? or no? email us: surftalksandiego AT gmail DOT com

2)The judging:
The wave was scored a 7.3; Dorian and Machado both would’ve given the wave a 10 or high 9. Do you trust their judgment? How can you not trust the judgement of Dorian and Machado? Machado was rightfully calling out the judges. Right or wrong, this is what color commentators need to do — be honest and forthcoming with their opinions. John McEnroe/Johnny Miller. This, as much as the Dane Reynolds turn – THE TURN, progresses the sport.

What if nobody in the commentating box had said anything? We, the audience, would be spewing.

What we were told during the webcast is that the judges can only see the replay in real time speed. They can watch the super slo-mo, but are not allowed to have super slo-mo sway their opinion/judement.

WTF? We’ll give you the evidence, but you are not allowed to use it. That seems a bit ass-backwards, no?

#2 REEF Hawaiian Pro

    SLATER ADVANCE
    SUNNY ADVANCES AND WINS CLASH OF LEGENDS
    KOLOHE QUIETLY ALREADY IN THE ROUND OF 16
    Nathan Hedge making a push to re-qualify
    John John moves on

#3 I went surfing and saw a dinosaur
A group of surfers in Santa Cruz County, Calif. stumbled upon a surprise Thursday. Sticking out of a rocky outcrop that is usually covered by water, even at low tide, was a giant set of fossilized vertebrae.
One of the dumbfounded surfers snapped a photo of the six to eight feet of bones, which were sticking out from a rock formation at Pleasure Point, a world-renowned surfing destination (home to the surf legend Jack O’Neill) that is one of only four dedicated “World Surfing Reserves.”
The surfer, under the name Donkahones, posted his photo of the fossils to Reddit, the Internet message board, with the explanation that the group could see the bones because of an unusually low tide. The post was titled “So I went surfing and saw a dinosaur.”
Experts disagreed.
“It is not a dinosaur,” Gary Griggs, director of the Institute of Marine Sciences at the nearby University of California, Santa Cruz, told ABCnews.com. “The vertebrae are in what is called the Purisima formation, which is from the Pliocene, so they’re three to five million years old. Which is relatively young. This is from way after the dinosaurs.”
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/11/surfers-find-giant-fossilized-back-bones/

#4 Nat Young heard he officially made the ASP World Tour on Friday, joining the ranks to the top 34 surfers in the world. But Young, 21, wasn’t celebrating. And he won’t until an ASP official delivers the news to him directly. Young, ranked No. 20 in the world, has reason for skepticism. Last year he thought he had done everything necessary to claim a World Tour spot, only to see it yanked away.

SURFING HERITAGE VINTAGE SURF AUCTION
We are producing a premier cultural event. More than an auction, a place for the relevant, the swank, & the surfing intelligentsia to gather in a celebration of craftsmanship, art, music, and surfing lore. The Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction has a ten-year history in Hawaii and is for the first time ever being produced on the mainland USA in gorgeous Orange County California.

The theme of the auction is “California Gold” and the Surfing Heritage Foundation is focusing on just that, boards and memorabilia with California flair from the ’20s through the ’70s. We’re anticipating 50 unique & rare vintage surfboards for the live auction and at least 50 items for the silent auction.

Event Info
• 100 Live & Silent Auction items, unique & rare vintage surfboards by Lopez, Curren, Noll, Rawson, Hynson, Cole, Lis, Schroff, Frye, Velzy, Kivlin, Stussy, Harbour, Quigg & many others.
• Art from the ilk of Thomas Campbell, Matt Beard, Damian Fulton, Art Brewer & others
• Acoustic jazz by Neon Stiletto Groove & others
• California Gold vehicles including VW Bus, Porsche, Ford Galaxy, Hot Rods, El Caminos others, tbd
• VIP area for QWC ambassadors, legend shapers, cultural icons, gorgeous athleticas, honored guests
• Roadshow appraisals, vintage marketplace, California Gold timeline, autograph signing, short films
• Expected attendance 800 – 1200
• May 11, 2013; Auction preview begins noon; VIP cocktail reception 3-5pm; Live auction 6-9pm
• Benefiting the Surfing Heritage Foundation a non-profit 501c organization
• OC Fairgrounds – three conjoined buildings / 35K+ Square Feet

The Surfing Heritage Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, presenting and promoting surfing’s heritage for the appreciation and education of current and future generations; and to achieving our goal of surfing being more accurately understood, represented and enjoyed. Preservation. Presentation. Promotion.

NOVEMBER 11, 2012 – SURF NEWS: MARTY THOMAS TALKS VANS TRIPLE CROWN OF SURFING

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November 11, 2012 — Surfing News : TAJ WINS Cold Water Classic, Marthy Thomas calls in live form Haleiwa Vans Triple Crown of Surfing – Scott Bass Host Surfer, Jeff Baldwin Host Surfer

SEGMENT 1: Segment Sponsor Quiksilver Waterman Collection is presenting next years’ Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction presented by Quiksilver Waterman Collection which takes place May 11, 2013 in the brand new state-of-the-art building at the OC Fairgrounds called The HANGAR. Quiksilver Waterman Collection and their brand ambassadors on twitter Mark Healey @healeysurf, Shayne McIntyre @ShayneMcIntyre, Jamie Mitchell, Peter Mel @peter_mel, Mel Pu’u: Robby Naish

EMAILS COMMENTS:
EMAIL #1 Bassy & Baldy – Hi Scott and Jeff, you guys kick ass. love the show.

i dont know if you are blue or red and dont really care, but any surfer would appreciate this. In the September Vanity Fair, epic writer Michael Lewis (author of the Blind Side and Moneyball), wrote a piece about Obama. its a really good piece.
At the end, he asks Obama, if he was granted a day where no one knew who he was and could do whatever, Obama replied:
“When I lived in Hawaii, id take a drive from Waikiki to where my grandma lived – up along the coast heading east, and it takes you past Hanauma Bay… you park your car. if the waves are good you sit and watch and ponder it for a while. you grab your car keys in the towel and you jump in the ocean. you put on the fin, you only have one fin, and if you catch the wave you cut left and then you cut down into the tube there. you might see the crest rolling and you might see the sun glittering. you might see a sea turtle in profile, sideways, like a hieroglyph in the water. and you spend an hour out there. and if you’ve had a good day you’ve caught six or seven good waves and six or seven not so good waves. and you go back t your car. with a soda or can of juice. and you sit. and you can watch the sun go down…
sounds about right. president or not.
cheers,
Cisco
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Top 5 stories

#1 Donald Takayama remembered yesterday on a blustery winter day in Oceanside.
Paddle out; memorial service; lots of love, aloha, memories shared; Nat Young, Skip Frye, Joel Tudor, Paul Strauch; Linda Benson; many many others…

Skip Frye said it all at Donalds Memorial “Donald was a man’s man;a surfer’s surfer; a shaper’s shaper; a craftsman’s master craftsman; an entrepenuer’s entrepeneur.”


#2 A Grandfather Wins at Sunset Beach North Shore surfing legend Sunny Garcia has won the HIC Pro at Sunset Beach, replicating a win he enjoyed here 20 years ago in the early stages of his storied career. Today he accepted the victory while holding his baby grandson, who shares his name. Garcia says his win today is the perfect primer to launch his bid for a 7th series title at the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, which starts on Monday.

#3 WORLD TITLE SCENARIOS: Going into the final event of 2012, the Billabong Pipeline Masters, the ASP defines the race as follows:

If Parkinson finishes 13th, 9th or 5th at the Billabong Pipe Masters:
- Slater needs a 5th or higher to take the 2012 ASP World Title.
- Fanning needs to win at Pipeline to take the 2012 ASP World Title.*
*Contingent upon Slater finishing 5th or Lower at Pipeline.

If Parkinson finishes Equal 3rd at the Billabong Pipe Masters:
- Slater needs a 3rd or higher to take the 2012 ASP World Title.
- Fanning needs to win at Pipeline to take the 2012 ASP World Title.*
*Contingent upon Slater finishing 5th or Lower at Pipeline.

If Parkinson finishes 2nd at the Billabong Pipe Masters:
- Slater needs to win at Pipeline to take the 2012 ASP World Title.
- Fanning cannot win the 2012 ASP World Title.
If Parkinson wins the Billabong Pipe Masters, he will take the 2012 ASP World Title.

#4 MONSTER WAVES EXPECTED TO HIT IRELAND Some of the world’s best big wave surfers are making their way to Ireland again this winter to compete in the third annual Billabong Tow-In Session presented by Monster at Mullaghmore in county Sligo.

The waiting period for the event started on November 1 and finishes on March 1. Organisers only need one day of giant waves to stage the event. Last year’s event was cancelled

MARTY THOMAS — from the VANS Triple Crown of Surfing — CALLS IN FROM HAWAII ON THE BEACH AT HALEIWA:
November 12 ~ December 20, 2012
North Shore of Oahu, HAWAII

$1MILLION Cash Purse
SLATER & FLORENCE Will Battle for 2012 Triple Crown Title
$100,000 Cash + $30,000 Harley Davidson + $10,000 Nixon Watch to Triple Crown Champion
Largest GLOBAL BROADCAST in Surfing History – 200 Million Households
Hawaiian Airlines AIRSHOW Offers 250,000 Miles to Top Aerialist
Online Media Registration is Open (links at bottom of this release)

THE REEF HAWAIIAN PRO

Nov. 12-24, Haleiwa Ali’i Beach
ASP Prime Prize Purse: $250,000
Defending Champion: Taj Burrow (Australia)

Tell us a little bit about the wave: What is going through a competitors head when it is 6-10 feet at Haleiwa?

Heat Draw Round of 64 heat 8 Kelly Slater draws Sunny Garcia ; their combined age is 85 years old. If Derek Ho and / or Occy makes into that heat could be sponsored by Cialis.

I see Dane Reynolds is entered into the Triple Crown. Dane is quietly and successfully putting in his time in Hawaiian waters.

THE VANS WORLD CUP OF SURFING

Nov. 25-Dec.6, Sunset Beach
ASP Prime Prize Purse: $250,000
Defending Champion: John John Florence (Hawaii)

THE BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS

Dec. 8-20, Banzai Pipeline
ASP World Tour Prize Purse: $425,000
Defending Champion: Kieren Perrow (Australia)