Pulling off Floaters - C.J Hobgood

C.J Hobgood, breaks down the floater, what it's good for, how to do them, when to do them and what to keep in mind while pulling one off. C.J is one of my favorite surfers of all time, and in this video he breaks down the basics of pulling off a sweet floater in a way that surfers of all levels can get something from it.

Blow out the tail - Kalani Robb

In this video pro surfer Kalani Robb, takes you through the basics and mechanics of blowing the tail out on your top turn. Bustin' the fins has become a staple part of modern day surfing, As Kalani says in the video, "guys like Dayne Reynolds are doing it everywhere, but we are the guys that told em' how"

Improving your Bottom Turn - Tom Whitaker

In this video pro surfer Tom Whitaker, takes you through the fundamental, basic elements of performing a good bottom turn. The bottom turn while not the most flash move in the book, is the most important move you can do on any wave, and when it is done right, it looks sick...just ask any surf what their favorite Occy move is!This video has a little something in it for everyone, whether you are an

Chasing The Lotus - The lost reels of Weaver and Wills. 2006

"This not to be missed cinematic journey combines a powerful fusion of original Super 8mm film, photo stills and contemporary interviews... Not only does the Lotus boast Greg's stellar directing, but it also features the engaging prose of writer Jamie Brisick and the narration of esteemed Hollywood actor Jeff Bridges... A cast of truly legendary surfers."... Mike Fish,Eastern Surf Magazine."Greg

Join the Your Local Surf Forum!

Hey all,The SURF FORUM is up and running, now we just need some loud assed surfers in there making noise when the waves aren't pumping! Join in today and shoot the shit about anything and everything. Just click the image above to get started!Strict no spamming rule applies, so if that is your thing dont waste our time or yours!Stay Stoked!

Occy named Waterman of the year!

More than 850 professional surfers and surf industry VIP’s supported the most anticipated surf event of the year, the SIMA Environmental Fund’s Waterman’s Ball, on Friday, August 22.The event took place at the St. Regis Monarch Beach in Dana Point, Calif., and the SIMA Environmental Fund Board of Directors are confident that the final amount raised at the event will approximately match the goal

Heavy Wipeouts!

Drawing Different Lines

I decided to put together a slightly different post then I usually do today. I wanted to share a bunch of really awesome surf photographs, that look at surfing from a unique angle. It seems no matter where you look these days, be it online or in magazines, you get bombarded with the standard action shots, the only thing that seems radical is the manouver being thrown down. Surfing is all about

Another reason to love Costa Rica

I have always had a plan to head to Costa Rica and surf my guts out and just live...after finding this picture of this georgous Costa Rican surf Babe, I have another reason to get off my ass and move there!

Cuba - Surf Pioneers!

Not long ago, Cuban surfers made surfboards by molding insulation foam from refrigerators with a cheese grater.Now they ride the waves on second-hand surfboards donated by surfers in other countries, whose solidarity is keeping afloat one of the least known tribes in the surfing universe."Cuba is one of the last places not surfed in the world. It's probably like Bali was in the late 1960s," said

"We Only Have one planet" - Laird Hamilton

A short little video in which Laird talks briefly on conservation and protection of the earth, our oceans and our way of life. If you love surfing and the ocean then take a minute to watch this.Laird and the NRDC

Tow surfers waiting for 40ft surf in Chili

The Association of Professional Towsurfers (APT) was started in 2003 to support the growth and development of Tow-In Surfing. Now in its fifth year, APT has embarked on promoting world class tow-in competitions (and in the midst of a five month holding period in Chile), FUEL.TV caught up with APT President and Founder, Eric Akiskalian.He gave us the goods on his involvement with the sport, the

Laird Hamilton - A Tribute

Kelly Slater - A Tribute

Whale Sharks and Sharks in Japan!

Now I know this isn't surf related, except being one of our collective fears, but thought it was awesome so here it is!

The Worst Drop-in Ever!

All those times you get pissed about someone dropping in on you when you are surfing at your local break, just remember this picture.

Christie Brinkley Surfs Again!

After a highly publicised divorce trial, Christie Brinkley has found a way to unwind - surfing. The supermodel has taken up the hobby while vacationing in Long Island, New York after ending her marriage to ex-husband Peter Cook just last month. The 54-year-old insists hitting the waves has helped her to relax and remember her roots. “Yes, I’ve dusted off my surfboard. When I was 13, I was a

Why surf in Japan?

In general the beaches of Japan are horrible. Unless you make your way down to the southern Islands like Okinawa, most of the beaches are covered in garbage, used fireworks, black sand and dead kelp and birds. The waves can get great, but it is far from a cool hangout scene. There is only one plus to hitting the beach in Japan; The Japanese beach girls are super cute...see picture below!

Grant "Twiggy" Baker rides a giant wave in S.Africa

Five years of careful planning and patient waiting for perfect conditions paid off for Durban-born big wave surfer Grant "Twiggy" Baker when he successfully rode a 70-foot wave at an until-now-unsurfed Cape Town reef on Saturday.Baker, the winner of 2008's Red Bull Big Wave Africa contest held at Dungeons Reef in Hout Bay late in July, took his wild ride at a reef about 2km further out to sea

George Freeth Statue Stolen!

A bronze bust of George Freeth -- the man credited with bringing surfing to California 100 years ago -- was stolen sometime overnight, Redondo Beach Police said Thursday morning. The statue, created by sculptor Terry O'Donnell, who died recently, has been on the Redondo Beach Pier for 31 years. Police have not identified any suspects and will release more information about the theft later today.

ASP Australasia launches a new website

ASP Australasia announced the release of the new ASP Australasia website www.aspaustralasia.com today as the former regional licensee makes the transition as the fourth of the global ASP Regional Branches, having recently joined ASP Japan, North America and Africa in ASP International’s burgeoning branch structure.The new look website is part of the global transition and completes a branded web

What a great surf moment!

Love this pic, taken by Tim Mckenna

Holly is Hot!

Say what you will about Holly, Maybe she isn`t the greatest commentator, but she surfs like a demon and is smoking hawt! Holly the Crew at Your Local Surf salute thee!

Memorial for Bud Browne at Waimea

memorial is planned for surf film pioneer Bud Browne on Monday, August 25, 2008 at 7:00pm. The event will take place at Waimea Falls Park in Oahu, Hawaii. An Exhibit of Bud's photography will be on display at the Memorial. A website has been setup with a guest book for people to go & write comments about Bud. The guest book will be displayed at the Memorial in Hawaii. For more information contact

Glenn Bee Back at Dungeons

Veteran Cape Town surfer Glenn Bee stole the show when he turned up as a "wave-spotter" at the big-wave surfing event at Dungeons, just eight months after narrowly escaping death.Bee is lucky to be alive. His friend, Brian Crabb, who was cycling with him on November 25, the day of their accident, was not as lucky.Bee, 48, and Crabb, 35, had been out training for the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle

Vision is highly over-rated; this girl is awesome!

Lupita Salazar, 12, stood at the water's edge Wednesday in Manhattan Beach, flinching as cold waves lapped at her ankles.Blind since birth, the slim girl wore a colorful swimsuit with a rhinestone flower applique. She was among the first in her group of 13 students from the Braille Institute in Los Angeles willing to give surfing a try.Troy Campbell, a surfing instructor, guided Lupita's hands

Global Surf Industries: Mark Kelly

MARK Kelly may have helped to revolutionise the way surfboards are made and sold but there are some elements of the traditionally laid-back surfing culture that just won't rub off.You might imagine the world's biggest surfboard supplier to be based in a big corporate office by now but, no, Kelly still boasts that his company's global headquarters remain where they were when he started off at home

Surfing in the Olympics?

In 1920, Olympic gold medalist and father of modern surfing, Duke Kahanamoku, first petitioned the International Olympic Committee to include surfing as part of the Antwerp Summer Games. The Hawaiian icon, who swam to victory in the 100-meter freestyle at both the 1912 and 1920 Olympics and performed countless "surfriding exhibitions" for crowds from Long Beach to Australia, wanted the ancient

World Surfing Games Heading to Costa Rica

The 2009 International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games will take place in Costa Rica's Playa Hermosa, just south of Jacó, said the president of the Surf Federation of Costa Rica, José Ureña.Some 35 countires are expected to take part in the competition that will take place between July 31 and August 9 next year.The competition will be broadcast live over the internet to an estimated

HAWT SURFER GIRL!

Damn, combining two of my greatest loves, a tight tanned girl and surfing...if only there was a beer somewhere in this picture!

ASP World Tour Ratings

1Kelly Slater (USA) 1 1 17 1 1 175620 2Joel Parkinson (AUS) 5 5 3 5 3 94548 3Bede Durbidge (AUS) 3 2 17 5 5 94382 4Taj Burrow (AUS) 9 3 17 3 3 54370 5Mick Fanning (AUS) 2 5 33 5 2 94353 6Adriano de Souza (BRA) 9 9 5 3 5 173950 7Andy Irons (HAW) 5 5 5 17 5 93938 8C.J. Hobgood (USA) 17 17

Injured Veterens Hit the Water & Surf

CAMP PENDLETON ---- A thick scar runs from ankle to mid-thigh on Brice Brokaw's left leg.The inch-wide mark is evidence of a surgeon's effort two years ago to harvest a donor blood vein in an effort to save Brokaw's right leg, which was mangled in a motorcycle accident.The transplant worked, but the effort to save Brokaw's right leg failed, and the then-28-year-old Coast Guard fireman became "an

Irons wins the search again, this time its Bruce not Andy

Bruce Irons has been surfing so solid throughout this whole event, proving once again how dominant he is in barreling left reef breaks. With much being said about Bruce packing in the tour after this season, it is quite clear that it has nothing to do with his ability, but rather as he has said many times over; He can`t be bothered unless it is big and heavy conditions.With Bruce being so far

Taj Burrows through to the Quarter Finals

The Rip Curl Search from somewhere in Indo has been full of upsets. With Kelly Slater bowing out in round three and Parko,Andy, Mick and Bede getting retired in round 4. The door to jump back into the race for the 08` ASP title has slipped open.Taj will face off against Chris Ward in heat 4 of the quarter`s, which looks to be a hell of a heat. Wardo took out A.I with a sick combo score, which saw

Gel Heated Wetsuit, beats Rip Curls H-Bomb much hyped release!

var articleheadline = "Surfing: Heated wetsuit opens up new frontiers"; Little can be done to heat up Britain's icy seas, but an end to knee-knocking cold surf sessions may be in sight this winter as the world's first self-warming wetsuits are launched. A small

Another Yummy Surf Girl Pic

Been a little while since I threw up a picture of a cute surfer girl for you all. (Sorry to my female hetro readers, but I am only a guy hehe)Anyways to those of you who like a little perve with your surf enjoy!

Kelly Slater Goes down in round 3!

With perfect left hand indo barrels, the worlds top 4 surfers have steped up to the plate at this years Rip Curl Pro Search. This year the boys and girls at Rip Curl have taken us to `Somewhere in Indo` and so far it has been a hell of a show.Today`s huge upset came in the form of 8x world champ, Kelly Slater losing in round 3 to avery inform Tiago Pires. While Kelly was running the heat from the