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To pee or not to pee: that is the question; Whether 'tis warmer in the lineup to suffer The stink and yellow of our own urine, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? To shiver: to freeze; No more; and by with a quick piss we end The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation... ...Nothing like a little Hamlet ripoff to preface a nice user poll on peeing in your wetsuits. Smelly booties anyone? -P.K. Keep … [Read more...]
Our friends over at Envirosurfer are doing something super cool...they are donating 5% of all sales this month to the Nature Conservancy’s Fund for Gulf Coast Restoration to help clean up the oil spill in the Gulf. Now you know, so go to their site and support the cause www.greensurfshop.com . Envirosurfer is a new web-based eco friendly surf shop. Their overreaching theme as told by Jared at Envirosurfer is "driving our surf shop so that surfers no longer need to sacrifice performance … [Read more...]
It's a little known fact that the biggest pollutant to hit the oceans isn't those plastic bags from your local supermarket, or oil from the Exxon Valdez or brown trout from your local sewer, it's CIGARETTE BUTTS. If you're a surfer who smokes, well, you should quit. But if you're in town, and you see someone toss a cigarette our their car window, give 'em hell. Those butts get washed into the sewage, and out into the ocean. It's nasty. Ok, rant over. … [Read more...]
Yes, that's right! Twilight's own Edward Cullen has shown up to fight proposed Liquid Natural Gas facilities in Long Island, New York. Further, he's taking his celeb creds on the beach to pick up litter and point out just how big the problem really is. Click here link for the full photo essay (which is a work in progress). Local New York photographer, sponger extraordinaire and good friend to DailyStoke, Allison "Box" Blanchette has put her creative talents to amazingly entertaining use. … [Read more...]
The foam board revolution has been hailed one of the grandest changes in the surfboard's history since the invention of the fin. But after many decades of buying and using these surfboards, many of our eco-conscious brethren have realized that they have been hypocrites. We needed to change the materials used in shaping and glassing our precious boards. Firstly, the foam itself is being wasted every time a board is snapped at Pipeline, meaning that more energy is being used to create more blanks … [Read more...]
Yep. It's true. As announced over at SurfersVillage.com, the surfing world has put out another magazine for us self respecting surfers not to buy. Standup Paddle Magazine launched it's virgin issue this month, ushering in a whole new error of anti-cool. While surfers the world over puke and laugh with disgust, we have an as of yet unconfirmed account of Chris Cote slitting his wrists. Apparently, the first issue will focus on standup paddle surfing, how to stand prone, how to select a paddle, … [Read more...]
Perhaps this isn't a myth, especially if you surf in Southern California, but Southern California isn't what its all cracked up to be. Although the water is generally pleasant and warm, and the weather is always around 72 degrees, the Southern California beach paradise myth ends there. Now, I want to say from the very beginning that Southern California will always have a special place in my heart since it is the place that I spent so many of my formative delinquent years, but I feel like I just … [Read more...]
... so I guess I just might buy stuff from this guy from now on. When buying from this guy, I am assured that the gear he is selling is smoke-free! What more could an underage goody-goody-two-shoes ask for? And yes, I really care what kind of environment my future gear has endured, like if it was tucked in at night, or if it was sexually abused, drunk all the time, and whipped by a leather belt. Now, I wouldn't buy anything from an environment like that! If I buy something, it'll have to be … [Read more...]
On the cusp between Central and Southern California, this spot is a little off the beaten path, and most frequently visited by seniors with 50 foot motorhomes, but this serene little slice of California coastline is protected by the state and sticks further into the Pacific than just about anywhere else. With Vandenburg Air Force base to the north and a sprawling cattle ranch to the south, you can just imagine yourself in a simpler time; a time before mega malls, 20 lane highways, and yes, even … [Read more...]
I met up with Yvon Chouinard and his crew from Patagonia yesterday morning. They rock. Chouinard was really talking it up about One Percent for the Planet, which is a group of companies that are donating 1% of their sales (sales, not profits - that's a big difference!) to over one thousand environmental organizations. Nicely done. I was stoked to meet Yvon Chouinard, as he is something of a hero to the peeps at DailyStoke.com. … [Read more...]
Surfing HQ wrote a new blog post: Please don’t drop in, friends 6 hours, 12 minutes ago · View
Its time for the best caption contest, post a comment for the best caption for this photo. Winner will be chosen by the dailystoke staff, and will get bragging rights for eternity.
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This is another manoeuvre that has been labelled as simply a “trick” and “not a functional manoeuvre” in the competition arena. However, Joel Tudor frequently pulled them off in competitions in good sized surf with no leash – just because he could! They are a fun manoeuvre to try and probably one of the first [...]
Mr. Kook wrote a new blog post: Illegal Surfboard Porn from Moonlight Glassing 2 days, 5 hours ago · View
It’s delicious. Nice show of how things get done at Moonlight Glassing. Drooling.
Can pretty girls surf?
Surfing is a male dominated sport. A statement like that is not easily contested, especially when most line-ups around the world have a pretty uneven ratio of board shorts to bikinis. Lets face it, even the pages of Surfer display this sort male centered mindset, as article after article discusses the trials and tribulations of Jordy Smith or Joel Parkinson, while relegating the fairer sex to showing off their derrières in Reef ads.
Keep in the mind though, that there is no doubt that women can surf. There are magazines, clothing companies, gear, and even a portion of the ASP tour relegated solely for women. Hell, even Gidget got her own movie. Nevertheless, when it comes down to it, men tend to have more say in the surfing community than women do.
That is simply because most of the big name surfers throughout all of surfing history have been men, and not women. Whether it was Laird Hamilton at Teahupoo in 2000, or Duke Kahanamoku at the turn of the century, men have been at the focal point of this sport. This concept inherently implies that men have committed more to surfing then women have, and thus also inferring that men have more surfing talent than women do, partially explaining the attitude of male surfers around the world. With that being said, can women come to influence surfing as much as men do?
That answer lies with a girl named Maya Gabeira. A native of Ipanema, Brazil, Maya began surfing when she was fourteen. She is now twenty-three, and is credited with riding the biggest wave ever surfed by a woman (a fifty-foot bomb at Dungeons South Africa). She has won the Billabong XXL award four years in a row, surfed at many of the major big wave spots around the world, and to top it off, she is incredibly beautiful. So there you have it, pretty girls can not only surf, they can surf better then most men can. It may be a stretch, but it is entirely possible that a woman like Maya (or another talented female surfer like Layne Beachley) could make the next big splash in the surfing world. That surfing talent is hidden somewhere in that extra X chromosome, it’s just up to them to uncover it and show off a bit.
DailyStoke does it again, Boardshort Giveaway! Rules: Just join the Stoke Community and post a blog or comment
