The story behind THIS Kelly Slater vid - Talking with Morgan Maassen
If you haven’t seen this YouTube vid of Kelly Slater saying “Hello, Rincon”, you should. We tracked down the dude who made it, and he just so happens to be Santa Barbara local, Morgan Maassen. What’s more, and more important, is that this surf filmmaker is only 18 years old, and already creating some pretty [...]
Bar Rafaeli is the hottest surfer chick in the world
Muchas gracias to Hurley, who has recently signed up Bar Rafaeli, pictured here, to be one of their models. Now, Bar Rafaeli does not, to our knowledge, surf. Nor does her boyfriend, Leonardo DiCaprio (though we hear he’s going to play Miki Dora in the movie adaption of the book by David Rensin, All for [...]
Wow. This surfing video is a must see - shacked in slo-mo
This is the most stunning surfing clip I’ve seen in a long time. The clip is an extract from a six-part series called South Pacific being broadcasted on BBC2. The vid shows Dylan Longbottom in super sloooooooooooooow motion and high definition, surfing a nice twelve footer and getting shacked. The vid is HD, and [...]
Kelly Slater’s girls
Most of us love Kelly Slater’s surfing and wish we could be this guy. In and out of the water, he has a life most of us can only envy. A charmed life, as we learned in our interview with Kelly. Wanted to take a few moments to point out in photos a few more [...]
Taking a trip to Baja? Check out the Sportsmobile. The ulimate surfing vehicle
We stumbled upon the ultimate surfing truck/van thing - and it’s called a Sportsmobile. We were intrigued - so we did some digging and interviewed one of the main dudes at Sportsmobile. Here goes.
DailyStoke: The SportsMobile has probably been favorite of exploratory surfers since before I was born, which is 1978. What’s the back story?
Sportsmobile: [...]
Waves for Development - Surfing and Volunteering in Peru
400 boards. That’s what Global Surf Industries donated to a new surfer-run organization called WAVES for Development. WAVES for Development is less than a year old, but doing heaps for locals in Peru who might never have the chance to surf, even on waves right there for the taking. (Like the pretty “little” left shown here.)
So just [...]
Mark Healey’s got Brass Balls - a Q&A with DailyStoke.com
You may have seen Mark Healey in the February 2009 issue of Surfer Magazine, surfing this new slab of a wave called the Yeti. You’ve probably seen him riding a bull, pictured here. BUT you sure as sh!t have have not seen him jumping! out! of! a! perfectly! good! airplane! Watch the here. Insanity. We [...]
Checkin’ in on Matix Clothing - 10 years in on Progress
“F*king ugly” should not describe anything you wear, right? If you’re bored by the hideous selection on your local surf shop rack, check out some of the upstarts in the industry that are trying to rock the boat from what’s being pumped out by the big guys. One such deal is Torrance, California-based Matix Clothing. [...]
GoPro Surf Hero Camera – Surfing Product Review
A big focus for me this year is going to be highlighting and reviewing some new and existing surf-related products on the market. I am personally testing them and trying to give a truly unbiased, surfer’s perspective. For my first victim, the folks at Go Pro were kind enough to send us their new GoPro [...]
Technology and the ASP World Tour - bringing surfing to your desktop
Not being able to watch the Boost Mobile Pro because I was chained to my desk many miles away from the heart of the action was not fun. But the ASP World Tour made it fly with the webcast concept. Indeed, even pro surfers like Tom Curren are in on it. In recent interview with [...]
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