Damien and CJ Hobgood have a triplet in Hollywood
We’re all familiar with Florida’s most famous set of surfing twins, but who knew that they were actually triplets? I sure as shit didn’t.
A while back, I stumbled across the fellow in the photo below, Ryan Kwanten, who plays one of the main characters, Jason Stackhouse on HBO’s uber-popular show, True Blood. Yeah… I [...]
A look at the “One Ranking” system - decoding CJ Hobgood’s lead
With the “one ranking” system slowly creeping up on us, CJ Hobgood has taken down the first major event of 2010, and has shot to first in the world under the coming system. But what does it all mean? Let’s take a look.
****** It’s all in the Stars ******
CJ’s win in the 6 Star Prime [...]
Pipeline pre-quarters recap - Who’s out, who’s off & who’s still going
After a few exciting days of competition at the 2009 Billabong Pipeline Masters, we’ve crowned our 2009 World Champ (Mick Fanning), closed in on our 2009 Vans Triple Crown Champ (CJ Hobgood or Joel Parkinson), finalized our rookie rankings (seeing Kekoa Bacalso at the head of the 2009 pack), and seen a huge number of [...]
2009 ASP World Tour rankings following Parko’s win in South Africa
Australia’s Joel Parkinson does it once again, taking his third win of the year and proving to all that 2009 is his year. Now even more solidly in the lead, by some 1400 plus points, Parko’s widening the gap on his way to his very first world title.
While Kelly Slater looked poised to strike [...]
Surfers all a Twitter
It is inescapable. Even for professional surfers.
The migration away from large media conglomerates received another proverbial nail in its collective coffin when Ashton Kutcher beat CNN to the millionth follower on Twitter. Not to be blown into irrelevance by the winds of time, pro surfers have begun tweeting as well.
The pro surfing lineup on twitter [...]
Dooooooowntime for WCT Tour Surfers
What to do, what to do…Surfers like to fish, and surfers in Florida have more than enough of time to hunt gills while they wait for some waves to show up. The Hobgood twins recently got their hands on one of these paddle board, fishing vessel-type things, and from the looks of things they’re putting [...]
It’s easy to see why… retro board revolution
“The times they are a-telling, and the changing isn’t free“- A 6′1 or a 6′2 used to be a popular surfboard size, shiiiit, those days are over. It’s all about 1984 now, and 5 foot something surfboards are what you want to be riding. This is a clip of Shayne McIntyre ripping on a little [...]
Clifton James surfers better than you.
In case any one’s wondering what “CJ” stands for… Yes, it’s affirmative. We’ve had a surfing world champion by the name of “Clifton James”, and not only that, but Clifton’s one of the most charging/best air guys on tour. It’s a little silly, because Clifton James is like the last possible name you would ever [...]
Soulcam: the next big step in filmmaking
CJ Hobgood brought this to my attention on his personal blog, and it’s gotta be one of the more beautiful filmmaking processes I’ve ever seen. The “Soucam” is basically a camera attached on to a blimp, and under the right controls it can draw out some of the most beautiful lines you’ll ever see. Naturally, [...]
Aaron Cormican graces the cover of Eastern Surf Magazine
Aaron Cormican is on the cover of Eastern Surf Magazine. Aaron is known for boosting airs, and it comes as no surprise to anyone who recognizes his name to see this grab. There’s no need to even finish out the sequence, because of course he pulled it. Cormican does these things that make the rest [...]
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