Pro Surfer Ricardo dos Santos Shot to Death by Off-Duty Cop The surfing community unites in mourning the tragic loss of Brazilian surfer Ricardo dos Santos, who was shot outside of his home on Monday. Amongst conflicting reports, it appears that dos Santos, 24, was killed by an off-duty police officer at 8:40 am. One witness says dos Santos asked the officer and his brother to leave the beach outside his home, after spotting them using drugs and playing loud music. Another report says the altercation arose from a parked car on dos Santos’ property. Local police have taken two brothers , 25 and 17, into custody. The older of the two is reported to be the off-duty cop, and […] Industry News ameliatraynor | January 21, 2015 1 Comment
VIDEO: Surfing One Solid Wave in Lake Tahoe, CA Yesterday Yesterday, Lake Tahoe likely saw one of it’s best surfing days ever. Big rowdy surf and clean, calm surf dominated the North Shore. The waves picked up around 9am, got big around 10:30am, and stayed very surfable until around dusk. The peak was likely about 11am – 12pm with head high waves and glassy conditions in the right spots. The waves were certainly as good as ocean waves and 50-yard long rides were had. A few shredders were throwing cut-backs, roundhouses, and floaters. It was full on show in spots with […] Surf Miles Clark | December 12, 2014 1 Comment
VIDEO: Squaw’s Julia Mancuso in a Wonder Woman Swimsuit Cliff Diving, Sleeping, Skiing Pow, Racing, Surfing, Being Sexy… Julia Mancuso is from Squaw Valley, California and it shows. She actually lives in Maui now. Anytime she’s not skiing, she’s in Maui. Oh, and she does big wave tow-in surfing in Fiji. No biggie. Julia’s latest video features her wearing a Wonder Woman swimsuit while sleeping, surfing, skiing pow, ski racking, riding bikes, rollerblading, surfing, and generally having a pretty spectacular life. After watching this, we think it’s safe to say that Julia is enjoying a […] SnowBrains | October 28, 2014 2 Comments
VIDEO: Kelly Slater Lands a 540º Today in Portugal! Whoa. Kelly Slater perfectly landed a 540 on a surfboard in Portugal today. The guy is 42 years old and still the best surfer in the world. Kelly is in Portugal waiting to compete in surfing’s World Championship Tour. He is currently ranked #2 in the world with a chance to win it all if things go his way in the final two contests. Just now, during a lay day at the 2014 Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal, Kelly landed a 540. Or a 720. Or something. It serves as a blatant reminder that he is still the best man to ever set foot on a surfboard, and it couldn’t have come at a more perfect time — you know, with that whole world title race and all. Just click play and […] Surf SwellBrains | October 17, 2014 0 Comments
Kenya, Africa Surf & Culture Report: The Wild Beaches of Eastern Kenya Kenya is best known for the wild animals that roam Maasai Mara, but it is also home to 360 miles of white sand beaches, coconut palms, and jagged cliffs that hug the Indian Ocean. On my most recent trip to the country, I took a few days off from […] Surf Guest Author | August 13, 2014 3 Comments
Friday Fun: Surfing with 10 Sharks on Memorial Day! It is truly every surfers biggest fear: Sharks in the water while you’re surfing. But in Florida, they just don’t care. Granted these sharks are smallerish, but I sure as hell wouldn’t share the line up with them… Water was very clear at NSB inlet today, we […] Surf SwellBrains | May 29, 2014 0 Comments
Would You Ride a Spinning Snow Tunnel? Would you wanna ride this spinning tunnel? We would. It looks pretty fun and weird. It might get old after a few days, but the first few rides would be a kick. We aren’t sure, but we think maybe these guys are trying to sell these things? Can’t be cheap, but could be a fun thing for ski resorts to buy and have as a pay per ride gig at the bottom of the hill. We’d definitely throw a few bucks at it. […] Surf SwellBrains | February 12, 2014 0 Comments
Conditions Report: Santa Cruz, CA New Years Eve @ Steamer’s Lane Steamer’s Lane is one of the most famous places to surf in Santa Cruz. It is often where the Cold Water Classics comp goes down and is where a lot of surfing history has been made in Santa Cruz. It has gnarly waves, when it’s good, and is in a stunning setting right by the light house that looks over the Santa Cruz bay and the Beach Boardwalk. Tuesday evening (New Years eve) was gnarly. The waves were BIG, the swell was consistent, the tide […] Conditions Report Bevan Waite | January 2, 2014 0 Comments
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