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The Drug Aware Pro presented by Rusty held at Margaret River is starting in the next few days. In fact it begins on the 16th March and runs until the 21st March. Alongside the WQS contest is the MASS festival-Music, Art, Surf and Style. If your not in West Oz to check out the event's happenings, you can watch the event here or on Fuel TV.-Sam

(March 9, 2010) - Nella Media Group (NMG) & Ma’Ohi Nui are teaming up with HINANO and HIC (Hawaiian Island Creations) for the most stunning “TAHITIAN” fundraiser on the island. This year NMG & Ma’ohi Nui has decided to do something different! We are letting our attendee’s choose the Non-Profit of their choice, then at the end of the event we will announce what Non-Profit the proceeds raised will go to. PLEASE CHOOSE WISELY!

SPRING BROKE TAHITI III is set for Saturday, MARCH 27th at The Waterfront at Aloha Tower Marketplace, and will feature a live Tahitian Show by MA’OHI NUI.

Live entertainment includes Miko Sweet, Beach 5 and OOKLAH THE MOC. DJ’s will be from the Nocturnal Sound Krew. Also, there will be an exciting HINANO fashion show showcasing the HINANO’S SPRING//SUMMER 2010 Collection. Thousands of dollars in clothing and surfboards (HIC Pro Boards) will be given away!!!!

WHAT: SPRING BROKE TAHITI III

WHEN: Saturday, March 27th (8:00pm - 2:00am)

WHERE: The Waterfront at Aloha Tower Marketplace (1 Aloha Tower Drive, Honolulu, HI 96813)

WHY: Fundraiser for Attendees decision!

WHO: HINANO, MA’OHI NUI, HIC and NELLA MEDIA GROUP

As with every NMG EVENT: SPRING BROKE TAHITI III is a fundraiser for a local non-profit organization. Proceeds from this year’s event will go to the attendee’s choice, so please choose wisely! With so many local, worthwhile causes we decided to leave it up to the general audience.

SPRING BROKE TAHITI III is sponsored by: HINANO BEER, Mobi PCS, go! Mokulele Airlines, Paddle Surf Hawaii, KIALOA, HonuGuide and innov8 magazine.

MEDIA NOTE: Last years Spring Broke Tahiti fundraiser to benefit the Hawaii Deaf Surfrider Association drew more than 2,500 media, surf industry and party people. Organizers expect double the turnout at this years SPRING BROKE TAHITI III. Please contact Jason Cutinella for all MEDIA & EVENT INFO at jason@nellamediagroup.com ASAP.

Presale Tickets are available at ALL HIC locations and www.honoluluboxoffice.com or call 808.550.8457 ($20 presale and $25 at door)

***SPECIAL “HIC-SPRING BROKE” TICKET COMBO: ONLY AVAILABLE AT ALL HIC (Hawaiian Island Creations) LOCATIONS. Buy any HIC T-Shirt and get a FREE Spring Broke Tahiti III ticket!!! Combo ticket package is ONLY $25

Event powered by NMG//NellaMediaGroup and MA’OHI NUI POLYNESIA…

World-class surfers Kelly Slater, Taj Burrow and Owen Wright will be busting out their best moves for the Boost Mobile SurfSho presented by Samsung, taking place on Bondi Beach from 12th to 14th March 2010. The first international surfing competition to take place on Bondi Beach in over 20 years, the three-day event will see the most exciting aerial surfers from across the globe competing for a $30,000 prize on Bondi’s famous waves.

Dane Reynolds is a curious fellow. The images below were listed on his site a few days ago. Tough to read and not make you laugh.

Christian Fletcher Launches New Website

San Clemente, CA (March 9, 2010) - March 22nd is World Water Day - a global observance of our planet’s most precious resource. In recognition of World Water Day, the Surfrider Foundation is unveiling a robust offering of events and activities, including the launch of a new water quality and management-related program, a new educational video, an exciting water quality-themed online contest, and a one day-only membership offering.

Founded in 1993 by the United Nations General Assembly, World Water Day was created to help focus public attention on the critical water issues facing our global community. The theme for this year’s World Water Day is “Clean Water for a Healthy World.”

“Water is the foundational basis for all life on the planet,” says Matt McClain, Surfrider Foundation’s Director of Marketing and Communications. “How we interact and manage water has a direct affect on not only our marine resources, but the whole of our world as well.”

To help illustrate this point, the Surfrider Foundation is launching “Know Your H20″ - a new program that focuses on the issues behind use and management of our world’s water resources - on World Water Day.

“Know Your H20 is the next evolutionary step in Surfrider Foundation’s long-running Blue Water Task Force monitoring program,” says McClain. “Our goal is to move beyond telling people there are challenges to marine water quality, and towards educating them on how they can take steps to improve it.”

The Surfrider Foundation officially launches the program with the premiere of their highly anticipated animated movie “The Cycle of Insanity: The Real Story of Water.” The film, which was created by a cadre of Surfrider Foundation volunteer activists, is narrated by LOST star Zuleikha Robinson and focuses on the various challenges and solutions relating to water management.

Surfrider Foundation will also be kicking off an online contest for its Blue Note Karaoke event on World Water Day. Starting March 22nd, people can log onto MySpace and enter for a chance to win an all-expense paid trip to California to participate in Surfrider’s Blue Note Karaoke event on May 6th.

Finally, the Surfrider Foundation will be offering a special one-day only World Water Day membership package on March 22nd. For the discount price of $20 (regularly $25), purchasers will receive a one-year membership to the Surfrider Foundation and their choice of either a reusable FilterForGood Nalgene bottle or organic tote bag.

For additional information on the Surfrider Foundation’s World Water Day activations, visit www.surfrider.org.

About Surfrider Foundation

The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world’s oceans, waves and beaches. Founded in 1984 by a handful of visionary surfers in Malibu, California, the Surfrider Foundation now maintains over 50,000 members and 90 chapters worldwide. For more information on the Surfrider Foundation, go to www.surfrider.org.

March 9, 2010- The Professional Longboard Association kicked off its 2010 season two weeks ago, and couldn’t have asked for a more exciting event, as surfers and PLA staff were flooded with Tsunami warnings, and higher than usual tides and waves caused by the earthquake in Chile.

The first two rounds of OB Pro was smooth and on schedule, but as the day wore on and the women started to compete, the Tsunami weather kicked in and put a hold on the contest for about thirty min. Luckily the clouds opened up and the contest was able to resume. The second day, started off just like the first day ended, as the contest saw high tides and big waves that closed the pier, and kept PLA staff and surfers off the beach for the better part of the day. With large waves, and confident surfers the PLA was able to run a successful event through all the natural weather conditions.

Tony Silvagni, was able to hold the likes of three time World Champion Colin McPhillips, France import Remi Aruzo, and Hawaiian Zack Howard, for his very first PLA victory.

“I’ve made so many finals and it feels amazing to finally win an ASP LQS event,” Silvagni said. “It’s always been my goal to start the year out on top and it’s great to finally accomplish my goals.”

The women on the other hand, were unfortunately unable to finish the competition, due to poor conditions, and decided to finish the event with all four finalists taking even points and money.

The PLA now sets its sights on Costa Rica, as the next competition is set for April 8-11 in Puntarenas Costa Rica. The event will be an LQS event set at a 3- star rating.

“We are excited to have our first contest this year out of the way and completed, especially with the conditions we were dealt. I couldn’t have asked for any better way to start the year, moving forward the PLA is excited to take our first contest internationally to Costa Rica. They have been great hosts to longboard events in the past, and know they will do anything they can to help us run a successful event,” said Jeff Stoner, PLA’s Executive Director.

“The PLA also thanks its current sponsors who are supporting us, without them this season and this opportunity for the surfers would not be possible. We are lucky to have great companies like Maui Jim Sunglasses, Soleo Sunscreen, Kicker Audio, Sequoia Solar, Wind an Sea Surfboards, Power Balance and Hyperflex Wetsuits helping us out this year and helping continue the dream of developing a surf series for the longboard professionals.”

WiLDCOAST Executive Director will be a featured speaker this week at the Pacific Rim Whale Festival in Tofino, Canada. Dedina, a longtime surfer, conservationist and author of the book, “Saving the Gray Whale,” will speak about “Saving Whales and Waves in Baja California” on Friday March 12, 7pm at the Cloyoquot Community Theatre, Tofino (British Columbia, Canada).

The talk by Dedina is sponsored by the Pacific Rim Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, and will discuss the effort to stop the Mitusubishi Corporation from destroying San Ignacio Lagoon and fabled point break, Punta Abreojos as well as the efforts led by WiLDCOAST to successfully halt the construction of marinas at Baja’s best right point break and to preserve the last remaining wild Pacific coastline in the Baja California peninsula. Dedina will also discuss concerns about the impact of global climate change on the Eastern Pacific population of gray whales.

“I am honored and stoked to be invited to share our experiences in Baja California with the surfing and conservation community in Tofino,” said Dedina. “I am also looking forward to surfing the stunningly beautiful coastline of Vancouver Island.”

The WiLDCOAST director and Zach Plopper just returned from Baja’s San Ignacio Lagoon to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the successful battle to stop Mitsubishi from building a 500,000-acre industrial salt preserve at the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

WiLDCOAST’S Baja California coastal conservation efforts, supported by a grant from the SIMA Environmental Fund,  were documented in the October 2009 issue of Surfer Magazine in the article, “Wilderness Transect.”

In 2009, in honor of his efforts to preserve the coastline of the California,  Dedina received the California “Coastal Hero” Award from the California Coastal Commission and the San Diego Zoological Society’s Conservation Medal. In 2003, SIMA awarded Dedina the “Environmentalist of the Year” Award for successfully stopping the Nautical Ladder marina plan that would have destroyed five point breaks in Baja California.

Serge’s new book, “Saving the Pirate Sea: Dispatches from the Surf Coast of the Californias,” will be published in 2011 by the University of Arizona Press.

WiLDCOAST conserves coastal and marine ecosystems and wildlife and is at: www.wildcoast.net.

The Pacific Rim Whale Festival is at www.pacificrimwhalefestival.com

Maybe Taylor Steele's lazy, or maybe he's jaded, or maybe he's just utilizing the internet to create the first user created surf flick. The first wave of entries are in and the ratings, comments, and clips are going mad over on Innersection.tv. Here's our favorite's and some feedback from the critics.

Credit: C. VAN HANJA/Shazamm/ESPN Images

 

Wednesday, March 10
Time	Event	Location
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.	Snowboard Slopestyle Women's Elimination	Tignes, FRA
10:30 - 12:00 p.m.	Ski SuperPipe Practice	Tignes, FRA
11:30 - 12:45 p.m.	Snowboard Slopestyle Men's Practice	Tignes, FRA
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.	Snowboard Slopestyle Men's Elimination	Tignes, FRA
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.	Ski Slopestyle Practice	Tignes, FRA
3:15 - 3:45 p.m.	Snowmobile Demo	Tignes, FRA
4:30 - 5:45 p.m.	Ski Superpipe Men's Practice	Tignes, FRA
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.	Ski SuperPipe Men's Final	Tignes, FRA

 

Aaron Chang helps SurfAid celebrate 10 years with Dr. Dave Jenkins this Sunday, March 14th beginning at 4pm. Please... http://bit.ly/bSrKa4

While at Taj's grand victory party (which he arrived via limo) TransWorld SURF's Chris Cote decided to get behind the camera and get some words of congratulations from Taj's peers (the best of the best in the surf world). Congrats TB!

Airing March 15th at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. ET/PT will be the first event from this past winter's Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, the Reef Hawaiian Pro. Relive all the action from the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing in one of the best North Shore winters in recent years.

On July 31, 2010, Hamilton and Kalama will again serve as honorary co-chairman of the 3rd annual “Pipeline to a Cure.” Hamilton and Kalama have served in this capacity since the inaugural event in 2008, and have been instrumental in raising more than $750,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Surf Ride is pleased to announce the dates and locations of stops #2 and #3 of the $100,000 Freedom Pro-Am Surf Series by Vans. REGISTRATION OPEN for both events on-line at: Freedom.Surfride.com

Surfing Australia is proud to announce that Layne Beachley has accepted a position on the Board of Surfing Australia concurrently with Wayne 'Rabbit' Bartholomew also accepting the position as the first ever Patron of Surfing Australia.

The first leg of the 2010 Rip Curl GromSearch series ran in pumping waves at Lakey Peak Sumbawa this weekend 7th March. Groms from all around the Lakey area took on the triple overhead conditions in the under 16 division giving the judges a taste of the gutsy talent that is on offer in this region.

Costa Mesa, CA: The launch of Rip Curl’s MIRAGE Boardshort Premium Retailer Program has officially been ignited in core surf shops nationwide. The MIRAGE is Rip Curl’s Ultimate Boardshort, boasting Elastostretch 3 (ES3) fabric, STL stitchless technology, and a slew of other functions and features, making it the lightest constructed performance boardshort on the market.

Sworn by and trusted by Rip Curl’s A-Team, including World Champ Mick Fanning, Owen Wright, amongst others, Rip Curl has teamed up with a host of valued core retail partners to bring the MIRAGE experience to the next level. Each MIRAGE Premium Retail Partner will have a custom MIRAGE 4-way fixture, custom MIRAGE POP, and a plug on our official MIRAGE microsite: www.ripcurl.com/mirage

“We believe the MIRAGE is the Ultimate Boardshort,” stated Rip Curl CEO, Kelly Gibson. “We’re excited to launch a program which allows us to connect the dots between our key product, the marketing that surrounds it, and a list of our valued core retail partners, which ultimately will tell the story of the MIRAGE boardshort.”

Rip Curl thanks and recognizes their official MIRAGE Premium Retail Partners:

West Coast/Hawaii

Barnfields - Haleiwa, HI

Beach House - Santa Barbara, CA

Hanalei Surf - Hanalei HI

Hansen’s - Encinitas, CA

HIC – Honolulu, HI

South Coast - San Diego, CA

Spyder PCH - Hermosa Beach, CA

Spyder Pier - Hermosa Beach, CA

Surf and Sea – Haleiwa, HI

Surf Concepts - Manhattan Beach, CA

Surfride - Oceanside, CA + Solana Beach, CA

Surfside Sports - Costa Mesa, CA

East Coast/Caribbean

Atlantic Beach SS - Atlantic Beach, NJ

BC Surf & Sport - Fort Lauderdale, Fl

Blonde Johns - Gulf shores, AL

Brave New World - Point Pleasant Beach, NJ

Farias - Ship Bottom, NJ

Heritage Surf Shop - Ocean City, NY

Heritage Surf Shop - Margate, NJ

Heritage Surf Shop - Sea Isle City, NJ

Inland Ocean - Altamonte Springs, FL

Inlet Outlet - Manasquan, NJ

Innerlight - Pensacola, FL

Island Water Sports - Deerfield Beach, FL

K-Coast Surf Shop - Ocean City, MD

Liquid - Rehoboth Beach, DE

Maui Nix - Daytona Beach, FL

McKevlins - Folly Bch, SC

OBBC - Nags Head, NC

Real watersports – Rodanthe, NC

Ron Jon Surf Shop - Cocoa Beach, FL

Ron Jon Surf Shop - Ft Lauderdale, FL

Sea Level - Long Beach, NY

Surf & Skate - Jacksonville Beach, FL

Surf City North - Wrightsville Beach, NC

Surfers Supplies - Ocean City, NJ

Wallerbears - Myrtle Beach, SC

Wallerbears - Charlotte, NC

WRV - Virginia Beach, CA

For more information, check out www.ripcurl.com/mirage, or you can contact Rip Curl marketing coordinator, Chelsea Johns: cjohns@ripcurl.com

A surgical strike to Stradbroke Island on the Gold Coast of Australia turns into an All-Star surf session...

In anticipation of the Boost Surf Sho on March 12th 2010, Australian surfing prodigies Tyler and Mikey Wright will be joining Habbo Australia (www.habbo.com.au) – the world’s most popular virtual world for teenagers – live on Thursday 11th March 2010 at 6PM AEST to discuss life in between the waves.

This unique opportunity will give fans the chance to discuss all things surfing with two of Australia’s youngest and most talented female and male junior surfers, as they prepare to surf with the world’s best at the largest aerial surf event, The Boost Surf Sho.

At only 15 years of age, Tyler is the youngest ever winner of an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Women’s World Tour, the Beachly Classic. Mikey, now at age 13 was one of the world’s youngest sponsored surfers at age 8. Both Mickey and Tyler will discuss with Habbo users their dreams to follow the success of their brother Owen Wright, who is seeded 32 in the world.