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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: surfboard

surfboard stories: 7 news summaries

(Newser) - A Mexican surfer off a California beach was busted for trying to smuggle 24 pounds of pot on his board, reports the Los Angeles Times. When suspicious cops on the beach close to the Mexican border ordered the surfer to come ashore, he heaved a duffel bag into the water.... More »

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California • crime • beach • Mexican border • San Diego • marijuana • surfboard • surfers • smuggling • drug smuggling • Mexican

Dude, Bummer: Discontent Swells Over Big Boards

Longboarders call paddle-boarding 'surfing with training wheels'

Sep 27, 08 5:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - As if surfers don't already have enough problems, novices are swarming their beaches to bogart the waves. Or that's what they'll tell you if you ask about the growing trend of stand-up paddle-boarding, or SUP. Quicker—and much bigger—than a longboard, the paddle board is like "a Mack... More »

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surfing • Malibu • surfboard • surfers

(Newser) - Surfers may be a laid-back lot, but they're riding a wave of anger at airlines that have begun charging upwards of $150 to check their boards, the LA Times reports. It's a gnarlier price hike than those levied on any other kind of sporting equipment, surfers note, calling for... More »

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airline industry • surfing • surfboard • fees

 Travel's a Drag
 for Pro-Tour Surfers  

You've got to hang loose, advise veteran dudes

Jul 26, 08 4:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Traveling the world as a pro surfer may sound sweet, but surfers say there can be plenty of bummers too, the Los Angeles Times reports. The marathon flights are a drag, and on arrival the many hazards include malaria, stinging sea creatures, food poisoning—and, worst of all, lost surfboards.... More »

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travel • surfing • surfboard • surfers

 Surf Champ Saves Partner

Laird Hamilton uses improvised tourniquet to stop partner from bleeding to death

Dec 6, 07 2:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Surf champ Laird Hamilton, known for his big-wave talents that have been documented in films, can add lifesaver to his resume. The star wave rider stripped off his shorts to create a makeshift tourniquet that prevented his surf partner from bleeding to death after a wipeout this week opened a... More »

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surfing • waves • accident • Hawaii • surfboard • Laird Hamilton • Maui

Surfers See
Red Over
Brit Airways
Board Ban

Petitioning to change gnarly new rule

Nov 7, 07 3:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Furious surfers hope to sink a gnarly new British Airways rule banning surfboards from the airline. Wave riders are petitioning the company to reverse its decision, which went into effect yesterday because the airline determined the boards are "simply not suitable for airport baggage systems," according to a... More »

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sports • surfing • luggage • British Airways • airline • surfboard • air travel • Britain

Homegrown Surfboards Fade Away

Outsourcing, technology wash over
a time-honored handcraft

Jul 3, 07 2:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - The era of hand-carved surfboards is ending, even in its birthplace of Southern California, as machines and cheap foreign labor take control of was once a thriving craft. Ten years ago, human hands shaped rigid foam to create 80% of American surfboards, but today that number is less than 20%.... More »

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California • outsourcing • surfing • surfboard • foreign labor

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