A pictorial journey into the hilarity that is surfing in Southern California – with a focus on poor etiquette, bad photography, body contortions, overcrowding, and bad surfing. Stop by daily to see if you've been caught doing your best stinkbug power-squat...and please, don't be afraid to be my muse!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Great Lakes
Monday, August 29, 2011
Cartwheel
PS. Congrats to Kelly Slater on the big win today, in spite of a truly great donkey moment in the final when he got sucked over the falls! Epic.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Tom Gregg - YOU ARE NOT A SURFER
From the LA Times:
Surfboard manufacturers have a number of concerns -- heavy competition, expensive shipping and employees who occasionally like to slip out early when there’s a good break.
Product-liability lawsuits typically aren’t one of their worries.
That’s what makes a lawsuit that recreational surfer Tom Gregg filed against Channel Islands Surfboards a little unusual.
Gregg contends that a fin on his Channel Islands board cut a “deep gash” on his right leg when he wiped out off the coast of France in 2009. He said the fin severed muscles in his leg and caused injuries so severe that he will never regain full muscle strength in the injured leg.
“The surfboard, fins and their component parts were unsafe for their intended use,” Gregg said in the lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Scott Anderson, general manager of Carpinteria-based Channel Islands, said it’s the first product-liability lawsuit filed against the company that he’s heard about. “I’ve been here 20 years and I haven’t seen one,” he said.
Anderson declined further comment.
Gregg’s attorney, Jeffrey Karpel, said the fins are so sharp some surfers cover them with protective sleeves. Gregg was not aware of that before the injury, Karpel said.
Channel Islands, acquired by snowboard company Burton Corp. in 2006, is one of the world’s largest surfboard manufacturers. Its boards are sold in more than 400 stores around the world, Anderson said.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Face First
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Friday, August 19, 2011
Summertime.....
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Flying Squirrel
Monday, August 15, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Rage Against the Machine!
Reader Rick found this video of a "Surf Machine". I'm not so sure about that.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Fish Getting F@ck#d!
"Fish Getting Fucked" is the caption of this photo from carvemag.com.
I don't disagree with their analysis.
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Lulu's Facelift...
Monday, August 08, 2011
Friday, August 05, 2011
Thursday, August 04, 2011
The Future Is Now...
From theinertia.com.