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“NBDs rebroadcast on ABC?” by Cole Nowicki via Simple Magic

by admin | Jul 21, 2023 | Community, Competitions, Industry, News, Skateboard

Push play to view entire competition During last weekend’s X Games “Real Street Best Trick” event at Rincon Middle School in Escondido, CA, commentator Brandon Graham said that the production team at the long-running action sports competition had been trying for three...

“The Athletes Who Can’t Afford Their Near-Death Experiences” by Adam Elder via The Intelligencer

by admin | Jun 20, 2023 | Competitions, Industry, Insurance, News, Olympics, Skateboard, Snowboard, Surf

Tom Lowe surfing in the 2018 Jaws Challenge in Hawaii. Photo: Richard Hallman/World Surf League via Getty Images In late April, British big-wave surfer Tom Lowe paddled for a famous slab wave off the coast of Tahiti called Teahupo’o as its 25-foot wall...

“Surf Shop Founders and Their Kids Discuss Passing the Torch” by Kari Hamanaka via Shop Eat Surf

by admin | Jun 13, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, Community, Generations, Industry, News, Retail History, Surf

Top row (left to right): Tom and Tyler Brown, Josh Hansen, and Mark Richards with sons Brandon and Blake. Bottom row (left to right): Ashlyn and Aaron Pai, LG Shaw, and Ashley Stewart Leines with father Bill Stewart. By Kari Hamanaka | Published Jun 13, 2023 From...

“Outdoor Retailer Expands The Daily with B2B Business News Site” by Press Release via Outdoor Retailer plus link to last minute registration for next week’s OR Summer Show

by admin | Jun 12, 2023 | Industry, News, Outdoor, Resources, Trade Shows

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, California – (June 13, 2023) Outdoor Retailer is expanding its investment in the outdoor industry by adding a dedicated website and in-house staff for The Daily, the print magazine distributed at the trade show. The goal of the new...

“Shoreline at Surf Expo to Debut September 7-9, 2023” via Surf Expo News Feed

by admin | Jun 7, 2023 | Educational Opportunity, Industry, News, Resources, Trade Shows

Shoreline at Surf Expo Evolves the Waterman’s Lifestyle from Coastal Shoreline Activities into Camping, Hiking, Climbing and more.   ORLANDO, Fla. – (June 1, 2023) – Surf Expo, the premier watersports and coastal lifestyle tradeshow, enhances the buying...

“Surf Shop Day Is Coming May 20th!” by SIMA via Shop Eat Surf

by admin | May 17, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, Community, Customer Loyalty, Event Planning, Holiday, Industry, News, Resources, Surf

Image courtesy of SIMA The SES article and the links below are shared with the express permission from SIMA. “If surfing is religion, then surf shops are the temples of stoke.” Shaun Tomson From the Jersey Shore to La Jolla, Cocoa Beach to Galveston, Nags Head to...