Archive for the 'Localism' Category

Apr 20 2008

Wildcard Wins Boost Mobile Surf Sho Presented By Nokia

Published by Mike under Competition, Equipment, Gallery, Localism, News, Surfing

[Owen Wright : photo Kirstin Wilson]

Owen Wright (Culburra, NSW) is surfing’s undisputed high-flyer after taking down the greatest-ever line-up of aerialists at the Boost Mobile Surf Sho presented by Nokia at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast today, walking away with his largest pay day ever. The eighteen year old Aussie put the contest out of reach with a near perfect aerial, scoring a 9.93 out of ten.

“With a couple of minutes remaining the perfect ramp popped up and I sealed the deal. When I landed it I hoped no one landed anything bigger cause all the guys were capable of pulling a big move off. It feels great to win it.”

To read more on the days events visit Global Surf News

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Mar 26 2008

Local Answers For Universal Questions

Published by Mike under Localism, Rants, Surfing

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photograph Cam Scott and www.coastalbc.com

I’ve been catching up on some past articles dealing with localism in places like Santa Cruz, Jordan River and the Hawaii Islands. I started to think about all of the stories I’ve heard about localism here in Nova Scotia. First it was the local fishermen in the 60’s and 70’s looking to scare off the first generation of Nova Scotia surfers. They stayed, bought up land and settled in. This place has been growing ever since.

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