Breaking Ice

I’m up late again, neglecting my usual four hours of solid sack time. My coffee consumption is hitting an all time high and my eyes occasionally lose focus. Not a good thing when your main source of income comes from looking through a camera lens. Then again any project worth doing is at least worth driving yourself to the brink of insanity in the process. And there is a light at the end of the tunnel, the extended version of “Breaking Ice”.

We’re aiming at a forty-four minute version of what began as an eighteen and a half minute short documentary. And I can’t wait for you all to see some of the great treasures we came across on our journey. I know there are still quite a few of you who haven’t seen the original, and there will be opportunity to see it again. But the extended version will be stacked! More insight on this unique culture of ours told by those people who’ve shaped it, more great music by local surfers and more surf footage that will knock your booties off! Stay tuned and thanks to all of you that have taken an interest in preserving and growing our culture. I hope you’re as excited as I am.

Be sure to look for these upcoming stories on breakingice.ca:

1. Nova Scotia’s next big surf band Andrew Hunter & the Gatherers

2. Scott Forbes, one of Nova Scotia’s most versatile surf artists

3. Announcements about the Canadian ISA world surf teams

and if you have any story ideas, let me know. I’ll try and make them happen

Cheers

Mike

[Photo: Mike Rossi]

The end of winter, and the beginning of spring usually means only two things to surfers in Nova Scotia. Terrible wave conditions and the NorEaster Surf Classic. And this year the lineup for the annual will be stacked with talented locals looking for spots on the ISA world games teams.

Click on the link below to see a rundown of this years contestants, last years winners and a few people to look out for. Our thanks to SANS for publishing the list!

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