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The surf/skate industry is showing notable resiliency during recent global economic challenges, posting U.S. retail sales of $7.22 billion in 2008 according to the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA).
Barbadians Lewis St John and Chelsea Tuach along with local boy Shane Simmonds shared the championship honors at the 2009 SUZUKI MAKKA PRO surf contest which went off without hitch at the “Makka” surfing beach in Southaven, Yallahs St Thomas on the 4th and 5th of July in 4’-5’ waves.
"Over the past several years, it has been obvious that my vision and priorities are not in line with those of Mavericks Surf Ventures. I have had in the past, and continue to have, strong differences of opinion with the present CEO and Board about the direction, image, and priorities of the company and the contest.
The 2009 Surfers' Hall of Fame induction ceremony pays tribute to three generations of watermen, all of whom have made an indelible mark on the sport, industry, and culture of surfing.
Ned Snow (Waialua, HI), 23, won the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Longboard Qualifying Series (LQS) 1-Star Yakult HB Pro today over former ASP World Longboard Champion Colin McPhillips (San Clemente, CA), 34, in two-to-three foot surf at South Huntington Beach Pier. Cori Schumacher (Cardiff, CA), 32, took out her fellow finalists to claim the ASP LQS 2-Star Gidget PLA Pro, which ran in conjunction with the men's event.
Top Stories
The most successful competitive surfer of all time, Kelly Slater, rode what may have been the last heat of his 24-year professional career.
Jack Robinson and Gabriela Bryan have taken out the 2024 Margaret River Pro.
Big wave surfing is an industry with an industry.
Ryan Crosby is the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the World Surf League (WSL).