Welcome to Montreal Beach, new river surf capital Sep 4, 2009
"When I was young, I surfed using longboards in Australia... it's very different here but it's still a lot of fun," he said. The Sydney native appreciates that he does not have to swim out to catch a wave. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
More of this story Sep 3, 2009
In 1967 he worked under the Bing label and produced a series of models that are collectively regarded as the last word in original-era longboards, including the Pipeliner, the Lotus, the Pintail, and the Nuuhiwa Lightweight. Brewer s intense design flame had the shortboard revolution percolating a hot steam. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Adventurous in Wash. paddle from atop surfboards Jul 5, 2009
Boys teaching Waikiki Beach tourists how to surf would stand on their longboards and use outrigger canoe paddles to propel the board and catch waves. Hawaii surfers also started stand-up paddling to stay in shape on calm days. (Longview Daily News, WA)
How to Buy a Skateboard Longboard May 21, 2009
Skate longboards vary greatly in size, shape, and usage ... Longboards vary from 39 inches to over five feet ... Longboards are wide, from 8 to 10 inches usually. (Suite101.com)
Thousands expected for Ron Jon's surf fest Apr 10, 2009
Longboards used early in surfing are embedded in the beach at Shepard Park during last year's Ron Jon Easter Surf Fest. (Rik Jesse, 2008 FLORIDA TODAY file). (Florida Today)
Kuhio, 2 brothers took surfing to Pacific Coast Mar 28, 2009
During the summer of 1885, when Kalanianaole attended St. Matthew's College in California, he, Prince Edward Keliiahonui and Prince David Kawananakoa rode waves at a river mouth on redwood longboards, said Abigail Kawananakoa yesterday during a ceremony at the Royal Mausoleum in Nuuanu ... During the summer of 1885, when Kalanianaole attended St. Matthew's College in California, he, Prince Edward Keliiahonui and Prince David Kawananakoa rode waves at a river mouth on redwood longboards, said... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Recession Threatens the Original Surf City Feb 19, 2009
free-admission museum which is housed in an old lighthouse overlooking the world-famous Steamer Lane surf break, just up the coast from the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk is much more than a repository for old photographs, torn wet suits and beaten-up longboards. It's a reminder that Santa Cruz was the first place surfing occurred in the continental United States, when, in 1885, three Hawaiian princes who were attending a nearby military school rode waves on redwood boards. (Time.com)
