ECO LYCRA

The long time surf brand WEST has recently developed a new fabric that is made up of:
85% recycled plastic water bottles
15%bamboo fibres
Making this material a very eco friendly development. West are labeling this new material “ECOLYCRA” and have used it in some of their rash vests this season.
As you know recycling PET water bottles reduces [...]

Shit in My Backyard

SEWAGE SPILL-600 gallons of raw sewage from a broken sewer line south of Hobson County Park dumped into the ocean—of course I surfed there yesterday and I was watching all these monster trucks working on the road thinking to myself, ‘I wonder what is going on.’
This morning Surfline posted the report on their front page, [...]

Whale Shark

Despite being the world’s biggest fish, very little’s known about whale sharks. They can grow up to 12 metres long and are related to great whites, but they’re far less scary. To eat, they swim about with their huge mouths open so they can scoop up whatever tasty treats are floating in their path.
- The whale [...]

Cuban Surfing Association Sponsored by Wave Tribe

There are some epic spots to surf on this planet and I have had the honor to surf with this group of cats from the Cuban Surfing Association.
There is a great story that one of them told me about shaping boards out of foam ‘borrowed’ from huge refrigeration rooms, but I am going to save [...]

World’s Greenest Surfboard?

A surfboard that had been hollowed out, packed with bricks of marijuana then glued back together was found by Border Patrol agents Wednesday while patrolling a beach in close proximity to the international border fence in Imperial Beach, California.
Word on the street has it that the owner of this green surfboard [...]

Healthy Oceans

We are working to create “underwater parks” along Southern California’s coastline. These “parks,” or Marine Protected Areas, are safe havens for fish and wildlife. They allow marine life to thrive, and offer great diving, bird-watching, and research opportunities.
Healthy oceans benefit all of us and we need your help to succeed! Attend a public meeting to [...]

Eco Warrior’s Stick

Thanks to Mikey in the UK for sending us this pic—EPS blank, balsa epoxied to foam, and laminated with ecoresin.
He says he had fun on it but I think that guy has fun on anything he rides.
It looks nice, a little fat in the nose but I like the grain in the wood and that [...]