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  Longboard (surfing) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The strong point of a longboard is its substantial buoyancy and planing surface, which enables most surfers using it to ride waves generally deemed too small to propel a shortboard, as well as anything else.
Longboards are the original variety of board used in standup surfing.
From that point on, surfing became an integral part of the California beach lifestyle.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Longboard_(surfing)   (262 words)

  
 Longboard Luau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Surfing's most charming and beautiful of ambassadors died Jan. 2 at her home near Hawaii's Makaha Beach.
She was enrolled in a clinical trial at UCSD Cancer Center in La Jolla after volunteering in 1994 to participate in a surfing tournament to benefit the treatment center.
Sunn's surfing was distinctive, a reflection of her personality.
www.longboardluau.org /rellsun_article.html   (685 words)

  
 Longboard Surfboards and Surfing: Mini and Full Size Longboards For Sale Including Leashes and Fins
Longboards are less aggressive than shortboards and are made for cruising small to medium sized waves.
Longboards, also known as Malibu boards, provide stability to allow beginners to ease into the great sport of surfing.
A beginner may start with a longboard, then progress to a fun board when he or she is ready to learn some new turns and tricks.
www.follysurfcam.com /surfing/surfboards/longboards.html   (793 words)

  
 OC Metro
The longboard is part and parcel of old school surfing, with the emphasis on long, graceful rides, and maneuvers such as Walking the Nose and hanging 10 (as in 10 toes over the edge of the nose).
The modern longboard is a far cry from the 11 to 12-foot redwood planks that Hawaii's Duke Kahanamoku surfed when he entertained crowds at Balboa Beach and Corona del Mar during surfing exhibitions in 1912.
At longboard competitions the surfer is judged by the biggest wave ridden the longest distance with the most radical maneuvers done with style.
www.ocmetro.com /archives/ocmetro_2002/metro072502/sports072502.html   (1483 words)

  
 JAM LONGBOARDS: About Us
We created JAM Longboards to capture and reflect our combined 75 years of stoke about surfing, longboard surfing and skateboarding.
We envisioned boards that would be extremely impressive and uncommon, would perform very well, mimic longboard surfing, and that people would love to ride and look at.
For pure speedboarding, our longboards are among the fastest, and as more skating contests expand to accomodate events for longer boards- Freestyle, Giant Slalom, Super G races- you'll see more riders on JAM boards.
www.longboard.net /about.htm   (636 words)

  
 China Uemura Longboard Surfing Classic: Uemura wins
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 31 July, 2006 : - - Fitting for a family-oriented event, China Uemura's 22nd Annual Longboard Classic featured some family ties yesterday.Kekoa Uemura, the son of the contest's namesake, won one of the professional competitions yesterday.
Each surfer in the invitational got to surf in two separate heats, and there were no eliminations.
Uemura was clearly the best overall performer, receiving scores of 9.8 (out of 10) and 8.0 in his morning heat, and 9.3 and 8.5 in his afternoon heat.
www.surfersvillage.com /surfing/23035/news.htm   (201 words)

  
 Lush Longboards - online surf : links, holidays and longboard info.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
La Jolla Shores Longboard Association - Dedicated to promoting the sport of surfing and the responsible use of beaches by all their patrons.
Longboard Surfing Network - Surfing resources for longboard surfers, including: travel information, surfer profiles, and a surf spot database.
Surfing Magazine - Photos and video clips organized by subject as well as news, editorials and wave forecasting.
www.lushlongboards.com /surf/surflinks.shtml   (1069 words)

  
 Longboard Luau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The day begins with the Longboard Invitational surfing tournament where the emphasis is on participation and support for the cause rather than an individual's abilities in the surf.
The Invitational is a team event where sponsored teams of five, including an assigned surfing legend, vie for traditional trophies.
The highlights of the event include the graceful surfing of the legends and the camaraderie that develops between all participants as they surf together for a cure for cancer.
www.longboardluau.org /background_event.html   (236 words)

  
 LONGBOARD SURFING VIDEOS
Lonboard surfing dvd instructional with expert surfers and surfing families share their cool techniques, tips and stories of living the surfing life.
Surf Movie: reels 1-14 travels the pacific and catches the greatest surfers at three legendary breaks: Windandsea, CA, Pipeline, HI and The Pass, Aus.
He has been involved in surfing and the surfing industry since he was a small boy in the late 1950's.
www.actionsportsdvd.com /surflongboard.html   (2280 words)

  
 Longboard Surfing Events Profile
The 5th national Longboard Legends Tour is a series of, 2 day longboard surfing competitions scheduled to be held along the east coast of New South Wales, Southern Queensland and Western Australia that culminate in a three day Grand Final.
Certain maneuvers such as the famous "Hang Ten' and 'cheater five' were initiated in the longboard era by riders to impress not only those of the female gender, but to their peers both on the water and on the beach.
In the last five years, sales of longboards have dramatically increased as a percentage of total surfboard sales both in Australia and worldwide as a mixture of younger as well as more mature surfers hit the surf together.
www.aussport.com.au /sponsorship/longboard2004.htm   (987 words)

  
 Longboard Surfing: Longboard Surfing
Surf nazis will avoid you because they know that to fight one of you is to fight both of you.
Surf was 2' - 4' at San O last Saturday, not as large as I like, but plenty of fun.
After a couple of hours of surfing, the sun was shining and the water temp was in the mid 50's, we headed in to eat and party.
longboardsurfing.blogspot.com /2005/02/longboard-surfing.html   (5851 words)

  
 Surf Style Skating
Skateboarding is great surfing practice because you can break down problems and repeat drills in the stable environment of the paved hill.
The essence of surf style skating is tribute; to the riding of great longboard surfers from the past and present.
While the object of Surf Style Skating is to imitate longboard surfing past and present, there is a subtext of old school skateboarding running throughout.
perso.wanadoo.es /longboard   (381 words)

  
 Surfing Australia
Today, Surfing WA is recognised as the governing body of the 3 surfing disciplines of shortboard surfing, traditional longboard surfing and bodyboarding.
The association organises and conducts most surfing events in Western Australia and is involved in all other amateur and professional competitions held in the state.
Surfing WA is also heavily committed to the development of surfing as both a competitive sport and a recreational pursuit.
www.surfingaustralia.com /school.aspx?org=180   (519 words)

  
 Longboard Surfing
A blog about the special pleasures and skills of surfing with a longboard.
Surfing is such a unique experience, there's really nothing remotely like it that I'm aware of, and for me it is truly an artistic and atheletic venue for expression and realization.
Had a lot of fun, but my heart was with longboards, so I started buying all the boards I could find at garage sales in the beach area.
longboardsurfing.blogspot.com   (382 words)

  
 WahineSurfing - Converse Hawaiian Open making prizemoney history
Paul Holmes, the Contributing Editor of Longboard Magazine, a longtime surf journalist and former pro contest promoter, has been around professional surfing circles for over 30 years and is ecstatic to finally see men and women equally share the stage.
An additional test of longboarding skill will be on display in a separate, timed nose-riding contest which offers an additional $6,000 - $3,000 for the men, and $3,000 for the women, with first place in each to receive $1,000.
In keeping with the nationwide scope of the series, and to offer equal participation opportunity to all of the country's top longboarders, the U.S. Pro Longboard Surfing Championships was expanded this year to include venues on both the East and West Coasts, as well as Hawaii.
www.wahinesurfing.com /news.asp?Id_news=640   (531 words)

  
 Women's World Longboard Champs set for San Diego
She is assisted and supported by women longboarders around the globe.
This is the first world longboard surfing championships run by women, for women.
In 1963, at the age of 18, Linda was one of the best-known young women in surfing.
www.globalsurfnews.com /news.asp?Id_news=18207   (562 words)

  
 PRESS RELEASE Planet X & CYAD Delivers Championship Surfing to Over 80 Million Homes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The highlight of the nine-day event will be the crowning of the 2006 ASP Men's World Longboard Champion and presentation of one of the largest purses ($50,000) in Longboard surfing history.
The ASP is the Association of Surfing Professionals.
It is the foremost governing body in professional surfing, and boasts the sanctioning of six professional surfing circuits including: the WCT, the WQS, the WLT, the WJC, the WMC and Specialty Events.
www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=134870   (631 words)

  
 LongBoard News
LongBoard News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
The tables at the Longboard Restaurant and Pub were filled up and everybody was having a relaxing evening.
Jimmy Reilly Surfing Contest Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 5 December, 2006 : - - CORONADO - The Jimmy Reilly Longboard Contest will be held Sunday, December 10 at the Coronado Shores Beach known as...
www.topix.net /com/longboard   (840 words)

  
 LONGBOARD VIDEOS | LONGBOARD SURFING VIDEO
In surfing, "hanging" means putting ten toes over the nose in the supreme act of finely honed edgework, the Hang Ten.
Generations of surfers dedicated to the pure style and energy of longboarding migrate to Costa Rica for the camaraderie during the most friendly and renowned longboard gathering in the world.
The surf at Boca Barranca magnifies the vibe and lifestyle that attracts thousands to unite at this special event.
www.extremesportsvideos.com /longboard.html   (1277 words)

  
 Longboard Surfing Legend Gary Chapman
In the late 60's and early 70's Gary "Chappy" Chapman was one of the undisputed masters of the surf world.
Chappy was consistently showcased in Surfing magazine - in graceful photos that displayed his confident and easy mastery of waves as well as in articles where he shared his thoughts and experience about surfing with others.
The self-proclaimed philosophy of surfing, if there is such a thing, is freedom for all people in an environment of peace and brotherhood.
www.califmall.com /SP_Chapman01.html   (868 words)

  
 Salon Wanderlust | Longboard surfing women
In her early 40s, she's been surfing here for 35 years and earned the title "Jane of the Lane" for her prowess at Steamer Lane, a point break known for serious waves and macho attitudes.
Since this is a women's longboard contest, I ask her what it's been like to be a woman in a traditionally male-dominated arena.
I came to this contest expecting localism and a heavy dose of too-cool attitude that supposedly goes hand-in-hand with surfing contests, and to a large degree, surf culture itself.
www.salon.com /wlust/feature/1998/03/27feature2.html   (1247 words)

  
 Na Papa gives Queensland longboard surfing a boost
The Na Papa Regional Longboard tiles will be held on April 22nd and 23rd simultaneously on both the Sunshine and Gold Coasts.
Both events mark the beginning of the qualification process for budding longboarders to be eligible to compete in the Na Papa Queensland Longboard Titles.
Longboards eligible for competition use must be 9ft or longer.
www.globalsurfnews.com /news.asp?Id_news=20932   (431 words)

  
 Surfing - The Early days in San Clemente
Surfing is a thread woven deeply into the fabric of this city's life.
San Clemente's long surfing heritage, the large contingent of legendary surfers who serve as inspiration, and a wide variety of great waves has created this pool of talent.
Phil Hoffman, who took surf trips all over the world was an early pioneer in the 40's and 50's, and #1 surfer in the world in 1964.
www.sanclemente.com /HeritageCenter/Surfing.htm   (965 words)

  
 Sports> Water Sports> Surfing> Longboard
New South African Surfing Magazine Launches this Week - African...Surfline.com Surf News, CA - 2 hours agoEdited by legendary longboard surfer and shaper, Hugh Thompson, the first issue will become a collector's item, and future issues will be snapped up as soon...
Bonga Perkins made the finals in the longboard surfing division.
Surf Filmmaker Arsen BrzostekBroadcast Newsroom, CA - Dec 14, 2006It wasn't until Bruce Brown's Endless Summer in 1966 that mainstream America got a real taste of the surfing lifestyle.
www.computerrescue911.com /ODP/Sports/Water_Sports/Surfing/Longboard   (887 words)

  
 LONGBOARD VIDEOS | LONGBOARD SURFING DVDS
FIN is an examination of the current state of the art, a time in surfing culture when surfers are compelled to ride whatever they want in order to facilitate a style that suits them best.
FIN surfing video is a study of the end of one mentality, a look at the current epoch of surfing history, and a celebration of a time in surf culture when what you ride means nothing, but how you ride it means everything.
Forcing the Limits longboard video shows some of the most radical big wave longboard surfing on many of Hawaii's North Shore breaks, such as The Pipe, Sunset Beach, Makaha, Haleiwa and on Maui's "Jaws" and Honolua Bay.
www.actionsportsvideos.com /longboard.html   (2420 words)

  
 big longboard surfing wave   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Surfing Video A quick clip of some more big wave surfing.
Surfs Up: General, though a little outdated, details on the Philippine's surf.
Duane bursted onto the professional longboard scene as a teenager, and has since solidified himself as one of the world's elite big wave longboarders.
www.iluvsurfing.com /biglongboardsurfingwave   (806 words)

  
 Longboard Skateboard & Longboarding Resource. Longboard Directory.com
You'll be absolutely floored when you find out how easy it is to get that board you've always wanted for a literal fraction of what it's "supposed" to cost...
Longboard Directory has partnered with Tierney Rides to bring you this contest.
Canadian Longboard Race - Vernon, BC Check out LBD's on-location coverage of the MethodX Vernon DH 2005 downhill longboarding race in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia.
www.longboarddirectory.com   (398 words)

  
 Open Directory - Sports: Water Sports: Surfing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Brothers Neilsen Surf Centre - Portal aimed to bring together a range of quality resources for surfers and bodyboarders the world over.
Surfing Pictures - Surfing photos from New Zealand and the rest of the world.
Surfing Waves - Offers a beginners guide, surfing lessons, equipment and clothing resources, pictures, accessories and surf terminology.
dmoz.org /Sports/Water_Sports/Surfing   (522 words)

  
 Surfing Water Sports Sports
Offers return travel on the Surf Bus, accommodation to suit all budgets and tuition for all levels of experience.
Includes directory of surf companies, travel places, stories, surf related pictures, member submission, surf reports/postings by region.
Features photo archive, events calendar, qualifying series, women's, junior's and master's events calendar, along with longboard, and surfing on tv schedule.
www.iaswww.com /ODP/Sports/Water_Sports/Surfing   (442 words)

  
 South African Longboard Surfing Association
Eastern Province Longboard Surfing Association would hereby like to announce the dates and venues of the 2007 Jeep/ St Francis Resorts SA Longboard Championships.
PUMA WP Longboarders had their end of year function at Monkey Valley overlooking Noordhoek Beach.
The age that you enter your division in is your age as per 1 January 2006.
www.salsa.co.za   (497 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Longboard Fever - A Pure Surfing Experience: DVD: Richard Lehrer,Joel Tudor, Kevin Connelly, Jimmy Gamboa, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
My favorite part of any surf movie is the surfing and Longboard Fever delivers with many of the best surfers.
The filmmakers were lazy and overall it was an insult to longboarders.
My only problem with this movie was I don't get to surf waves that good all the time, but that's true of all good surf movies.
www.amazon.com /Longboard-Fever-Pure-Surfing-Experience/dp/0966746139   (1297 words)

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