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December 19th, 2011

Carissa Moore Talks Triple Crown and Hopes For Future

This year was full of major controversies, complications, and scandal in the sport of surfing. Aside from the truth about Andy Irons’ death, the implementation of big-ticket tour events, and Kelly Slater’s premature crowning tritely referred to as “Title-gate,” surfing…

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November 8th, 2011

Summer 2011 As Seen Through My iPhone

Fall is in full effect here in New York and winter is just around the corner. It’s too bad because summer is my favorite season and it always seems to go by to fast. Luckily for me, and now you,…

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Quiksilver Pro New York Final Day Photos

September 11th, 2011

Quiksilver Pro New York Final Day Photos

One of SURFBANG’s good friend, Tom LaGrassa was down in Long Beach for the final day of the Quiksilver Pro New York. Tom wasn’t just hanging out, he was also taking a ton of great photos of all the action….

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Quiksilver Pro New York Pre-Event Photos

September 3rd, 2011

Quiksilver Pro New York Pre-Event Photos

The wait for the world’s largest surf contest is almost over. Tomorrow is the trials and the day after is the first day of an 11 day waiting period for the Quiksilver Pro New York. Long Beach is already buzzing…

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August 22nd, 2011

Handplane Goodness

I’ve been bodysurfing since before I could even surf and since then it’s stayed one of my favorite things to do in the ocean. In all my years of bodysurfing I’ve never used any sort of handplane so it’s about…

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August 4th, 2011

Hey Bra! Junior Pro Keanu Asing Talks US Open

Keanu Asing from Ewa Beach, Hawaii is one of the top junior surfers in the world at 18 years old. In April, he dominated the ASP 1-Star Unsound Pro here on Long Island, defeating local Long Beach poster-boy Balaram Stack….

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July 13th, 2011

A Chat with Sally Fitzgibbons

Last month Sally Fitzgibbons won the Swatch Girls Pro France and is quickly closing the gap between her and, the current number 1 in the Women’s ranking, Carissa Moore. Shortly after the contest we were able to ask Sally a…

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June 27th, 2011

Artist Profile: David Macomber of Shark Sugar

When I think of surf art, I usually think of surfboard murals, spray paint, canvases cascading with wave scenes, barreling photos and some puka shells thrown in. I’ve rarely seen everything rolled into one style. David Macomber of Shark Sugar…

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May 11th, 2011

Artist Interview: Drew Brophy

When you think of surf artists, Drew Brophy should be one of the artists to immediately pop in your mind. The guy went from living, surfing and painting his own boards in South Carolina to living in Hawaii and airbrushing…

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May 10th, 2011

Spring Fling on the Jersey Shore

The last Friday in April was a perfect example of how fun the waves can be on the East Coast in the Spring. A moderately sized Southeast swell arrived and with the mostly West winds, the Jersey Shore was once again the…

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April 25th, 2011

Photographer Profile: Greg Heine of Northeast Sessions

In the second edition of our Photographer Profile series I had a chat with a friend of mine, Greg Heine. Greg started taking photos as a hobby after graduating high school while attending college in Boston and has since honed…

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April 19th, 2011

April Showers Brings…WAVES!

Chilly days of heavy winds, thunderstorms, and torrential downpours followed by a day of sunny skies and 60 degree air temps means it’s officially spring time in the Northeast. With all that squally weather usually comes some excellent waves and depending on what…

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April 12th, 2011

5 Days in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico has become a second home for me over the past couple years. My family has a house down in Rincon so it makes it easy for me to make the trip whenever I have the free time. I…

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April 1st, 2011

KS10 Double Take

I was watching the Quiksilver Moments video, when right around the 18:26 mark, they show Kelly Slater acknowledging the crowd in Puerto Rico right after he won number 10 and guess who’s in frame taking pictures? Me.

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March 9th, 2011

Intervew with Zoltan Torkos

Over the past couple of days, the internet has been buzzing with the news of Zoltan Torkos landing surfing’s first official kickflip. His video on YouTube has gone viral, gaining over 250,000 views in only a few days. I thought I’d…

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March 7th, 2011

Kelly Slater High Fives Jordy Smith at the Rip Curl Pro Puerto Rico

I was going through the thousands of photos I took, while down in Puerto Rico, at the Rip Curl Pro Search last November, and came across the one above. As soon as I saw it, the feeling of déjà vu…

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March 2nd, 2011

Nice Rack Surfboard Wall Rack Review

Growing up, I always kept my surfboard in my room either on some sort of homemade rack or just standing up against a wall. Now that I’m older and living in my own place it’s about time I started storing…

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February 22nd, 2011

Free SURFBANG Stickers

I just got back from a very long, very awesome trip to Puerto Rico a few days ago and I’d do just about anything right now to be out of this cold New York weather and back there. While in…

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December 22nd, 2010

Exclusive Interview with Jamie O’Brien

To make it easier for everyone, we’ve included all three parts of our interview with Jamie O’Brien in one post.

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December 20th, 2010

2010 Holiday Gift Guide For Surfers

The holidays are just around the corner and we’ve put together a list of gifts that any surfer would love to receive. I’m proud to say that everything on this list is something that I already own or would love…

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