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“A Hundred Miles To The End” // A Long Island Surf Film
Surfers are amazing creatures. No matter what life throws their way, surfers are characteristically unfazed by setbacks and they never give up. Long Island native John Beattie was a lifelong surfer up until 2007 when he suffered a stroke. Due to residual weakness in his arms and legs, Beattie had to retire his surfboard. Instead, he picked up his camera and began to document his irrevocable love for surfing. More »
Island Surfboards // Local Shaper Legacy
The south shore of Long Island is rich in surfing history. As a sport, and more importantly, a lifestyle, surfing has been gaining popularity since the mid-1960s. Over the years, many local surfing families developed reputations for quality surfboard shaping. Their shaping legacies were handed down from generation to generation. But Tommy Grimes, the 22-year-old founder of Island Surfboards in Massapequa, has a more unconventional story. He didn’t inherit a shaping legacy, he’s building his own. More »
Cold Water Surfer Series // Winter Through The Lens
New York winters are brutal. The teeth-chattering wind howls through the trees and angry waves crash upon the snowy shores. For the winter warriors of the Long Island surf community, that means just one thing: empty slabs for the taking. More »
Long Beach, New York
The evidence of how good it was in New York continues to roll in. Here’s an epic shot of a beauty in Long Beach this past weekend. More »
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Perfect New York Winter Day
After lots of blistering cold days and a couple big snowstorms this past weekend warmed up and gave New York it’s first real glimpse of spring. With the warmth also came the most fun few days of surf in I can remember. Too bad the water temp was still in the 30′s. More »
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Montauk // Reprieve
A look back at this past winter in Montauk through the lens of James Katsipis. More »
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Mullaghmore Head // Big Wave Surfing In Ireland
Photographer Tam Mullen got a nice short video of the swell yesterday in Mullaghmore, Ireland. Man, they were some monster waves! The surfer is still undetermined, but most likely Southampton, N.Y. native, Kurt Rist. More »
Long Beach Boardwalk Demolition
This is quite a powerful image for anyone that has ever stepped foot on any of the 2 miles of boardwalk in Long Beach, New York. Not long after Hurricane Sandy, it was determined that the damage suffered to the boardwalk was to great to fix and it would need to be totally demolished. More »
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Life Before Sandy
TJ Gumiela, Leif Engstrom, Tyler Maguire, and Cliff Skudin headed down to Puerto Rico for some waves when they thought hurricane season had ended on in New York. When Sandy barreled up the East Coast they were faced with a decision, stay in PR or head home. More »
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East Coast Rising
A great little film that takes a look at how surfers on the East Coast dealt with the before, during, and after of Hurricane Sandy. More »
Hurricane Sandy Relief Fundraisers
Hurricane Sandy was the most devastating storm to hit New York and New Jersey since 1938. It was also the costliest storm to hit our region, racking up damage costs comparable to Hurricane Katrina. Many families along the Jersey Shore and Long Island lost their homes and the death toll totaled more than 110 people. Now, about two weeks after the storm, there are still people powerless, homeless, hungry and freezing on Long Island and in New Jersey. More »
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