Monthly Archives: July 2012
Surfer Girl names Green Ambassador
Surfer Girl has officially named Patricia Goeyardi its official Green Ambassador 2012.
IndoSurfLife.com | July 30, 2012 | Kuta, Bali: The eleven-year-old is a student at Taman Rama School, Denpasar, and has been appointed Surfer Girl’s first Green Ambassador. The seventh-grader has an impressive list of environmental achievements in her bag and is the perfect role model to inspire young girls in Indonesia who want to be part of the Surfer Girl mission, “To make a positive difference through everything that we do.”
Photos: Canggu vs Pererenan
Canggu and Pererenan are neighboring waves, divided by a few hundred meters and a river. Both waves are highly sought after by those who want high performance surfing.
IndoSurfLife.com put together some photos, taken in the last few days, to offer you a privileged view of these 2 great spots.
World’s Best Flare Amidst Upsets at US Open of Surfing
The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Prime Nike US Open of Surfing dove in to Round 1 of men’s competition today and saw several of the world’s best surfers put on banner performances amidst a day of heavy upsets.
WA surfers commemorate shark victim
Family and friends of Perth shark attack victim Ben Linden have paid tribute to the 24-year-old who was killed two weeks ago.
Video: Ry Craike in Epic Java
Meister Leads Trialists on Day 2 of Nike US Open of Surfing
The 2012 Nike US Open of Surfing returned to Huntington Beach Pier for the men’s trials and saw Hawaiian Torrey Meister (Kona, HI), 24, belt the day’s highest scores in improved two-to-three foot surf.
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Photos: Padang Cup – Super Expression Session
Last Thursday the IndoSurfLife.com forecast pointed to a South swell due to arrive on the Balinese Coast. While the conditions did not appear to be the best for Padang, the Rip Curl Cup organization, unwilling to miss even a chance of an epic day at Padang, made the call and at 6:00 am we were there to check what was happening.
Indonesia’s Smoking Orangutan Moved to Isolated Island to Kick the Habit
Tori, Indonesia’s smoking orangutan, has been relocated to an isolated island in the middle of a lake so she can kick the habit without being tempted by the cigarettes zoo patrons routinely throw into her enclosure, a Taru Jurug Zoo official said on Thursday.
Video: Chromatic – A new surf-film
Analog has just dropped a trailer for their new film, Chromatic. Appropriately titled, the film reflects Analog’s color spectrum by highlighting two of their top athletes, Nathan Fletcher and Chippa Wilson.
Video: Dream Barrels for the Rip Curl Cup Expression Session
Dream barrels graced the Rip Curl Cup Expression Session at Padang Padang yesterday. No scores. No jerseys. No wave count. Just the guys (and one girl) in this year’s contest, trying to get as barreled as possible at Padang Padang.