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Surfing is still is in its infancy in Nova Scotia, but it’s growing fast.
As it grows, tension is beginning to emerge between surfers who would like to see the sport remain relaxed and laissez-faire and those who would like to see more structure and competition.
Australia, where surfing is considered a national sport, has long experienced [...]
In Episode 3 of SurfDonkey, host Lance Moore joins some local surfers for a Dawn Patrol surf session at Cow Bay. The clean swell that day came courtesy of Hurricane Kyle, which mowed over southwestern Nova Scotia on October 1. Check it out…
“If only.” That was the refrain family and friends used to hear Johnny McLellan say over and over.
Usually McLellan would recite the mantra when referring to the surf shops where he worked and shopped. “If only” the shops carried some of the less well-known, less marketed surf brands, he would say.
McLellan, who grew up in [...]
The Surfriders Association of Nova Scotia (SANS) is holding its Annual General Meeting Thursday, October 23 from 6-8 p.m. at the Nova Scotia Sea School Office located at 2057 Gottingen Street (next to the Marquee Club).
At the meeting, SANS will be electing new Board Members, reviewing its budget and its performance this year and setting [...]
West Coast surfer Reid Jackson was the first Canadian in the water at the ISA World Surfing Games on Thursday.
Competing in the third repechage, Jackson, who had to deal with a low tide and mediocre waves, finished third in his heat. Jackson was followed by fellow West Coaster Noah Cohen, who finished second at the [...]
After a delay in the morning, wave conditions improved enough to start of Day 4 of the ISA World Surfing Games in Portugal Wednesday.
The first Canadian in the water was Nova Scotia’s Pat Bannister, who competed in the bodyboard competition. Normally a surfer, Bannister performed well but his heat was strong and he finished fourth. [...]
Team Canada saw lots of action at the ISA World Surfing Games on Tuesday with both the men’s and women’s shortboard surfers in the water.
West Coasters’ Noah Cohen and Reid Jackson both won their heats and advanced to the second round of the repechage. Nova Scotia’s Glen MacDuff had a bye into the second round [...]
The longboard and bodyboard events kicked off at the ISA World Surfing Games in Portugal on Sunday with two Nova Scotians competing for Canada – Glen MacDuff (longboard) and Pat Bannister (bodyboard).
“Both of our surfers did their best but the waves where not on our side,” said John Fluke, president of the Surfriders Association of [...]
Team Canada made it to Costa da Caparica, Portugal on Saturday a little light on the sleep. The Canadians are in Portugal for the ISA World Surfing Games, which start Sunday with heats in the longboard and bodyboard competitions.
Nova Scotia’s Glen MacDuff is competing in the longboard event. His heat goes at 8:40 a.m. Portugal [...]
Tofino’s Noah Cohen, who placed second in the Open Class of the recent September Storm Surf Classic, will lead Team Canada at the ISA World Surfing Games in Portugal that begin this weekend.
The Games will take place at Costa da Caparica, a beach community on the Atlantic Coast, which is about a half-hour drive [...]
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