First off, most things that cost $7.50 don’t even deserve a review but these socks worked so well this past winter that I’ve been compelled to give them some credit.
As with most Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) water sports gear these are designed for paddling but are amazing for surfing come winter time when you need [...]
The first tropical depression of the 2009 hurricane season is sailing northeast up the Atlantic.
With maximum sustained winds of about 56 kilometres per hour, the depression could strengthen into a tropical storm (winds reaching 63 kph) in the next couple of days. If it does strengthen into a storm it will be named Ana.
The weather [...]
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The hot weather and severe lack of decent swell drove some surfers to hit the waves on Friday even though the waves were small and mushy. | PLEASE POST YOUR PHOTOS
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A couple of years ago, while studying grizzly bears in an isolated inlet of Northwest British Columbia, Jes Alsop decided it was time to return home.
Alsop had been travelling around the world working various “biology jobs” since graduating from Dalhousie University when she felt the tug of the Maritimes.
Although she had surfed occasionally during her [...]
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The following feature story was written by Halifax-based writer and surfer Luke Acker
On those painfully frigid days, when February shows no sign of loosening its icy clutches, many Canadian surfers begin to dread the endless winter.
The ice cream headaches and frozen feet begin to take their toll. Thoughts of escapism often take priority over other, [...]
Photo by Kyle Knight | PLEASE POST YOUR PHOTOS
Photo by Kyle Knight | PLEASE POST YOUR PHOTOS