Let the Games begin

It’s becoming known as the Olympics of the Surfing.
The International Surfing Association (ISA) welcomed more than 34 nations to the eighth edition of the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games at a press conference in Costa Rica on Thursday.
“This is one of the only opportunities to see the best competitors from each country surfing for their [...]

Back to the Beach Community Surfing Contest

On the first weekend of August 2009, the Surfing Association of Nova Scotia (SANS) will be hosting its first annual “Back To The Beach Community Surfing Contest” on “The Reef” at Lawrencetown Beach. Click to see contest poster.
Designed to be a fun community-based event, the contest will host two divisions – team and individual [...]

Generation surf

It’s just after 9 a.m. on Sunday morning, and while this is prime sleeping time for most of his teenage friends, 14-year-old Peter Barbrick is busy painting the surfboard he’s built from scratch.
Barbrick is one of 10 teenagers, mostly from the Eastern Shore area, taking part in the Nova Scotia Sea School’s “Get Out and [...]

Photo of the Day: Lift-off

Photo by Kyle Knight | POST YOUR PHOTOS

Surfing has been strictly for the birds

A common sight on Nova Scotia beaches in the summer are spotted sandpipers, which like to scurry along the shoreline. What does this have to do with surfing? Nothing. We’ve posted the photo because we’ve run out of fresh material, thanks to another protracted lull. | PLEASE POST YOUR PHOTOS

Photo of the Day: SUP dude?

The small conditions at Lawrencetown Beach on Tuesday were ideal for stand up paddle (SUP) surfing. | PLEASE POST YOUR PHOTOS

Photo of the Day: Secret Spot

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A smart Choyce for summer reading

Lesley Choyce, a well known local surfer, teacher, publisher and writer, has launched an ambitious new book called “Nova Scotia: Visions of the Future“.
The book is a compilation of more than forty essays from leaders and influential thinkers from across Nova Scotia. In the essays, the writers provide their visions of the future of the [...]

Photo of the Day: Unsurfed

We can’t tell you where this spot it, but we can tell you this photo wasn’t taken recently. Photo by Kyle Knight | POST YOUR PHOTOS

Photo of the Day: Fun in the fog

There are some good things about foggy, stormy weather. That said, it’s nice to see that bright orange sphere for a change. Photo by Kyle Knight | POST YOUR PHOTOS