Powermoon: A way to save waves?

As if to tease surfers, sometimes the Atlantic Ocean’s best surf conditions materialize in the darkness of night. Come sunrise, winds swing onshore, periods shorten and wave organization is ruined, leading to added frustration and withdrawals among East Coast surfers. Of course, it is possible to surf under a full moon, but the odds of [...]

Surfing under the midnight sun

This past spring, filmmaker Yassine “Yazzy” Ouhilal and a crew of four other surfers went on an epic month-long surfing expedition north of the Arctic Circle. A film documenting their adventure will be shown at the Atlantic Film Festival on Thursday. | Photo courtesy of Yassine Ouhilal, www.yazzyphoto.com | To read an interview with Yazzy [...]

Cohen named Ambassador of Cold Water Classic Tofino

Tofino surfer Noah Cohen has been chosen as the acting Ambassador of the 2009 O’Neill Cold Water Classic Tofino, Canada’s first professional surfing competition which will be held on the West Coast of Vancouver Island from October 25-31, 2009. The Cold Water Classic Tofino is the fourth installment of the five-part World Qualifying Series (WQS) [...]

Yo, Johnny! I see you in the next life!

East Coast surfers invited to WQS wildcard contest

The Canadian Surfing Association (CSA) has released the list of East Coast surfers who have been invited to compete for one of the two wildcard spots set aside for Canadian surfers in the upcoming O’Neill Coldwater Classic in Tofino, B.C. in October. The O’Neill Coldwater Classic is a World Qualifying Series (WQS) event run by [...]

September Contest – Update No. 1

Registration for the Shut Up and Surf Classic has now closed. We’ve redrafted the heat schedule to reflect the final number of competitors (see below). A more detailed heat schedule will follow in the next few days. Stay tuned. The forecast isn’t looking great for the long weekend, so it’s likely that we’ll be on [...]

Results from the 6th Annual Point Michaud Surf Classic

About 40 competitors participated in the 6th Annual Point Michaud Surf Classic on Saturday. Here are the results: