Surfing
Surfin’ USA goes to the dogs as canine surf season opens
Surf’s up — and Buddy, a Jack Russell terrier, is stoked.
The wiry canine, who weighs about 15 pounds, has been surfing for 10 of his 12 years alongside owner Bruce Hooker, 53, from Ventura, California, usually hitting the waves three times a week and walking up to six miles daily to stay fit for the… »
Is this MNDF document constitutional?
Very powerful forces must have intervened to make even Ameen Faisal issue this doc [Page0001].
See this article: RESORTS VS LIVEABOARDS: Extreme-Capitalists threaten to unconstitutionally usurp Maldives’ ocean “rights” by fighting for ‘exclusivity’ of Maldives’ surf breaks and dive… »
“MTPB has a reputation for bad relations with MSA”
Shauky responds: to Aznil’s article
Surfing is very competitive by its seasons and good breaks plus good surfers factors.
The break in Male’ is ideal because anyone and everyone is welcome there, beginners who are just trying out, will get a huge feeling of belonging with the culture there.
But if this so called ‘private’ approach… »
RESORTS VS LIVEABOARDS: Extreme-Capitalists threaten to unconstitutionally usurp Maldives’ ocean “rights” by fighting for ‘exclusivity’ of Maldives’ surf breaks and dive sites
- by Ahmed Aznil -
In the year 2000, about 20 local surfers had a visit to the “Jail Breaks” of Himmafushi in North Male’ atoll. Some of them wanted to surf “Pasta Point” (then Thari Village, now Chaayaa). When the locals started surfing there, the guides on the island and the Manager tried to get… »
STOP EXCLUSIVITY ON SURF BREAKS
Above photo uploaded to Facebook by Ahmed Aznil, who wrote:
Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) giving special VIP security to millionaires by privatizing our surf breaks. On MNDF letter it says for a special purpose from 2nd-9th may till 12pm till 6pm everyday, nobody could use the break and jet skis to tow in the millionaires… »
Ahsidha Challenge – Season Opening 2010 – VIDEO
‘Ahsidha Challenge’ is the new Surf Contest starting this year. ‘Ahsidha’ is the name given to the ‘Nakaiy ‘ (constellation) of the Hulhan’gu Moosun ( Southwest Monsoon ). And Surfing in Maldives starts in ‘Hulhan’gu Moosun’ , so the ‘Ahsidha Challenge’ is the name given to the Season Opening. At this event manu musicians and… »
Curtis Hanson to direct surfing biopic, Sean Penn supporting
See YouTube video of Jay’s 16mm film Footage from Cokes break in the Maldives by Charlie kinross, Fliptop Films
Production Weekly report that Curtis Hanson (‘L.A. Confidential’, ‘8 Mile’) is to direct a film based on the life of surfer Jay Moriarty.
Moriarty’s life is something of a tragedy; dying at the age of just 22… »
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