'The Endless Journey' to be Released Next Month

With Wingnut, Robert and Sam August, Mary Osborne and more, The Endless Journey (set for a March release) definitely looks like a flick for the longboard tribe to get excited about.

The trailer features some excellent Costa Rican righthanders, along with some double-overhead peaks in Guatamala. Check it out now at SurferMag.com.

North Shore Tow-in Championships Go Off at Puaena Point

So you thought that holding periods are difficult to deal with during WCT events? How about trying to pull off a tow-in event with a holding period?

Yes, a burgeoning tow-in tour is underway, but the first event - at Puaena Point on Oahu's North Shore - proved somewhat less than spectacular.

Oh well, when awaiting waves we're all at Mother Nature's mercy.

Check out full coverage of the Bank of Hawaii North Shore Tow-in Championships presented by Buttons Hawaii and Towsurfer.com at Surfline.

An Insider's View of Pipeline

...from the Pipeline Posse.

Watch the trailer now at Surfline.com.

No WCT in Fiji This Year?

Take a look at the 2007 men's WCT schedule and you'll notice that the usual visit to Fiji in May has gone missing, no doubt due to the political situation in Fiji, which is once again unstable.

Nevertheless, the WCT is set to kick off in less than two weeks on the Gold Coast of Australia. Check out ASPWorldTour.com for more details.

Veterran Surf Forecaster George Mason Found Dead

Long before Surfline began as a call-in surf forecast service (which pre-dated its current online offering), George Mason was posting reliable surf predictions for the north, south, east and west shores of the Hawaiian Islands.

Mason disappeared during the first week of last November, and his body was identified several days ago, according to detectives investigating the case.

For more on the 30-year surf forecasting career of George Mason, visit SurferMag.com.

Pancho Sullivan on His WCT Rookie Year

Despite the '06 performance of Bobby Martinez, it's definitely not easy being a rookie on the WCT.

And when you're the oldest 'CT rookie ever, things can be even more precarious, as Pancho Sullivan explains in a feature on Surfline.com.

Waimea Goes Big - But Not Big Enough for Eddie

As winter rolls on and we anxiously await the arrival of a swell that's big enough to run the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau big wave event (and the Maverick's Surf Contest, for that matter), Hawaii Surf Session Report captured lots of action on a medium-sized day at Waimea Bay a couple of weeks back.

The five-minute video clip comes complete with an interview with Chris Owens - brother of former ASP star Bobby - who caught the wave of the day at "Da Bay."

Watch Hawaii Surf Session Report #119 at Waimea at podcasts.yahoo.com.

Gerry Lopez on His First Time - At Pipeline

While perusing the Patagonia web site, I just found a great story from Gerry Lopez on his first visit to Pipeline, way back in 1963.

Probably not coincidentally, that same Saturday was the first time that Lopez met Jock Sutherland, whom Lopez would one day replace as the guy known as Pipeline's best surfer.

Check out the story at Patagonia.com.