August 11, 2010 - "Surfing Cape Cod: A Modern Cultural History" presents local surfing history from the surfers themselves. Learn about the anatomy of a surfable wave, how to shape a board, surf-inspired artwork & stories, photos of Cape Cod surfing past & present, rare surfboards, and the surfing legends of the past 50 years on Cape Cod.

Curated by local surfer Russell Kingman, this new rotating gallery exhibit includes contributions from the following surfers, experts & enthusiasts: Mike Marks of MoreBeach.com, Ken Merrill of the Cape Cod Surf Riders, Sick Day Surf Shop of Wellfleet, Matt Rivers & Jamie Demetri of The Pump House, Sugar Surf Cape Cod with Katy Weeks & Rachael Finn, John Winchell, Chick Frodigh, journalist Samantha Pearsall, Andrew Jacobs of Soul Kontrol, Cape Cod Wahines, Shawn Vecchione of VEC Surfboards, Mike Houghton & Family (of Jasper's), Bryan Knowles of rideanything.com, Dillon Murphy of Cape Cod Surf Camp, wood carvings by Nancy Kunik, photography by Claire Hassett & Abby Peterson, and meteorologist Tim Kelley of NECN. The exhbit runs until October 10th.

The Cape Cod Maritime Museum is located at the top of Hyannis Harbor at 135 South Street
Hyannis MA 02601.

*Photo of Brendan McCray by Luke Simpson

 

 

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August 10, 2010 - One or more people pull the end of a giant tarp to simulate a barreling wave. Then, when the barrel is just right, another person on a skateboard rides in and gets tubed. Nobody really knows when or where tarp surfing originated, but the hobby has no doubt exploded since Santa Cruz surfers Homer Henard, Omar Etcheverry and Nic Lamb posted their comedic video on YouTube on July 19. With help from friend Chris Killen, a television and film production graduate from Cal State Los Angeles, the trio have received more than 1.55 million views. People have contacted them from as far away as Australia, Japan and Africa to say they’re buying tarps. More from Isaiah Guzman at MercuryNews.com

1.5+ million hits and counting....

August 8, 2010 - It could be skimboarding's answer to tow-in surfing. All it requires is a long bungee cord, an anchor, a skimboard and some friends. Just be sure that anchor is set really well:

August 6, 2010 - The deck looks like a pool of glowing plankton (or the Milky Way if you prefer) with an elder Harry Potter holding a crystal ball in the middle of it. Renowned board maker Bill Stewart created the Night Stalker surfboard specifically for surfing at night. The shortboard features two 700 lumen headlights for seeing waves when paddling out and LED embedded side fins for cool effects. The board was designed and shaped for Billabong's "Art of Shaping" charity event in conjunction with this year's ASR show in San Diego, August 13th and 14th.