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Thunderbolt Technology Dominates Early Rounds of The GWM Sydney Surf Pro Longboard Tour

May 18, 2022

Thunderbolt Technology Dominates Early Rounds of The GWM Sydney Surf Pro Longboard Tour

If you were watching closely yesterday—and you can be sure we were—you might have noticed a number of familiar surfboards being ridden during the WSL Longboard World Tour event in Sydney.   Photo Credit to @caitmiersphotography @wsl As the world’s best noseriders battled it out for spots in the semifinals, many of the top performers were on boards by Thunderbolt Technology—the same longboards that we have proudly been stocking here at Hawaiian South Shore for the past few years. These longboards utilize a patented, space-age construction process that integrates internal carbon fiber stringers throughout the board, producing unique, advantageous flex characteristics while...

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Jack Robinson and Isabella Nichols Win Margaret River as Mid-Year Cut Tightens Up Tour

May 6, 2022

Jack Robinson and Isabella Nichols Win Margaret River as Mid-Year Cut Tightens Up Tour

Margaret River is never an easy wave to surf, let alone compete on—and this year was no exception. After enjoying classic, perfectly groomed conditions at Bells, the tour headed west and was met by something very different. The first few days of the waiting period were windy and wonky, and any hope of running heats at The Box were dashed pretty quickly as it became clear that lip-line floaters and chop hops were going to be the flavor of the first few rounds. Then the second half of the window went ballistic, with cleaner (but still tricky) triple-overhead+ sets hammering...

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Understanding the World Surf League’s Mid-Year Cutoff and What It Means for Our Favorite World Tour Competitors

Apr 19, 2022

Understanding the World Surf League’s Mid-Year Cutoff and What It Means for Our Favorite World Tour Competitors

Understanding the World Surf League’s Mid-Year Cutoff and What It Means for Our Favorite World Tour Competitors If you’re as big a fan of professional surfing as we are, then you may have found yourself wondering what the commentary team at the Bells Beach Pro were talking about when they kept referencing the mid-year cutoff. For those of you who still don’t fully understand the World Surf League’s new format—and we don’t blame you, because it’s painfully complicated—here’s a comprehensive explanation of how it works and how it affects your favorite competitors. First of all, as in year’s past, the...

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WSL World Tour Starts at Pipeline on January 29

Jan 28, 2022

WSL World Tour Starts at Pipeline on January 29

WSL World Tour Starts at Pipeline on January 29 Photo By @adventures_ofjess   After an abbreviated 2021 season and a three-month hiatus, the world’s best surfers are dusting off their jerseys this month and getting ready to battle it out for the 2022 world title. While the world tour historically ended in Hawaii, the WSL adopted a new schedule last year that sees the tour start here on Oahu instead. The first event of the season kicks off at Pipeline with a waiting period from January 29 through February 10, and the world’s best are already in town warming up....

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Christmas Comes Early for John John Florence and Moana Wong With Wins at the HIC Pipe Pro

Dec 27, 2021

Christmas Comes Early for John John Florence and Moana Wong With Wins at the HIC Pipe Pro

While the North Shore has quieted down for Christmas, joining the rest of us in taking a holiday and providing very little to get anxious about on the current forecast, last week was pumping—and just in time for the HIC Pipe Pro, which was a qualifier both for the Pipe Masters and the 2022 Challenger Series. The entire population of the North Shore had been watching the forecast for the past 10 days, with the first properly NW swell of the season telegraphed for over a week by just about every swell model and surf forecast in existent. But the...

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Surf Blog: Rain Swell and Last Contest of the Year

Dec 7, 2021

Surf Blog: Rain Swell and Last Contest of the Year

Surf Blog: Rain Swell and Last Contest of the Year PHOTO CREDIT TO WSL It has been a rainy, unruly week here in Hawaii, with a huge, super northerly swell intersecting with raging Kona winds and lots of rain. The entire state has been put on a state of emergency, Big Island had a blizzard conditions at high elevations with upwards of a foot of snow, and a handful of surf spots fired under the rare conditions, while everywhere else was pretty bad. But amongst all the chaos, the World Surf League got down to business, completing the last Challenger...

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WSL Longboard Tour Heads to Lemoore for the Cuervo Surf Ranch Classic

Sep 28, 2021

WSL Longboard Tour Heads to Lemoore for the Cuervo Surf Ranch Classic

WSL Longboard Tour Is ON!   Now that the WSL shortboarding world tour has ended for the season, the focus has moved to the longboard tour, which has two championship events on the roster, as well as a 1000-point qualifier in Brazil in November. The longboard world tour kicks off this week on September 29, as 36 of the world’s best longboarders (18 men and 18 women) head to the Surf Ranch in Lemoore, California. The world’s most famous wave pool hosted a specialty longboard event in 2020, but this is the first time that results at the Surf Ranch will...

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Carissa Moore and Gabriel Medina Reset the Balance With Well-Deserved World Titles

Sep 16, 2021

Carissa Moore and Gabriel Medina Reset the Balance With Well-Deserved World Titles

Carissa Moore and Gabriel Medina World Champions Photo Credit to WSL This was a weird year for the WSL world tour. The abbreviated season started at Pipe (it normally ends there), then had events at Sunset and Steamers Lane cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. A four-event leg in Australia got things going again, but then Brazil and Tahiti were cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic, which left only two events on the schedule—the Surf Ranch and Mexico. When the dust had settled, Gabriel Medina and Carissa Moore had both dominated and were way out in front. But to make things...

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Aug 28, 2017

2017 Point Panic Experience is ON!!! Next week FRI-SAT, Sept. 1st-2nd!!!

Dear friends, bodysurfers, handboarders, sponsors, supporters and ocean enthusiasts... We are happy to inform you that the 2017 Point Panic Experience will be held next week FRIDAY & SATURDAY SEPT. 1st & 2nd with the following heats to be held on each day: DAY 1 (Fri. Sept 1st) All Bodysurfing (except keiki 19 & under) Women's bodysurfing & Women's handboarding DAY 2 (Sat, Sept. 2nd) Open Handboarding Keiki (19 & under) bodysurfing & handboarding Bodysurfing Grand Championship Due to estimated participant numbers, we tentatively plan on using a 4-person priority system for the 20-34, 35-49, 50+ bodysurfing age divisions, the open handboard division and...

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Jun 6, 2017

2017 Point Panic Experience Early Sign-Up Day

2017 Point Panic Experience Early Sign-Up Day Saturday, June 10th 10:30AM - 4:30PM Hawaiian South Shore, 320 Ward Ave. Kaka'ako, HI Early Entry Fee: $40 for one division, $70 for two divisions Late (Beach) Entry Fee: $50 for one division, $90 for two divisions One event T-Shirt included per person with entry in one or two divisions. Official start to accepting early entries. All entries completed on Sat, June 10th will be entered in raffle prize pack drawing to be held at 4:30pm. A one-time Fri-Sat (or Sat-Sun, surf permitting) bodysurfing/handboarding event with holding period from June 23rd to mid-September. Bodysurfing Men's...

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May 6, 2017

Who is Point Panic Contest Director?

1. Talk about who you are. I grew up in Mililani during the 1980s when it was still a relatively small town compared to today. After high school, I moved to the Big Island and attended the University of Hawaii at Hilo while my family moved to the island of Molokai. I lived on Molokai off and on for ten years building my father’s house on Hawaiian homestead land, and I worked as an electrician with him all over Maui County. In 2008, I returned to Oahu to pursue a master’s degree at Hawaii Pacific University and have lived here on the island...

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Apr 23, 2017

Big Wave Contest..Ask 100 big wave surfers if they’d rather

Looking Ahead to the Big Wave Awards Ask 100 big wave surfers if they’d rather win the Big Wave World Championship or the Big Wave Ride of the Year award, and you’ll get a pretty even split between the two. While a world championship puts you in the history books, Ride of the Year honors go to the single best big wave ridden all season—and for most people, that one wave will probably qualify as the best ride of their life. Every April, the WSL Big Wave Awards celebrate the best in heavy water heroics, bringing together the hardest charging...

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Aug 16, 2016

2016 Point Panic Experience BODYSURF - HANDBOARD competition

2016 Point Panic Experience BodySurf - HandBoard Vissla, DaFiN and Hawaiian South Shore are proud to present the iconic bodysurfing and handboarding contest, Point Panic Experience! This year will be the 8th annual Point Panic contest, which runs in the form of a two-day, wave-filled, stoke fest. Point Panic is one of very few bodysurfing contests with a 3 month holding period, running from July 15th until October 15th, 2016. Why so long? Because for Point Panic, conditions have to be perfect -- 90 feet and glassy. The wait is worth it. Competitors and spectators flood the South Shore of Oahu to join the madness,...

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