Surfers and guitars seem to go hand in hand these days…then again, maybe they always have.
Andrew Hunter and Keith Maddison, front men for two successful East Coast bands, are both passionate Nova Scotia surfers.
Hunter is the lead vocalist and guitarist of a high-energy three-piece alternative rock band called Andrew Hunter and Gatherers, which has been [...]
Halifax surfer Justin Huston has officially accepted the position of SANS Co-President.
Huston was offered the position after former President Pat Bannister stepped down in March as a result of increased work demands.
When he’s not surfing, Huston works with the province’s department of Fisheries and Aquaculture.
A recent report from the Ecology Action Centre (EAC) is urging decision-makers to act now to protect Nova Scotia’s troubled beaches.
The report, titled “On the Front Lines: Strategies for Healthy Beaches in Nova Scotia,” outlines seven bold beach management goals for the province, along with clear recommendations to help reach them.
The goals are as follows:
1. [...]
If you are an instructor for a surf school in Nova Scotia, the Surfriders Association of Nova Scotia (SANS) is offering a free Bronze Cross training course in May.
The course will take place during the weekend of May 23 and 24, then continue in the evening on Tuesday, May 26 and and Thursday, May 28.
Location [...]
South Shore surfer Isaac Norman is one of 40 surfers from around the world to be awarded a scholarship grant from the International Surfing Association (ISA).
The 40 recipients were announced at the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in Ecuador on Wednesday.
This is the third year the ISA has run the Individual Scholarship Program. The [...]
Their ride is over.
Team Canada’s four surfers have been eliminated from competition at the 2009 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in Salinas, Ecuador.
Kye and Janek Peladeau (under-18), Frazer Laine-Mayor (under-18) and Simon Bauer (under-16), all from Tofino, British Columbia, failed to advance out the repechage rounds on Tuesday.
Despite being eliminated, Canada’s four surfers had [...]
After placing second in Round 1, Tofino, BC surfer Janek Peladeau finished fourth in his Round 2 under-18 qualifying heat at the 2009 World Junior Surfing Championship in Ecuador on Monday.
Peladeau has since been relegated to the repechage rounds along two other Canadian surfers, Kye Peladeau and Frazer Laine-Mayor, who are also from Tofino.
Rounding out [...]
