http://postsurf.com Unfiltered Thoughts on Surf Culture Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:24:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Peel back the orange curtain separating the surf industry from most of the surfers in the world, and you'll find a small group of white men wielding an enormous amount of influence over the general surf culture. Why?  Fear.  Some surfers are scared of sharks, some are scared of big waves, ... http://postsurf.com/2009/07/30/dont-encourage-them/ Comment of the Week comes from the Bad Vibe Bob, a shadowy, notorious voice of dissent known to frequent surf sites both real and virtual.  Bad Vibe was kind enough to share with PostSurf via electronic mail his recollections of recent SUP encounters. -LS I have tried to mount many a ... http://postsurf.com/2009/07/26/comment-of-the-week-bvb-vs-sup/ Editor's note: This guest post comes from Gra Murdoch, whose site Inside the Goldmine, is a, um, well, a goldmine.  Mr. Murdoch graciously crafted the following news article especially for PostSurf.  Take a look at his "Disabled Woman" article after this - it's a rare example of a surf piece ... http://postsurf.com/2009/07/12/guest-post-inside-the-goldmine/ Is the ASP world tour getting you down? Fear not: sporting salvation is on the way - the Waterman League has announced a Stand Up World Tour! What exactly is a waterman, you ask? In my experience, watermen are shortboarders whose egos can't deal with the dwindling wavecount that aging inevitability brings.  So ... http://postsurf.com/2009/07/08/waterman-league/