Archive for: November, 2011

Day 1 of the Vans World Cup of Surfing at Sunset Beach, Hawaii

Day 1 of the Vans World Cup of Surfing at Sunset Beach, Hawaii

The Vans World Cup of Surfing Sunset kicked off in a big way today, with 10′ to 12′ foot surf and 15 knot winds it was a survival of the fittest out there today.  Looking more like “victory at sea” rather than a clean surf contest, the guys had to make sure their paddle game [...]

Swell Finally Arrives for the Vans Triple Crown

Swell Finally Arrives for the Vans Triple Crown

After a week of 0′ to 2′ waves on the north shore of Oahu, a 3′ to 4′ swell made it’s way to Hawaii today. A starved stretch of seven miles with the worlds top pros setting around playing Xbox, fishing, jumping out of planes, playing golf and taking four hour naps jumped to life [...]

Transforming Disneyland for the holidays

Transforming Disneyland for the holidays

ANAHEIM – People dressed as reindeer rehearse their dance moves and work crews in cherry-pickers add lights to Sleeping Beauty Castle as the Disneyland Resort prepares for the holiday season.Each year, Disney’s theme parks, hotels and Downtown… Sourced from: The Orange County Register – News Headlines : Things To Do

Facebook photo contest winner – another HSS gift bag give out next week!

Facebook photo contest winner – another HSS gift bag give out next week!

Big congrats to Luke Dawson for winning our first OrangeCounty.com Facebook Beach Scene photo contest, which ended today at noon.Dawson posted up the photo below, and talked more than 100 of his friends into hitting the “like” button – getting him a gift bag from Huntington Surf and Sport, which includes a gray hoodie, t-shirt, [...]

Surf’s up, and so are the local talents

Surf’s up, and so are the local talents

If you want to see some of America’s best up-and-coming surf talent, stop by 54th Street in Newport Beach today and catch a finals day at a National Scholastic Surfing Association Southwest Conference contest.It’s one in a monthly series of contests… Sourced from: The Orange County Register – News Headlines : News

Snow season starts: Mt. High opens and Surfside Snow Carnival

Snow season starts: Mt. High opens and Surfside Snow Carnival

The official kick off to snow season is here – with the first local resort opening runs for riders who have been waiting for the season to start, and boarders getting gear at an annual Snow Carnival put on by Surfside Sports.With the help of a storm that brought 5 inches on Friday – and [...]

Are you getting Thanksgiving Friday off?

Are you getting Thanksgiving Friday off?

With tough economic times, the four-day Thanksgiving weekend is gradually becoming a thing of the past. This year 72% of employers will give the day after Thanksgiving off in addition to the  holiday, reports BNA. That’s down from 74% in 2010 and… Sourced from: The Orange County Register – News Headlines : News

Two O.C. surfers make 2011 “In Memory of Eddie Aikau” invitee list

Two O.C. surfers make 2011 “In Memory of Eddie Aikau” invitee list

it’s an honor like no other to be invited to “The Eddie.”Only the bravest – or some may argue craziest – of surfers each year are selected for the short list that makes up The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau nominees. This year two San Clemente surfers – Greg Long and Nathan Fletcher – [...]

Fickle Weather: From Fog to Windy Heat to Cool Rainstorm

Fickle Weather: From Fog to Windy Heat to Cool Rainstorm

  Over the course of just a couple days, the local weather is expected to swing from cool and foggy to hot and windy to cold and rainy.Wednesday started with dense fog and gave way to unseasonably warm weather and gusty winds. The dense fog that blanketed the Orange County coast this Wednesday morning gave [...]

Surfline: Waves, but also some weather

Surfline: Waves, but also some weather

It doesn’t look like anything too exciting is happening this week. Today and Thursday, we have nice weather, but small waves. Friday, the waves kick up – but the weather gets funky. Check out this forecast from Surfline.com: Weather: We will see some weather this week. Building high pressure centered inland sets up gusty north-northeast [...]

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