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Five years ago, Bob McKnight, the chief executive officer of Quiksilver at the time, stood in the center of a huge skateboard ramp in Times Square and announced to the world that Long Beach would … more
Months before the crowds flocked to the beaches in September 2011 to watch professional surfers like Kelly Slater during the Quiksilver Pro New York — the largest pro surfing competition ever held … more
“The waves are here — you guys out here in New York are known for being hardcore surfers,” said professional surfer Jeremy Johnston, of Florida, just after he finished third in the 2014 Volcom … more
When he’s not working as a camp director at Skudin Surf school, or doing volunteer work with children with special needs for the nonprofit Surf for All, professional surfer TJ Gumiela is training, … more
Pro surfer Balaram Stack, a newly minted member of the Volcom surfing team, will return to Long Beach this weekend, when the Volcom East team takes over Unsound surf shop for a promotional event on … more
Sixty-four of the best surfers on the East Coast will vie for $20,000 in prize money in the Unsound surf shop’s Right Coast Cup competition in Long Beach next month. The event is being … more
“My goal is to become a world professional surfer because I love it. I am 13 years old and I’ve been living in New York since 1997, therefore I consider myself a New Yorker,” pro surfer Balaram … more
The Quiksilver Pro N.Y., one of the most historic surf contests ever held on the East Coast is set to make a return — at least for now — to Long Beach, with an Association of Surfing … more
Ten-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater, who wowed spectators in Long Beach during the Quiksilver Pro N.Y. in September, went on to clinch his 11th ASP world title on Wednesday in San Francisco, in … more
Quiksilver has paid the City of Long Beach over $155,000 to cover the costs of the Association of Surfing Professionals’ New York Pro, the largest surfing competition ever held on the East … more
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