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Florida’s Asher Nolan wins the Unsound Pro

After surfers from all over the country came to Long Beach for the 2016 RVCA Unsound Pro last weekend to test their talents on the city’s swells, Asher Nolan claimed first place and was crowned the event’s champion. more

By Ben Strack | 9/22/16

Pro surfer Leif Engstrom is among the competitors vying for a $3,000 prize in NYSEA’s Open Surf Contest.

NYSEA’s Surf Week kicks off

Professional big-wave surfer Will Skudin formally kicked off the seventh annual New York Surf Week on Wednesday, an event honoring the memory of Long Beach surfer George “Geeza” Geiser. The event has become a popular staple in town, with big sponsors like Hurley. more

By Anthony Mitthauer-Orza | 7/14/16

Christina Daly/HeraldDane Mackie, a 17-year-old from Barbados, edged out seasoned pros to take home the top prize last Saturday at the 18th annual Unsound Pro surfing competition, the largest contest in New York.

Grom tops Unsound surf competition

The Unsound Pro surf competition returned to the Lincoln Boulevard beach for its 18th year last week, as 48 surfers battled it out from Sept. 1 to 5. The competition also featured a vending … more

By Matthew Ern | 9/10/15

Hometown favorite Balaram Stack advanced to the final round of the 2014 Volcom Unsound Pro contest last year and ultimately finished fourth, while California’s Kilian Garland finished first among the 96 competitors and won the $5,000 top prize, capping one of the most anticipated East Coast surf competitions since the Quiksilver Pro New York in 2011.

The Unsound Surf Pro returns

The Unsound Surf Pro, one of the longest running and most progressive surf contests in the world, returns to Long Beach next week, and 48 of the best professional surfers will boost airs at Lincoln … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 8/27/15

Professional surfer Leif Engstrom won the open surfing contest on July 15, part of the sixth annual Surf Week, presented by NYSEA.

Surf Week 2015 takes over Long Beach

Despite a rainy start, the sixth annual NY Surf Week took over the National Boulevard beach earlier this month for five days jam-packed with surfing, skating and art events. In fact, event organizer … more

By Matthew Ern | 7/30/15

Hometown favorite Balaram Stack advanced to the final round of the 2014 Volcom Unsound Pro contest last Sunday and ultimately finished fourth, while California’s Kilian Garland finished first among the 96 competitors and won the $5,000 top prize, capping one of the most anticipated East Coast surf competitions since the Quiksilver Pro New York in 2011

A new era of pro surfing in Long Beach

“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

By Anthony Rifilato and Alexandra Spychalsky | 9/24/14

Pro surfer Balaram Stack, pictured at Surf Week last month, is among the competitors.

Long Beach to host major surfing contest

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

By Anthony Rifilato | 8/13/14

Cliff skudin, left, with Justin Heilmann at the July 17 Surf for All outing.

Waves of accomplishment

Long Beach resident Keanu Resnick, 13, popped up on his surfboard excitedly and rode a wave with his instructor while family, friends and teachers cheered him on from the beach. His mother, Elsie, … more

By Jasmine Blennau | 7/25/14

Long Trunks co-founders Dave Yolinsky, left, and Danny Fischer at Surf Week’s vending village last Saturday.

It takes a village

NYSEA’s fifth annual Surf Week, which ran from July 16-20, is known for its popular surfing competition — featuring pros like Balaram Stack and Leif Engstrom — skateboard contests, and assorted … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/20/14

Pro surfer Rob Kelly took second place in the Unsound Surf Pro contest.

Kings and queens of the beach

Nine-year-old Long Beach resident Michaelangelo Marino had never surfed before last week, when he attended the Skudin Surf camp and learned how to ride a wave. “We really applaud the … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/11/13

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