Throwing it back to 2004 with this video of this women's nigh time surf contest at Malibu.

{{{Malibu}}}, Calif. – (October 16, 2004) – With 180,000 watts of light focused on the action, the Red Bull 5X made history as Malibu’s first-ever night surfing event was held in reeling, shoulder-high waves at the famous First Point. Five of the sport’s most talented female longboarders, includingDaize Shayne, Mary Osborne, Kassia Meador, Kim Hamrock and SchuylerMcFerran, battled it out in a {{{90}}}-minute expression session.

Instead of the normal surf competition in which each surfer’s performance is critiqued by judges on the beach, the RB5X allows the surfers to push the limits of performance without the constraints of typical contest formats. A full film crew recorded all the action in the water and the surfers themselves will determine the winner during a playback session.



“It was so rad with no judges. You’re your own judge and you’re everybody else’s judge,” says pro surfer Kassia Meador of Oceanside, Calif. “The RB5Xis a cool way to push each other and push our surfing to the next level.It’s more about earning the respect of your peers and seeing who threw down, who’s doing the craziest stuff and who was surfing the best.”

Despite the impossibly long nose rides and graceful footwork on display, it was the unique night surfing format that caught the attention of the surfers. “It was so beautiful on the water,” says veteran pro Kim Hamrock of Huntington Beach, Calif. “Actually it was kind of hard to surf at times because I was just mesmerized watching the bottom and the fish.”

Justin Swartz, surfer and shaper from Venice Beach is a semifinalists in the O’Neill Regional Wave of the Winter Contest.

The contest is using Surfline’s Instagram Story for user voting to determine the winners for each region. Four semifinalists from each region will go head-to-head in an IG story, where Surfline followers will determine who moves ahead to the finals — and ultimately pick the winner for each region.

Vote for Justin on Surfline’s Instagram Story.

Join Life Rolls On founder Jesse Billauer on Monday April 13th at 1:00 pm PST for the second Life Rolls On Zoom Call

"I know we're all home these days, but that doesn't mean the LROhana can't stay connected. Join me for a 30 minute chat on Monday! Let's talk about how you're staying healthy at home, how you're keeping your family happy, and maintaining your sanity!

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Joel Tudor at Malibu summer, 2019.

"Malibu is Joel’s institutional backside dojo. See how he surfs on vintage 1964 Yater. It’s perfect example of trim including, footwork, drop-knee, and noseride with grace." - Tatsuo Takei

There's the flier with all the info for the Mighty Under Dogs First/Last Annual Talent Show on Easter Sunday.

Send your entry to: info@mightyunderdogs.org

Cal-trans put No Stopping Anytime signs at Sunset on Thursday night. Both sides of PCH have the No Stopping Anytime signs, from the Bel Air Bay Club to the other side of Gladstones. No vehicles were ticketed, towed, or told to leave on Friday, but with the upcoming holiday weekend, that may change.






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Jacks Surfboards will stay committed to serving customers through their online shop and are offering 25% OFF SITEWIDE for a limited time with code SAVE25.

Shop online @ Jacks Surfboards

Surf’s up and only steps away for a Malibu home designed by the late surf-legend-and-architect Matt Kivlin. Located on the bluffs above Paradise Cove in the gated enclave of Sea Lane, it is for sale at $12.995 million.

Kivlin wasn’t your average beach bum, but a serious surfer turned architect. In 1940, he designed a surfboard out of lightweight balsa wood, known as the Malibu Board, after finding the long Koa wood boards in Hawaii hard to handle. The original boards, which were still used in Hawaii long after statehood, historically were sized at 16 feet for Hawaiian royalty and 12 feet for commoners while Matt’s were only about 9-feet long. Kivlin went from being known as California’s best wave rider in the 1940s and 50s to designing and building over 200 homes, 80 of which were located in Malibu.



Marrying his love of surfing and profession of architecture in a cheerful home that would charm any surfing enthusiast, Kivlin’s home is just down the lane to the Pacific Ocean waves. Now a compound extensively added to by previous owners, the 3/4-acre lot contains the sunny four-bedroom main house and a newly constructed contemporary, fully outfitted guest house with a gourmet kitchen and a separate creative media production space, both connected by a large wrap-around deck. The main house is open and sunny connected to the lushly designed grounds that contain lawn, pond, fountain, fire pit, fruit trees and a vegetable garden. There is also a ceramics shed, private outdoor bathtub, multiple decks, saltwater pool and spa, outdoor gym with sauna, ice bath and a full outdoor kitchen. There is plenty of parking for guests and the exclamation point is the full deeded access to one of the best beaches in California.

The Malibu house, inside its gated enclave, and designed by one of the country’s most well-known surfer/architects, Matt Kivlin, is now for sale. Priced at $12.995 million, it is listed by Mark Gruskin of Westside Estate Agency in Malibu.

This is from CBS LA:

"Tempting waves called to surfers in Malibu Wednesday night, leading to a shoreline standoff of sorts with sheriff’s deputies and lifeguards."

"More than a dozen surfers were spotted in the water off Malibu just before sunset Wednesday. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies and lifeguards tried to coax them in, but the surfers refused to get out of the water until law enforcement boats forced them to shore."

"Twenty people were ultimately let go with a warning."

Two patrol boats and about eight squad cars were sent out to Surfrider Beach around sundown when a dozen surfers were out on the water taking advantage of some high surf.

The sheriff's department said deputies asked the surfers to disperse and did not issue any citations or make any arrests.

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