The Bavarian capital of Munich has attracted surfers for decades, in spite of the fact that it's hundreds of miles from the coast. How? The Eisbach wave, which sits on the edge of the Eisbach river. TheWorld.org's Rebecca Rosman dove into how the wave was created, and what it's like to surf it.
"Surfing was of such value to early Hawaiians that it was forbidden to work or war during prime surf season – everyone took a full three months off over winter for social bonding via play and playful competition — called The Makahiki Festival."
It captures subtle details and perspectives from a time gone by and reminded me of my own childhood and I hope young people get to see it, for a glimpse at a world so different from today.
Today the beauty and peace and pristine nature of Teahupo’o is in danger. It's #France 's turn to host the '24 #Olympics so the logical place to hold the #surfing is at the world's most beautiful wave, here in Teahupo'o.
Because of powerful economic incentives for the local government and numerous local contractors, the project has been rammed through with no ecological impact study.
SAVE THE WAVES STATEMENT ON THE 2024 OLYMPIC DEVELOPMENT AT TEAHUPO'O
The surf #ecosystem of Teahupo’o must be protected.
#SaveTheWaves stands with the local community members of #Teahupoo and the Vai ara o Teahupo’o Assocation’s position against the #OlympicCommittee ’s proposed aluminum judges tower. Teahupo’o’s fragile surf ecosystem is made up of live #reefs, a #lagoon, and a freshwater stream.
“#Surfing in the Olympics should be a celebration of tremendous athletes, engaging with a natural environment. If you damage that natural environment all for the show and for development dollars, it’s completely antithetical to what surfing is about.”
I love typography, design, technology, and the advancement of the civilization, etc., etc., but this is also a coffee table book I'd love to browse: #surfing#WishIWereSurfingRightNow
Today in Labor History January 12, 1876: Working class novelist Jack London was born. As a kid, he was an oyster pirate in Oakland, along the shores of the San Francisco Bay. As a young man, he became a hobo, riding the rails from town to town, looking for handouts and sometimes work. He wrote about these experiences in his short novel, “The Road.” He was also a lifelong alcoholic, which contributed to his early death. In his novel, “John Barleycorn,” he wrote about both his alcoholism and his experiences as a laborer in numerous low-paid, backbreaking jobs. He was also a socialist and a champion of unions and working-class activism. With respect to strikebreakers, he famously wrote: "After God had finished the rattlesnake, the toad, the vampire, He had some awful substance left with which He made a scab. A scab is a two-legged animal with a cork-screw soul, a water-logged brain, a combination backbone of jelly and glue. Where others have hearts, he carries a tumor of rotten principles." London was also one of the first Haoles (non-Native Hawaiian, or white person) to learn how to surf in Hawaii.
North Shore (Hawaii) surf is up. VERY UP. -- waves of up to 30 feet (!).
"Surf of 10 to 15 feet building to 25 to 30 feet tonight through Wednesday along north facing shores. Surf of 8 to 12 feet building to 15 to 25 feet tonight through Wednesday along west facing shores."