As tourists and residents fled the Outer Banks of North Carolina, a step ahead of the potentially ruinous effect of Hurricane Earl on their Labor Day weekend, hundreds of beachgoers of a certain type were making a beeline in the opposite direction. Storms following a path like Earl’s, running roughly parallel to the coast, can [...]
Surfing is one of the few sports that require all aspects of fitness: · Aerobic Endurance · Strength · Flexibility · Coordination · Agility · Balance · Proprioception Your traditional gym workouts will take care of your strength and aerobic requirements, and your yoga class will be more than adequate for flexibility. However, for surf-specific coordination, [...]
The Drifter is Rob Machado’s follow-up movie to his biopic film Drifting. In it, a troupe of 4 filmers and photographers attempt to capture the 36 year old’s isolationist drive as he rides a smallbore Honda motorcycle through Indonesia. … Machado decided it was time to leave his comfort zone and find out what he [...]
One of the myths heard often is that stand-up paddle is an ancient Hawaiian ritual, but historically Captain James Cook did not observe it in the 18th century, nor did Robert Louis Stevenson see it in the 19th century, (Although Cook did report in his journal watching a canoeist catch a wave sitting down in [...]
Honolulu Academy of Arts is back with their annual surf film festival, with this year’s festival boasted to be the best ever. Forget that there will be free beer from Kona Brewing Company and free wine from Barefoot Wine & Bubbly … the films are the star of this event which includes 10 highly anticipated films [...]
In honor (spelled honour) of our Canadian neighbors and Canada Day, we look at the premiere surf spot in Canada (yes, Virginia, there is surf in Canada!) Tofino, British Columbia … These guys surf twice a day. For them, surfing isn’t a casual hobby; it’s a way of life. But wait a minute. This isn’t [...]
Summer is here, and the sudden upswing of sunscreen and sunblock sales is an indicator of the increased number of people rushing to the beaches. But in a recent study released last month by the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit public health advocacy group, only 8 percent of 700 sunscreen products it evaluated were recommended [...]
Major advances have been made over the last two decades with regards to the science and public information regarding the potentially harmful effects of long-term sun exposure. And although equally landmark leaps have been made in the world of sun protection in the past 20 years, Zinc Oxide is still by far the superior ingredient in [...]
I personally know a few families that are making that giant leap, and for reasons of work or school – and lifestyle – have decided to live in Hawaii. Since I have seen many people come and go, some with relative ease and others with personal frustration, here is a list of etiquette tips I [...]
Bomber Floating Eye Wear‘s official website (here) boldly claims that these sunglasses define the standard for extreme lifestyle eye wear. With such a promising claim, we at iJS just had to see what these glasses could do as far as surfing is concerned. After all, being designed by world champion jet ski racer (directly quoted from the [...]
Living in Honolulu is a wonderful thing … I love this island, I love this city, I love this place. One of the things I have been in the habit of doing is “playing tourist” every now and then, so that I can re-orient myself to the truly wonderful things that this place has to [...]
Sun block, sun foundation, hats, gloves, glasses, UV clothing … let’s just say that “Sun Protection” can take many forms especially when you are a surfer exposed to the sun and the elements for a few hours everyday. As any waterman will tell you, the sun is out in full force especially during the hot summer [...]
After a horrific hard drive malfunction, resulting in some serious photo losses at the iJS offices, we promptly scheduled a re-shoot of some surf sequences at one of Oahu’s popular beaches. Our recent review of the watersports head wear WavzCap got a burst of impromptu reviewers as the brightly colored neoprene caps drew the attention [...]
Dear Surf Shop Owners and Employees: I walked into a surf shop at a “village” corner in the heart of Waikiki the other day, and for the first time of having been in and out of hundreds and thousands of surf shops, I felt out of place. The surf store staff was not rude or [...]
Black Lagoon’s Darkfin gloves came to our offices as a much anticipated product, being fueled by a hot debate as to the actual functionality versus the “appropriateness” of such a product. If you are not familiar with Darkfin gloves, you can get a primer in our NEW STUFF feature, or just continue reading to dive [...]
