 | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012 TWITTER TWATTER - ‘IN BETWEEN THE HEATS' - FEBRUARYRead more... @font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } Contest wins, world titles and editorial coverage are just a minor glimpse into the real lives of our day-to-day surfing gods. With arguably the best surf team out there, Dragon is giving you the chance to see what these guys are doing in-between prepping for heats and putting stickers on their boards. In this month’s installment, check what Mick Fanning, Owen Wright, Rob Machado and Balaram Stack have be... [ more ] |
 | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012 Geiselman 2nd in Australian Open!Read more... @font-face { font-family: "Calibri"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } The kid comes out of the gates on fire! Wrapping up a 2nd place in the Australian Open in Manly. He's off to a great start to the 2012 season, rated 12th on the World Ranking. Let's go Evan! [ more ] |
 | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012 Owen Wright wins 'Male Surfer of the Year'Read more... Owen Wright wins 'Male Surfer of the Year'! The awards went down this last week and it was the 21 year-old taking home top honors in the Australian Surfing Awards.Good on ya' Owen! [ more ] |
 | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 09, 2012 Vince Boulanger Hawaii SpecialRead more... The Maryland kid is at it again. He spent most of his winter in Hawaii and was able to compile this edit. He's got it made in the shade at the moment. [ more ] |
 | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 08, 2012 Machado and Foreman shaping AlaiasRead more... Rob Machado and frontman of Switchfoot, Jon Foreman, hanging out one sunny afternoon collaborating on shaping ideas for Alaia boards. The boys chopping wood, check it out! [ more ] |
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Shane Dorian
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AKA: None that stick Birthdate: July 19, 1972 Birth Place: Kona, Hawaii Resides: Kona, Hawaii Height: 5’9” Stance:Regular Hobbies: Snowboarding, hunting wild pigs, chasing lots of big swells around to Mavericks, Waimea, Todos Santos, hanging at home being a family man and surfing a whole lot. Favorite Dragon Sunglasses: Calavera
Highest Rating on Tour: 4th in 2000 Years on Tour: 12 Filmography: Still Filthy, A Fly in the Champagne, Stranger Than Fiction, Campaign, Campaign 2 Competitive Highlights: 1st Bells (WCT), 1st billabong pro spain (WCT), long-time Eddie Aikau contest invitee, multiple XXL Big-Wave Award nominations Sponsors: Billabong, Dragon, Vertra Suncare, Sanuk, JC Shaper: John Carper Magic Stick: 5'10" x 18.25" x 2.15" Training Ground: Banyans Favorite Wave: Teahupoo, Cloudbreak, Pipe, and Backdoor Favorite Maneuver: Slob Straight Air The iconic Shane Dorian has done it all in his career. Joining the World Championship Tour in 1993 was just the beginning of a long illustrious career. Dorian has had many parts in top surf movies such as “Loose Change”, “Still Filthy”, and his own surf move “Blue Print”. Dorian has also starred in the Hollywood movie “In God’s Hands” (1998). On tour for eleven years, Dorian racked in a number of tour wins and finished as high as fourth on the world tour rankings. In 2004, Dorian decided to shift his focus to surfing bigger waves and tackling breaks such as Teahupoo and Jaws. In 2008, Dorian took the top prize at the Global Big Wave Awards for a colossal wave ridden at Teahupoo. Today, Dorian resides in his home state of Hawaii on the big island where his surfing career began. He continues to travel the globe in search of big waves. |