Surfing Magazine
Photos and Words by Jimmicane
NSSA Nationals are over. We’re back in the office, we’ve got the results. The Trophies are all the mantle and the interviews are done. Brother is the real deal. Girls pull airs. It’s all good. But what does it all mean? Does the winner of the Open Mens division automatically elevate to surf stardom? Read More…
We’re not sure who’s happier, Kolohe “Brother” Andino or his dad Dino. In a wave-starved final that went down roughly between 5:00 and 5:35 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, the 15-year-old San Clemente local did what we all suspected he could do: He won the 2009 NSSA Open Mens title Read More…
Conner Coffin didn’t surf before his heat. Didn’t engage in a superstitious pre-heat ritual. Didn’t even employ an elaborate competitive strategy. He just figured, “I’ll try to catch a set wave.” But why bother with that if you surf as good as he does? Read More…
Never let first impressions fool you, especially at a contest that involves hordes of hormonal teenagers, demanding parents, and National titles. Day 2 of competition marked just that — revealing thick tension infecting the event’s fun-loving façade. Read More…
The scene was just what you’d expect for the 2009 NSSA National Championships. Hundreds of kids scampering around left, right and everywhere in-between the company-sponsored pop-up tents and beach umbrellas. Read More…
This year, we’re operating the first SURFING Facebook Online Darkroom, free for all competitors at the 2009 NSSA Nationals. Here’s how it works: Read More…
A STACKED LINEUP PROMISES A FIERCE FIVE DAYS OF COMPEITION
San Clemente, CA (June 17, 2009) – The 2009 National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) National Open Championships returns to Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California Tuesday, June 23rd through Saturday, June 27th. Read More…
San Clemente, CA (June 10, 2009) – For the third year running, Nike 6.0 will present a three-day live webcast of the 2009 National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) National Open Championships at the famed Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California. The event will run Tuesday, June 23rd through Saturday, June 27th. Read More…
The NSSA brought Nathaniel Curran up right. And with a treasure chest full of NSSA memories and a qualifying year on the ’QS that left him solidly at number one in the rankings, Nathaniel has achieved the goal that every amateur surfer has at least one time or another dreamed of achieving: Read More…
SURFING checks in with the complete results and a wrap-up from the 2008 NSSA National Championships at Lower Trestles. Read More…
