South African surfing and shaping legend Peter Daniels has passed away at 66. Daniels, who has shaped nearly roughly 40,000 surfboards, won national titles and competed in the World Tour. Peter worked with the planet’s best surfers – Tom Curren, Kelly Slater, Sunny Garcia, Andy Irons, Joel Parkinson, Aritz Aranburu, Jordy Smith and many other […]
An Australian surfer has died after hitting a reef in Bali, Indonesia. Peter Luke, 27, was riding big waves at Scar Reef, when the tragic accident took place. Reports tell that the young surfer was catching five-meter waves (16 feet) at Jelenga Beach in West Sumbawa. Luke was enjoying the surf with two friends, when […]
“Surf Champ” was one of the first arcade surfing games ever. The pinball machine was built by D. Gottlieb & Co., in 1976. In professional surfing, 1976 was the year of Peter Townend. The Australian secured the only world title of his career, in the newly-created International Professional Surfers (IPS) circuit. In the entertainment world, […]
Sonoma County tasting celebrates Peter Mel signature cabernet.