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Christina Daly/HeraldDane Mackie, a 17-year-old from Barbados, edged out seasoned pros to take home the top prize last Saturday at the 18th annual Unsound Pro surfing competition, the largest contest in New York.

The Unsound Pro surf competition returned to the Lincoln Boulevard beach for its 18th year last week, as 48 surfers battled it out from Sept. 1 to 5. The competition also featured a vending … more

By Matthew Ern | 9/10/15

Hometown favorite Balaram Stack advanced to the final round of the 2014 Volcom Unsound Pro contest last year and ultimately finished fourth, while California’s Kilian Garland finished first among the 96 competitors and won the $5,000 top prize, capping one of the most anticipated East Coast surf competitions since the Quiksilver Pro New York in 2011.

The Unsound Surf Pro returns

The Unsound Surf Pro, one of the longest running and most progressive surf contests in the world, returns to Long Beach next week, and 48 of the best professional surfers will boost airs at Lincoln … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 8/27/15

Pro surfer Kelly Slater during the finals of the Quiksilver Pro New York in 2011.

The Quiksilver Pro N.Y. and a community's fight for survival

Months before the crowds flocked to the beaches in September 2011 to watch professional surfers like Kelly Slater during the Quiksilver Pro New York — the largest pro surfing competition ever held … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/22/15

Donovan Berthoud/Herald The surf art show and auction is now in its sixth year, and Unsound co-owners Mike Nelson, left, and Dave Juan said support for the event has grown.

Unsound to hold art, vintage surfboard show

Unsound surf shop, at 359 E. Park Ave., will host its 6th annual surf art show and auction on Saturday, June 20, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The rain date is scheduled for June 21, from 4 to 7 … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 6/10/15

Hometown favorite Balaram Stack advanced to the final round of the 2014 Volcom Unsound Pro contest last Sunday and ultimately finished fourth, while California’s Kilian Garland finished first among the 96 competitors and won the $5,000 top prize, capping one of the most anticipated East Coast surf competitions since the Quiksilver Pro New York in 2011

A new era of pro surfing in Long Beach

“The waves are here — you guys out here in New York are known for being hardcore surfers,” said professional surfer Jeremy Johnston, of Florida, just after he finished third in the 2014 Volcom … more

By Anthony Rifilato and Alexandra Spychalsky | 9/24/14

Pro surfer Balaram Stack, pictured at Surf Week last month, is among the competitors.

Long Beach to host major surfing contest

When he’s not working as a camp director at Skudin Surf school, or doing volunteer work with children with special needs for the nonprofit Surf for All, professional surfer TJ Gumiela is training, … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 8/13/14

Pro surfer Rob Kelly took second place in the Unsound Surf Pro contest.

Kings and queens of the beach

Nine-year-old Long Beach resident Michaelangelo Marino had never surfed before last week, when he attended the Skudin Surf camp and learned how to ride a wave. “We really applaud the … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/11/13

Unsound reopens its doors

“The support from the community was unbelievable — so many volunteers came down to help,” said Dave Juan, co-owner of Unsound surf shop, a week after the store reopened its doors — and more … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/12/13

Florida’s Blake Jones was crowned the winner of Unsound’s “Right Coast Cup” surfing competition on Sept. 7.

Pro surfers hit the ‘right’ coast

Surfers from all over the East Coast took to the waves at National Boulevard beach last week to compete for a $20,000 prize purse in Unsound’s Right Coast Cup contest, an event presented by … more

By Vanessa Canner | 9/13/12

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