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7.22.10
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GET PUMPED UP! The Election That Really Matters, SURFER Poll 2008, Is Upon Us
It’s quiet today at the Grove of Anaheim. The best surfers in the world haven’t arrived yet. Some are still on planes, completing trips from far corners of the world. Some are warming up at Trestles before they descend on Lowers for the Boost Mobile Pro. Some are making the standard Southern California rounds—using their [...]
7.22.10
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WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? Fantasy Surfer Hits Halfway Point
Again the Rip Curl Search proved why it’s one of the most intriguing tour stops. The deck was sufficiently shuffled, the waves sufficiently pumped, and Fantasy Surfer scores were sufficiently spread over the map. Now, with the tour taking a one-month break before the Boost Mobile Pro gets underway, we’ve now reached the halfway point [...]
7.22.10
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PEELING: Surf Journalism Expedition Blog #9
She can see them in the distance. They look perfect, but seem small from so far away. She knows, just like always, they’ll be bigger once she gets there, and so begins her journey toward the prize. Looking from side to side—no one else is around. She’ll have each and every one to herself. Every [...]
7.22.10
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CHUCK PATTERSON WINS: First Annual Gerry Lopez Battle of the Paddle
What started out as a picture perfect California day turned brutally cruel for many of the world’s best stand up paddlers, who converged on Doheny Beach on Saturday for the first annual Gerry Lopez Battle of the Paddle, presented by Rainbow Sandals. The event was undoubtedly the largest group of stand up paddlers ever assembled, [...]
7.22.10
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THE ONLY TITLE RACE OF '08: Women's Tour Heads to Sydney
Whether you’re an avid fan of the Women’s WCT, or simply tired of the inevitability of Slater’s domination on the men’s tour, there’s plenty of reason to follow the race for the world title over on the women’s side. As much as much as everyone is deliriously overjoyed at the crowning of the nine-time world [...]
7.22.10
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DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Twiggy Takes Red Bull Big Wave Africa
It’s always tough to put big wave surfing into perspective when you’re not blessed with balls the size of cantaloupes. When your frame of reference only stretches to the ten-foot mark, at a push, it’s impossible for your mind to process the stimuli. Fifteen-foot, twenty-foot, thirty-foot… The numbers take on an abstruseness that exists in [...]
7.22.10
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Day 1 at the 2008 Xcel Pro Presented by Honolua LIVE Online WEBCAST HALEIWA, OAHU, HAWAII – October 28, 2008 – 2008 Xcel Pro Presented by Honolua Day 1 Recapbr> North Shore Winter Surf Season Kicks Off in Large, Challenging Sunset HALEIWA, OAHU, HAWAII – October 28, 2008 – Day 1 of the 2008 Xcel [...]
7.22.10
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BETWEEN THE LINES: Two Surfers Unflinchingly Tell Their Vietnam Stories
Just because you have a great story to tell doesn’t mean it will be told correctly, and too often in the world of surf documentaries that potential never tips; the heart of the matter never quite reveals itself. That said, Between The Lines: The True Story Of Surfers During the Vietnam War delivers on its [...]
7.22.10
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LIFE ROLLS ON: Night by the Ocean Benefit Huge Success
Life Rolls On Foundation’s Fifth Annual Night by the Ocean Benefit indeed rolled on – marking a massive success, attracting a mixture of celebrities and surf-stars, and even changing up its format from year’s past. Click here to view photos from 2008 Night By The Ocean Benefit. “Our goal is to make this the non-chicken-dinner [...]
7.22.10
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NOT FADE AWAY: Big Wednesday's 30th Anniversary Brings the Stars to a Bar
“I don’t like surfers. I grew up in a surfing community and I thought surfers were jerks. I love Big Wednesday so much. Surfers don’t deserve this movie.” - Quentin Tarantino On Friday, September 14, 2008 the Malibu elite met with the cast and crew of Big Wednesday to celebrate the 30th anniversary of a [...]
