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7.22.10
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UP THE ANTE: 2008 Quiksilver Pro Raises The Bar On Day One
The 2008 season is officially off and running, and what a season it promises to be. Ask anybody in the know and they’ll tell you, there’s more talent on the world tour this year than ever before. “It could be the best season ever,” pontificated Peter Townend from the hill overlooking D-Bah, where the first [...]
7.22.10
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FLYIN' HIGH: ASP Champions' Crowning Soars Down Under
The atmosphere was electric this evening as the world’s best surfers converged on the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre for the ASP World Champion’s Crowning, honoring a bevy of last season’s accomplishments from athletesacross all disciplines of the sport of surfing. Click here for some expert Fantasy Surfer strategy. Pick your teams before it’s [...]
7.22.10
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FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF: High Schooler, Colin Dwyer, Plays Hooky and Gets Famous
When you’re seventeen, and you’re going to play hooky, chances are you’re going to get into some trouble. Ferris Bueller opted for a Chicago joyride over his droning history teacher, and ended up catching a Cubs fly ball on national television then led a parade through Times Square. Point is sometimes a day off can [...]
7.22.10
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SUPER NEWS: Ry Craike Joins SUPER Surfboards
In a power move akin to Voltron, SUPER has added Australian master blaster Ry Craike to its already epic squad. And with the ink still wet on the contract, word is Ry is already on his way to the Gold Coast of Oz to meet up with Clay, Kolohe, Dion and Tosh for some heavy [...]
7.22.10
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THE KIDDIELAND SHOOT-OUT: Nixon High Tide Hold 'Em Treads On with Jenna Jameson and Crew
It’s not always the size of the tube or the length of ride that makes a wave perfect. In fact, the perfect wave doesn’t even have to be perfect. “Every wave is perfect as long as you have the right board,” former Surfer editor Sam George once told me. So what if it’s not some [...]
7.22.10
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PICK 'EM UP! Get Your Fantasy Surfer Teams Ready For War
We’re one week away from one of the most anticipated ASP World Tour FANTASY SURFER seasons ever, and there’s plenty to think about. There are individual matchups. There are geo-political struggles. And there are a more than a few guys on the tail end of their careers, some of whom have publicly proclaimed this year [...]
7.22.10
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DIAL M FOR MAKAHA: A First-Hand Account From The Makaha Ku Ikaika Challenge
Most Southern Californians aren’t ‘big wave’ surfers. It’s not that we’re not capable, there are great examples out there: Mike Parsons, Greg Long, Rusty Long. But for most of us, no matter what delusions of grandeur we harbor, the hard fact is that where we surf the waves are small. The Challenge would not be [...]
7.22.10
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MOST ANTICIPATED YEAR EVER? Get Ready For Fantasy Surfer 2008
The 2008 season kicks off at Snapper Rocks this weekend. Click here to build your Fantasy Surfer teams now! If ever there was a year to get hooked on pro surfing, this is it. If the arrival of the highly-touted rookie class isn’t enough to get you excited, then the ongoing sagas of the worlds [...]
7.22.10
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BORDER LAND: Searching For Surf Along Mauritania's Invisible Frontier
The characters painted alongside the hull are barely visible on the stern of the rusty shipwreck. In between sets I look up to the prow of the fishing boat and try to find a meaning in the articulate potpourri of letters and symbols piled up quite randomly: Arab, Chinese and western words seem to tell [...]
7.22.10
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NIXON HIGH TIDE HOLD 'EM: Let The Games Begin!
For all of us sporting a ridiculously pasty coat of skin and stuck groveling over the inside scraps at Salt Creek, things may seem a little, well, bleak. But what are you gonna do about it? You could always quit your job, sell your stuff, and jump on a plane to…let’s say Tavarua with a [...]
