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7.22.10
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EXTRA CONTEST: Get Funny, Get Famous
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7.22.10
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SEEPING THROUGH SAN FRAN: Oil Spill Ravages OB, Mavericks Next?
Last Wednesday morning the cargo ship Cosco Busan misjudged its course and was gutted by a Bay Bridge tower. While the bridge was unharmed, the 90 foot gash emptied 58,000 gallons of bunker fuel into the bay, making the early morning fog even more ominous. The oil, used strictly for large ships, is a heavy [...]
7.22.10
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THE READY ROOM: Paparazzi & Dangerous Thoughts The Eve of Dolphin Inferno
Dateline: Osaka, JapanOct. 25, 2007 In a gilded hotel meeting room, better suited for a plumbing-fixtures sales meeting than an international demonstration, Dave Rastovich briefed an unlikely crew of dolphin defenders on the eve of a safe, orderly, but most likely illegal paddle-out ceremony. Make a difference at MindsInTheWater.com. “We’re not gonna have a lot [...]
7.22.10
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ABUBO TAKES 1ST CROWN: Megan Abubo Wins Reef Hawaiian Pro at Haleiwa
After more than a decade of trying to win the first leg of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, Haleiwa’s own Megan Abubo, 29, finally sampled the sweet taste of home-town victory today, winning the $30,000 REEF Hawaiian Pro in front of a hugely adoring local crowd. This result has guaranteed Abubo’s requalification for the [...]
7.22.10
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BULLETS OVER BAJA: Attack Yields Grave Consequences
On Tuesday, October 23 Pat Weber, a 48-year-old San Diego surfer and his girlfriend (name withheld) were robbed at gun point and the girlfriend was sexually assaulted on the bluffs near Cuatras Casas in the Colonet region of northern Baja, Mexico, according to a first-hand account of the incident by Weber. The surfer denied the [...]
7.22.10
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LO MEIN LEFTS: A Chinese Surf Adventure
“The east coast of China has to be holding some surf.” That’s what we were thinking in the planning stages for this project, looking at a map of the coast from the chilly waters in the north to the tropical beaches of Hainan Island in the south. While facing east and out of the path [...]
7.22.10
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7.22.10
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SLATER PROTECTION: Fla.Gov. Presents Kelly With Protection Bill
Earlier today, Florida Governor Charlie Christ presented a signed copy of Senate Bill 1472 to eight-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater. Cocoa Beach, FL (November 13, 2007) – Earlier today, Florida Governor Charlie Christ presented a signed copy of Senate Bill 1472 to eight-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater. The presentation took place at an [...]
7.22.10
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HALEIWA DAY ONE: Garcia Stages Comeback; Kickoff a Success
Haleiwa greeted the 25th annual Vans Triple Crown of Surfing with open arms as the 2007 North Shore surfing season kicked off Monday with the first jewel of the Triple Crown, The Reef Hawaiian Pro. After a traditional Hawaiian blessing by Kahu Butch Helemano, the famous Ali’i Beach Park didn’t disappoint as competitor’s were blessed [...]
7.22.10
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THE DEATH POLL: If You Must Die In The Ocean, How Would You Go?
Dying sucks. But we’ve all got to do it, and some ways are clearly better – and would look way cooler on a tombstone – than others. If you had to be killed while in the water, which one of these epitaphs would you want hammered onto your headstone? <script LANGUAGE= "javaScript" SRC="http://simpolls.sourceinterlinkmedia.com/surfermag/4976447285/poll.js?linkback=“>
