http://surfermag.com/features/onlineexclusives/ en-us It was Devries who was getting most of the media attention last week, but it was local legend Raph Bruhwiler who got the first call to take the Olympic flame out into the lineup. http://surfermag.com/features/onlineexclusives/raph-bruhwiler-surfs-olympic-flame-vancouver onlineexclusives Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:39:00 EST http://surfermag.com/features/onlineexclusives/raph_torch-160.jpg Raph Bruhwiler Surfs with Olympic Flame It was Devries who was getting most of the media attention last week, but it was local legend Raph Bruhwiler who got the first call to take the Olympic flame out into the lineup. At 29, Liz Clark bubbles with youth. She is surfing, fishing, sailing, and free-diving most everyday, greeting everyone with a smile and girlish warmth. But having overcome calamities at sea that would make the saltiest old cur weep, she also carries a quiet strength. http://surfermag.com/features/onlineexclusives/Surfer_Profile_Liz_Clark onlineexclusives Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:51:00 EST http://surfermag.com/features/onlineexclusives/liz-clarke-fisheye-160.jpg The Surfer Profile: Liz Clark At 29, Liz Clark bubbles with youth. She is surfing, fishing, sailing, and free-diving most everyday, greeting everyone with a smile and girlish warmth. But having overcome calamities at sea that would make the saltiest old cur weep, she also carries a quiet strength. Back in October of 1994, I somehow managed to convince the powers that were at SURFER that a hungry freelancer from a rosy-necked Bible Belt backwater along the South Carolina coast was somehow qualified to move out to California to launch a website for “The Bible of the Sport.” http://surfermag.com/features/onlineexclusives/original-surfermag-website onlineexclusives Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:39:00 EST http://surfermag.com/features/onlineexclusives/original-surfermag-website-160.jpg Looking Back on the Dawn of SurferMag.com Back in October of 1994, I somehow managed to convince the powers that were at SURFER that a hungry freelancer from a rosy-necked Bible Belt backwater along the South Carolina coast was somehow qualified to move out to California to launch a website for “The Bible of the Sport.” Hometown hero, Peter Devries, had just pulled off the unthinkable and won the inaugural 6-star O’Neill Cold Water Classic Canada in his backyard, besting Aussie Jay Thompson in the process. http://surfermag.com/features/onlineexclusives/peter-devries-wins-oneill-cold-water-classic-canada-tofino onlineexclusives Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:52:00 EST http://surfermag.com/features/onlineexclusives/pete-devries-wins-tofino-160.jpg Local Boy Peter Devries Wins O'Neill Cold Water Classic Canada Hometown hero, Peter Devries, had just pulled off the unthinkable and won the inaugural 6-star O’Neill Cold Water Classic Canada in his backyard, besting Aussie Jay Thompson in the process. An exciting Day 1 has completed at the 2009 Xcel Pro Presented by Honolua, with key contenders Pancho Sullivan, Joel Centeio, and Andy Irons all advancing to meet each other in the same Round of 32 heat. http://surfermag.com/features/onlineexclusives/2009_xcel_pro_day_1_103109 onlineexclusives Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:20:00 EST http://surfermag.com/features/onlineexclusives/makua-103109-promo.jpg 2009 Xcel Pro: Day 1 An exciting Day 1 has completed at the 2009 Xcel Pro Presented by Honolua, with key contenders Pancho Sullivan, Joel Centeio, and Andy Irons all advancing to meet each other in the same Round of 32 heat.