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  1. Artistic Touch: Ventura photographer shares his passion for ocean
    Ventura County Star logo Ventura County Star 3 hours ago
    Photograph by Jim Martin

    He has been with the gallery since it opened in late 2006 and he has also published a coffee table book titled "Inspirations, Ventura, California." Although he always loved surfing and the ocean, Martin wasn't so sure about photography at first. His... Full Article at Ventura County Star

  2. (05/24) Round of 16 Decided at the Quiksilver Saquarema Prime presented by Coca-Cola
    Surfline logo Surfline 4 hours ago

    I've had a really bad start this year and I haven't gotten any good results, but it's a long year," declared Wilkinson. "I've been able to get some good points this event by getting into the Round of 16 and the next events on the World Tour (Fiji and... Full Article at Surfline

  3. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 day ago
    Surfers catch a wave off the southern California coast at Seal Beach, south of Los Angeles on May 23, 2012. Surfing was introduced to California in 1907 when George Freeth was brought over from Hawaii to demonstrate surfboard riding as part of a...

    Surfers catch a wave off the southern California coast at Seal Beach, south of Los Angeles on May 23, 2012. Surfing was introduced to California in 1907 when George Freeth was brought over from Hawaii to demonstrate surfboard riding as part of a... View Photo »

  4. The waves at Colorado are one of the most sought after by the international surfers because of its perfection, consistency and warm water
    SOURCE: Surfline 2 weeks ago
  5. The Chronicle Books Summer Reading List: Pop Culture
    7x7 Magazine logo 7x7 Magazine 4 hours ago
    A Perfect Day in Pebble Beach

    In this dramatic work of narrative non-fiction, journalist Chris Dixon unlocks the secrets of Cortes Bank and pulls readers into the harrowing world of big wave surfing and high seas adventure. $24.95 Darth Vader™ and Son What if Darth Vader took an... Full Article at 7x7 Magazine

  6. Graphic Designer - Men's Apparel
    Malakye.com 4 hours ago

    Description If you love surf, combining fun with high performance & enjoy the challenge of a fast paced environment, then this is the role for you! Born at Bells Beach and loved world-wide, the Brand is rich in history and a dynamic market leader in... Full Article at Malakye.com

  7. Redbull '4 Surfing' Webseries to Follow Lives of Jordy, Jay, Marlon and Connor (1 min 49 secs)
    BNQT.com 4 hours ago

    Great surf coming soon as part of the series "4 surfing" Grab your board and stay tuned every SUNDAY! There are no comments. Be the first to commment about this video. Roz Groenewoud gives us a brief update on her experience win… Derek Classen from... Full Article at BNQT.com

  8. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 days ago
    A surfer jumps into the water during high tide in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 22, 2012.

    A surfer jumps into the water during high tide in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 22, 2012. View Photo »

  9. We had three fantastic venues to select from. After considering the time of year and all of the other variables that go into producing waves, Colorado proved the best venue for the top over-35 surfers in the world ... With former world champions and big-name pros expected to attend and compete on this w...
    SOURCE: Surfline 2 weeks ago
  10. Andy Irons - i surf because short film
    YouTube Logo YouTube Videos 21 months ago
  11. Mazda's Takeri Concept: An Interview With The Designer
    Focus Daily News 5 hours ago
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    An extra touch: knurled edges on the heater controls. For inspiration, Jenkins design team looks at shoes, watches, fabrics, sunglasses and materials. And hobbies the designer has been surfing and dirt biking since he was a teen growing up in... Full Article at Focus Daily News

  12. (05/24) Flojos Team Surfers Find Footing at National Championships
    Surfline logo Surfline 5 hours ago

    PRESS RELEASE Flojos, manufacturer of the original California surfers' sandals since 1979, continues to help get toes to the nose with a new wave of award-winning team riders in 2012. The team's youngest rider, Bailey Nagy (16) from the North Shore of... Full Article at Surfline

  13. Tokovou ready to surf Fiji waters
    Fiji Times logo Fiji Times 5 hours ago

    "It is tough but it is a good experience where we can compete against the world class surfers here in our very own Fiji waves. I am prepared for it and I am really looking forward to the next trial," Tokovou said. Fiji Surfing Association president... Full Article at Fiji Times

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  1. Surfers catch a wave off the southern California coast at Seal Beach, south of Los Angeles on May 23, 2012. Surfing was introduced to California in 1907 when George Freeth was brought over from Hawaii to demonstrate surfboard riding as part of a publicity stunt promoting the opening of...
  2. A surfer jumps into the water during high tide in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 22, 2012.
  3. A body surfer rides a wave during high tide in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on may 22, 2012.
  4. LAND'S END, ENGLAND - MAY 19: Surfer Tassy Swallow carries the Olympic Flame as it leaves Lands End on May 19, 2012 in Cornwall, England. The Olympic Flame arrived in the UK yesterday and now begins a 70-day relay involving 8,000 torchbearers covering 8,000 miles.
  5. Two surfers look at waves at Kuta beach on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on May 18, 2012.
  6. US John John Florence, of Hawaii, celebrates after winning the final of the Association of Surfing Professionals' men's 2012 ASP World Championship Tour at Barra da Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 16, 2012. At left, Australian surfer Joel Parkinson.
  7. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 16: Former World Surfing Champion Layne Beachley speaks during the Athlete Farewell Appeal Dinner for the 2012 Australian Olympic Team at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre on May 16, 2012 in Sydney, Australia.
  8. A surfer exits the water on Barra da Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, May 16, 2012.
  9. Surfboards for sale lean against a cactus in San Jose del Cabo, near the new convention center -- currently under construction -- for the upcoming G20 Summit in the Mexican Pacific resort of Los Cabos, in Baja California, Mexico, on May 14, 2012. Leaders of the 20 major economies are...

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Surfing is the act of a person (or a boat) riding down a breaking wave, gathering speed from the downward and forward movement. Most commonly, the term is used for a surface water sport in which the person surfing moves along the face of a breaking ocean wave (the "surf"). However, surfing is not restricted to saltwater, but can sometimes take... Full Article At Wikipedia.org

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  1. The waves at Colorado are one of the most sought after by the international surfers because of its perfection, consistency and warm water
    SOURCE: Surfline 2 weeks ago
  2. We had three fantastic venues to select from. After considering the time of year and all of the other variables that go into producing waves, Colorado proved the best venue for the top over-35 surfers in the world ... With former world champions and big-name pros expected to attend and compete on this w...
    SOURCE: Surfline 2 weeks ago
  3. We had three fantastic venues to select from. After considering the time of year and all of the other variables that go into producing waves, Colorado proved the best venue for the top over-35 surfers in the world ... With former world champions and big-name pros expected to attend and compete on this w...
    SOURCE: Surfline 2 weeks ago
  4. The setting at Hacienda Iguana is perfect, the beach is practically virgin, the tropical forest surrounding it makes it exotic, and the accommodation infrastructure is first class. The local people enjoy surfing and know how to take care of the visiting surfers. Playa Colorado at Hacienda Iguana is an i...
    SOURCE: Surfline 2 weeks ago
  5. I broke my board on this lay-back and Lisa was really nice and let me borrow her board ... It actually goes pretty good, but it’s a lot different from what I’m used to riding. I was lazy this morning and had a hard time waking up. Early morning heats are not really my thing. I didn’t bring that many boa...
    SOURCE: Transworld Surf 2 weeks ago
  6. The waves were super fun and I was nervous going against Cory (Lopez) ... He’s been one of my favorite surfers since I started surfing and surfing against him is pretty scary. He’s so consistent and he’s got airs down like nothing. He’s been looking so sharp and I’m just really happy to have made it thr...
    SOURCE: Transworld Surf 2 weeks ago
  7. I can think of a million ways much more efficiently – and safer – than being a big-wave surfer ... The wave itself, if someone said ‘what’s that wave worth to you,’ you couldn’t put a monetary value on it. It’s the experience, the challenge, and the pursuit of it.
    SOURCE: The Orange County Register 2 weeks ago
  8. Coming out here and surfing good waves – that’s the sickest thing in the world. That’s what it’s all about, surfing good waves
    SOURCE: The Orange County Register 2 weeks ago
  9. Coming out here and surfing good waves – that’s the sickest thing in the world. That’s what it’s all about, surfing good waves
    SOURCE: The Orange County Register 2 weeks ago
  10. Power surfing is the basics and this wave shows how good people are
    – Granger Larson SOURCE: Surfline 2 weeks ago
  11. Trestles hasn’t really been kind to me over the years ... I don’t think I’ve ever made the Quarterfinals, so to make these heats has been great. I love Trestles, even though it’s a hard wave to surf for me, but I’m stoked. It’s great surfing with the young guys and the kids are surfing amazing. I’m just...
    – Mark Occhilupo SOURCE: Surfer Magazine 3 weeks ago
  12. A few months later I chased a big swell to Pico Alto, Peru, were I towed into some waves. I am focused a 100 percent in training,traveling and go after my dreams and goals which are to became a top big wave surfer and compete in the XXL Billabong Awards.
    SOURCE: ESPN 3 weeks ago
  13. What we witnessed in that last hour of the session, I believe to be some of the best big wave paddle in surfing achieved in Australia to date
    SOURCE: ESPN 3 weeks ago
  14. I was so nervous out there, as I've never really surfed with just one other surfer in the water. But it was good because I knew I just had to find the good waves. So that's what I tried to do.
    SOURCE: Surfline 3 weeks ago
  15. I got hit too many times in the head by the surfboard
    SOURCE: Elko Daily Free Press 3 weeks ago
  16. It’s the exclusive mass gatherings that started to tip the scale ... The [town] board just approved surfing lessons on the beach, but what happens when the public shows up and wants to put down a towel on public property? It’s a conflict that should be addressed before it’s here.
    SOURCE: The East Hampton Star 3 weeks ago
  17. I found an abandoned surfboard outside of our house in front of a trash can ... It was about six-feet-long, very beat up and super ugly. Boards are normally white, but this one was yellow from being in the sun and old. I tried to make it look nicer by cleaning it up and taking off some of the stickers. ...
    SOURCE: espnW 3 weeks ago
  18. Generally, when people first start surfing, it's a process. They don't just stand up and catch waves, but for me, it came really easy
    SOURCE: espnW 3 weeks ago
  19. I tried to go big wave surfing with her and it's fun, but it's also just scary
    SOURCE: espnW 3 weeks ago
  20. I picked it up to become a really well-rounded surfer. I want to be able to surf every type of board, every type of wave
    SOURCE: espnW 3 weeks ago
  21. We’ve been a huge supporter of Calvin and his Kid Creature line for some time now, so it is amazing to see his imaginative creations transform into a global surfboard line ... Calvin has a tremendous heart and passion for helping others, and we’re excited to help him give back by hosting his surfboard l...
    SOURCE: Transworld Surf 3 weeks ago
  22. We’ve been a huge supporter of Calvin and his Kid Creature line for some time now, so it is amazing to see his imaginative creations transform into a global surfboard line ... Calvin has a tremendous heart and passion for helping others, and we’re excited to help him give back by hosting his surfboard l...
    SOURCE: Transworld Surf 3 weeks ago
  23. It’s good to maintain the momentum for sure ... I try and stay a little bit busy and for me, surfing heats and winning heats is the best preparation. I had a good Australian leg, sparing Bells, I didn’t do as well as I would have liked there, but I had a great time and scored some fun waves, so I’m just...
    SOURCE: Transworld Surf 3 weeks ago
  24. Attire is a huge part of surf culture ... We want to give our customers the ability to have a one stop shopping experience that will satisfy all their surfing and paddle boarding needs.
    SOURCE: PRWeb 3 weeks ago
  25. We've been running these sessions for a number of years now and they are really popular. They give the juniors a chance to surf with friends and make new ones in a safe supervised way where they can push each other plus get tips from the lifeguard trained adult surfers in the water with them.
    SOURCE: This is North devon 3 weeks ago

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