VIA – WPTV Jeff Surgener at his factory in Boynton Beac Local surfing pioneer and founder of Rhino Tuff surfboards dies Posted: 02/29/2012 Last Updated: 5 hours and 31 minutes ago Tom Warnke Sent me some sad news that Jeff Surgener has passed. I did not know Jeff but wish his family the best and … Continue reading Local surfing pioneer and founder of Rhino Tuff surfboards dies
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Surfboards: quality vs quantity
VIA – ABC AUSTRALIA Local surfboard shaper Stuart Darcy with pro surfer Layne Beachley (used with permission – Bleach*Festival) Surfboards: quality vs quantity 22 February, 2012 3:24PM AEST By Candice Marshall Surfboard manufacturers will meet on the Gold Coast this week to debate the factors affecting the industry. It is estimated that three million Australians … Continue reading Surfboards: quality vs quantity
Surfboard maker crafts works of art in El Segundo warehouse
VIA – DAILY BREEZE Surfboard maker crafts works of art in El Segundo warehouse By Douglas Morino Staff Writer Posted: 02/18/2012 06:16:15 AM PST Updated: 02/18/2012 03:38:48 PM PST yler Hatzikian emerged from a small El Segundo warehouse on a recent rain-soaked afternoon and greeted two visitors, reaching out to shake their hands with a … Continue reading Surfboard maker crafts works of art in El Segundo warehouse
Festival to honor Yancy Spencer III
VIA – PNJ Festival to honor Yancy Spencer III 5:12 PM, Feb. 7, 2012 Written by Kimberly Blair Innerlight Surf & Skate is inviting the public to a celebration of the life of Yancy Spencer III on Feb. 18 on Pensacola Beach. The surf and stand-up paddle board event is to commemorate the … Continue reading Festival to honor Yancy Spencer III
A night with Lopez and Lynch
VIA – SURF COAST TIMES A night with Lopez and Lynch Ali Deane February 7 2012 Pipeline master Gerry Lopez is in town this weekend to present his book with Wayne Lynch at a special event hosted by Patagonia Torquay. Legendary wave-riders Gerry Lopez and Wayne Lynch will be in town this weekend … Continue reading A night with Lopez and Lynch
'Mr Pipeline' Gerry Lopez is no one-trick pony
VIA – ABC AUSTRALIA ‘Mr Pipeline’ Gerry Lopez is no one-trick pony By Mark Bannerman Updated February 06, 2012 11:02:17 Gallery: The life and times of Gerry Lopez The year was 1973. The place, California at the surfing world titles. A young man with a Beatle haircut and droopy moustache makes his way … Continue reading 'Mr Pipeline' Gerry Lopez is no one-trick pony
Friends of First Coast surfer legend stir up waves of memories
VIA – M. JACKSONVILLE Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 Friends of First Coast surfer legend stir up waves of memories By Matt Soergel Daytona Beach’s Bill Hixon came to Neptune Beach in the spring of 1964 with 25 surfboards inside a panel truck. He leased a spot on First Street next to Red and … Continue reading Friends of First Coast surfer legend stir up waves of memories
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Memorial paddleout for famed surfboard shaper rescheduled to Sept. 17
VIA – DAILY PILOT Memorial paddleout for famed surfboard shaper rescheduled to Sept. 17 September 2, 2011 | 4:12 p.m. A memorial paddleout for Newport Beach surfboard crafter Robert Russell Brown, 63, has been moved to Sept. 17. Those who wish to remember Brown are asked to attend the memorial and paddleout at the Newport … Continue reading Memorial paddleout for famed surfboard shaper rescheduled to Sept. 17
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Spokesmodel to launch surboard line in Pensacola
They had me at ‘spokesmodel’… VIA – PNJ Spokesmodel to launch surboard line in Pensacola 12:31 PM, Sep. 16, 2011 Surfer, model and designer Dawn Gaines-Taylor will launch her own surfboard collection tonight at Seville Quarter. Gaines-Taylor is the spokesmodel for the women’s line of RuSik, a California-based skate and surf clothier. She started her … Continue reading Spokesmodel to launch surboard line in Pensacola