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Local surfing pioneer and founder of Rhino Tuff surfboards dies

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

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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Surf Exhibit Opens in San Diego

VIA – IMPERIAL BEACH PATCH   Surf Exhibit Opens in San Diego   An eclectic crew of surfing legends, shapers, and historians from Coronado and Southern California attended the weekend reception for the show, which continues through March. By Serge Dedina 5:45 am   Coronado surfing historian John Elwell with the Simmons surfboards from his … Continue reading Surf Exhibit Opens in San Diego