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Santa Cruz: Ruffo To Appear On HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel

VIA – SHOOTONLINE Ruffo To Appear On HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel Publicity Release Posted: August 15, 2011 18:18:40 EST Ruffo To Appear On HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel NEW YORK & Santa Cruz, CA, August 15, 2011 | SHOOT Publicity Wire | — HBO Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel will include footage … Continue reading Santa Cruz: Ruffo To Appear On HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel →

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Surfer Sparky Hudson returns to Hermosa Beach

Check out all the legends in this photo!… VIA – EASY RIDER Sparky Hudson’s ‘60s surf crew (left to right, seated) Karen Kruse, John Teague, Hap Jacobs and Henry Ford. (Standing) Kenny Brown and his wife, Lance Carson, Bruce Ehlers, Abel Ybarra, Sparky Hudson, Bob Markland, Marie Case, Steve Wilkings, Kiki Folley, Bruce Herman, Griff … Continue reading Surfer Sparky Hudson returns to Hermosa Beach →

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ENCINITAS: City removes pterodactyl from surfer statue – Cardiff Kook

Until next time!… VIA – NORTH COAST TIMES ENCINITAS: City removes pterodactyl from surfer statue By BARBARA HENRY [email protected] | Posted: Monday, August 15, 2011 3:40 pm Cardiff’s “Kook” surfer statue returned to normal Monday morning after Encinitas city employees plucked off a huge sculpture of a pterodactyl —- made of fabric-and-PVC-pipe —- and carted … Continue reading ENCINITAS: City removes pterodactyl from surfer statue – Cardiff Kook →

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Photos: Gerard Butler practices for 'Mavericks' surf movie in Malibu (from today)

He’s going to need a lot of practice to surf like Frosty… VIA – JUSTJARED Gerard Butler: Morning Coffee & Afternoon Surfing! Gerard Butler chats on his cellphone as he picks up a cup of coffee and the Los Angeles Times on Sunday morning (August 14) in Malibu, Calif. Later in the day, the 41-year-old … Continue reading Photos: Gerard Butler practices for 'Mavericks' surf movie in Malibu (from today) →

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'The Swell Life:' Reality TV to Make Orange County Proud @SurfersHealing

VIA – LAKE FOREST PATCH ‘The Swell Life:’ Reality TV to Make Orange County Proud The series about a San Juan Capistrano surfer running a camp for autistic children is a welcome respite from “The Real Housewives of Orange County.” By Rebecca Goddard 5:00am It is no secret I call the Real Housewives of Orange … Continue reading 'The Swell Life:' Reality TV to Make Orange County Proud @SurfersHealing →

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Santa Cruz – Harnessing the wind: Kite surfer Kelly Strachan takes aim at the World Tour

VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Harnessing the wind: Kite surfer Kelly Strachan takes aim at the World Tour Posted: 08/14/2011 01:30:42 AM PDT Kelly Strachan may be Santa Cruz’s least known best hope for a world title. Although the 28-year-old has only been kite surfing for six years, her talent and unique Santa Cruz style … Continue reading Santa Cruz – Harnessing the wind: Kite surfer Kelly Strachan takes aim at the World Tour →

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Pico Alto Big Wave Photo Gallery

Killer photos! VIA – ALOHA UPDATE Pico Alto Big Wave Photo Gallery August 13, 2011 Pete Mel (United States) took home the 1st place trophy and his first Big Wave World Tour win at the Billabong Pico Alto contest. Ben Wilkinson (Australia) charged hard and earned second place. Here’s a gallery covering some of the … Continue reading Pico Alto Big Wave Photo Gallery →

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Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds

VIA – NEWPORT BEACH PATCH Editor Nisha Gutierrez-Jaime [email protected] Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds “It’s not a good thing,” says researcher after discovery that a radioactive isotope of iodine was absorbed by kelp off Laguna Beach and Corona del Mar a month after the disaster in Japan. … Continue reading Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds →

Breaking Surf: Boardroom out of U.S. Open of Surfing – Also, Rockin’ Fig is set to be inducted into Surfer’s Hall of Fame.

VIA – HB INDEPENDENT By Andrea HanstApril 30, 2013 | 1:24 p.m. The highly anticipated surfing industry trade show the Boardroom got the boot before its massive footprint even hit the beach, according to a news release. The consumer surfing forum put on by GLM will move from the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing in … Continue reading Breaking Surf: Boardroom out of U.S. Open of Surfing – Also, Rockin’ Fig is set to be inducted into Surfer’s Hall of Fame. →