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Ever needed a legitimate excuse to go surfing? Today you finally have it: International Surfing Day. Created by SURFING Magazine, this unofficial, official surfers’ holiday gives you a chance to promote and celebrate the sport while bringing awareness to the state of our oceans and beaches.
The goal is simple: take the day, or at least […]

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Hawaii’s Cynthia Derosier is changing lives for troubled teens on the shores of Oahu one wave at a time.
The freelance art director—with help from Hawaii Girls Court and in conjunction with her local Surfrider chapter—has started the Surfrider Spirit Sessions, a six-week program that is run by surfers and is, “aimed at showing troubled teenaged […]

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Sporting a white men’s rash guard shirt, surfer TJ Barron won the ASP Hawaii / Macy’s E-Series Event #1 in fun, 2 foot surf at Oahu’s Maili Point on Saturday, May 17th.
Barron’’s victory in the 1-star World Qualifying Series (WQS) event earned him $2,500 dollars and 250 WQS points. Second place went to Joel […]

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Sunday, May 11th, Surfers Paradise Queensland - Teenage surfing sensation Ellie-Jean Coffey, (NSW), has made her mark as a future surfing star by beating a group of the nation’s best female surfers to win the open women’s division of the inaugural Lizzy Surf Series at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast.
Stop no.1 of 3 in […]

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This just in from the California State Parks Foundation:
San Onofre State Beach needs our help!
The toll road backers in Orange County are appealing to the federal government to override the Coastal Commission and get special approval to build their toll road through San Onofre State Beach.
Click here and take 30 seconds to send a letter […]

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SAN CLEMENTE, California (Tuesday, April 29, 2008) – The opening day of the 6.0 Lowers Pro has hit the water in clean, two-to-three foot waves at Lower Trestles, California, and 192 of the hungriest competitors in the world are kick starting their respective campaigns for prize money, valuable ratings points and the highly-coveted 6.0 Lowers […]

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Kelly Slater (USA) rang his third Bell by winning the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach for the 3rd time today.
Slater now has back-to-back wins in the first 2 opening events of the 2008 ASP World Tour securing his spot as #1 in the World.
Slater launched some huge air to earn a last minute score […]

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Surfers were greeted with 8′ waves on the opening day of the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach in Australia yesterday.
The boys were happy to take advantage of the big waves and show off their skills with ASP top-ranked surfer Kelly Slater (USA) posting the highest heat total and single wave score of […]

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PRESS RELEASE
More than 300 professional and amateur men and women surfers of all ages are scheduled to compete in the Ron Jon Surf Shop 44th Annual Easter Surf Festival, scheduled from Thurs., March 20 to Sun., March 23 in Cocoa Beach. Competing surfers will travel from around the globe to participate in the annual contest, […]

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Sofia Mulanovich - Roxy Pro Gold Coast Winner
COOLANGATTA, Australia - Sofia Mulanovich (PERU), 2004 ASP Womens World Champion and world runner-up last season, won the 2008 Roxy Pro Gold Coast defeating Samantha Cornish (AUS) in clean three foot waves at Snapper Rocks on Saturday, March 1.
The Roxy Pro Gold Coast is the opening event […]

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