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“Damn, I wish I was in California right now.”

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Fri, Jan 25 | 09:47am

You’ve got your couple of weeks of Christmas vacation right around the corner. A couple of weeks is plenty of time to take a jaunt to somewhere warm with plentiful shorelines. You start to lo...

Influence Is New, Now and Next

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What: Dropping In

Fri, Jan 25 | 10:22am

By: Evan Fontaine

In my garage, buried underneath some worn down wetsuits and a few surfboards I’ve managed to score at random garage sales over the years, is a box of old surf magazines. They, the surfboards ...

THE PLASTIC PREDICAMENT

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What: Ecologic

Fri, Jan 25 | 10:29am

By: Patrick Zabrocki

The Tom Jones StoryWhen it comes to physical accomplishments, the feats Tom Jones endeavors to conquer are nothing short of insane. He is an extreme athlete, motivational speaker, martial arts expe...

The New Influence

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What: Feature

Fri, Jan 25 | 10:34am

By: SurfShot Crew

Who to Watch in ‘08

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What: Feature

Fri, Jan 25 | 11:28am

By: SurfShot Crew

Austin Smith-Ford

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What: Get to Know

Fri, Jan 25 | 11:34am

By: Zach Plopper

Santa Cruz’s Eastside is proud to present its newest favorite son -- Austin Smith-Ford. He’s one year out of high school and taking his First Peak Pleasure Point skills to the wor...

Know Your Nose

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What: inDesign

Fri, Jan 25 | 11:38am

By: Patrick Zabrocki

Let’s face it, the nose is the neglected part of a surfboard. It’s hard to break down this one part of a surfboard and discuss it separately from the others, but start with the basics. ...

Sean Taylor

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What: Industry Profile

Fri, Jan 25 | 11:39am

By: John Campbell

As a surfer, a sales-rep and a stuntman, Sean Taylor is a lot of things—but a model he is not. Okay, the truth is that Sean has actually done some modeling. However, if Abercrombie & Fitc...

www.GreenSurf.com

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What: Innovator

Fri, Jan 25 | 11:42am

By: Collin Wicker

At this point in time, each and every person in this country has been thoroughly briefed on the possibilities and the dangers posed by global warming. We’ve seen the alarmist scenarios depict...

Top 10 Reasons to Eat Less this Holiday Season

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What: Lowdown

Fri, Jan 25 | 01:41pm

By: John Campbell

10. Your favorite vegetable is a fried pickle.9. You just won an Al-Gore look-alike contest.8. Your idea of eating light is “snappin’ into a Slim Jim!”7. Applebee’s elected ...

Sweet Natural Juice

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What: Surf Story

Fri, Jan 25 | 01:35am

By: Don Balch

In the time before iTunes libraries, YouTube clips and live web casts, a traveling surf movie coming to town was a huge event. Every surfer worth his wax would show up for it. In my home town of Sa...

Sean Marceron

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What: Viewfinder

Fri, Jan 25 | 01:48am

By: David Troyer

This shot of Sean was taken on a crisp but lumpy, and mostly closed out, day in San Diego. The water and sky were clear so I thought it would be a good opportunity to get a classic fish eye shot. S...