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Hawaiian Surf Legend Ben Aipa Takes Wrightsville Beach’s Dylan Kowalski Under His Wing

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Training an unassuming kid from the East Coast may not be usual for legendary surfer, shaper, and trainer Ben Aipa, but that was all the more reason for Aipa to take fifteen-year-old Dylan Kowalski under his wing just over a year ago.French fries from Wendy’s are delicious when dipped in a chocolate Frosty. The first [...]

“Bra Boys”-Surfing Documentary Review » The WA Mash

Monday, May 4, 2009

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The Bra Boys are a group of friends from Maroubra, Australia who love to surf and love to stand up for each other. In Australia they are said to be a gang by the people of Maroubra, but the boys themselves do not believe that they are ... Here is the original [...]

Finding Home (part 1)

Monday, March 9, 2009

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Nomadic LifestyleA Social Pitfall to the Nomadic LifestyleNo matter where I go, especially when I find myself amongst other travelers, The question always comes up; “Where are you from?”. Limitations of the English language make this question pretty tough to answer - whereas if I were a speaker of say…Spanish I would have two [...]

One Track Mind

Monday, March 2, 2009

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I have always harbored a microscopic love and appreciation for the sport of surfing and have wanted to learn, but the only true exposure I have had to surfing is from the movie Blue Crush which I’m sure is not a concrete estimation of what it actually entails. There has to be more than girls [...]

Top 10 US Surf Beaches | We Are Fanatics: Football Fanatics Blog

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

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There are so many surf spots across the country it would be impossible to name them all, so in today's post I'll give you the top 10 spots in the USA. Note: I've included a spot from Puerto Rico because they're a US territory and I tried to spread the love across [...]

Canada’s top CEOs reach new pay high

Sunday, January 4, 2009

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The CCPA has kicked off 2009 with today’s release of A Banner Year for Canada’s CEOs by Hugh Mackenzie, who found that Canada’s best paid 100 CEOs tallied one billion in average total earnings in 2007 – a historical first. At that rate of pay, Canada’s richest CEO’s pocket the average Canadian wage of $40,237 [...]

420 Surfing

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

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More Shark Sightings Close Windward Oahu Beaches

Monday, September 15, 2008

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Two reported shark sightings on Oahu’s Windward side. The first closed Waimanalo Beach Park. Someone saw a 15-foot tiger shark in the water. Lifeguards posted signs. Then on Sunday afternoon, someone reported a six to eight foot shark at Lanikai. Astate land officer could not confirm the sighting so the beach is still open. [...]

Shark Bite Victim Talks About Tiger Shark Attack

Friday, September 12, 2008

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HONOLULU, HAWAII By Gina Mangieri When Todd Murashige recalls his shark attack Tuesday evening, it’s not the pain that brings him to tears — it’s what his family must have felt hearing the news. “I told myself if I black out I’m gonna die, that’s what I really felt in my gut [...]

Shark Attack Shocks Oahu Community

Thursday, September 11, 2008

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By Duane Shimogawa KAAAWA, OAHU, HAWAII The day after a shark takes a bite out of a surfer and his board, warning signs continue to caution people to stay out of the water. Those signs are posted along the water at Kahana Bay in Kaaawa. Officials say the victim, a man in [...]