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Big wave awards 2013

The annual Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards will take place on May 3rd at the Grove Theater in Anaheim, California. Unfortunately, even if you live in California, you can’t get tickets. It’s a snobby invitation-only event. There will be 2,000 invited guests – award nominees and luminaries in the surfing world, I suppose. The … Read More

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Surfing vs bodyboarding

A recent even in Peniche, Portugal attempted to answer the question of surfing vs bodyboarding once and for all. But did it? The rivalry of surfing vs bodyboarding has maybe existed since some Polynesians chose to ride alaia (the original finless surfboards used in pre-colonial Hawaii) lying on their bellies as opposed to standing up. … Read More

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Surfing Ericeira: A uniquely Portuguese product

Surfing Ericeira – a cure for the economic crisis? You can’t export or import great surf breaks, waves, beaches or – for that matter – sunsets. Nor can you manufacture these things as products to be installed at any location. Yes, I’ve seen wave pools, but they are so far no substitute for the real … Read More

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