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NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTS & COLUMNISTS
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Jul 12, 2009
NEWS FROM THE SURF
July Quick Hits
Time for another edition of Quick Hits, your one stop shopping for Santa Barbara surf news, events, and information. |
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Jun 21, 2009
NEWS FROM THE SURF
Surf Team Fundraiser
Monday June 1st was the re-scheduled date for the SBHS and SBJHS surf team fundraiser at the Marjorie Luke Theater. |
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May 28, 2009
NEWS FROM THE SURF
May Quick Hits
As we celebrate our one-year anniversary of writing surf columns on Edhat, here is something a little bit different; some quick hits from the past few weeks and what to look for in the next few. |
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May 14, 2009
NEWS FROM THE SURF
Situation Normal
An after work jaunt down to Hendrys Beach can bring back some normalcy. You start to realize why you do live here, fireball-choked hills every six months and all. |
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Apr 30, 2009
NEWS FROM THE SURF
Instant Surfage
What follows is the surfing week of two surfers, as told through their instant messaging. |
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Apr 16, 2009
NEWS FROM THE SURF
Reflections on A Surfing Loss
Like a whole lot of other sports and activities we do in our spare time, surfing is a way to get away from the real world for a few hours. |
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Apr 02, 2009
NEWS FROM THE SURF
State Championships
With the last of the NSSA interscholastic surf contests - college, high school, and junior high - as well as the State Championships being held a few weeks ago, we will wrap up the results. |
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Mar 19, 2009
NEWS FROM THE SURF
Lakey Peterson Profile
Lakey Peterson is a 14 year old born and raised Santa Barbara surfer, who thanks to her parents and her surfing ability, has managed to see a good bit of the world. |
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Mar 05, 2009
NEWS FROM THE SURF
March Sandsness
Photos in todays column are from sunset at Sands on Tuesday March 3rd. The swell had slowly been rising over the last 24 hours after a dismal weekend. |
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Feb 19, 2009
NEWS FROM THE SURF
Ryan Lovelace of Point Concept Surfboards Profile
This young man is Ryan Lovelace, and his passion comes to form through his one-man board building enterprise, Point Concept Surfboards. |
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Feb 05, 2009
NEWS FROM THE SURF
Waveriders And Angels
A big part of going to a surf movie is the culture in the theater; the hoots and hollers, the voice behind you recounting his drainer last week on his hand-shaped hull, and the groms with their shaggy hair and giant Volcom hats. |
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Jan 22, 2009
NEWS FROM THE SURF
2009 Rincon Classic
The 26th Annual Rincon Classic went down as scheduled this weekend in a brilliant confluence of swell, weather, and talent. |
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Jan 08, 2009
NEWS FROM THE SURF
Five Person Party Waves
The still shots are courtesy of one of the stars of the last video ii, who shot with an Olympus 770SW stored up his wetsuit sleeve. All in all, one of the most documented flat sessions in history. |
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Dec 24, 2008
NEWS FROM THE SURF
Board Mounted Camera
When we first heard that a board mounted camera was coming out we checked it out in the hopes of capturing some surf footage without having to get a camera with a lens more expensive than our car. We took it out on it's maiden voyage at Deveraux. |
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Dec 11, 2008
NEWS FROM THE SURF
2008 Holiday Surf Gift Guide
With December in full swing, it is time to propose a few surf-related gift ideas for all the surfers in the house. |
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Nov 27, 2008
NEWS FROM THE SURF
SUP Surfing
We're going to delve into one of the surfing worlds biggest current controversy, the SUP. SUP? That stands for Stand Up Paddle surfing. |
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Nov 13, 2008
NEWS FROM THE SURF
Upcoming Local Surf Events
Over the next few months we have quite a few surf related events in the Santa Barbara area. They are highlighted in today's column. |
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Oct 30, 2008
NEWS FROM THE SURF
Scholastic Surfers Update
It's a good time to check in with some of our local surf scholars to see how things are going. |
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Oct 16, 2008
NEWS FROM THE SURF
October Opener
Santa Barbara County surfers got their first taste of fall these past few weeks as October brought the season opener officially upon us. |
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Oct 02, 2008
NEWS FROM THE SURF
The Stus Are Back
Things are starting to ramp up in the local surf scene as fall begins. Since our last column, there have been several decent wind swell events bringing fun for wave-starved surfers. |
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Sep 18, 2008
NEWS FROM THE SURF
Gaviota Beaches
One of the great things about living in Santa Barbara County is the huge swath of mostly undeveloped coastal zone we have from Goleta all the way to Gaviota State Beach. |
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Aug 21, 2008
NEWS FROM THE SURF
Tar: A Local Beach Tradition
As if having a flat surf session isn't bad enough, you also have to get covered in tar and spend a lot of time getting it off. |
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Aug 07, 2008
NEWS FROM THE SURF
Campus Point Summer Invasion
With summer being torn through at a fairly rapid pace, it's a good time to document what goes on at UCSB's Campus Point in the off-season. |
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Jul 24, 2008
NEWS FROM THE SURF
Local Surf Shops
The local surf shop is a long standing tradition in surf culture, a place to get your gear, tell tall tales, and feel a sense of community. However a new shift has happened lately in Santa Barbara that is endangering locally run surfs shops. |
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Jul 10, 2008
NEWS FROM THE SURF
Oil Prices And Surfing
Another factor has been affecting the pocketbook of surfers, and it is amplified by our local geography. As cliché as it is to bemoan high gas prices, they are really starting to effect local surfers this summer. |
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Jun 26, 2008
NEWS FROM SURF
UCSB Surf Team Claims National Championships
The National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) is midway through a ten day stint that is their National Championships, and many of our local surfers are competing in individual and team formats. |
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Jun 12, 2008
NEWS FROM SURF
IV Surfing End of School Pictorial
With the last week of UCSB underway, fog deeply entrenched on the coast, and some wind swell still in the water, it was time to document the surf scene down past IV this Tuesday. |
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May 29, 2008
NEWS FROM SURF
Surf Community Gathers
The Santa Barbara surfing community could be found Wednesday evening at the Lobero Theater for a jam packed benefit evening of film, music, giveaways, and raffles. What was originally planned as a Surfrider Foundation fund raising event showcasing the film 'Out There', recently grew to encompass fund raising for the medical expenses of local surfer/shaper Wayne Rich. |
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May 15, 2008
NEWS FROM SURF
May Surfing
What doesn't seem well documented is just how much of a doldrums we go through after winter is behind us. Spring typically acts as a ball valve, shutting the party down in a matter of days. Winds blow for weeks, lowering the water temperature and creating a consistent chop on the water. |
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