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July 8, 2010

Cyrus Sutton found inspiration for his debut film in his backyard. As a kid surfing at Seal Beach and growing up in Long Beach, California, he looked up to surfers like Rob Machado and Joel Tudor. So when he went to make his first film (at the precocious age of 19), he recruited local heroes [...]

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World Surf Day June 20

International Surfing Day is fast approaching. On June 20, surfers all over the world will paddle out to celebrate that thing which makes our lives different, and a little better, than our land-bound neighbors. International Surfing Day is a synthetic holiday — like Father’s Day, which coincides with ISD this year — but one that [...]

Young Sailor Missing

The Associated Press reported today that Abby Sunderland, a 16-year-old California girl sailing around the world alone, may be in trouble. The last contact with Sunderland was a satellite phone call with her home team around 4am California time today. “We spoke with Abby early this morning and learned that she had had a very [...]

Plastiki in Samoa

Twitter provided the news that Plastiki, the catamaran made from recycled materials, has tied up in Apia harbor, capital of Western Samoa. The Plastiki is midway through a voyage from San Francisco to Sydney. US Ambassador to Samoa, David Huebner has the whole story.


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