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Dudes, Jeff Spicoli is back…Surf Legend Doc Paskowitz Inspires New Movie Starring Sean Penn

July 9, 2010 By Surfrider 1 Comment
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Ever washed dishes in the ocean?  Imagine your dad is a doctor and one day, he packs up the family and you all begin traveling around from beach to beach. You're basically trained to be a champion surfer every day of your life, even sticking to a strict diet of no sugar and no fat. Except for the diet, it sounds too good to be true. This is what the nine children and wife of Doc Paskowitz experienced over 30 years ago. The whole family packed up and lived together in a camper in poverty, and … [Read more...]

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Vote for DAILYSTOKE in the Surfer Mag Battle of the Blogs!!!

July 5, 2010 By Surfing HQ Leave a Comment
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Dailystoke is stoked to be nominated by Surfer Magazine to compete in the Battle of the Blogs 2010. If we win, we get bragging rights and a ridiculous trophy so vote for us today!!! Vote for us here: http://www.surfermag.com/battle-of-the-blogs/index.html … [Read more...]

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Funny Sex Wax ad

July 3, 2010 By Mr. Kook 6 Comments
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This is a Sex Wax print ad campaign. Good stuff. This was very well done. An eye catching ad, using a bit of skin. The young guy looks a little bit like Jesus, ya know? This ad campaign ran pretty much only in Australia, if I remember correctly. … [Read more...]

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River surfing in Africa

July 3, 2010 By ASP Addict 1 Comment

If getting to the infamous Pororoca in the Amazon River wasn't challenging enough for you to get to and survive, consider giving this African river wave a try.  Though it's a much different type of wave than its famous Amazonian cousin, this river rapid in Zambia is every bit as deadly and challenging.  While the challenges to those hunting the Pororoca are well documented and known, from crocodiles to piranha to the infamous candiru, who like to swim up and attach themselves to the inside of … [Read more...]

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Surfing Art — Vintage Things to Hang on Your Wall

July 1, 2010 By Surfing HQ Leave a Comment
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If you've ever wanted to pick up some surfing art (ok, art is maybe an overstatement, but at least something cool) you should check out http://www.surfingsigns.com/. Go for a retro Hang Ten Surfing Wax sign or throw shakas in your pad. Check it out. … [Read more...]

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The Wave of the Future – Wavepools

June 30, 2010 By Surfing Scotty 2 Comments

The world of Surfing just keeps on expanding. Seems like every year a new way to ride a wave becomes popular. Now technology has come full-circle to offer us a completely new wave to ride. Wavepools are not new, but the process of perfecting the wave and taking ‘Wavepool Surfing’ mainstream has taken a while. I’m still waiting for one to come to my neighborhood while places like the Ocean Dome in Japan are making fantasy a reality with endless rippable waves - on demand! Once Six Flags clues … [Read more...]

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The Google Surfboard – Just when you thought surfing was safe from Google

June 28, 2010 By Surfing HQ 3 Comments
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Google. It's everywhere. It's the tool that helps you surf the net and find great sites like DailyStoke.com (hehehe) but it also helps you find webcams and surf reports. That said, to date, Google has not invaded the surfing world. That day has come, the the first ever Google surfboard. Now, we suspect some of the folks at Google's offices in Mountain View and Newport and Santa Monica surf. In fact, we'd be that more than a few of these geeks engineers probablly shred. That said, the Google surfboard … [Read more...]

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Shakas

June 21, 2010 By Mr. Kook 4 Comments
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Driving down the highway the other day, early in the morning, I had my surfboards strapped to my surfmobile, looking for surf on what was promising to be a totally fat totally flat day. Passing me was some guys with shiz-eating grins, with a pink and blue softboard on their roof. The passenger sent me a shaka. Ok, fine. Kooky, yes, and it was a bit awkward as I...errr...waved at them. I just felt a bit weird sending them shakas back. But then, I ended up having a fantastic session - I mean - awesome … [Read more...]

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Seen on the boardwalk

June 19, 2010 By Mr. Kook Leave a Comment
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I'm not sure why these are so popular on the boardwalk. But they are. (Give! Me! More! Attention!) … [Read more...]

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Signs the end of the Surfing World Is Near

June 4, 2010 By Surfing HQ 3 Comments
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Oh boy. First it was SUPs. Now it's this. I have no idea what it is, but dammit I'm going to find out. It is clearly something to do with motorized surf. Gas guzzler? No se, hombre. The dude on the surfboard/boat has a shiz eating grin on him, so it must be fun on flat days. Hmm. … [Read more...]

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