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  • July 2008

    • Travel's a Drag for Pro-Tour Surfers

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 26, 08 4:41 PM CDT

      Travel's a Drag for Pro-Tour Surfers

      (Newser) - Traveling the world as a pro surfer may sound sweet, but surfers say there can be plenty of bummers too, the Los Angeles Times reports. The marathon flights are a drag, and on arrival the many hazards include malaria, stinging sea creatures, food poisoning—and, worst of all, lost surfboards. More »

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      travel  • surfing  • surfboard  • surfers

  • December 2007

    • Surf Champ Saves Partner

      Honolulu Advertiser  |  Dec 6, 07 2:25 AM CST

      Surf Champ Saves Partner

      (Newser) - Surf champ Laird Hamilton, known for his big-wave talents that have been documented in films, can add lifesaver to his resume. The star wave rider stripped off his shorts to create a makeshift tourniquet that prevented his surf partner from bleeding to death after a wipeout this week opened a large gash in his leg, reports the Honolulu Advertiser. Surfers described storm-fueled waves of historic proportions off the coast of Maui. More »

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      accident  • Hawaii  • surfing  • waves  • surfboard  • Maui

  • November 2007

    • Surfers See Red Over Brit Airways Board Ban

      CNN  |  Nov 7, 07 3:33 AM CST

      Surfers See Red Over Brit Airways Board Ban

      (Newser) - Furious surfers hope to sink a gnarly new British Airways rule banning surfboards from the airline. Wave riders are petitioning the company to reverse its decision, which went into effect yesterday because the airline determined the boards are "simply not suitable for airport baggage systems," according to a statement. Using freight companies to ship boards will cost surfers significant time and money. More »

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      sports  • airline  • air travel  • luggage  • British Airways  • surfing  • Britian  • surfboard

  • July 2007

    • Homegrown Surfboards Fade Away

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 3, 07 2:43 PM CDT

      Homegrown Surfboards Fade Away

      (Newser) - The era of hand-carved surfboards is ending, even in its birthplace of Southern California, as machines and cheap foreign labor take control of was once a thriving craft. Ten years ago, human hands shaped rigid foam to create 80% of American surfboards, but today that number is less than 20%. The LA Times visits one of the last surfboard artists. More »

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      California  • outsourcing  • surfing  • foreign labor  • surfboard

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