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Like so many in the action sports industry, Danielle Beck’s career started in retail. Her hometown shop, Moondoggies in San Luis Obispo, California, gave Beck her first taste of the business side of surfing and helped launch the career of one the most influential women in action sports.
After a trip to San Diego to visit a friend, Beck decided she’d had enough of the cold waters of SLO and transferred out of Cal Poly to move to SoCal, where she began teaching surf lessons at the well-known Paskowitz Surf Camp in San Clemente.
During her first summer at the camp twelve years ago … Details
For travelers seeking casual retreats for sand and surf, these uncrowded and unpretentious spots from Florida to Hawaii make ideal (and affordable) trips.
In the free and easy days of summer, the quest for a great American beach town like Boca Grande, Fla., is a national passion. Beach towns are a mainstay of the hot months, a beacon for countless citizens looking for a reprieve from the daily grind. The Great American beach town, apart from being idle as all get out, is also resolutely democratic, conscious that the sand belongs to all. These spots serve as emblems of our God-given right to get too much sun and to eat tasty—if nutritionally unfortunate—fried food.
So get that beach chair and cooler ready—and prepare for the simple pleasures of summer at one of these classic retreats  … Details
After weeks of carefully sculpting, polishing, and tweaking his YZ450F to make it sea- and air-worthy, James Stewart finally tried his hand at the Red Bull Flugtag event on Saturday in Miami, Florida in front of more than 85,000 spectators.
James’ confidence was soaring pretty high right before his flight: “Since I’m a Red Bull rider and can’t actually be judged in the event, I figure I might as well just go ahead and break the distance record so that everyone remembers me,” James said with a grin … Details & Pictures