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This winter luis eyre went to california with his family to get back into surfing after his ankle injury, “its always good to be in cali its one of the most interesting / coolest places I’ve ever been.”
Despite the events of the past couple months, Sebastian “Seabass” Zietz is still the same outgoing, three-thumbed, dance-machine from Kauai that the surf community knows and loves — he’s just added a few new facts to his Wikipedia page: Triple Crown champion and a member of the ASP World Tour. One was the springboard unto the other. His showing in Hawaii during Winter 2012 solidified what so many had believed about the 24-year-old: he has the pedigree to compete and thrive among the best surfers in the world. Beginning in 2013, he will have the opportunity to do just that — and his fellow WCT surfers are anxious to have him.
WHILST the surfing world concentrates on comps and increasingly appears to be in danger of slipping further down Alana’s bum – some things get missed in the wash. One of these appears to be an increasing ignorance towards the rules of the surfing road. Call me an idealist, harking back to the good old days, but now is the time for a refresher course in ethics for us all. A few very simple factors that, if followed, will make everyone’s surfing life better.
When I started surfing with my father some 30 years ago, aged 6, the Surfing Rules of the Road, Laws & Ethics were strongly impressed on you. It was made clear that your understanding of these were of paramount importance before you even considered ‘going surfing’. These are more relevant today than ever  … More