Video Surfing – A Short Surf In Santa Cruz Part II “The Longboard” – Photographer Terry Way demos the Go Pro camera
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Hurley U.S. Open of Surfing crowd favorite Rob Machado is the ultimate surfers’ surfer. An accomplished professional athlete, musician and family man, he chooses to live life on his terms, foregoing the exhaustive travels of the elite world tour, choosing instead to follow a different, more serene path. But even after semi-retiring from competitive surfing in 2005 and a two-year absence from the U.S. Open, Machado remains the man to beat.
The 35 year-old laidback former Junior, National, Pipeline Masters and three-time U.S. Open Champion, one of the most successful “goofyfooters” in California history with nearly two dozen major career victories under his belt, has his sights set on the U.S. Open record books and an unprecedented fourth event title. The world’s largest professional surfing competition is held at the Huntington Beach Pier from July 18 to 26, 2009.
The stylish Machado, who is often compared to Gerry “Mr. Pipeline” Lopez…Â Details
The surf was ruff, but Dozer was ready.
He shifted his weight and looked around at the competition, his jaw jutting defiantly.
When others came close to his surfboard, he barked at them to get away – literally.
“He doesn’t like it when other people get on his board,†said Doug Hokstad, 46, Dozer’s owner.
The 75-pound English bulldog was just one of many canines trying to be top dog at the fourth annual surf-dog competition put on by Loews Coronado Bay Resort yesterday…Â Details & PicturesÂ
Ricochet Loews Coronado Surf Dog Competition 2009
Video Kayak Surfing – Kayak Surfing At The Breachway – Rough water play at a breachway in Rhode Island. Outgoing tide against a strong south wind.