Santa Cruz up-and-coming surfer Nat Young unleashed the day’s highest single wave score during Round 3 of an Association of Surfing Professionals World Qualifying Series six-star event Thursday.
Young’s near-perfect score of 9.57 out of 10 helped move him into the next round of the Lowers Pro event in San Clemente. The 17-year-old notched the score in 2- to 4-foot surf on the righthand walls of Lower Trestles. He needed a nine-point ride to advance through his Round 3 heat and earned the score in the dying minutes to progress through to Round 4.
“I pretty much had counted myself out of the heat by then,” Young said in an ASP release. “Once I saw that wave I knew it was going to be a good right and I just …Â Details
Last May was a deadly and precarious month for surfers visiting the sun-drenched beaches north of Zihuatanejo in the Mexican state of Guerrero.
Bull sharks, for some reason, gathered in large numbers. They were believed responsible for killing two surfers. A third surfer, Bruce Grimes, was more fortunate. The estimated nine-foot shark that raked his arm and hand (pictured, at right) after bumping his surfboard in an apparent attempt to knock him from it, did not pursue Grimes as he paddled toward shore.
The attacks, which occurred within a three-week period…Â Details
May 1, 2009
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Since the “Premiere” of “The Living Curl” in November at Duke’s Malibu, the reviews have been pouring in . . .
“The Living Curl is an awesome window into surfing history.”
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“I watched the film yesterday and loved it! What a time capsule for California surfers. You captured the times and the dreams of young men in the early 60’s. Those were very special times and will bring back memories of some frequented surf spots. Your commentary is special. Superb early 60’s footage and sound.” Aloha, Roger Mann (President, Longboard Collector Club)
“At the time, my friends and I said it was the best surf film we’d seen. Jamie is the most underrated California filmmaker from the sixties” –Balsa Bill
Good to see you on the mainland. I watched your DVD on my lap top computer on the plane home and it was great! “The Living Curl” is a glimpse at a much simplier time when surfing was for the fun of it and California set the trends for the rest of the world to follow.
Randy Rarick – Executive Director- Hawaiian Triple Crown of Surfing
Just to let you know I watched the DVD last night. Really, really enjoyed it; a great time capsule. Loved your narrative and great to see many of the surfers I’ve read about from back then strutting their stuff. Watching the DVD set me up nicely for a dawn patrol this morning in what turned out to be a great session at Belhaven Bay here on the East coast of Scotland .
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James Mann
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