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Julian Wilson has been crowned the Mr Price Pro 2013 champion, after defeating Jordy Smith in the final held at Ballito, South Africa.

The pearl of the North Coast delivered great rides and surfers could easily display all their skills in a high-scoring final. Two Dream Tour riders fought for glory, in the golden surf town.

The final of the Mr Price Pro Ballito 2013 opened with   …  More

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In the 1960s, an Air Force medic named Jack Smith made skateboards for kids on his base. Now, a half century later, his son – also Jack Smith – is skateboarding across the country in his father’s honor, raising money for the disease that devastated him.

“It was sad and difficult to watch,” Smith, of Morro Bay, said about his father’s battle with Alzheimer’s. “My dad had a very sharp mind.”

After ceremoniously leaving Morro Bay Thursday, Smith and four other skaters headed to Oregon   …  More

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