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Laird Hamilton (March 2, 1964– ), (USA) (Hawaii and California), Big wave rider and tow-in surfing inventor. [16] Damian Hardman (1966– ) (Aus) 1987 and 1991 World Champion [17] Rhonda Harper (USA) Surfer and surf coach, founder of Black Girls Surf; Paige Hareb (NZ) Peter Harris (1958– ) (Aus) Won the 1980 Stubbies as a rookie
Peterson at 2011 U.S. Open of Surfing. Laura Louise "Lakey" Peterson (born September 30, 1994) is an American professional surfer.She has been ranked as high as No. 1 by the World Surf League, [3] the highest professional level of women's surfing, and #6 on the ASP Women's World Ranking. [4]
Some popular U.S. surf ware and apparel brands include “O’Neill” founded by Jack O’Neill in California in 1952, “Vans” founded in 1966, “Channel Islands Surfboards” founded in 1969, and “Dakine” founded in 1979. [21] Territorialism has arisen in surf breaks with large amounts of surfers located close to a large population ...
Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz (March 3, 1921 – November 10, 2014) was an American surfer and physician, [1] [2] who gave up practicing medicine for a living and decided to become a professional surfer. [1]
Bolivar Roads is a natural navigable strait fringed by Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston Island emerging as a landform on the Texas Gulf Coast. [4] The natural waterway inlet has a depth of 45 feet (14 m) with an island to peninsula shoreline width of 1.5 miles (2.4 km).
Galveston (/ ˈ ɡ æ l v ɪ s t ən / GAL-vis-tən) is a coastal resort city and port off the Southeast Texas coast on Galveston Island and Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas.The community of 211.31 square miles (547.3 km 2), with a population of 53,695 at the 2020 census, [6] is the county seat of surrounding Galveston County and second-largest municipality in the county.
The islands enclose a series of estuaries along the Texas coast and attract tourists for activities such as recreational fishing and dolphin watching. The seven barrier islands, listed from northeast to southwest, are Galveston Island, Follet's Island, Matagorda Island, San José Island, Mustang Island, Padre Island, and Brazos Island. [1]
"Surfin' Safari" includes several references to Southern California surfing locations (Malibu, Rincon, the Channel Islands, Huntington, and Sunset Beach). The sites and surfing-related terms featured in the song were provided to Brian and Mike by surfer Jimmy Bowles, brother of Brian's then-new flame Judy Bowles, who he had met one afternoon ...