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		<title>Nike Lowers Pro (LIVE!)</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/05/01/nike-lowers-pro-live/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 15:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watch It Live: http://www.nikelowerspro.com/live/ It’s PRIME time! The highly anticipated ASP PRIME Nike Lowers Pro begins tomorrow, May 1, 2012 at Lower Trestles and with back-to-back south swells forecasted to deliver consistent waves throughout the entirety of the waiting period, this year’s Nike Lowers Pro has all of the ingredients for a historic event. With [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Santa Cruz Becomes World&#8217;s Fourth Surfing Reserve</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/05/01/santa-cruz-becomes-worlds-fourth-surfing-reserve/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 15:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Santa Cruz surf culture is so loved by locals that many became teary in yesterday&#8217;s ceremony, which honored and pledged to protect it—on a global level. Coastal organizations, local surf lovers and legends, and politicians met above the famous break at Steamers Lane yesterday, for Santa Cruz&#8217;s WSR dedication, along with dozens of locals, old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peter Douglas, Sentry of California’s Coast, Dies at 69</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/04/10/peter-douglas-sentry-of-californias-coast-dies-at-69/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peter Douglas, who fought for decades to preserve the California coast — treasured for its vast stretches of pristine beaches, jagged cliffs and delicate wetlands — died on April 1 at his sister’s home in La Quinta, Calif. He was 69. The cause was lung cancer, his son Vanja said. For 26 years, Mr. Douglas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mick Fanning Claims Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/04/07/mick-fanning-claims-rip-curl-pro-bells-beach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mick Fanning (AUS), 30, has claimed the 2012 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Ranger over reigning 11-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 40, in offshore three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) waves at Bells Beach. Event No. 2 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, the Rip Curl Pro [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Peterson Passes Away</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/04/03/michael-peterson-passes-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surfing icon Michael Peterson has passed away after reportedly suffering a heart attack March 29 at his home in Australia. He was 59 years old. &#8220;We are saddened to announce that Michael passed away this morning,&#8221; told Peterson&#8217;s mother Joan Watt on his Facebook fan page. &#8220;He will be greatly missed. We thank you for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mike Prickett Sustains Decompression Sickness After Saving Co-Worker&#8217;s Life</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/03/22/mike-prickett-sustains-decompression-sickness-after-saving-co-workers-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Big Wave]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[World-renowned underwater cinematographer Mike Prickett &#8212; known for his spellbinding work on such award-winning documentaries as Riding Giants and Step Into Liquid &#8212; is currently suffering from severe decompression sickness, aka &#8220;the bends&#8221; or &#8220;divers disease&#8221;, while shooting a commercial video in Rangiora, Tahiti last Wednesday. Sources say the 47-year-old Hawaiian was sharing air with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Burrow and Gilmore Claim Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast, Take ASP World Title Race Leads</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/03/05/burrow-and-gilmore-claim-quiksilver-and-roxy-pro-gold-coast-take-asp-world-title-race-leads/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/03/05/burrow-and-gilmore-claim-quiksilver-and-roxy-pro-gold-coast-take-asp-world-title-race-leads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adriano De Souza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quiksilver]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The final day of the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover culminated today with perennial ASP World Title threat Taj Burrow (AUS), 33, and four-time ASP Women’s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 24, taking the respective wins in clean two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at the primary venue of Snapper Rocks. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rip Curl and Mick Fanning Announce Renewed 5-Year Commitment</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/03/02/rip-curl-and-mick-fanning-announce-renewed-5-year-commitment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/03/02/rip-curl-and-mick-fanning-announce-renewed-5-year-commitment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rip Curl International is ecstatic to announce the re-signing of 2x ASP World Champion Mick Fanning to another 5 years. Per company policy, terms of the deal are not being disclosed. Hailing from Australia&#8217;s Gold Coast, Fanning (30) has been a Rip Curl teamrider for over 14 years. From countless Search strikes to our ASP [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is the Surfing Industry Pushing the ASP into the &#8220;Kiddie Pool&#8221; of City Waves?</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/02/29/is-the-surfing-industry-pushing-the-asp-into-the-kiddie-pool-of-city-waves/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/02/29/is-the-surfing-industry-pushing-the-asp-into-the-kiddie-pool-of-city-waves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This story comes from the Wall Street Journal: As the sport of surfing swells, a battle is brewing between profits and waves. Under pressure from corporate sponsors keen to sell board shorts and other surfing paraphernalia to the mass market, surfers are turning away from monster waves off remote islands to compete in coastal cities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Downgrades from ASP World Title to ASP 6-Star for 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/02/24/billabong-pro-jeffreys-bay-downgrades-from-asp-world-title-to-asp-6-star-for-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay, Event No. 5 of 11 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, has been officially downgraded to an ASP 6-Star event for 2012. In an official statement today, Billabong said: “The change in event status follows a broader review in which we are seeking to identify cost savings throughout the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Firewire Partners With NanoTune</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/02/22/firewire-partners-with-nanotune/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/02/22/firewire-partners-with-nanotune/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Technical Overview: NanoTune is revolutionizing the surf industry by adding scientifically engineered, cutting edge nanotechnology to the board manufacturing process. NanoTune creates a super-hydrophobic barrier by forming a chemical bond with the rails and bottom deck of a surfboard, lowering the surface energy of the material, which in turn increases the surface tension. The combined [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Billabong Receives $766 Million Purchase Offer</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/02/17/billabong-receives-766-million-purchase-offer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/02/17/billabong-receives-766-million-purchase-offer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Billabong International Ltd. is being eyed by several private equity firms, with one company presenting an offer of $776 million, according to a report from the Australian Financial Review. Reports say the offer is believed to have been made by US private equity giant TPG, which also owns J. Crew, Ducati, and U.S. Airways, to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Machado Re-Signs With Reef Through 2015</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/02/10/machado-re-signs-with-reef-through-2015/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/02/10/machado-re-signs-with-reef-through-2015/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reef just announced it has re-signed Cardiff, California’s Rob Machado, on top of welcoming paddleboard icon Jamie Mitchell to the team. Here’s the details: Cardiff, California’s Rob Machado, 38, surfing’s longtime icon of style, re-signed a footwear deal with Reef, extending their relationship for the next three years. Machado is a traveling ambassador of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rip Curl Unveils Multi-Camera Array for New Mirage Boardshort Campaign</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/02/09/rip-curl-unveils-multi-camera-array-for-new-mirage-boardshort-campaign/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/02/09/rip-curl-unveils-multi-camera-array-for-new-mirage-boardshort-campaign/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/?p=4285</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rip Curl has again created a technological world-first by capturing full-tilt surfing action using a &#8220;30 camera Array&#8221; &#8211; a line of cameras firing consistently as surfers ride towards and past it. The results are unique &#8220;frozen moments of time&#8221; &#8211; that can be viewed in a combination of angles for a true in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Surfing Bowflex? Surfing Training Machine</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/02/01/a-surfing-bowflex-surfing-training-machine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t really like the ocean. Let me clarify: I don’t really like the idea of the ocean. Who knows what’s down there? Not me. So you might not think of me as a prime candidate for a surfing class. Luckily, a surfing class on dry land is no longer a myth, for I have seen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skateboard Rides Like a Surfboard (360-Degree Trucks)</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/01/31/skateboard-rides-like-a-surfboard-360-degree-trucks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/01/31/skateboard-rides-like-a-surfboard-360-degree-trucks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/?p=4277</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fixed skateboard trucks, no matter how loose, just can&#8217;t flex enough to match the carving ability and dynamic movement of a surfboard. The SurfSkate&#8217;s specially-designed front truck, however, lets you carve tarmac like swells in the Pacific. The SurfSkate features a 360-degree rotating front truck that&#8217;s significantly more narrow than the fixed rear. The free-rotating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lib Tech&#8217;s New Surf Line</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/01/30/lib-techs-new-surf-line/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/01/30/lib-techs-new-surf-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve been anxiously awaiting seeing Lib Tech’s new surf line in the flesh since we started hearing about them from Lib Tech Founders Mike Olson and Pete Saari last year. The wait was finally over at this year’s SIA Snow Show, where Lib Tech gave the industry its first look at the boards and their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[Vid] Biggest Teahupoo Ever</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/01/23/vid-biggest-teahupoo-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out Mpora Gear &#62;&#62; This day at Teahupoo- Aug 27th 2011 during the Billabong Pro waiting period is what many are calling the biggest and gnarliest Teahupoo ever ridden. Chris Bryan was fortunate enough to be there working for Billabong on a day that will go down in the history of big wave surfing. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slater says Chicago regulates waves ‘like a police state’</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/01/20/slater-says-chicago-regulates-waves-%e2%80%98like-a-police-state%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/01/20/slater-says-chicago-regulates-waves-%e2%80%98like-a-police-state%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surfing superstar Kelly Slater has taken to Twitter — and may travel to wintry Chicago — in defense of Rex Flodstrom, the guy arrested Tuesday for catching freezing, fresh-water waves in a no-surf zone. Flodstrom, a 40-year-old artist, poet and online tea company employee, was charged with disorderly conduct and being at a closed beach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surf Expo Hosts Largest Event In 7 Years</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/01/18/surf-expo-hosts-largest-event-in-7-years/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/01/18/surf-expo-hosts-largest-event-in-7-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The largest event since 2005, Surf Expo in Orlando, Florida, attracts thousands of retailers, exhibitors and media from all over the world to view the upcoming collections and new releases of board sport and action sport innovations. Retailers are returning to business and brands are filling orders following Surf Expo’s largest event since 2005. More [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rob Machado Shreds A Surfboard/Snowboard Hybrid</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/01/17/rob-machado-shreds-a-surfboardsnowboard-hybrid/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/01/17/rob-machado-shreds-a-surfboardsnowboard-hybrid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>ASP International Initiates Anti-Doping Policy at Elite Level of Competition</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/01/16/asp-international-initiates-anti-doping-policy-at-elite-level-of-competition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/01/16/asp-international-initiates-anti-doping-policy-at-elite-level-of-competition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ASP International has initiated a new Anti-Doping Policy for the world’s best surfers which will be activated for 2012 ASP World Title season. “This policy represents a consensus between our surfers, events and administrators in evolving the sport of surfing to a more professional level,” Richard Grellman, ASP Executive Chairman, said. “The desire to initiate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sean Collins Paddleout</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/01/09/sean-collins-paddleout/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/01/09/sean-collins-paddleout/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Follow the link to view photos of paddleout on Surfline http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/sean-collins-paddleout_64687/]]></description>
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		<title>Rip Curl, Skullcandy, and Mick Fanning Collaborate to Release Signature Audio-Enabled Hoodie</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/01/09/rip-curl-skullcandy-and-mick-fanning-collaborate-to-release-signature-audio-enabled-hoodie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2012/01/09/rip-curl-skullcandy-and-mick-fanning-collaborate-to-release-signature-audio-enabled-hoodie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rip Curl and Skullcandy have teamed up to rally around mutual teamrider and 2x ASP World Champion, Mick Fanning, to launch the first Signature Audio-Enabled Hoodie, boasting two removable speakers in the hood. The hoodie, designed and developed from start to finish with Mick&#8217;s input, is a lightweight fleece with an MP3 player pocket plug-in, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surfline founder Sean Collins dies at 59</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/12/27/surfline-founder-sean-collins-dies-at-59/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/12/27/surfline-founder-sean-collins-dies-at-59/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The words &#8220;Follow Your Passions&#8221; will forever be inscribed in concrete on the corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Main Street. Sean Collins, the founder of Surfline.com, wrote the phrase when he was inducted into the Surfers Hall of Fame in 2008 and lived by those words. The influential surfer dedicated his life to following [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gerard Butler hospitalized after on-set surfing accident</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/12/21/gerard-butler-hospitalized-after-on-set-surfing-accident/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/12/21/gerard-butler-hospitalized-after-on-set-surfing-accident/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gerard Butler is recovering after a surfing accident that took place Sunday afternoon on the set of the upcoming Fox 2000 movie &#8220;Of Men and Mavericks,&#8221; according to multiple reports. The actor was filming a scene for his role as Jay Moriarty, a surfer who died in a free-diving accident at age 23. Butler was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surfing Record Sized Irish Waves</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/12/15/surfing-record-sized-irish-waves/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/12/15/surfing-record-sized-irish-waves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A surfer has been pictured riding one of the biggest recorded waves ever to hit Irish shores. Jayce Robinson was photographed catching the major Atlantic swell at Mullaghmore Head, which produced waves of up to 67ft. The daredevil dislocated his knee &#8211; and his board snapped in half &#8211; during his efforts on Tuesday. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surf the Web with the Rip Curl Edition of Firefox</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/12/15/surf-the-web-with-the-rip-curl-edition-of-firefox/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/12/15/surf-the-web-with-the-rip-curl-edition-of-firefox/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[International surfing brand Rip Curl unveiled several unique digital collaborations this year, including a global webcasting partnership with Livestream and an online boardshort campaign with digital agency R/GA, and the brand has more exciting news with the recent launch of a customized Rip Curl edition of the Mozilla Firefox browser. The &#8216;Rip Curl edition of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Asian Surfing Champions to be Crowned in Singapore</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/12/15/2011-asian-surfing-champions-to-be-crowned-in-singapore/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/12/15/2011-asian-surfing-champions-to-be-crowned-in-singapore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The inaugural Asian Surfing Championships Award Party will be held on Saturday evening starting at 7:00 pm at the Wave House Sentosa on Sentosa Island in Singapore to celebrate and honor the Asian region’s first professional surfing champions as well as to announce the media partnership of the ASC with the Outdoor Channel. The ASC [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surfing in Greece?</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/12/15/surfing-in-greece/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/12/15/surfing-in-greece/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOLTS of lightning flashed in cobweb patterns overhead, the gray and storming sea sending wave after wave that crashed on the beach behind us. We paddled our borrowed surfboards furiously southward to avoid the whitewash, then, one by one, turned into the arching faces and rode them to shore. This wasn’t supposed to happen. There [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vote Kelly for Sports Illustrated Cover</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/12/13/vote-kelly-for-sports-illustrated-cover/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/12/13/vote-kelly-for-sports-illustrated-cover/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the first time in Sports Illustrated‘s 60-year publication history, it is letting fans choose its cover. Sports Illustrated editors have picked the best 15 moments from the 2011 sports year to be voted on. One of the classic moments that fans can choose is Kelly Slater winning his historic 11th ASP World Championship. You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 34 Determined for ASP 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/12/13/top-34-determined-for-asp-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/12/13/top-34-determined-for-asp-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This elite group of surfers will contest for the 2012 ASP World Title, starting on the Gold Coast of Australia in February. 2012 ASP TOP 34: 1. Kelly Slater (USA) 2. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 3. Taj Burrow (AUS) 4. Gabriel Medina (BRA) 5. Owen Wright (AUS) 6. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 7. Julian Wilson (AUS) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surfer Escapes Close Encounter with Great White on NSW North Coast</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/12/12/surfer-escapes-close-encounter-with-great-white-on-nsw-north-coast/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/12/12/surfer-escapes-close-encounter-with-great-white-on-nsw-north-coast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mr King, 51, said he was thrown through the air by the impact of the attack as the shark took a large bite out of his board while surfing at Angourie, near Yamba. &#8220;I was lucky just to get a couple of grazes on my leg, &#8220;he said. Mr King said he was about to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perrow Wins Billabong Pipe Masters, Florence Takes Vans Triple Crown</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/12/11/perrow-wins-billabong-pipe-masters-florence-takes-vans-triple-crown/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/12/11/perrow-wins-billabong-pipe-masters-florence-takes-vans-triple-crown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kieren Perrow (AUS), 34, has won his inaugural ASP World Tour event, taking out the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons over fellow countrymen Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, in four-to-six foot waves. John John Florence (HAW), 19, also found his way to the podium as the overall winner of the 2011 Vans Triple [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surf Research Center Opens At San Diego State University</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/12/08/surf-research-center-opens-at-san-diego-state-university/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/12/08/surf-research-center-opens-at-san-diego-state-university/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/?p=4194</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The California city that inspired &#8220;Fast Times at Ridgemont High,&#8221; the 1982 comedy film that did much to propagate the laid-back surfer image, is now home to the world&#8217;s first Center for Surf Research. And, no, it&#8217;s not a clever way for college kids to earn their degrees by hanging out at the beach. Jess [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kelly Slater Nominated for Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/11/29/kelly-slater-nominated-for-sports-illustrated-sportsman-of-the-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/11/29/kelly-slater-nominated-for-sports-illustrated-sportsman-of-the-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Dec. 6. Here&#8217;s one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer. Forgive the pro surfing officials who on Nov. 2 prematurely crowned Kelly Slater the winner of the 2011 ASP World Title. After all, it&#8217;s not as though there was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Toxicity Of Surfing Infographic</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/11/21/the-toxicity-of-surfing-infographic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/11/21/the-toxicity-of-surfing-infographic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Original post and larger image at greensurfshop.com]]></description>
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		<title>Garrett McNamara Surfs Record-Breaking Wave</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/11/14/garrett-mcnamara-surfs-record-breaking-wave/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/11/14/garrett-mcnamara-surfs-record-breaking-wave/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Garrett McNamara wasn&#8217;t planning to surf on 1 November. &#8220;I just didn&#8217;t really feel it,&#8221; he says. He agreed, however, that he would tow his British friend and fellow big wave surfer, Andrew Cotton, on his jetski. What happened during that session has already entered surfing lore. Persuaded to take a wave, McNamara, 44, found [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ASP CEO Resigns On The Heels Of Kelly Slater’s Premature Crowning</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/11/14/asp-ceo-resigns-on-the-heels-of-kelly-slater%e2%80%99s-premature-crowning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brodie Carr, CEO of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), submitted resignation today, effective at the end of this year. “The Board of Directors met today and reluctantly accepted the resignation of Brodie Carr,” says Richard Grellman, independent chairman of the ASP Board and interim CEO. “We would like to recognize his valuable contribution over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drug Testing for ASP</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/11/10/drug-testing-for-asp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Association of Surfing Professionals has confirmed plans to implement a drug testing and enforcement policy for the 2012 World Tour season. &#8220;The ASP is in the process of working towards a concrete and effective drug policy for the start of the 2012 World Tour season,&#8221; ASP Media Director Dave Prodan told ESPN on Thursday. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jean-Michel Cousteau and Body Glove Launch Wetsuit Line</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/20/jean-michel-cousteau-and-body-glove-launch-wetsuit-line/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/20/jean-michel-cousteau-and-body-glove-launch-wetsuit-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two world-renowned powerhouses join forces to develop a line of wetsuits, rash guards, skins and other products for the active lifestyle. Redondo Beach, CA – October 19, 2011 – Two names that inspire. Two names that are synonymous with ocean adventure and protection of the environment. Jean-Michel Cousteau and Body Glove International announce a new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ericeira named World Surfing Reserve – Portugal</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/19/ericeira-named-world-surfing-reserve-%e2%80%93-portugal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/19/ericeira-named-world-surfing-reserve-%e2%80%93-portugal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The village of Ericeira, mailand Portugal, is now officially a World Surfing Reserve (WSR), becoming the second WSR overall and the first in Europe. The Ericeira World Surfing Reserve was officially endorsed on October 14 by Portuguese President Aníbal Cavaco Silva and was acknowledged in the Portuguese National Assembly. The President acknowledged the significance of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charly Martin loses Nike sponsorship over knife charge</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/19/charly-martin-loses-nike-sponsorship-over-knife-charge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/19/charly-martin-loses-nike-sponsorship-over-knife-charge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sportswear brand Nike have pulled out of a major sponsorship deal with surfing champion Charly Martin after he was caught in possession of a knife. Martin, who is currently ranked as the third best surfer in the world, was fined £500 in Wick after he was stopped carrying a 4.5 inch cutlery knife. Following the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shark takes Oregon surfer for a ride</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/12/shark-takes-oregon-surfer-for-a-ride/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/12/shark-takes-oregon-surfer-for-a-ride/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forget about jumping the shark: A surfer said he surfed a shark on the Oregon coast Monday. Doug Niblack said it happened at “the cove,” a popular surfing spot in Seaside. He was surfing Monday afternoon when a 10- to 12-foot shark hit his board and knocked him off, he said. Niblack said he ended [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Portuguese President Catches Wave of Ericeira World Surfing Reserve</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/07/portuguese-president-catches-wave-of-ericeira-world-surfing-reserve/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/07/portuguese-president-catches-wave-of-ericeira-world-surfing-reserve/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/?p=4124</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[President Aníbal Cavaco Silva of Portugal released a statement endorsing the Ericeira World Surfing Reserve, which will be officially dedicated as the first World Surfing Reserve on the European continent on October 14th, 2011. He acknowledged the significance of preserving the surfing coastline for not only the thousands of Portuguese surfers, but also for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anthony Ruffo Conquers Addiction, but Prison May Lie Ahead</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/07/anthony-ruffo-conquers-addiction-but-prison-may-lie-ahead/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/07/anthony-ruffo-conquers-addiction-but-prison-may-lie-ahead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Not long ago, Anthony Ruffo surfed everywhere from Santa Cruz to South Africa, a glamorous life of big waves, photo shoots and beautiful women, bankrolled by corporate sponsors. “Ruffo was a big deal, definitely someone you wanted to be like,” said Shawn Barron, another Santa Cruz surfer. Today, Mr. Ruffo is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catalina SUP Festival Recognizes Growing Industry</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/06/catalina-sup-festival-recognizes-growing-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/06/catalina-sup-festival-recognizes-growing-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Santa Catalina Island Company hosted the Catalina Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Festival this past weekend, marking the final stop of the developing SUP tour. The three-day long event featured two days of races at the Descanso Beach Club, SUP demos, and the screening of the first ever SUP film. The festival—deemed the largest event [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Steph Gilmore Poses Nude For ESPN</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/05/steph-gilmore-poses-nude-for-espn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/05/steph-gilmore-poses-nude-for-espn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steph Gilmore and other action sports stars pose nude in this years Body Issue produced by ESPN. &#8220;It&#8217;s daunting for female surfers to match the image of being a tan, fit beach girl in a bikini, so posing naked for these photos was liberating, and helped me stop stressing about my insecurities.&#8221; &#8212; Steph Gilmore [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travis Ferre Steps Down From Surfing Magazine</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/05/travis-ferre-steps-down-from-surfing-magazine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/05/travis-ferre-steps-down-from-surfing-magazine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Confirmed by Transworld Business via sources at Surfing Magazine] Travis Ferre’s last day as the editor in chief at Surfing Magazine was yesterday where he replaced years ago Evan Slater who is now working at Hurley. The new position that will replace Travis will be associate editor Taylor Paul. We do not know the complete [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quiksilver Pro France Commences Competition</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/05/quiksilver-pro-france-commences-competition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/05/quiksilver-pro-france-commences-competition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[La Graviere delivered heaving three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) lefts and rights today for opening day of competition at the Quiksilver Pro France. Event No. 8 of 11 on the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Quiksilver Pro France saw the world’s best surfers do battle in the shifting beachbreaks of Southwest France, completing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wanted: Surfers for paddle-out scene for Jay Moriarity movie in Santa Cruz</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/04/wanted-surfers-for-paddle-out-scene-for-jay-moriarity-movie-in-santa-cruz/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/04/wanted-surfers-for-paddle-out-scene-for-jay-moriarity-movie-in-santa-cruz/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surfers in Santa Cruz County generally don&#8217;t need much in the way of persuasion to get into the water. But next week, the producers of an upcoming film are counting on surfers to come out to Pleasure Point in big numbers. Walden Media, which is producing a film based on the life of the late [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surfing to Be Official High School Sport in Hawaii</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/04/surfing-to-be-official-high-school-sport-in-hawaii/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/04/surfing-to-be-official-high-school-sport-in-hawaii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hawaii will soon become the first state in the U.S. to call surfing an official high school sport.Gov. Neil Abercrombie and state education officials said Monday that riding the waves will join the likes of football, basketball, volleyball and swimming as a state-sanctioned prep sport in public schools, starting as early as spring 2013. &#8220;It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>C4 Waterman to have SUP models made in Asia</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/03/c4-waterman-to-have-sup-models-made-in-asia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/03/c4-waterman-to-have-sup-models-made-in-asia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[C4 Waterman, Inc. is excited to announce that it has completed negotiations to have all its SUP models manufactured at a new factory in Asia. Three weeks after canceling its exclusive licensing agreement with Boardworks Surf, C4 has entered into a joint venture with the factory, an innovative, molded-composite builder that will be the exclusive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World&#8217;s Largest Shark Sanctuary Declared in Central Pacific</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/03/worlds-largest-shark-sanctuary-declared-in-central-pacific/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/03/worlds-largest-shark-sanctuary-declared-in-central-pacific/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Republic of the Marshall Islands is now home to the world’s largest shark sanctuary. The Nitijela, the Marshallese parliament, unanimously passed legislation this week that ends commercial fishing of sharks in all 1,990,530 square kilometers (768,547 square miles) of the central Pacific country’s waters, an ocean area four times the landmass of California. “We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patagonia&#8217;s Jason McCaffrey Talks Wetsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/03/patagonias-jason-mccaffrey-talks-wetsuits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/10/03/patagonias-jason-mccaffrey-talks-wetsuits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While surfing has long been a passion for Patagonia’s founding Chouinard family, the company has only recently begun to be recognized for its advancements in surf product. Fletcher Chouinard, son of legendary founder Yvon, is pushing boundaries with his FCD surfboards, and Patagonia has been slowly building its reputation in some of the top surf [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NIKE, Inc. Announces Michael Egeck as New CEO of Hurley</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/30/nike-inc-announces-michael-egeck-as-new-ceo-of-hurley/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/30/nike-inc-announces-michael-egeck-as-new-ceo-of-hurley/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) announced today that Michael Egeck has been named as CEO of Hurley International, LLC. Egeck will begin his new role on October 3 and will report directly to Roger Wyett, President of NIKE, Inc. Affiliates. &#8220;We look forward to welcoming Michael into the NIKE, Inc. family,&#8221; said Wyett. &#8220;With his wide-ranging experience, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dane Reynolds Launches New Fins and Apparel</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/29/dane-reynolds-launches-new-fins-and-apparel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dane Reynolds has just launched some new wares over at his Summer Teeth digs. A coupla towels, one of which is a Captain Fin Co. collab, a floppy cap and some signature Dane Reynolds x Captain Fin Co. fins. Are these gonna have the same following that the KS fin does (i.e. bolted into 80% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>O&#8217;Neill Launches Biographical Book, &#8220;Jack O&#8217;Neill: It&#8217;s Always Summer on the Inside&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/29/oneill-launches-biographical-book-jack-oneill-its-always-summer-on-the-inside/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/?p=4053</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The maverick, the pioneer, the legendary man behind the wetsuit and first surf shop, Jack O&#8217;Neill, celebrates 60 years of pioneering a revolutionary brand that changed the surf industry forever. O&#8217;Neill will be releasing a biographical coffee table book following the journey of the man whose passion drove him to create an innovative suit that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shark bites off legs of swimmer who ignored warning</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/28/shark-bites-off-legs-of-swimmer-who-ignored-warning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A British man lost parts of both legs when he was attacked by a great white shark Wednesday after he ignored warnings and went swimming at a Cape Town, South Africa, beach, authorities said. The 42-year-old man apparently made it back toward shore at  Fish Hoek beach and was pulled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surfing with iPhone? &#8211; H2O Audio Review</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/28/surfing-with-iphone-h2o-audio-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/28/surfing-with-iphone-h2o-audio-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Technology in the line up has been a rather taboo topic over the past few years. And although action sports POV cameras are now becoming more accepted and regularly seen on the boards and heads of fellow surfers, the subject of using media players and/or phones while surfing has had mixed reviews and historically more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Come Hell or High Water [trailer]</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/28/come-hell-or-high-water-trailer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/28/come-hell-or-high-water-trailer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surfer Keith Malloy&#8217;s movie about his passion for bodysurfing: &#8220;It&#8217;s about taking a breath, and kicking your feet, in the big blue sea come hell or high water.&#8221; &#160; see more films by woodshed films]]></description>
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		<title>‘White Wash,’ a Documentary About Black Surfers</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/28/%e2%80%98white-wash%e2%80%99-a-documentary-about-black-surfers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/28/%e2%80%98white-wash%e2%80%99-a-documentary-about-black-surfers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 01:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ted Woods’s documentary “White Wash” wants you to know that white guys aren’t the only ones who surf. Mr. Woods’s movie — part history lesson, part sports film, part polemical essay — has a complicated story to tell, about black surfers and, more broadly, about African-American history and the history of surfing. Great topics all, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Micah on Tosh.0</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/28/micah-on-tosh-0/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/28/micah-on-tosh-0/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Micah has become famous the world over for his super-stoked post surf interview. He’s even been auto-tuned into a song that you will never get out of your head. Now, he’s gotten the Tosh.0 treatment and yes, it’s funny. Tosh.0Get More: Tosh.0 Videos,Daniel Tosh,Web Redemption via boardistan]]></description>
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		<title>Giant squid carcasses wash up in SoCal</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/23/giant-squid-carcasses-wash-up-in-socal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/23/giant-squid-carcasses-wash-up-in-socal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Giant squid &#8211; some weighing as much as 20 pounds &#8211; have been washing up on beaches in Orange County the past few days delighting (or perhaps horrifying) locals. There are hundreds of squid carcasses washed up on beaches all over San Clemente and Oceanside. While people walking on beaches might not be fond of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SIMA Raises $128,000 @ Liquid Nation Ball 8</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/21/sima-raises-128000-liquid-nation-ball-8/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/21/sima-raises-128000-liquid-nation-ball-8/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A sold-out crowd of more than 400 surf industry executives, surf stars, and VIPs gathered together on Saturday, September 17, at Liquid Nation Ball 8, the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA) Humanitarian Fund’s annual fundraiser. Over the past eight years, the SIMA Humanitarian Fund has raised more than $1.58 million dollars for global medical relief, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slater Takes Hurley Pro</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/21/slater-takes-hurley-pro/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOWER TRESTLES, California/USA – Kelly Slater (USA), 39, has won his fifth Hurley Pro at Trestles title, defeating Owen Wright (AUS), 21, in a hard-fought Final that saw the iconic Floridian overtake the young Australian in a last-minute exchange with a final score of 17.50 to 16.74. Slater and Wright’s third consecutive Final bout marks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Channel Islands Hosts Kelly Slater, Dane Reynolds At LA Flagship Party</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/20/channel-islands-hosts-kelly-slater-dane-reynolds-at-la-flagship-party/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/20/channel-islands-hosts-kelly-slater-dane-reynolds-at-la-flagship-party/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Channel Islands hosted its Back To School night Saturday, September 17, at the Burton and CI Los Angeles Flagship store on Melrose, with a steady stream of industry enthusiasts milling through its gigantic two story space. Lines formed near the center of the 11,500-square-foot store as excited groms and adults alike waited for their chance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Surf Expo: Wrap Up And Interview With Show Director Roy Turner</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/19/2011-surf-expo-wrap-up-and-interview-with-show-director-roy-turner/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/19/2011-surf-expo-wrap-up-and-interview-with-show-director-roy-turner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Surf Expo is officially over, attendees are still unpacking their booths, following up on new contacts, and hurriedly writing orders to meet deadlines. Show staff was also busy compiling the show’s attendance numbers, which required a little extra time with all the new attendees. This September’s show attendance climbed 13% overall from last year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quiksilver Pro New York [Live]</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/06/quiksilver-pro-new-york-live/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/06/quiksilver-pro-new-york-live/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The time has come for the highly-anticipated Quiksilver Pro New York! The sixth stop on the 2011 ASP World Title Race has landed in the city that never sleeps and the world’s best surfers will be battling it out for the $1,000,000 prize purse and their spot for the midyear rotation. The Quiksilver Pro New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great White Spotted in Wave at Swamis [Pic]</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/02/great-white-spotted-in-wave-at-swamis-pic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/09/02/great-white-spotted-in-wave-at-swamis-pic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO, Calif. &#8211; A two-mile stretch of coastline at Casa Reef in La Jolla was reopened Thursday, following the third confirmed shark sighting along San Diego&#8217;s coastline in a week. The coastline at Casa Reef was shut down, after several people spotted a 12-inch dorsal fin around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday near the Children&#8217;s Pool, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surfrider Garage Sale!</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/08/25/surfrider-garage-sale/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/08/25/surfrider-garage-sale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out the sale and help the foundation. https://ww2.surfrider.org/surfrider_membership/join/garagesale.cfm]]></description>
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		<title>Surfers Hall Of Fame Inducts Taylor Knox, Simon Anderson &amp; More</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/08/05/surfers-hall-of-fame-inducts-taylor-knox-simon-anderson-more/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/08/05/surfers-hall-of-fame-inducts-taylor-knox-simon-anderson-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – Hawaiian George Downing, a pioneering big wave rider, innovative board shaper, Waikiki beachboy, mentor, contest director and all-around waterman, is among the 2011 inductees to the Surfers’ Hall of Fame. Downing joins Taylor Knox, Chuck Linnen and Simon Anderson in having their hand and footprints immortalized in cement for the ages [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Andy Irons&#8217; Autopsy Results</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/06/08/andy-irons-autopsy-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 23:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heart attack and acute mixed drug ingestion said to be cause of death. Andy Irons, a three-time world surfing champion from Hawaii, who died at 32 in a hotel room last November, succumbed to a combination of a heart attack and drugs in his system, according to an autopsy report. The presence of drugs confirmed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nike Becomes Title Sponsor of the US Open of Surfing</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/06/08/nike-sponsors-us-open-of-surfing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/06/08/nike-sponsors-us-open-of-surfing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Huntington Beach, CA – The US Open of Surfing has a storied reputation for going big. This year will only add to that legacy as title sponsor Nike – along with presenting sponsors Hurley, Converse and Nike 6.0 – continue to elevate the event as the world’s largest youth culture and action sport festival. With [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nathan Fletcher Signs with Nixon</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/06/07/nathan-fletcher-signs-with-nixon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/06/07/nathan-fletcher-signs-with-nixon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few years in the making and now officially part of the program, Nathan Fletcher is now onboard the Nixon Surf Team. A friend of Nixon for as long as anyone can remember, Nathan was voted onto the team with no hesitation from the current team roster which includes the likes of Bruce Irons, Dusty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1 in 3 Surfers Likely to be Injured Every Year</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/06/07/1-in-3-surfers-likely-to-be-injured-every-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NO SPORT is without its injuries including surfing, new research has found. A Southern Cross University study involving 700 recreational surfers has found one in three board riders are likely to experience one or more surf-related injuries on any given year. The most common sore points for surfers include injuries to the knees, ankles, lower [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Whites Attracted to AC/DC?</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/06/07/great-whites-attracted-to-acdc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sharks enthusiasts have used fish guts to attract great white sharks for years, but it seems the fearsome creatures may be attracted to something more pleasing to their ears: music from Australian rock band AC/DC. Matt Waller, a tour operator in South Australia&#8217;s Neptune Bay, has observed that when sharks hear the band&#8217;s hits, especially Shook [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surfrider Wins Beach Access &#8211; Dana Point</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/06/06/surfrider-wins-beach-access/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Surfrider Foundation won an important victory today when Judge Joan M. Lewis ruled in favor of open beach access at the Dana Point Strands Beach.  Specifically, she ruled that the City of Dana Point’s severe beach access restrictions are unlawful because the record put forth by the City was “entirely lacking in evidentiary support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surfing Walk Of Fame Inductees Announced</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/06/03/surfing-walk-of-fame-inductees-announced/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Machado, Frye, Dale, &#8220;Gidget&#8221;, Beacham, Fury and Hole in Wall Gang honored in 18th annual ceremony The votes have been tallied and seven legendary wave riders will once again be forever enshrined in surfing&#8217;s history books. Through a selection ballot, a host of respected surf industry veterans, former professionals and surf journalists narrowed down a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Billabong Air Self-Inflating Survival Wetsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/06/03/billabong-air-self-inflating-survival-wetsuit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a near-drowning incident in 2010, big wave legend Shane Dorian wondered if he would ever be able to face 50-foot-plus waves again.  But today Dorian is back out in the largest surf he can find, thanks to greater peace of mind provided by his new invention.  Working together with Billabong Wetsuits and Mustang Survival [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Futures Fins Launches Rob Machado Fin</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/06/01/futures-fins-launches-rob-machado-fin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/06/01/futures-fins-launches-rob-machado-fin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After nearly 10 years of riding the Futures system, Rob Machado has signed off on his first ever signature fin. The collaboration between Rob and Futures is the perfect blend of cutting edge hydrodynamics and environmental sustainability. Rob’s fin features a torsional flex pattern, thanks to Futures’ V2 foil and a layer of strategically placed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteers Prevent Over 100 Whales From Beaching</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/30/volunteers-prevent-over-100-whales-from-beaching/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/30/volunteers-prevent-over-100-whales-from-beaching/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 16:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scotland&#8217;s largest ever mass whale stranding was averted yesterday after marine experts said the mammals had broken into smaller groups and moved back into deeper water . The pod of pilot whales, about 20 of which had severe head injuries, was spotted late Thursday night as the mammals attempted to beach themselves on the rocky [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Battle Over Lagoon Cleanup Divides Malibu</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/30/battle-over-lagoon-cleanup-divides-malibu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/30/battle-over-lagoon-cleanup-divides-malibu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 16:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MALIBU, Calif. — It was a cool weekday afternoon, but dozens of surfers were bobbing in the water, waiting for a wave. This was Malibu: the national symbol of surfing, adored by California wave riders for 50 years, near the famous stretch of coast where Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon partied on the beach. Some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celtic Surf Experience</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/29/celtic-surf-experience/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/29/celtic-surf-experience/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 18:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This beautiful video captures the essence of surfing in cold dark waters. Enjoy. DARK SIDE OF THE LENS from Astray Films on Vimeo.]]></description>
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		<title>2010-2011 Annual Beach Report Card</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/26/2010-2011-annual-beach-report-card/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/26/2010-2011-annual-beach-report-card/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 17:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heal the Bay presents its Annual Report Card for California Beaches. Does your beach pass? &#160; http://brc.healthebay.org/]]></description>
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		<title>Hawaii Sharks Attack Twice</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/26/hawaii-sharks-attack-twice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/26/hawaii-sharks-attack-twice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 17:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LYMAN BEACH, Kailua-Kona (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; A photo shows Theresa Fernandez with a big smile on her face, and a big bite in her board. It&#8217;s a smile of relief and thankfulness after her board was attacked by a shark Wednesday as she surfed at Lyman&#8217;s Beach off Kailua-Kona. Fernandez spent much of the day at the beach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grain Surfboards &#8211; Build Your Own Board</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/25/grain-surfboards-build-your-own-board/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/25/grain-surfboards-build-your-own-board/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 16:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Grain Surfboards Home Grown Boards are essentially a kit with all the milled components you will need to build your own board. Grain has a line of some 14 boards from the 5&#8217;4 Waka fish to the 10&#8217;6 Northern Pintail. The Seed is a popular pick for its versatility and classic lines, but Grain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The World’s First Center for Surf Research</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/25/the-world%e2%80%99s-first-center-for-surf-research/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/25/the-world%e2%80%99s-first-center-for-surf-research/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 15:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surf Resource Network Goes Live The SURF RESOURCE NETWORK has joined forces with Dr. Jess Ponting, a leading expert on sustainable surf tourism and a current professor at San Diego State University, to help develop the world’s first CENTER FOR SURF RESEARCH. This collaboration effort takes a step in the right direction at addressing an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surf Expo Honored In Top 100 Trade Shows List</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/25/surf-expo-honored-in-top-100-trade-shows-list/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/25/surf-expo-honored-in-top-100-trade-shows-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 15:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surf Expo was honored in the Trade Show Executive magazine’s Gold 100 List, ranking as one of the top 100 trade shows and honoring the show as one of the biggest and best in the action sports industry, according to a release: May 24, 2011— Surf Expo’s January and September events were awarded two spots [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rusty Movie (Free Download)</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/25/rusty-movie-free-download/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/25/rusty-movie-free-download/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 15:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The “KERRAZY KRONICLES” movie is on the tip of cutting edge performance, Kerr who is known as one of the best aerial surfers on the planet doesn’t disappoint when it come to above the lip, his performance on the rail shows a boy who has become a man and his tube riding skills is second [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lindsay Lohan Flashes a Nipple While Body Surfing</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/25/lindsay-lohan-flashes-a-nipple-while-body-surfing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/25/lindsay-lohan-flashes-a-nipple-while-body-surfing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 14:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, this is not really &#8220;surf news that matters&#8221; Lindsay Lohan had yet another body part escape her clothing, when her right breast plopped out of her bathing suit while body surfing in Miami. So, in less than a week we’ve exposed two breasts and a hoo-hah. read more at allieiswired.com]]></description>
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		<title>Value of North Shore Events (IMPACT STUDY)</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/24/value-of-north-shore-events-impact-study/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/24/value-of-north-shore-events-impact-study/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 16:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brigham Young University – Hawaii Alliance for Marketing Professionals &#38; Students has released its independent economic impact study on the 2010 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. The study reports that the winter big wave surf series held on Oahu’s North Shore generated $20.9 million in spending, up more than $6 million from the previous study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jet Powered Surfboards</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/23/jet-powered-surfboards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/23/jet-powered-surfboards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 01:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coming soon to a surfing lineup near you: jet-powered boards designed to make paddling, catching and even riding waves easier and more enjoyable. &#8220;Wavejet&#8221; surfboards, after 10 years of development, are set to debut as part of a U.S. demo tour this summer. They&#8217;ll sell for $4,500 apiece, or about five times the cost of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solving Plastic Pollution in 4-minutes</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/12/solving-plastic-pollution-in-4-minutes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/12/solving-plastic-pollution-in-4-minutes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 01:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where Is ‘Away?’: Solving Plastic Pollution in 4-minutes, is the fourth short movie in professional surfer, Kyle Thiermann’s Surfing For Change series. It tracks a plastic bag that Kyle uses in his hometown of Santa Cruz California, all the way to the north shore of Oahu, demonstrating both the destruction and solutions along the way. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biggest Great White Shark Caught, Released</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/06/biggest-great-white-shark-caught-released/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/05/06/biggest-great-white-shark-caught-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 01:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Talk about a big fish—an expedition crew has hauled up—and released—what the team says is the biggest great white shark yet caught. The 17.9-foot-long (5.5-meter-long) male behemoth was found off Mexico&#8217;s Guadalupe Island (map) in fall 2009. The animal breaks the team&#8217;s previous record of 16.8 feet (5.1 meters), set when they caught a female [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rerip Opens Surfboard Recycling in San Clemente</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/04/23/rerip-opens-surfboard-recycling-location-on-san-clemente/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/04/23/rerip-opens-surfboard-recycling-location-on-san-clemente/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 20:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rerip is proud to announce the establishment of its first surfboard Recycling location outside of San Diego County.  NollSurfboards in San Clemente is now accepting surfboards for recycling, becoming the newest Rerip recycling location and the first to expand the program outside the San Diego area. Noll Surfboards hosted its grand opening on March 26th, 2011.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indo Tidal Bore Discovery</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/04/13/indo-tidal-bore-discovery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/04/13/indo-tidal-bore-discovery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[read more at ripcurl.com &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Britain&#8217;s £3.2million Artificial Surf Reef CLOSED</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/04/04/britains-3-2million-artificial-surf-reef-closed-after-only-two-years-as-its-unsafe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/04/04/britains-3-2million-artificial-surf-reef-closed-after-only-two-years-as-its-unsafe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 02:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Britain&#8217;s artificial surf reef has sunk to new depths after it was declared unsafe and closed to the public. The controversial £3.2million reef, the first of its kind in Europe, has been plagued by controversy since it opened off Bournemouth beach in Dorset, in 2009. The underwater structure that was meant to have transformed the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heath Joske has something to say about style&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2010/11/22/heath-joske-has-something-to-say-about-style/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2010/11/22/heath-joske-has-something-to-say-about-style/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day 10 Highlights Semifinal &#8211; Heat 1]]></description>
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		<title>shaun joubert with the best interference ever&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2010/11/20/shaun-joubert-with-the-best-interference-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2010/11/20/shaun-joubert-with-the-best-interference-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 09:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://triplecrownofsurfing.com/reefhawaiianpro/videos_view/round_of_64_heat_9 -hans da silva]]></description>
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