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Adriano De Souza

Adriano "Mineirinho" de Souza (born February 13, 1987) is a Brazilian professional surfer who competes on the Association of Surfing Professionals Men's World Tour.

Allan Weisbecker

Allan has also written for several surfing magazines, including Surfer, Surfing and The Surfer's Journal, as well as scripting episodes of the television series Crime Story and Miami Vice.

Baby When the Light

The Baby When the Light music video is about a young girl, played by model Kelly Thiebaud, who goes to the beach and dreams about befriending a handsome surfer.

Binda Group

The company makes and distributes its own surfer brand (Freestyle) and also licenses brands from Kenneth Cole, Tommy Bahama, Betsey Johnson, BCBG, Ted Baker, Mexx, Speedo, Elgin, Thomas Kinkade and Mudd Jeans.

Cabo Blanco, Peru

In 1979, Peruvian surfer Gordo Barreda discovered the wave when he visited the village to check the surf in the area.

Cam Gigandet

Gigandet portrayed the role of Kevin, a bad boy and rebellious competitive surfer who develops a casual relationship with the rich socialite Marissa Cooper, portrayed by Mischa Barton.

Carburetor Dung

During this hiatus, drummer Ollie joined Kuala Lumpur's ska band Gerhana Skacinta, singer Lee appeared playing didgeridoo with local surfer groups while Fendi and Joe Kidd restarted their project band from 1994, The Shitworkers with Bullet (of pioneering thrash metal bands of the mid-80s Nemesis, Punisher).

Carwyn Williams

Carwyn Williams (born 25 July 1965) is an ex-professional Surfer from Mumbles, Wales.

Cheyenne Tozzi

From 2004 until mid-2007, Tozzi dated professional surfer Taj Burrow.

Claude Maki

In 1991 he portrayed the deaf-mute surfer Shigeru in Takeshi Kitano's third film A Scene at the Sea.

Congratulations Remixes

The cover of this EP is an alternative version that was used of cover in the album Congratulations (created by Anthony Ausgang) but this is characteristic in that it is oriented toward the right side (the original is oriented toward the left side) and as a main feature it has the negative colors of the original colors, except the eyes of the cat's surfer, which remain white.

David Allen Brooks

The San Jose Mercury News described him as the "Surfer type who plays the handsome young molecular biologist" in the film The Kindred.

David Elfick

In 1973 Elfick collaborated with surfer, writer and cinematographer George Greenough as producer-director of Crystal Voyager.

Disney family

Distant relatives active in entertainment or media include singer/voice actress Melissa Disney, TV Guide executive Anthea Disney, musician Colin Thomas, College Gameday host Lee Corso, surfer Derrick Disney, and Makela Disney.

E.H. Roelfzema

He travelled extensively, and from 1970 until 1990 he was a farmer, fisherman, and surfer in Ahualoa, Hawaii.

Eddie Aikau

Edward Ryon Makuahanai Aikau (Kahului, Hawaii, May 4, 1946–March 17, 1978) was a well-known Hawaiian lifeguard and surfer.

Elizabeth Edmondson

Around the time that Elizabeth was starting to prepare for the Paralympics, she was a student at St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls, a member of the West Perth Swimming Club, and an avid surfer.

George Greenough

George Greenough is an innovative surfer and cinematographer from Santa Barbara, California who now resides in Byron Bay in New South Wales, Australia.

Gerardo Lopez

Gerry Lopez (born 1948), American surfer, shaper, journalist, and film actor

Gerry Lopez

He also appears frequently in ads and catalogs for Rainbow Sandals, and is a friend of the founder of the company and fellow surfer, Jay Longley.

Lopez has also worked as an actor, appearing mostly in films by fellow ex-surfer John Milius.

Graeme Strachan

Born in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern, he was an avid surfer, and his nickname "Shirley" was given to him by his surfer friends because of his long, sunbleached and very curly hair, referring to Shirley Temple.

H2O Audio

2007 was the year Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin was brought on as the first official H2O Audio Ambassador, and in 2008, big wave surfer Laird Hamilton was also named an official H2O Audio Ambassador.

Herb Peterson

Herb Peterson is the grandfather of professional surfer Lakey Peterson.

International Professional Surfers

Whilst in Rarick's kitchen Peter Townend and Ian Cairns and Rarick talked Hemmings into switching from a prize money to points-per-placing ranking system.

Jay Moriarity

Jay Moriarity (June 16, 1978–June 15, 2001) was a surfer from Santa Cruz, California.

Joshua L. Pomer

Pomer's most recent documentary film, "Discovering Mavericks" (2013) stars Darryl Virostko, Jeff Clark, Peter Mel and Tom Powers.

It is a documentary film exploring the history of Mavericks including the death of Mark Foo and Sion Milosky, as well as updating the true story of Mavericks surfer Jay Moriarity who was the subject of the film Chasing Mavericks.

Kahuna

The term then became commonplace in Beach Party films of the 1960s such as Beach Blanket Bingo, where the "Big Kahuna" was the best surfer on the beach.

Kirk Pengilly

He is currently married to former world women's champion pro surfer, Layne Beachley.

Morg

While seeking reinforcements, the heralds found by the Silver Surfer included Firelord, Nova, Terrax and Air-Walker, whom they had to unearth from his grave and reassemble.

Nachum Shifren

Rabbi Nachum Shifren (born c. 1951), also known as the surfing rabbi, is an Orthodox Lubavitcher Chassidic rabbi and accomplished surfer.

Neil S. Plakcy

A frequent contributor to gay anthologies, Plakcy also edited three collections of gay erotica for Cleis Press, Hard Hats, Surfer Boys and Skater Boys.

Peahi, Hawaii

On 30 March 2012, big wave surfer and adventure athlete, Jeff Rowley was a finalist in the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards 2011/2012, in the Ride of the Year category with his rides at Jaws Peahi in Maui, Hawaii on 30 January 2012, placing him 4th place in the world of elite big wave surfers and commanding the respect of the big wave surfing community.

Puerto Chicama

Eventually, Miro Quesada, Oscar “Chino” Malpartida (father of boxing World Champion Kina Malpartida), Carlos Barreda (brother of noted Peruvian surfer Sergio Barreda) and a small group of surfers found the way to Chicama and were the first to film and surf the long point wave.

Rick Griffin

While attending Nathaniel Narbonne High School in the Harbor City area of Los Angeles, he produced numerous surfer drawings, which led to his surfing comic strip, "Murphy" for Surfer magazine in 1961, with Griffin's character featured on the front cover the following year.

Robby Naish

At a young age, his father, competitive surfer and surfboard shaper Rick Naish, moved the family from California to Kailua, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

Sam Locke

Locke also wrote the screenplays to a few films, including two 1965 surfer flicks: The Girls on the Beach and Beach Ball.

Santa Cruz Surfing Museum

The lighthouse was built in 1967 as a memorial to surfer Mark Abott, who died while surfing at the nearby Pleasure Point surf break.

Spirit of Surfing

Spirit of Surfing is a movement started by surfer Peter Cuming in 1995 with support from surf elders Rob Conneelly, Nat Young and surf artist Roscoe Kermode.

Surfer Dude

Antony Garrett Lisi (born 1968), whom in late 2007 the media referred to as a "Surfer Dude"

Surfer Girl

"Catch a Wave" featured Mike Love's sister, Maureen, on harp, while "The Surfer Moon" was the first Beach Boys song to have a string arrangement.

The Galactus Trilogy

The Silver Surfer arrives to attack his former master, giving Johnny the time he needs to return from Galactus' planet with the Ultimate Nullifier.

Tony Hussein Hinde

Hinde and fellow Australian surfer Mark Scanlon were shipwrecked on the North Malé atoll in the Maldives aboard the Whitewings, a ketch in which they had been hired as crewmembers.

Trust Us

In 1999, The song "Vortex surfer" was selected by the NRK P3 radio-station as the "song of the millennium", and was played continuously for 24 hours on December 31.

Viviana Parraguez

Viviana de los Ángeles Parraguez Ulloa (born April 20, 1981) is a Chilean politician, lawyer and surfer.

William Katt

In 1978, he appeared as Barlow, a young surfer, in the John Milius drama film Big Wednesday opposite Jan-Michael Vincent and Gary Busey.


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