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Death of a Champion: Andy Irons 1978-2010

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Death Of A Champion: Andy Irons 1978-2010

Posted 1 year, 6 months ago

The unthinkable has happened in professional surfing. The young man who brought a new athleticism and 21st Century upgrade to the sport of kings is dead. At just 32 years old. It’s hard to say because it still doesn’t seem real a week later, but three-time world champ Andy Irons is dead….

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Kelly Slater Returns To Form (And No. 1) At Trestles

Posted 1 year, 8 months ago

It could only be Kelly Slater who got to surf glassy, 8-foot waves at Lower Trestles all by himself. But that’s how the final morning of the 2010 Hurley Pro began – with great symbolism. And if you include the coastal fog, it was kind of like “Brigadoon.” 

By the afternoon, Slater was even…

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Why Brett Simpson Is The New King Of The U.S. Open Of Surfing

Posted 1 year, 9 months ago

Rob Machado chuckled in his Zen-like cool and acknowledged the moment. He put his fingers through his world famous Jesus-dread-mop-top and smiled a few steps away from the podium where frenzy surrounded young Brett Simpson. There is a new king of the U.S. Open and Machado just realized it.

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