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Natural Perspectives: A photographic tour of Surf City's varied scene
While Vic was out on the ocean this past weekend, searching for pelagic birds on a trip with Sea and Sage Audubon, I went to photography boot camp. Ralph Velasco, a noted local travel photographer, teaches this great refresher course periodically at...
Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations, Southern California Edison Company, Wetlands, Apple iPhone
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Olympians with Illinois connections
Representing the U.S. Lance Brooks, Springfield, track and field (discus): The No. 1 discus thrower in the country, Brooks once worked seven jobs to pay for his training. The Millikin University graduate is ranked 34th in the world. Kelci Bryant,...
Tags: Usain Bolt, Women's National Basketball Association, Chicago Sky, Track and Field, Windsurfing
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A rising tide for stand-up paddleboarding
Not many people had heard of stand-up paddleboarding until 10 years ago, when surfing star Laird Hamilton started catching gigantic waves standing on an oversized surfboard that he propelled with a long outrigger kayak paddle. But SUP, as it's known,...
Tags: Sports, West Marine Incorporated, Whole Foods Market, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Down on Main Street
He's traveled far and wide to the some of the most desired surf spots in the world, but no matter the exotic destination, Main Street, Huntington Beach, will always remain a magical place for Andy Verdone. It's where the Huntington Beach High surf...
Tags: Sports, Culture, Travel, Ceremonies, Folklore and Mythology
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Haakenson: Schwarzstein-Cairns among locals to be honored at Surfing Walk of Fame
The U.S. Open of Surfing has become something incredible. It's the biggest surfing contest in the world, with men's winner receiving a check for $100,000. I was down there Monday checking things out and I heard Rick "Rockin' Fig" Fignetti say on the...
Tags: Kelly Slater, Sports, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Kobe Bryant
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Olympic roundup: Day 8
LONDON -- Jamie Gray had thought about her final Olympic shot in London a "bazillion" times since botching her last one in Beijing and narrowly missing out on a medal four years ago. She envisioned it in her mind, practiced it in training and talked...
Tags: Sailing, Debbie Capozzi, Laser Sailing, Christina Loukas, Reed Kessler
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Olympic roundup: Day 9
LONDON -- After the final dive, Christina Loukas smiled a perfunctory smile for the cameras and then, a few steps later along the pool deck, dropped her arms and buried her head into her coach's shoulder. On Sunday morning, Kenny Armstrong fortified...
Tags: Sailing, Christina Loukas, Windsurfing, Star Sailing, Finn Sailing
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Sport-by-sport capsules: Maryland's Olympians in London
The Baltimore SunBasketball Carmelo Anthony Age: 28 From: Baltimore Schedule: Group A: vs. France, July 29; vs. Tunisia, July 31; vs. Nigeria, Aug. 2; vs. Lithuania, Aug. 4; vs. Argentina, Aug. 6 Olympic experience: This is Anthony's third Olympics appearance. He was...Tags: Track and Field, Windsurfing, Soccer, 200 M Canoeing and Kayaking, Angel McCoughtry
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CdM High students start popular clothing line
Corona del Mar High School juniors Andrew Boukather and Cole Friedman used to shop at Jack's Surfboards in Corona del Mar Plaza. But this summer, the friends and business partners are selling a line of shirts from their newly launched Spruce Clothing...
Tags: Sports, Fashion Trends, Media Industry
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Jim Drake dies at 83; aeronautical engineer created the Windsurfer
Aeronautical engineer Jim Drake had already solved the "puzzle" of pairing a surfboard with a sail when a young man who stopped to admire "the Baja Board" in the late 1960s suggested what he called "the perfect name": the Windsurfer. In his Santa...
Tags: Sports, Sailing, Jim Drake, Windsurfing, Science and Technology
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Hat contest champ prepares for 'hat trick'
Fox 5 San Diego SportsSAN DIEGO -- The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club begins its 75th season of horse racing next Wednesday. For the past 17 years, the hat contest has nearly upstaged the racing, especially since Katy Helen threw her hat in the ring. “There aren't very...Tags: Sports, Science and Technology, Manufacturing and Engineering, Heavy Engineering
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Man dies after being pulled from water off Newport
A swimmer died Wednesday after Newport Beach lifeguards pulled him to shore, according to the Orange County coroner's office. Tony Castleman, 59, of Tucson, Ariz., died at Hoag Hospital after firefighters took him there in serious condition....Tags: Sports
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