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Mick Fanning says he will retire from surfing within two years. Photo: WSL
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Mick Fanning Announces He’ll Retire After Bells

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Supporting Local Businesses (and Shapers) Keeps Surfing in the Hands of Surfers

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The Average Surfer’s Guide to Sayulita, Mexico

6 min read
Have you ever wanted an electric bicycle? Jeff Clark's signature cruizer might be it... but it ain't cheap.
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The Jeff Clark Signature Cruz Might be the Electric Bicycle You Never Knew You Needed

2 min read
Free Jazz Vein is one of surfing's most interesting full-length films.
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Just a Taste of One of Surfing’s Most Interesting Films

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Talented Young Laguna Beach Surfer Suffers Massive Head Injury While Snowboarding

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Shark!
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Ingenious Shark Detection System Proposed for California Coastline

4 min read
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Amy Murphree and a Dazzling Bit of Puerto Rican Footwork

1 min read
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In Tribute to Bruce Brown, California May Soon Offer Endless Summer Inspired License Plates

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Depending on where you surf most, there's probably a good chance that you've surfed with sharks nearby at some point and never even noticed.
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Here’s Proof That Not All Sharks Are Out to Get You

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When there's a big south in the water, Newport's finest mutant turns into that beautiful beast that she is.
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How I Changed My Mindset About Facing Fear In and Out of the Lineup

4 min read
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Here’s Kalani Robb Surfing On Top of a Case of Beer and Passing Out Cold Ones on the Beach

1 min read
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One Jet Ski Wipeout and Maya Gabiera Bombs at Massive Nazaré

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Urbnsurf Melbourne is finally breaking ground next month. Image: Screenshot
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The Melbourne Wave Pool Is Finally Breaking Ground

2 min read
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Surf Ranch to Host WSL’s First Team-Style, Region-versus-Region Event

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Ross Clark-Jones Nearly Drowned at Nazaré, and the Footage Is Terrifying
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Ross Clarke-Jones Nearly Drowned at Nazaré, and the Footage Is Terrifying

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Britt Merrick comes from serious surfboard stock.
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Britt Merrick on His Life of Surfing, Shaping, and Growing Up in the Shaping Bay

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When Steve O'Donnell was eight-years-old, he found something that would form the central theme of his entire life: surfing.
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Meet Steve O’Donnell, the Man Who’s Been Shaping Surfboards for Half a Century

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Just a few feet away, there's enough nuclear waste to decimate the planet. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Workers Are Moving Nuclear Waste at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station

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