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10+ hour, 43+ min ago (498+ words) Big things come in small packages. Astin Sword will be competing in the under-10 Elite 28kg bracket against Australia's best. There's a rising tide building for Muay Thai in Australia, and this weekend it surges into the Melbourne Showgrounds. For the…...
WSL Longboard Qualifying Series Heads to Taranaki This King's Birthday Weekend
4+ hour, 36+ min ago (792+ words) COOLANGATTA, Queensland, AUS (Friday, April 10, 2026) - Taranaki's reputation as one of the premier surf locations in Aotearoa will take centre stage this winter, with the World Surf League (WSL) bringing its Longboard Qualifying Series (LQS) to the region over King's Birthday…...
Zoe Chait Emerges as Rising Star of Nor Cal Big Wave Surfing - Half Moon Bay Today
9+ hour, 19+ min ago (299+ words) 19-year-old Half Moon Bay native disrupts big-wave hierarchy with elite rescue training and tactical precision Apr. 9, 2026 at 2: 24pm Zoe Chait, a 19-year-old Half Moon Bay native, is making waves in the big-wave surfing world after securing a second-place finish at the…...
Laurie Wilson's Aggressive Style Earned Her a Place Among Top Surfers - Hermosa Beach Today
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (270+ words) The South Bay's pioneering female surfer reflects on surfing's golden era in Hermosa Beach Apr. 9, 2026 at 11: 18pm A pioneering female surfer from Hermosa Beach, California, who developed an aggressive surfing style in the 1960s that earned her a place among the top…...
Siargao's Cloud 9 renovation gets going under PSC tutelage as world surf tilt looms
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (473+ words) MANILA, Philippines " As the World Surf League QS6000 International Pro approaches, Siargao's iconic Cloud 9 Towers are undergoing a major renovation to welcome the world's best surfers and fans to this surfing paradise. The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), in partnership with the…...
Surfing with the guys: Laurie Wilson's aggressive style earned her a place in the lineup among the top surfers, of either sex
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (642+ words) Laurie Wislon's introduction to surfing began in the mid "60s, pre-surf leashes, with shagging her older brother Jeff's surfboard when he lost it in the surf and it washed ashore. She was 10 and was born into a water family that lived…...
Big gun shaper: South Bay's Pat Rawson found success on the North Shore
5+ hour, 12+ min ago (1493+ words) Surfboard shaper Pat Rawson is the least locally known, and best globally known of the 2026 Hermosa Beach Surfer Walk of Fame inductees. That's because the year after graduating from Westchester High, in 1972, against his parents' wishes, he moved to Hawaii....
Team surfer: Lonnie Argabright helped lead the "80s resurgence in longboarding, which continues through to today
5+ hour, 5+ min ago (1577+ words) For a kid who lived just a few blocks from the bluff above Torrance Beach, Lonnie Agabright was late to surfing." His first ocean obsession was fishing." Beginning when he was 8, when he wasn't in school, his dad would give…...
South Bay Boardriders stretches out to community
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (551+ words) Women's water programs, public art, historical preservation added to traditional surf contests In November 2026, The South Bay Boardrider's Club (SBBC), a local non-profit, volunteer-based organization, will be celebrating its 17th anniversary." Much has evolved over these years. It seems we add…...
Turning ocean love to lifesaving work at Jr. Lifeguard Camp
8+ hour, 37+ min ago (1043+ words) Included is a tantalizing recipe of Spring Salad with Strawb" Living near the coast during springtime often means preparin" Wrightsville Beach's annual Jeremy Owens Jr. Lifeguard Camp is preparing the next wave of ocean rescue talent and confident, safety-minded young…...