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Junk raft nearing Hawai’i
Aug 13, ’08
3:57 AM
Take 15,000 bottles and strap it to an old Cessna 310 cockpit, make a raft… and sail it from California to Hawaii to raise awareness about plastics in the ocean. Check out the below video from the edge of the North Pacific Gyre
Check out their site here.
Cheer them on and support their journey.
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Wave cleanup anyone?
Jun 30, ’08
8:23 AM
We’ve all been there… you’re somewhere between waiting for a wave and seeing one rise on the horizon and you see a piece of trash.
Normally you’d stick it in your wetsuit sleeve or your boardshorts pocket… but the wave is close. If you take time to store it properly you’ll miss the wave.
What do you [...]
15,000 waterbottles sail to Hawaii
Jun 2, ’08
8:49 PM
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Randy Rarick podcast… On the beach at Haleiwa Beach Park
Apr 30, ’08
6:01 AM
Last summer our Board meeting was on the North Shore of Oahu. I had a morning or two with open windows… and the surf was tiny. I phoned up Randy and asked if I could borrow a log and he graciously agreed.
When I picked up the board he showed me a room filled with the [...]
Message in the waves — BBC documentary
Apr 23, ’08
5:30 PM
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Images…
Apr 11, ’08
11:08 AM
Some images are just burned into my brain a bit more than others. This one, via our pals at Covered Images, is one of them.
70 victories since 1/06
Mar 8, ’08
4:34 PM
Santa Cruz, CA
Feb 2008
City of Santa Cruz adopts ban on polystyrene food service waresThe City of Santa Cruz has passed an ordinance prohibiting the use of polystyrene food service wares.More info.
San Mateo, CA
Feb 2008
Stopped Destructive Development Project at the Fitzgerald Marine ReserveThe San Mateo County Board of supervisors voted to reject the application for a [...]
Hawaii Governor Lingle — Talk story
Mar 7, ’08
12:43 PM
Hundreds of people came together this week on the North Shore of Oahu to discuss the future of the ever-controversial Turtle Bay resort. At the top of the heap was Hawaiian Governor Lingle who said
“This is the place where we didn’t just talk about sustainability, we didn’t just talk about smart growth, we actually did [...]
Paipo boarding 1963, Val Ching
Mar 6, ’08
7:54 AM
Our mission statement is “… protection and enjoyment of oceans, waves and beaches…” We forget about the enjoyment side of that statement.
Here is some joy. 1963, early Paipo.
Val Ching standing up on a tiny board, helping spearhead alternative approaches to riding.
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Ashley Bickerton, who send me [...]