was born into a family of surfers on February 8‚ 1990‚ on the island of Kauai‚ Hawaii‚ where she began surfing at a young age. She entered her first competition at the age of eight‚ where she won both short and long board divisions. “This sparked a love for surf competition within her spirit.” Bethany tells her own life story in her website… she was attacked by a 14-foot tiger shark while surfing off Kauai’s North shore when she was only thirteen years old‚ on October 31‚ 2003. According to Bethany
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is to go to school and then get a job in order to achieve success. For years Americans have strived to relieve themselves from the pressures of society by partaking in various hobbies and recreational activities. During the 1960 ’s‚ the sport of surfing became widely popular for those living along the West Coast. Families would flock to the beaches and countless surfers could be seen littering the coast in hopes of catching that "perfect" wave. However‚ the surf culture of the 60 ’s has since disappeared
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Surfs Up If You Dare Surfing is challenging sport which has been around since the third voyage of Captain James Cook in 1769. It has been an integral part of the Hawaiian lifestyle and actually predates Cook’s writings but just how far back it goes is unknown. The Polynesians were the masters of surfing and the best boards and beaches were open to only the upper-class and royalty of Hawaii. The working class citizens had to subside using boards made with unskilled hands‚ poor wood‚ and beaches
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people everywhere and of all ages. Bethany Hamilton has an interesting childhood that a lot of people might not have. Bethany Hamilton was 13 and loved surfing since she was 5. She has 2 brothers and she was born in Hawaii. She also lives in Hawaii and is a competitive surfer. She was born February 8‚ 1990. Her whole family loved teaching and surfing for fun in their freetime. In 1998 when she
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Surfing as a hobby has really taken off in the UK over the past ten years and with the south-west coast of Cornwall now chock a block with kids all hoping to catch a wave the most adventurous have set their sights on beaches further afield. Biarritz had historically been the surfing capital of Europe ever since Californian author and screenwriter Peter Viertel took to the Bay of Biscay on his board during the filming of his adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises “in 1957. With the
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1. Tom Blake was a creative and successful surf pioneer/designer‚ a creative legend in the history of the sport‚ who almost single-handedly transformed surfing from a primitive Polynesian curiosity into a 20th century lifestyle. In the process‚ he was responsible for preserving much of surfing’s oral history as well as resurrecting the streamlined surfboards of ancient times. Tom created the first "hollow" surfboard. At 15 feet long‚ 19 inches wide and 4 inches thick‚ it weighed less than 100 pounds
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grey beard‚ tanned and wrinkled skin like leather. We started chatting about our love of surfing. Our conversation went from how long he has been out for to his greatest surfing experience and just how much it all means to him. This is what it’s all about to me‚ not only the physical pleasures‚ but the fact that you belong to and relate to surfing culture. No matter who it is‚ your gender or age‚ surfing becomes a common bond. I look around in awe at the lively natural surroundings that we all
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“A lot of people think of soul surfers as people who just surf to compete. But I think it’s someone who just loves surfing for what it is‚ never gives up and always sticks with the ocean.” (Turner 1) Bethany Hamilton was a born soul surfer on February 8‚ 1990‚ and born on the island of Lihue‚ Hawaii. Bethany has two older brothers‚ Noah and Timmy Hamilton. Her parents are both surfers‚ which is how they met in Hawaii.(“Bethany Hamilton” Gale Database 1) Ever since Bethany was a little kid she’s
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Person of the year Person of the Year Bethany Hamilton Bethany Hamilton is an American professional surfer. She survived a shark attack which cost her left arm. She overcame the injury and return to professional surfing ultimately. After her recovery‚ she enters various surfing competitions and gets excellent results. Bethany has been recognized with numerous awards‚ public appearances‚ and various speaking engagements. She has written a book about her life‚ Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith
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Riding Giants Review Stacy Peralta’s “Riding Giants” accurately depicts big wave surfing without the Hollywood over tones. Able to capture decades of surfing history in only 105 minutes‚ while educating about the sport‚ the life style‚ and its passion. Ancient Hawaiian surfers dating back to as far as 1000 years enjoyed the thrill of riding waves. Then in 1948‚ a newspaper photograph of a 30-foot wave started a migration to Hawaii’s big wave paradise. The American redwood boards were far too
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