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Legendary surfer and shaper Ben Aipa passes away January 17, 2021 | Surfing Iconic Hawaiian surf legend Ben Aipa has passed away at the age of 78. Aipa was an accomplished surfer, an innovative surfboard shaper, and a tenacious coach who influenced several generations of wave riders. As one of the standout figures of 1970s surfing, he introduced the swallowtail and the "stinger" in surfboard design. Ben Aipa was born in 1942 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was the son of a sugar plantation worker and initially embraced a semi-professional football career. However, an ankle injury put an end to his li...

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Housing and Development Newsletter Santa Barbara's Lakey Peterson and Ojai's Sage Erickson were both a part of history as they surfed in the very first Pipeline women’s contest. Both surfers were knocked out in the quarterfinals — Peterson by a mere 3.07 points in a battle with Sally Fitzgibbons of Australia, and Erickson by Brazil's Tatiana Weston-Webb (Brazil). Beyond the 805-area surfers, many of the pros in both the men's and women's contests were riding locally made Channel Islands surfboards or Pyzel Surfboards, shaped in Hawaii by Santa Barbara-born surfer Jon Pyzel. Santa B...

d) Tank the penguin from Surf’s Up. 3. Azores based Nazaré charger Hugo Vau has taken a lower key approach to garage/HQ/base camp at the port, opting for an old shipping container and a rickety yellow camper van. What classic surf vehicle serves as both Hugo’s accomo and kitchen? a) Ford Transit b) VW Transporter c) one of those Lada truck thingies usualy found in carparks in the Algarve with the chimney pot, proprietor with one long dread and undone clompy leather boots, full quiver of juggling accoutrements. d) Mercedes Vito 4. Maya Gabeira has paid her dues at Praia da Norte. In S...

Hologram Santa Raises Money for Mental Health in SoCal By Tech mogul Alki David donated his technology to Electric Noel and Kelly Slater donated a priceless surfboard It was a new kind of entertainment event–a “Drive Thru Christmas Experience”–put together by David Ruff of DEED Entertainment and Joey Nittolo of the non-profit Save Our Souls. They called it Electric Noel (which runs until Jan. 3) and they knew they needed a finale people would remember though, so they called Malibu neighbor Alki David. He’s the Greek billionaire behind the wellness brand Swissx, the company that crea...