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Originally hailing from Cocoa Beach, Fla., Kelly Slater is one of the most well-known surfers in the world. Born on Feb. 11, 1972, Slater turned pro at age 20. From 1992 to 2006, Slater won eight Association of Surfing Professionals world championships¿this despite going into semi-retirement from 1999 to 2002 before returning to full-time tour competition in 2003.
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Originally hailing from Cocoa Beach, Fla., Kelly Slater is one of the most well-known surfers in the world. Born on Feb. 11, 1972, Slater turned pro at age 20. From 1992 to 2006, Slater won eight Association of Surfing Professionals world championships¿this despite going into semi-retirement from 1999 to 2002 before returning to full-time tour competition in 2003.
According to his profile on ASP¿s Web site, Slater also has dated celebrities Pamela Anderson and Gisele Bündchen. He also appeared in episodes of the television show "Baywatch" as a recurring character named Jimmy Slade.
According to his profile on ASP¿s Web site, Slater also has dated celebrities Pamela Anderson and Gisele Bündchen. He also appeared in episodes of the television show "Baywatch" as a recurring character named Jimmy Slade.
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Haakenson: Bartovich, Mel shine at NSSA regional
The National Scholastic Surfing Assn. West Coast Regional Championships had some fun surf last weekend on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier, and a couple of local surfers came up big. Tony Bartovich, 18 and a senior at Huntington Beach High,...Tags: Windsurfing, Sports, Awards and Prizes, Don Davis, Ocean Surfing
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Haakenson: Conlogue among elite on ASP World Tour
Courtney Conlogue continues to make things interesting in the race for the title of world's best women's surfer. Conlogue, 19, a Santa Ana native who went to Sage Hill School in Newport Coast, is in fourth place in the Assn. of Surfing Professionals...Tags: America's Got Talent (tv program), Sage, Human Interest, Facebook, YouTube
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Joe Surf: Paddle out for Mongoose Cup
It looks easy and fun, so more and more people are getting up on those big, sturdy boards. Find a spot where it is flat and get out there. Stand up and paddle. Stand-up paddleboarding is common in Huntington Harbour and other local harbors, and also at...Tags: Sandra Dee, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Quiksilver Incorporated, Point Harbor, Hospitals and Clinics
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Joe Surf: Newport surfer rising
Chase Wilson, welcome to the big time. While Wilson's rise in the ranks in the Assn. of Surfing Professionals' Juniors events is no secret, he took a major step last weekend just a few miles north of his Newport Beach home in the ASP Vans Pier Classic on...Tags: Quiksilver Incorporated
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Joe Surf: Balancing school and the board
Pro surfing and school don't mix. At least not the kind of school that requires its students to show up on time, spend most of the day in a classroom and then go home and do homework into the afternoon and evening. That's why so many up-and-coming...Tags: Windsurfing, Australia, Quiksilver Incorporated, Crimes, Australian Open
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Softball registration wraps up Saturday
Registration for South Huntington Beach Girls Fastpitch Softball is available online through Saturday at http://www.shbgfs.org. The league is an Amateur Softball Assn. recreational softball league for girls ages 5 to 14. * Katin surf contest starts in...Tags: Softball
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Locals take runner-up honors
The North Huntington Beach Soccer girls' Under-10 team earned a second-place finish in the 2011 Coast Soccer League's Silver Central division. The team began the season with two losses but rallied to win all but one of its remaining games in the season....Tags: Softball, Soccer
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Joe Surf: Group of title hopefuls named
Now that the 2011 Assn. of Surfing Professionals World Tour is complete — in case you've been in a coma, Kelly Slater won his 11th World Tour crown — the ASP has named the 34 competitors for next year's ASP World Tour title: 1. Kelly Slater...Tags: C.J. Hobgood, Newspaper and Magazine, Brazil, Australia, Quiksilver Incorporated
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Joe Surf: Kneeboarder has remarkable win after injury
We've all heard the sports phrase "playing hurt." Huntington Beach's Tom Backer has taken it to a new level. Backer, 48, finished in second place in the open division of the 2012 Kneeboard Surfing USA Titles finals last week on the south side of the... -
Katin surf contest opens Friday
The Katin Pro/Am Team Challenge will run for two days starting Friday at the north side of the Huntington Beach Pier. The event will combine elements of team and traditional surfing competition formats and champions will be decided in team and...Tags: Football
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Joe Surf: Collins made huge impact on surfing industry
Surfline has planned a paddleout to honor its founder and one of the most influential surfers in the history of the sport, Sean Collins, at 11 a.m. Sunday on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier. Collins, 59, passed away after suffering a heart...Tags: Event Planning, Television, Heart Attack, Hobbies, Human Interest
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Joe Surf: Laguna's Pribram intervening in Windy City surfer arrest
"Surfing is not a crime." That's what 11-time Assn. of Surfing Professionals champ Kelly Slater tweeted when he found out last month that 40-year-old Rex Flodstrom was arrested by Chicago police for — wait for it — surfing off the shores of...Tags: Surfing, Sports, Police Arrests, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice
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