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Tributes pour in for surf filmmaking giant Jack McCoy, dead at seventy-six

  • Bali bomb maker Umar Patek pivots into the coffee game.

    Convicted Bali Bomber, Linked to 200 Deaths, Starts Coffee Business

    “I concocted bombs, and now I concoct coffee” 

    by Derek Rielly
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  • Jack McCoy and daughter Indiana

    Daughter of Jack McCoy leads eulogies to surf god father, dead at 76

    “Daddio was not a simple man. Our relationship, like many deep and complex bonds, held both sharp edges and profound love.”

    by Derek Rielly
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  • Josh Kerr (left) and Julian Wilson (right). Old guard, new day.

    Surfing’s geriatric jubilee continues as Josh Kerr, Julian Wilson bash Challenger Series upstarts

    It's an old man's world.

    by Chas Smith
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  • Italo Ferreira announces baby with Sofia Larocca.

    Olympic gold medallist Italo Ferreira dumps Instagram account, announces impending fatherhood with powerful Jewish quote

    "The biggest blessing of our lives. I'm on Cloud 9."

    by Derek Rielly
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Bali bomb maker Umar Patek pivots into the coffee game.

Convicted Bali Bomber, Linked to 200 Deaths, Starts Coffee Business

“I concocted bombs, and now I concoct coffee” 

By Derek Rielly

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Jack McCoy and daughter Indiana

Daughter of Jack McCoy leads eulogies to surf god father, dead at 76

“Daddio was not a simple man. Our relationship, like many deep and complex bonds, held both sharp edges and profound love.”

By Derek Rielly

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Josh Kerr (left) and Julian Wilson (right). Old guard, new day.

Surfing’s geriatric jubilee continues as Josh Kerr, Julian Wilson bash Challenger Series upstarts

It's an old man's world.

By Chas Smith

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Italo Ferreira announces baby with Sofia Larocca.

Olympic gold medallist Italo Ferreira dumps Instagram account, announces impending fatherhood with powerful Jewish quote

"The biggest blessing of our lives. I'm on Cloud 9."

By Derek Rielly

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Lawyer (pictured) reading BeachGrit comments in court.

Word Famous Surf Website Now Key Piece Of Evidence In Lost v. Lady Gaga Lawsuit

The BeachGrit community forever enshrined in annals U.S. legal history.

By Com Turren

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Jens Heller (pictured) with ice in his veins. Photo: Powerline Productions

World’s coolest German scientist shrugs off mid-surf shark attack

"Well it hit me off the entirely off the board then I was in the water, looking back and I remember seeing the black eye and teeth..."

By Chas Smith

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Dane Reynolds surfing

Slacker surf god Dane Reynolds unlocks secret stash of unseen footage

The corrupt gypsy becomes the gentle romantic.

By Derek Rielly

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Filipe Toledo and the question of his big-wave bona fides.

Aussie and Brazilian surf fans brawl over question of Filipe Toledo’s big-wave bona fides

"Real surf fans don’t want to see their heroes hurt in competition, it’s barbaric and unsafe.”

By Derek Rielly

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Beach bum (pictured) making mischief.

Surf bums on high alert after New York officials shutter beach to prevent party

"We don't want people to create mischief here."

By Chas Smith

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Jon Pyzel solves surfboard design mystery.

“Diabolically sexy” surfboard shaper Jon Pyzel solves mystery haunting surfers for 44 years!

What’s the diff between a square tail and a round tail? Revealed!

By Derek Rielly

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Notoriously aggressive surf locals hang heads in shame after Oxnard named California’s best beach

"Scary days ahead for the hardcore."

By Chas Smith

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Mason Ho gives hell to little North Shore surf on Rad Zapper.

Matt Biolos Reveals Ancient Cheat Code to Conquering Small Waves from 1980!

Too embarrassed to be seen on a fish, hybrid or mid? Matt Biolos and Cheyne Horan say they've got a solution.

By Derek Rielly

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Israeli surfer in national dress strolls the streets of Male in the Maldives.

From the archives:Maldives slams door on Israeli Surfers in “resolute solidarity” with Palestinians

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    If you want to feel the passage of time, or at least have it hit…

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    While the world tour staggers along, led by the almost forty-year-old South African albatross Jordy…

    By Derek Rielly

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    Rage 5, the latest surf flick from Toby Cregan and co’s Rage brand, is an…

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      Once upon a time, before the ubiquitous robot we cradle in our hands and stare…

      By Derek Rielly

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    • Watch: Jackie Dorian, Badger Daddy and Pals in “Pretty People Oughta Hitch Up with Pretty People!”

      This relatively long-form cut of the child prodigy Jackson Dorian, who enjoyed his thirteenth birthday…

      By Derek Rielly

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      Yeah, I know, y’seen plenty of Mason and Coco and Daddy Ho zipping through traffic on…

      By Derek Rielly

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