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Orange County business gives old surfboards a second chance

March 30th, 2010 by chelsea

Beat up and broken surfboards get to ride a second tide in a new life with an Orange County business’ surfboard recycling program.

Green Foam Blanks is a San Clemente firm committed to turning old or used polyurethane foam found in surfboards into pavement or new foam blanks for surfboards, according to an article in the Orange County Register. Santley and Steve Cox, founders of Green Foam Blanks, decided to start the business as a part of a green effort to clean up some of the waste inherent in the surfing industry, the article said.

Their first experiment to prove it could work? Creating an asphalt sample with 10 percent recycled surfboard material. Since 2009, they’ve been using this material to produce their Green Foam Boards.

“It just looks like a dirty blank, but it shapes great,” Santley said.

Sounds like a smooth ride.

Photo via greenfoamblanks.blogspot.com/

Photo via ocregister.com

 

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Huntington Beach U.S. Open of Surfing to Close with Big Splash

July 24th, 2009 by chelsea

Professional surfers from around the world are stoked to battle 6-foot-high waves this weekend at Huntington Beach for a chance to win a spot on the Association of Surfing Professional’s World Tour or cash prizes.

The anticipated big surf is the result of a southern ocean storm brewing in New Zealand, according to an article in the Daily News. That means some low-lying Orange County beaches are vulnerable to flooding, as they have just survived enormous high tides, the article said. “That energy eventually works its way north,” said National Weather Service forecaster Stan Wasowsk. “We’re totally exposed here” to the path of the waves, he said.

And bigger waves mean bigger competition. See who crushes the competition atop 6-foot waves this weekend and earns the spot on the world tour.

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In Bay Area, surfing styles merge

June 25th, 2009 by chelsea

In the Bay Area, surfboards have taken on a new shape, thanks to a former Apple innovator’s hybrid cutting-edge design.

This new curvy board promises speed with its length and fanned tail and ensures control with its extended contours, according to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle. Thomas Meyerhoffer, who created the board, said he wanted to make something for surfers who want to experiment with their ride.

But Meyerhoffer wasn’t sure how the board would turn out in the end. “I was pleasantly surprised. I didn’t know how good it would feel for how odd it looks. It just had a real nice flow to it,” he said. Now surfers can enjoy the lightness and speed of a short board with the glide of a long board.

Already hang 10? Mix it up with a new, sleek ride.

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Santa Cruz swells ranked #1 by surfers

June 5th, 2009 by cameron

Santa Cruz crushed competitors such as Hawaii and Malibu when it took the #1 spot in Surfer Magazine’s “Top 10 Surf Spots in the U.S.” this week.

Within the Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz is a prime location for swells at every angle. The consistent waves, wine country and close proximity to mountains are a few of the variables Surfer Magazine considered with Santa Cruz, according to an article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

The chemistry of the region with its beach breaks and rocky reefs offer “ridable waves almost every day of the year,” the article said. Some surfing destinations in Hawaii can be dead flat during summer, according to the San Jose Surfing Examiner. California dominated the rankings by taking four of the ten surf spots listed.

If you’re intimidated by larger waves, you can embrace the surfing spirit and attend the free Santa Cruz Wharf event where more than 200 pre-1950s “woodies” will be showcased on June 27. 

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