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OC1: A New Class of Ultra-Light Solo Outrigger Canoes and the Artisan Who Creates Them
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Area Coding
Only in the 808 does such ignoble usage make a haunting sort of sense.
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Taming the Silver Dragon
Rusty Long, Greg Long, and Mark Healey head to the city of Hangzhou on the Qiantang River during the week-long Tidal Bore/Moon Festival that celebrates the Silver Dragon. The Silver Dragon is the name of the 12-mile stretch of the Qiantang River Tidal Bore that they surfed. Up to a million people came to watch the wave during the week of the Moon Festival, and watch Rusty, Greg, and Mark surf the dangerous and mystical natural occurring river wave.
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Landfall
Dave Parmenter weaves the tale of a young Oahu lifeguard's introduction to humility via his participation in the Molokai Challenge paddle board race. Sentenced to participate in the race after a breach of discipline bred of Oahu summer boredom, lifeguard Willy Powers thrashes his way across the channel, inflating his self-regard. Any cockiness won in the race evaporates after a post-race conversation with his partner's grandfather, a WWII veteran.
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Becoming Colin Smith
Chris Ahrens profiles Colin Smith, a San Diego surfer, diver, and family man. Surfing and diving both have deep roots in Colin's family. His father and uncle both rode some of Hobie's first foam boards, and his uncle made a living as a diver. Colin had a brief career as a professional surfer, but he was more interested in just being in the water than in his contest results. While rehabbing a knee injury he began to dive on a more regular basis, and proceeded to develop world-class skills. The piece is full of interesting stories from all aspects of Colin's life, highlighted by a near death experience fighting sharks with a spear gun while in Hawaii. There are also sidebars by Rob Gilley and Evan Slater recounting memorable trips with Colin, both of which include shark stories.
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