Tag Archives: surfing

Hawaii Surfing Champion Carissa Moore

Hawaii surfer Carissa Moore wins world championship in France

Surfing Champion Carissa Moore | Photo courtesy of the Association of Surfing Professionals Hawaii surfer Carissa Moore wins world championship in France By Heidi Chang, July 15, 2011 When Hawaii’s Carissa Moore hit the waves in Biarritz, France today, she accomplished an amazing feat, and made history. Not only did she win the world championship […]

Hawaii bids Aloha to surfing champion Andy Irons

Andy Irons Memorial | Photo by Lachlin MacKinnon In a moving tribute, Hawaii bid Aloha to surfing champion Andy Irons with a paddle out in Hanalei Bay, Kauai. Jodi Wilmott, a spokesperson for the Irons family, described it as a “heartfelt day.”  She said Andy’s younger brother, Bruce, led about 1,000 of his brother’s friends in […]

Big Wave Mystery: Top Surfer’s Strange Death

Broadcast on ABC NewsABC’s “Good Morning America” takes a closer look into the mysterious death of surfing champion Andy Irons.

Surfing champion Andy Irons leaves a great legacy

Heard on NPR’s Newscast – In Hawaii, many are mourning the loss of surfing legend Andy Irons. The Hawaii surfing champion died in Texas, on his way back from a pro surfing event in Puerto Rico.

Duke Kahanamoku

Surfing Legend Duke Kahanamoku Gets A Stamp

Heard on PRI’s The World – Discover why surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku continues to inspire people worldwide and why he’s been honored on a U.S. postage stamp.


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