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Cheating 5 To Infinity

Monday, April 30th, 2007

cheating five

Dedication

Sunday, April 8th, 2007

Some LA Surfers face drives of up to 45 minutes to get to waves, and an hour or longer to get to less crowded spots, then there is the possibility of traffuc.

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One of these days, someone is going to catch this guy on film on a really sweet wave doing something most of us just dream about. It will later appear in some big magazine, and guys like me will point to the picture and say to anyone listening… “I SURF with this guy and he RIPS”.

See also: Tip Cam At The Bu. Photo by Maggie Marsek.

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