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WHEN THE SURF'S WAY UP.
- Source :
- TIME Magazine; 7/19/2004, Vol. 164 Issue 3, p64-67, 4p, 2 Color Photographs
- Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- Discusses how the Australian surfwear company Billabong set up the Billabong Odyssey fund to pay for surfers to travel anywhere in the world to find a 100-ft. wave. Pledge of Billabong to award $250,000 to the first surfer who successfully rides a 100-ft. wave; How the film 'Riding Giants' features the history of big-wave surfing; Consideration of the daring feats performed by surfers such as Laird Hamilton; Pressures associated with sponsorship and competitions for big-wave surfers; Speculation about the success of surfers such as Ken Bradshaw, Carlos Burle, and Jeff Clark.
- Subjects :
- SURFERS
ATHLETES
SURFING
AQUATIC sports
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0040781X
- Volume :
- 164
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- TIME Magazine
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 13727355