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EPF 18: Dawn Patrol v. The TideEPF 18: Dawn Patrol v. The Tide The tide and the Dawn Patrol are swinging out of sync again.  Aaron and I paddled out early and were able to snag a high wave count before the tide elevated and the crowds...

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EPF Episode 17: Oh, Summer...EPF Episode 17: Oh, Summer... The summer doldrums continue to rain blows down on the southern California surf world.  Another week of 2-footers goes by. But as always, a dumpy surf day with friends is...

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EPF Episode 0016: Lost Winter WavesEPF Episode 0016: Lost Winter Waves Aaron asked me to grab some stills of his new board (the P-volver) from the recent video footage.  When I went back into iMovie to get them, I noticed that when I imported...

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EPF Episode 0015: No Waves Without MikeEPF Episode 0015: No Waves Without Mike NEW VIDEO! I'll disclose right from the get-go that this video is sub par.  After such a dry spell, I'd been waiting for some sort of magical day to get a new video out. ...

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On Surfari: Haiti ScreeningOn Surfari: Haiti Screening I was invited by the great guys over at Harbour Surf Shop to attend a screening of the latest On Surfari episode Haiti hosted by Shayne McIntyre at the Harbour shop.  It...

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The Maiden Voyage of the Sea NymphThe Maiden Voyage of the Sea Nymph NEW VIDEO!  I know, I know.  You thought we reached episode 13 and were cursed.  Wrong, scurvy dogs.  We just got delayed by rain and holidays.  But I am happy to bring...

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Local Report from the Eddie Aikau Big Wave ContestLocal Report from the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Contest My buddy Duane, who lives on Oahu, went over to watch the In Memory of Eddie Aikau Waiamea big wave surf contest after work yesterday.  He was only able to see the last heat,...

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El Porto Fridays Rss

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On : 09 Dec 2009
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We are well into the shopping season now.  We at EPF had a lot of positive response to the last Holiday Shopping Ideas list, so we though we’d bring you another such list.  This time we feature 5 holiday gift ideas under $50. The Present DVD – $26.99 – The Present is the best new [...]

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On : 29 Nov 2009
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Happy Cyber Monday! It’s only mere weeks until Christmas day and even fewer to Hanukkah.  Ideally I’m sure we’d all like to give each others sweet waves as gifts.  But since that is up to King Neptune, here are 5 holiday gift ideas under $15 for all the dudes and wahines on your list. Subscription [...]

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On : 24 Nov 2009
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Looking for more stoke?  Here are some other surf blogs that I keep up with on a regular basis.  Totally worth a read.  (Special note to those whose sites I’m about to mention:  I promise your sites listed in no particular order.  This is just the order they are currently listed in under my RSS [...]

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On : 26 Oct 2009
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If you are 100% happy with your current surfing level, sweet!  However, if you are looking to step up your game a bit here are a few tips on how to improve your surf skills.  (Hopefully improve them to the point that they become “skillz!”) Find your guru – Like anything else in life, it [...]

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On : 16 Oct 2009
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With the recent rains and the obscene amount of crud washing into Southern California’s oceans, ocean pollution has been on my mind a lot lately.  I know a lot of the problems are to do with factory farming, big business and so on, but people are to blame as well.  It got me thinking as [...]

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On : 13 Oct 2009
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If you are in Southern California, the recent rains may be hampering your surf.  And the 72 wait period of waiting for the water to clear up can be enough to make your crawl out of your skin (especially when surfline is calling for 7 foot waves!).  So, what’s a surfer to do?  Here are [...]