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I went home to Cocoa Beach for thanksgiving, and ran into a couple of old friends. The bald guy you might recognize from the cover of this month's OUTSIDE magazine. The woman with him is Surfing Hall of Famer Christel Roever Saylor. Cocoa Beach High School cranked out some awesome surfers!
http://cf-resrc.outsideonline.com/C=W100P,H100P/S=W800,U/O=90,P/
cwydro
(51,308 posts)I was a subscriber for years, but they are just so male oriented (which is fine, that is their thing) that I stopped subscribing.
So many awesome women athletes out there too.
I still buy it occasionally.
Atman
(31,464 posts)Christel Roever Saylor is an insanely awesome surfer. She was inducted into the Hall of Fame last year. She actually found me at a street party in Cocoa Beach, then we ran into each other again later -- this pic is from a coffee shop/wine bar. Kelly was standing next to me, Christel was a few feet away, they were happy to pose for a pic. I went to school with Christel, Kelly went to school with my sister, but also used to do odd jobs at my beach-front office between rounds surfing. Nicest guy you could ever meet.
But yes, Outside Magazine is a testosterone-fest. I rarely buy it, but had to grab this one just because of the cover.
denbot
(9,894 posts)I surfed Co Co Beach last July 4th week with my wife and daughter. Not the pier, but just south there was a beach front park that was next to our rented condo.
Good times.
Atman
(31,464 posts)There is a great interview with Mike Tabeling, one of the founders of East Coast surfing, in the current Surfer Magazine. He tells how the shitty Florida surf made kids work that much harder, surf that much stronger. Many of the top surfers in the world come from Cocoa Beach. It is truly a "surf town." Kelly's brothers own surf shops and tackle shops in Cocoa Beach, and there are surf shops on every other block, not to mention the (in)famous Ron Jon Surf Shop. Kelly is about ten years my junior, but when we met up in the coffee shop it was like yesterday. Such a nice, grounded person, friendly as can be.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)Chasing Mavericks (2012)
When young Jay Moriarity discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson to train him to survive it. The inspirational true story of real life surfing phenomenon Jay Moriarity. When 15 year old Jay discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, is not only real, but exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson to train him to survive it. As Jay and Frosty embark on their quest to accomplish the impossible, they form a unique friendship that transforms both their lives, and their quest to tame Mavericks becomes about far more than surfing.
more at link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1629757/?ref_=nv_sr_1