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Bunker Spreckels (born Adolph Bernard Spreckels III; August 15, 1949 – January 7, 1977) was an American surfer and an early pioneer of a surfboard design.. He was the great-grandson of German-born sugar baron Claus Spreckels and was heir to the Spreckels Sugar fortune. [1]
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In the decade following his World Surfing Championship win Aurness fell out of surfing due to the deaths of his wife, mother, and sister. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] His wife died in 1978 from cancer, his mother Virginia (née Chapman) died in 1977 of an accidental drug overdose, [ 5 ] and his sister Jenny Lee Aurness died of an apparently deliberate drug ...
The Rabbit Kekai Keiki Surf Contest was held every year at Waikiki Beach to promote surfing for Hawaii's children (keiki means "child" or "little kid" in the Hawaiian language). Kekai attended the contests and presented the prizes to the winners. In August 2012, Kekai was inducted into the Surfers' Hall of Fame in Huntington Beach, California. [4]
Bethany Meilani Hamilton (born February 8, 1990) is an American professional surfer and writer. In 2003, she survived a shark attack in which her left arm was bitten off; ultimately, she returned to professional surfing and wrote about her experiences in the 2004 autobiography, Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board.
Clay Marzo (1989– ) (USA) Three NSSA National surfing titles, a nomination for Maneuver of the Year at the 2007 Surfer Magazine Poll and Video Awards Gabriel Medina (1993– ) (BRA) 2013 WSL World Junior Champion, 2014 WSL World Champion (first Brazilian to win the title), 2015 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Champion
Nicolás Rolando Gabaldón (February 23, 1927 – June 6, 1951) was an early surfer who is credited by surfing experts with being California's first documented surfer of African-American and Latino descent at a time when many beaches were segregated and opportunities for minorities more limited than today.
Kelsey Malia Manuel (born August 9, 1993) is an American professional surfer.She won Rookie of the Year in 2012 and was ranked 5th on the 2014 ASP World Tour. [3] In 2008, at the age of 14 she became the youngest surfer ever to win the U.S. Open of Surfing.