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Pointless: Lawns vs. OFG from marty benson on Vimeo . If you don't see the video, click on the blog title. You'll be redirected to the original post.
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A few years ago we were robbed. The robbers were drawn to something I could not have predicted. They took all my Vans. These were fairly hard to find as they were deep in my closet. They took little else. I grew up with my mom telling me to lock up the valuables, hide the silver, etc. She ...
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Vans
Ever walk down your street and see water going into the sewer? Of course you have. Ever wonder where that goes? Sure, the ocean. Ever wonder how clean that water is? Yep, it's taking everything in it's path on a waterslide to the ocean. How much fertilizer to you think people use on their lawns? ...
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I recently read yet one more piece on the Bournemouth artificial reef in the United Kingdom. There is plenty in the piece that meshes well with my series on this subject. Net net, the success of the reef from a surfing perspective is very questionable. But as I read the piece I found myself ...
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Real
I drive a Mini Cooper S and I'm like all good Californians, I love my car. I love how fun it is to drive. I love that it gets 40mpg on the highway. I love that I can carry three surfboard inside. Go ahead, admit it... you love it to. One thing I've noticed over the past few months is how dirty ...
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This is the number five in a series asking the question "do artificial (surfing) reefs work? The rest of the series is here. A series on artificial surfing reefs would not be complete without a post on erosion control. When we think of artificial surfing reefs many assume they are being put in ...
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Cables
As a non-smoker I don't think I've ever understood the logic of throwing a butt onto the ground. Doing that is littering. Period. Hold Onto Your Butt from marty benson on Vimeo . If you don't see the video, click on the blog title. You'll be redirected to the original post.
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The folks over at MagicSeaWeed popped up some pics of the new Bournemouth artificial reef breaking, they are here ). The below photo illustrates the wave essentially folding over onto itself as the water sucks off the sandbags (I'd like to know how deep it is... I'm guessing it's very shallow). ...
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I first came to know Manase because he was a constant fixture at the San Diego Surfrider chapter meetings. He was always engaged and always adding value. About a year ago he left the sands of Southern California for his third tour on the sands of Iraq. When I heard he was back, safe and sound, ...
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Active
I love the creativity our chapters apply to our mission. Here's one of handbills for Rehoboth Beach, Deleware ocean outfall issue. More on that here .
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Wheelin' Dealin': Single Use Plastics from marty benson on Vimeo . If you don't see the video, click on the blog title. You'll be redirected to the original post.
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I wrote a month or so ago about a crazy oil spill that was somehow staying out the news. The spill was the size of Connecticut and Rhode Island at the time. This is a noteworthy spill as this is a new rig (thus putting "new tech doesn't spill argument into question). Also noteworthy was the ...
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The Island
The dialog around the artificial reef in Boscombe, England is getting heated. The reef, created by New Zealand's ASR, is overbudget and late . Today, a lone voice called to give Boscombe a chance to prove itself . Ok, we'll wait (it's not as if we have a choice in the matter). The fact that it ...
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ASR
I've been a Maya Lin fan since he was awarded the Vietnam memorial a few decades ago. Her current works intersect with our mission as she's taking on the subject of waves. Check her work out. It's 3 - 5' in Michigan... on land . Next installation will be at Storm King .
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A few photogs and videographers have been out to the gyre. Check out the following videos. More on their journey here .
