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Santa Cruz surfing sirens | Ross Eric Gibson, local history

Capitola is about to get a female surfer sculpture, so here is a history of Santa Cruz County women surfers. Santa Cruz is the first mainland surfing culture known outside of Hawaii. In 1885, three ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Study: Sea level rise could diminish $200M surfing economy along Santa Cruz coast

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KGO) -- It's no secret that sun and surf draw millions of people to California's beach towns. But now researchers in Santa Cruz are translating that wave into dollars and cents ...
University of California

Humanities students dive into Santa Cruz surfing history

This spring quarter, UC Santa Cruz Humanities students immersed themselves in the story of three Hawaiian princes who introduced surfing to the United States in the late 19th century, using Santa Cruz ...
Silicon Valley

Surfing generates nearly $200 million a year for Santa Cruz — and coastal changes could put it at risk

In the summer of 1885, three teenage Hawaiian princes visiting Santa Cruz dragged hand-hewn, 17-foot redwood boards — each weighing more than 200 pounds — across the sand at Main Beach. Riding waves ...
KSBW The Central Coast

Black Surf Santa Cruz creates a welcoming space for surfers of color

I GOT THE CHANCE TO GET IN THE WATER WITH THE NON-PROFIT... BLACK SURF SANTA CRUZ...### BLACK SURF SANTA CRUZ BREAKING BARRIERS TRT - 2:20 BELLA 0:15-0:23 MOZE 0:56-1:02 KELVIN 1:13-1:20 SYDNEY 1:21-1 ...