Surfing Journal, Design + Management BBA Program, Senior Thesis, Parsons The New School for Design, New York, New York, Spring 2009. Student, Ely Assaraf, Faculty, Robert Rabinovitz, Associate Professor, School for Design Strategies.

1. Thesis Journal 2009

2. Thesis Journal 2009
Ely Latner Assaraf

3. Table Of Contents
1 Abstract Personas
3 Case Study One: Malibu 43 David Eggers
5 The Root of the Problem 45 Liz Clark
7 The Problem Statement 47 Dylan Adams
49 Yokuse Eguchi
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9 Beach Pollution Prototyping
11 Ocean Pollution 51 Logo References
13 Overfishing 52 Logo Explorations
15 Crimes Against Nature 53 Logo
54 Brand Collateral
17 Case Study Two: Jacques Cousteau
19 Experiential Environmental Education: Oceans 55 Business Plan
Future Society 65 Opportunity
21 Aquatic Sports
23 Surf Is Where You Find It Global Surfwise Chapters
25 Surfing 66 Montauk
26 Mr. Pipeline: Gerry Lopez 67 Honolulu
27 Surfing Roots 68 Japan
28 Surfing today 69 Sydney
29 Surfing Therapy 70 Bali
33 Case Study Three: Dr. Surf
Current Solutions: Surfing Activism
35 Save The Waves
37 The Coastal Warriors
39 Surfrider
41 Patagonia
Photo byWarren Bolster

4. Table of Contents
Abstract
4 Man’s Dominance Over Nature 28 Surfing Today
The Root Of Our Ecological Crisis
30 Surfing Therapy
6 Case Study: A False Sense of Nature
Waves of Change
The Social Construction of the National Parks 34 Saves the Waves
8 The Problem Statement 36 The Coastal Warriors
The world’s oceans are in peril. The ocean’s ecosystems, where 80 percent of all life Mark Massara and Surfider
on the planet finds its home, are at serious risk of collapsing from pollution, overfishing, and 10 Beach Pollution
cruel crimes against nature. Man’s disruption of Earth’s largest resource has to stop before A Dangerous Pastime 38 Let My People go Surfing
Earth faces dire consequences. The root of this ecological problem lies in man’s deeply rooted Patagonia
dominant attitude towards nature, which can be traced back throughout human history. Since 12 Ocean Pollution
people seek to protect what they love, some of the most effective current solutions to preserve The Failed Universal Waste Management Plan
the world’s oceans come from individuals and organizations that engage in aquatic sports. This
14 Overfishing
experiential environment can promote a certain practical knowledge and a natural respect for
The Fish Don’t Stand a Chance
the ocean, which creates a special form of activism.
16 Crimes Against Nature
Surfing, with its ancient history, is a unique example of a sport, culture and philosophy
Killing the Heroes of the Ocean
that is an expression of the essential relationship between man and nature. As the quality of the
world’s oceans continues to deteriorate, surfers around the world continue to unite, in order to
18 Case Study: The Life Aquatic
protect what they love. Since people cannot protect what they don’t understand, educating our The Underwater Legacy of Jacques-Yves Cousteau
future generation is the catalyst for increasing environmental awareness towards a sustainable
future. The mission is: to create a practical, educational surfing program that takes place in the 20 Current Solutions: Oceans Future Society
natural setting of the beach and ocean, which is carefully designed to teach youth the fun and The Young Ambassadors of the Environment
exhilarating pastime of surfing, while fostering stewardship and a new perspective for man’s
relationship to nature. 22 Surfing Is Where You Find It
26 Mr. Pipeline
27 Surfing Roots
The ancient Polynesians and the European invasion
Photo by Leroy Grannis

5. Malibu
[ Case Study One ]
Paradise Lost and Found
I surfed my first wave at First Point, in Malibu Beach. Referred to as the “original perfect
wave,”2 Malibu beach is where modern surfing culture was born. Surf journalist, Paul
Gross, wrote that Malibu “is the exact spot on earth where ancient surfing became
modern surfing.”3 In 1927, surfers Tom Blake and his friend Sam Reid, were the first to ride
the waves in Malibu, astonishing the locals with what seemed then, a bizarre pastime. A
pastime that has been deep-rooted in Hawaiian culture for centuries. Before World War II,
there were only a handful of surfers in the world. Malibu is responsible for changing all of
that by popularizing the sport and elevating it to an international phenomenon. By the
late 50’s and early 60’s, known as the “golden years of surfing,” the Malibu waters were
overly crowded with lineups of hundreds of sun bleached Californian baby boomers,
all competing for the perfect waves of Malibu. Located on the northern part of Santa
Monica Bay in Los Angeles County, this surfing mecca was home to some of the most
innovative surfers of all time. Legendary surfers such as Micky Dora, Gidget, Dewey
Weber and Terry “Tubesteak Tracy” revolutionized the sport with their innovative riding
styles and anti-establishment, rebellious, attitude.
The long, even, point breaking waves at Malibu are ideal for long boarding, a type of
surfing that uses a board generally over nine feet tall, and is synonymous with an effortless
and arrogant style of riding that once defined surfing. The smooth surf in Malibu ranges
between two to four foot waves, making it a perfect place to learn. Along the beach are
several different types of breaks, ranging in performance, but the consistent waves at
First Point, located at the beginning of the beach, are what made Malibu famous. For
many years the surfing experience at Malibu beach was unbeatable and its performance
waves reigned as the ultimate standard for the sport. In 1969, Malibu’s supremacy began
to fade, when an ‘up the canyon’ run off spoiled the area by polluting the waters with
sewage and waste.4 In the 70’s, with the deteriorating water quality in Malibu, and the rise
of short boarding, surfers began to travel the world in search of cleaner waves. Today
Malibu is still very much a surfing town, and with the recent trend in the return to long
boarding, the area has a new found stature, driven by its nostalgia. But the waters of
Malibu, as so many other surfing spots worldwide, remain polluted, as the world
continues to use our oceans as a universal garbage can, destroying our utopia, and our
search for the perfect wave.
First Point, Malibu circa 1965 4

6. “And God said to them, be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and
[ The Root of the Problem ]
subdue it: and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky,
and over every living thing that moves on earth.” 11
Our planet is in trouble. With greenhouse gases, overpopulation and pollution on the rise, leading scientists around the
world are in agreement that we are facing a major ecological crisis. An ecological crisis occurs when the environment and its change
in way that destabilizes there continued survival.7 Our complex web of life, our forests, oceans, coral reefs, the marine fish, algae, the
insects that make up the living world around us, that scientists refer to as ‘biodiversity’, is seriously threatened.8 It is in the severity
of the problem and what the proper, most efficient solutions are, that the environmental arena disagrees upon. If we do not make a
drastic change, the harsh predictions that scientists have made for the future, become more and more real.
But how did we get ourselves into this mess? Most theorists place the direct blame on capitalist society and more directly
on the industrial revolution, and its production of the poorly designed colossus industry, which has no regard for our environment.
Undoubtedly, this period that started in Britain in the middle of the 18th century is responsible, but it goes back much further than
that. In his book Nature, Western Attitudes Since Ancient Times, Peter Coates narrates the complex history of nature, and man’s
perplexed relationship with it. Coates advocates in his thesis, that man developed a technocentric view of nature, a dominant set of
attitudes towards nature, and in that lies the roots of our ecological crisis. This dominance over nature can be traced back to the some
of the most important turning points in human history that all played a part in perpetuating man’s power over nature.
One of the most important theories documented in Coates’ book is by Lynn White, a professor of Princeton, who published
an article in 1976 called the “The Historical Roots Of Our Ecological Crisis. In the article, Lynn charges Christianity and its arrogance
towards nature with the burden of our current crisis. White asks us to examine a direct passage from the first chapter of the Bible,
genesis, which so literally tells us that we are dominant over nature. “And God said to them, be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth,
and subdue it: and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on earth.”9 When
Constantine became the first Christian emperor in 306 AD, Christianity forever changed man’s relationship to nature, by mastery.
Consequently, Christianity was the earliest, most prominent force of this dominant attitude, one that continued to be socialized into
our modern behavior.
The scientific revolution of the 16th century is the other most popular era that significantly desacralized nature. Science’s
mechanistic approach sought to modify nature, all in the name of progress, teaching us to stand outside of nature, and engage it only
through theoretical inquiry. The scientific revolution equated nature to mechanics, and this approach is a major contributor to our
disconnection with nature.10 Coates discusses other epochs in history that deepened our dominance, such as the Italian Renaissance’s
humanism, and the enlightenment, but the guilt remains heaviest on Christianity and the scientific revolution. It is imperative to look
Man’s Dominance Over Nature
back to the origins of any problem, so we can better understand how to change it. Our dominant attitudes regarding nature, so deeply
rooted in our behavior, must change, in order to save our environment.
The Root of Out Ecological Crisis Image by Caspar David Friedrich , near 1818 12
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7. The Problem
The world oceans are in peril. The oceans ecosystems, where 80 percent
of all life on the planet finds its home, are at serious risk of collapsing,
from pollution, over fishing, and cruel crimes against nature. Man’s
disruption of our earth’s largest resource has to stop, before earth faces
dire consequences.
“Not a single square foot of ocean has been left untouched by modern society. Humans
have fouled 41 percent of the seas with polluted runoff, overfishing and other abuses.” 18
National Geographic Photo 8

8. Beach Pollution
[ The Problem ]
A Dangerous Pastime
Due to increasingly poor water quality and unsightly pollution, the positive
experience of going to the beach is being diminished around the world. For most people
going to the beach is a very relaxing and healthy pastime. Now this once therapeutic
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pastime can result in serious risks to human health from exposure to contaminated
water, bacteria, parasites which can cause a wide range of diseases, such as ear and eye
infections, respiratory illness, skin rashes and hepatitis. 20
Beach pollution is especially
prevalent in the United States according to a recent study by the Natural Resource
Defense Council. Across the country in 2009, the NRDA reported a record number
of days that beaches were closed for unsafe swimming conditions.21 The study also
showed that more than 200 beaches in 2008 violated public health standards.22
Nationwide bacteria levels in the oceans are increasing from miscellaneous sources
such as boat discharges These water born illnesses cost coastal states like California, tens of
millions of dollars each year in health care and lost work. 23 The NRDC’S also claim that the
current beach water quality tests are outdated by more than 20 years. 24 Often American
beaches are not closed when they should be due to poor water quality. The major problem
is that usually beachgoers cannot see when water quality is contaminated, unless they are
using the proper equipment to test it. To make things worse aging and poorly designed
sewage drain systems hold much of the blame for beach water pollution. 25 This means that
it is common for people to swim in human waste.
A photo of a plastic polluted beach. 10

9. Ocean Pollution
[ The Problem ]
The Failed Universal Waste Management
The world’s ocean has been long understood as our convenient universal dumping
ground. But no need to worry said the early industrialists, surely the worlds vastest natural
resource, that covers ¾ of the earth surface can sustain an infinite amount of degradation.
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They were dead wrong, as we are now seeing the disastrous effects of industries failed
waste management plan. The result are waters that cannot be swam in without risks to
human health, and the rapid increase of endangered species and loss of marine biodiversity.
Everything imaginable that is harmful to our environment including human waste ends
up in our oceans. Most of the waste that we produce on land finds its way into the ocean,
including oil, fertilizers, solid garbage, sewage and toxic chemicals. 27
Toxic wastes are poisonous materials, such as pesticides, radioactive chemicals
and untreated sewage. These abysmal materials enter the ocean, either through deliberate
dumping, or can escape into the water during their manufacture process as well as
accidental leaks. Marine species absorb these chemicals, and either die, or pass them on
to larger animals that eat them, contaminating the entire food chain. This contamination is
further perpetuated as humans consume these fish, which can lead to various illnesses. 28
In 1988, the United States congress passed the ocean Dumping Reform Act that banned
the dumping of untreated sewage. 29 Despite this act the United States, “still releases more
than 850 billion gallons of untreated sewage and storm runoff every year.” 30
Accidental oil spills are also a major cause of ocean pollution. It has been estimated
that every year around seven million gallons are accidentally spilled into the ocean of the
world.” 31 These spills are absolutely devastating for marine life, and can take many years
for the area to recover. In March 24, 1989 Exxon Valdez accidentally spilled 10.8 million
gallons of crude oil, into the Alaskan sea. The Exxon Valdez spill is the largest in history,
and is considered one of the most harmful man made events to ever occur to the oceans.
The spill killed almost a million marine species and crippled the local fishing and tourist
industry, with economic losses of almost 580 million dollars. 32 Nineteen years later, major
contamination is still prevalent along 20 acres of the shore of Prince William Sound, Alaska. 33
Heaps of solid garbage from used syringe needles, tampons and condoms makes
its way to the ocean. The largest amount of marine debris comes from plastic, such as water
bottles. High concentrations of plastic materials, particularly plastic bags, have been found
blocking the breathing passages and stomachs of many marine species, including whales,
dolphins, seals, puffins, and turtles. 33 The garbage in the ocean eventually makes its ways
to the worlds beaches.
Photograph of a beach closed due to contaminated water 19
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10. Overfishing
[ The Problem ]
The Fish Don’t Stand A Chance
The worlds overfished oceans, is the greatest threat to marine biodiversity.
Overfishing occurs simply when fish are taken out of the ocean at a rate faster than they can
reproduce. This is exactly what is happening, as commercial and non-commercial fishing
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fleets are seriously depleting the worlds fisheries. As a result, more than 50% of the world’s
fisheries are fully exploited and more than 20% are overexploited, depleted, or recovering
from depletion. 35
The overfishing phenomenon is a direct result of the technological advances of
the industrial fishing industry that started during World War II. During this period three
innovations, high powered ships, dragging nets, and onboard refrigeration, allowed vessels
to travel further from shore, stay out longer and catch more fish. 36
After the war, sonar
technology was invented on the ships which drastically improved the efficiency of fishing,
by enabling the fisherman to locate the exact locations of their prey. It wasn’t too long before
titanic fishing vessels roamed the waters, equipped with a net that on one passing strips
the oceans of anything and everything. A recent report concluded that when large fishing
vessels moved into an area, fish populations declined 80% within only 10-15 years. 37
Although reports vary on the number of fish that are caught annually on a global
scale, however many billions of pounds or metric tons it is, the numbers are profound. To
make things worse a large portion of theses fish caught every year are not even consumed,
but are rather discarded. If these trends continue, scientists have predicted that all the world
fisheries will collapse by 2048. 38 The global impact of such a catastrophe will surely prove
to be absolutely devastating. As more than a billion people around the world depend on fish
for their primary source of protein, there are millions more who live in coastal communities
who count on fishing as there only source of income. 39
If all fisheries collapse, the estimated 20 billion dollar fishing industry would also
be completely wiped out. 40
Newfoundland, Canada’s collapse of their cod industry is a
prime example of the implications of commercial extinction. In the early 1990’s, more than
100,000 people were employed from the cod industry. In 1992 when the cod industry was
deemed completely dormant, 40,0000 people lost there jobs overnight and more than 10
years later the industry has not recovered. 41 Worldwide poverty overall would drastically
increase, not only from Industry losses, but many world countries depend on only fish as
their only source of food. Researchers advocate that it is not too late to reverse the effects
of overfishing. A serious change must be made, before worldwide unprecedented massive
economical and health losses transpire.
A photograph of fresh tuna caught, one of the many fish on the brink of extinction 34
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11. Crimes Against Nature
[ The Problem ]
Killing the Heroes of the Ocean
“On May 28, 1978, four fisherman became lost in a fog off the coast of Dassen
Island, South Africa. They knew there were dangerous rocks in the vicinity, and they feared
running into them because the fog had become so thick they couldn’t see where they were
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going. Then they became aware of a group of dolphins nudging and pushing the boat, and
forcing them to change course. Suddenly, through the fog, they saw sharp rocks protruding
through the water. The rocks only became visible as they floated by them, and the fisherman
realized at once that the dolphins had saved their lives. Meanwhile, the dolphins continued
to push the boat along a course known only to them, until it reached calm waters. Then
they swam away, evidently feeling their job was done. When the fog lifted, the men were
flabbergasted to find themselves in the very bay from which they had originally set out that
morning.” 43 This is one of many incredible true stories about dolphins saving people lives.
There are also numerous accounts of surfers saved by dolphins in shark attacks. Dolphins
are amazing creatures, and one of the smartest animals in the world, but thousands are
slaughtered every year by fisherman, often in an absolutely horrific manner.
Every winter between the months of October through March, thousands of dolphins
are confined and brutally killed across small town in Japan. 44 The killings always happen
in the same way; the fisherman attract the dolphins by banging metal tubes in the water,
creating sound barriers to corner them into the shallow waters of a bay. The sound interferes
will the dolphins ability to navigate, disorienting them. 45 The panicked dolphins swim away
from the sound into the bay, and when they are visible the fisherman immediately stab them
with spears, hooks and knives, as the dolphins scream. Since dolphins never abandon there
wounded they remain in the bay, even when they are aware of the immediate danger. “ The
dolphins thrash about for as long as six minutes each as they slowly bleed to death, turning
the sea complete red with blood.” 46 The dolphins are then taken out of the water, placed
side by side on the port, while they slowly dye listening to each other scream. To speed up
the killing process the fisherman often cut of their heads with machetes. The dolphins are
then taken to the slaughterhouse and further butchered and sold without warning labels
to Chinese and Japanese supermarkets. 47
The Japanese fisherman and governments
claim that the killing hunts are too preserve and regulate local fishing of smaller fish that the
dolphins eat, even though the meat is sold. Despite international laws and environmental
efforts, thousands of whales and dolphins are killed every year and the inhumanity continues.
A group of blue dolphins. 16

12. [ Case Study Two ]
The Life Aquatic
[ The Pronlem ]
The Underwater Legacy of Jacques-Yves Cousteau
In the middle of the 20th century, nobody could have imagined the impact that
human negligence would have on the oceans, except for the legendary French explorer
Jacques- Yves Cousteau. The world’s most famous oceanographer, was the first person
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to open up the ominous oceans to households around the world. In the 1950’s, Jacques
Cousteau and his team aboard his famous vessel the Calypso, embarked on an adventure
to explore the worlds oceans. His expedition lasted over four decades, producing over 100
acclaimed film documentaries, and 50 books about the sea. 49 Cousteau devoted his life
to the preservation and exploration of the Silent World. His life’s extensive research
advanced the field of oceanography, contributing vast amount of unknown information to
the field. He co- invented Scuba and the one man jet propelled submarine. 50 Cousteau also
pioneered deep sea diving, underwater photography, and the field of marine conservation. 51
Cousteau was born in Sain-Andre-de-Cubzac, France on June 11, 1901.
As a teenager Cousteau entered the naval academy, and was in a serious car
accident that ended his service. From an early he developed an affinity for the
ocean, diving off the port of Toulume, with goggles that he designed himself. 52
In 1943 Cousteau, together with engineer Emile Gagnan, invented the self contained
breathing apparatus (the scuba), “and the world under sea was opened to human
beings.” 53
This new innovative Scuba equipment allowed Cousteau to carry out deep-
sea diving experiments. In the 1950’s Cousteau purchased an old mine sweeper vessel,
and transformed it into the oceanographic ship, the Calypso, and the rest is history.
In the 1960’s Jacques Cousteau campaigned, putting an end to radioactive
waste that was being discarded into Mediterranean. Early on through his studies, Cousteau
started to observe the detrimental effects that man was having on nature and in 1974 he
established The Cousteau Society. 54 His non-profit organization was committed to ocean
preservation on an international scale. The Cousteau society’s greatest achievement
came in 1990, when it launched a worldwide petition campaign and ended mineral
exploitation in Antarctica. 55 Jacques-Yves- Cousteau died in 1997, but his legacy lives on,
and was passed on to his children.
“ People protect what they love, a lot of people attack the sea, I make love to it”
- Jacques Cousteau -
Jacque Cousteau with his latest research vessel. Puerto Rico, 1960. 48
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13. MALIBU Oceans Future Society
[ Case Study One ]
[ Experential Environmental Education ]
Ambassadors of the Environment
Paradise Lost and Found
Jacques Cousteau passed on to his children his great love for the ocean. Jean Michel Cousteau, the eldest son of Jacques,
spent most of his life aboard the ship of the Calypso, navigating the seas with his father. Jean Michel, intent on carrying on his late
fathers legacy, started The Oceans Futures Society. This non-profit organization mission is to explore the ocean while inspiring and
educating people, throughout the world to act responsibly for its protection. 57 The Oceans Futures Societies priorities are to preserve
clean water, coastal marine habitats, marine mammals and sustainable fisheries.58 The society offers comprehensive educational
programs that are meant to shift peoples perception and behavior in there relationship with nature. One of the organizations most
impressive projects is the Ambassador of the Environment, an experiential education camp for young people.
Hosted in El Capitan, California the program places these children in natural settings, helping them reconnect with
nature, through experience. From snorkeling in underwater kelp forests, hiking coastal trails, and kayaking in undeveloped coastlines,
the program utilizes experiential education in the marine and terrestrial environment to inspire curiosity and appreciation for the natural
world through exploration and discovery.59 These children learn valuable lessons about sustainability“in this living laboratory”,60
examining how these ecosystems function, and how to sustain them.61 The program also integrates sustainable living projects
offering teaching recycling, composting, organic gardening, solar technology and monitoring water quality methods. The camp is
equipped with state of the art sustainable technologies, such as composting toilets, waterless urinals and solar powered water heaters.62
The camp offers the option of 3, 4, and 5-day programs, and above all is designed to be fun. The main objective of the program is to
teach these children to love and respect the environment. By participating in it wonders, they gain a heightened understanding, making
them stewards of nature life
“We can’t protect what we don’t understand”
- Jean-Michel Cousteau -
Photograph by Michele Westmorland 56
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14. Aquatic Sports
Cousteau’s Ambassadors of the Environment program uniquely teaches its disciples sustainability by directly placing them
into nature. Rather than learning these important concepts in a classroom, this experiential education gives these children the
opportunity to see with their own eyes through snorkeling, kayaking and hiking the ecosystems they are learning to sustain.
There are a large number of sports that take place in nature. Millions of people worldwide engage in these sports for a myriad
of reasons such as leisure exercise and often seeking a departure from life’s daily chaos. As the famous American author, Ralph
Waldo Emerson wrote in his essay entitled nature, “To the body and mind which have been cramped by noxious work or company,
nature is medicinal and restores their tone.” For many, these sports give people the means to commune with nature and gain from
its wisdom. Conservationists such as Jacques Cousteau use these activities to bring environmental issues to the forefront. The
following are a few examples of the numerous sports that take place in the ocean.
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15. SURF
[ The Pronlem ]
IS
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WHERE
YOU
FIND IT Photograph by Warren Bolster 64
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16. S urfing is where you find peace, harmony, balance, clarity, the extreme and nature. have to learn how to read the ocean, to be able to spot when and where the waves sets
[ Surfing ]
All of these meaningful adjectives are synonymous with surfing. For most surfers, are approaching. They also have to know where not go, to avoid dangerous spots such
surfing means so much more than the simple act of riding a wave. It is an unparalleled as shallow water and coral reefs. Some Surfers are somewhat amateur meteorologists,
metaphorical art, perhaps one that can be applied to life. Even Albert Einstein said life is a devoting time to understanding the fundamental of how storm systems and waves work,
wave. 66 Champion Australian surfer and author Nat Young once wrote, “as an expression pinpointing which spots the best waves will be at. This knowledge and a great deal of time
of the essential relationship between man and nature, surfing is unique in its clarity. The actually spent in the water, gives surfers a definite awareness of the oceans conditions.
most archetypal and symbolic relationship- between man and the rhythms and power Therefore Surfers are naturally confronted with the destructive state of the world oceans.
of nature- is expressed in riding a wave.” 67 Surfing above all things, has always taught Ocean pollution greatly diminishes the wonderful experience of surfing. As the quality of
its disciples respect and love for the ocean and as Jacques-Yves Cousteau said “people the worlds oceans continue to deteriorate, surfers around the world continue to unite, to
protect what they love.” Most surfers have to be very knowledgeable about the ocean preserve what they love.
and its mechanics, to maximize their experience. Out in the water out of necessity, surfers
AS AN
EXPRESSION OF Mr. Pipeline
THE ESSENTIAL
Gerry Lopez a.k.a Mr. Pipeline is the one of the greatest performance surfers the sport has ever seen. Born
in Honolulu, Hawaii Lopez became the state surfing champ at age 14. He is best known for popularizing
RELATIONSHIP
and perfecting tube riding, a type of surfing when a surfer rides inside the breaking wave, as it creates
a tube like shape. In 1972 and again in 1973, Lopez won The Pipeline Masters, the most extreme and
BETWEEN MAN
prestigious surfing competition in the world. Held every year in Hawaii, of O’ahu’s North Shore, the area
is known for its massive, hollow, backbreaking waves called the Banzai pipeline. The waves at pipeline
AND NATURE, are known as the deadliest waves in the world as more surfers and photographers have tragically died
there, than any other surfing spot in the world. Lopez is considered the master of pipeline and the surfing
SURFING IS competition is now known as the Gerry Lopez Pipeline Masters.
UNIQUE IN ITS In his book, Surf Is Where You Find It, legendary surfer Gerry Lopez narrates a collection of stories
CLARITY
about the deep and valuable lessons learned through a life of surfing. 68
“Anytime I go surfing can be a religious experience if I let it in. it is an up and close encounter with one of
the world’s greatest natural wonders. Out here on the edge of the known world, far from the distractions
of civilization, I can more easily find this space. But in reality any of us can find it anywhere, because we
carry it inside everywhere we go.” 69
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17. Surfing Today
[ Surfing ]
“ TWENTY OR THIRTY OF THE NATIVES TAKING EACH A LONG NARROW BOARDED, When Bruce Brown’s took as around the world, in search of the perfect wave in his influential
ROUNDED AT THE ENDS, SET OUT TOGETHER FROM THE SHORE. I COULD NOT surf documentary of the 60’s, surfing was opened up to the world.82
HELP CONCLUDING THAT THIS MAN FELT THE MOST SUPREME PLEASURE
WHILE HE WAS DRIVEN ON SO FAST AND SO SMOOTHLY BY THE SEA.” 70 In the Endless Summer, Brown follows two surfers around the world to the coats of Africa,
Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti, to surf waves there for the very fist time. The movie gave
birth to the surf and travel culture, inspiring surfers to go abroad, leaving behind the surfing
Mecca of Malibu, to explore more exotic locations and extreme waves all around the world.
Surfing Roots Prior to The Endless Summer surfing was an unpopular pastime, perceived to the masses
as a pointless activity, practiced by a small group of rebellious beach bums. Bruce Browns
The Ancient Polynesians and the European Invasion documentary changed all of that, portraying the “wave as a kind of Holy Grail and surfers
as knights on a quest.” 82 Today there are more than 20 million surfers around the world. 83
The sport has become an international phenomenon and is a multi billion-dollar industry.
This was the account of the legendary British Navigator Captain James best surfboards and surfing spots were even exclusive to Hawaiian royalty. These From the hollow waves of Nijma Island, Japan to the legendary waves in Bali and Cape
Cook, the first westerner to discover Hawaii, and the first to see surfing. When Hawaiians were expert surfers, crafting their surfboards “in ways that revealed their Town, South Africa surfers continue to travel the world in search of the finest breaks and the
Cook first sailed into Kealakeku, Bay in the late 1770’s he was astounded to see the spiritual consciousness and profound understanding of waves mechanics”. 75
Surfing endless summer.
Polynesian islanders riding waves on long wooden boards. Nobody really knows how also made these Hawaiians an extremely healthy and strong race.
far the history of surfing dates back to, but what is known is that the Polynesians were Surfing has never been as significant as it was to early Hawaiian culture.
surfing many centuries before the westerner’s arrival in the 18th century. “Hawaiian Surfing to them was not just a fun sport or pastime, but a deeply rooted spiritual
chants which date back to the 15th century AD tell stories of surfing exploits which way of life. Through surfing, these ancient Hawaiians had a profound relationship
seem to show that surfing was a major part of Hawaiian life long before that.” 71
and deep appreciation and respect for the ocean. They had ethereal names for all
Historians believe that the Polynesians first came the Hawaii islands as early as 300 of the waves and during period of flat spells, “the ocean was ritually beaten with
AD. According to legend, the Polynesians set out to sea in canoes filled with families kelp and chanted to in order to “coax” up a swell.” 76 When European settlers came
and supplies. They paddled away from there native islands, heading far north into to Hawaii in the early 19th century, surfing was forever changed, as the Hawaiian
unknown territories. They had no idea where they were going or what they would Islands “embarked on a century of cultural disintegration.” 77
find. Just when they were about to turn back, legend has it that a large white shark The westerners brought with them to Hawaii, religion and disease. Following
appeared and guided them through the waters. With the help of the shark and their arrival western viruses devastated over 400,000 Hawaiian people, destroying
navigating by the stars, the Polynesians began to detect signs of land. “Perhaps these their bodies and with it surfing. 78 To the Europeans surfing was seen as a low class
Polynesians who ventured so far north on their voyages of discovery were surfers, who custom, another cultural imperfection to westernize. “ Surfing’s association with
left the south in search of a fabled chain of beautiful islands with perfect waves.” 73 nakedness, sexuality, wagering, shameless exuberance, informality, ignorant joy and
There is no more perfect place in the world for surfing than the Islands of freedom were counterproductive to the designs of the church.” 79 It was only a matter
Hawaii. This is “because of the sheer quantity and quality of the waves, which are of time until surfing was outlawed and the ancient Hawaiians were forced to wear
situated dead center in the largest body of water in the planet, leaving it perfectly modern attire, and abandon their native tongue. This period has been labeled as “the
exposed to waves from all directions. Logistically and architecturally, the islands dark years” of surfing, and if it were not for a few isolated islanders that continued to
were created for surfing!” 74
It was here that the first surf culture was born, as all surf, surfing would have completely disappeared.
ancient Hawaiians including women and children participated in surfing. The
Surfer in Bali, Indonesia 81
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Photograph of surfer under the water 85

19. [ Surfing ]
Therapy
Water is often referred to as the essence of life. We are surrounded by water. Our bodies and
the earth surface are made up of more than ¾ of it. For surfers being out in the magnificent
ocean, and riding its waves is a natural, unparalleled serene experience that brings inner
piece and relaxation. It is a wonderful outlet for stress that promotes health and well-
being for the mind body and soul. There are numerous physical health benefits in surfing.
It is an exceptional cardiovascular exercise, as you use mostly upper body muscles to do
the paddling work, and legs to guide the board. 88 The properties in the ocean also have
extraordinary healing qualities. Surfing in so many ways is incredibly therapeutic. Recently
several organizations have been formed, that use surfing as the main source to help people
with mental and physical illnesses. Israel and Danielle Paskowitz founded Surfers Healing,
a free day camp that teaches autistic children to surf. Children with autism suffer from
sensory overload. 89
The act of surfing can improve this sensory dysfunction, by giving
these children heightened feedback and awareness of where the body is and what it is
doing.90 Surfing has proven to facilitate an improved sense of control and coordination
for these children. 91
Therapy in Ocean, is another similar program that provides surfing
oriented therapy to disabled children. According to the head of the organization physical
therapist Bethany Brown, surfing and the immersion of the body in the aquatic environment
can improve disabled persons motor dysfunctions and facilitate overall higher cognitive
skills.92 Through the Engagement of this multi-sensory activity, surfing can create better
opportunities for adaptive response.93 Being in the water also increases independence and
freedom of movement, as it is a reduced gravity environment.94 Most importantly, in both
these programs the kids have fun in the water, which can improve their social interaction.
The process of learning with an instructor encourages increased vocalization, which can
overall improve their communication and social skills.95
Surfboard on ocean surface 86
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20. Clean Living, Clean Surfing
[ Case Study Three ]
Before Jack Kerouac went on the road, in 1956, after years of insomnia and anxiety, wisdom gained from surfing. “Nut brown and slender, the Paskowitz children were
a Jewish doctor and surfer, Dorian Paskowitz packed his wife and nine children into beautiful, ideal subjects for an exhilarating, persuasively liberating experiment.” The
a tiny camper and embarked on an odyssey that would last over 25 years. Traveling Paskowitzes became known as the “first surfing family” and in 1972 they founded
from one wave to another, they lived a transient bohemian lifestyle that involved two the original surfing camp in the United States, in San Diego, California. The doctor
absolute certainties: clean living and clean surfing. Dr. Paskowitz, a former Stanford and his family were recently the subject of a powerful film, called ‘Surf Wise’ that
graduate took his 9 children out of their formal education, one he believed to be documented the Paskowitz’s compelling story and their experiences on the road.
detrimental, and enrolled them into his own radical school; one of health and surfing. In the 1970’s, Dorian Paskowitz was the first person to introduce surfing to Israel
Unburdened by the physical world of material excess and traveling all around America and in 2007 he ran a successful peace project to deliver surfboards to Gaza. That
and Mexico in a 25 foot camper, the family would station wherever the waves were same year, the doctor published his different philosophies along with his unique
favorable. Following the daily demands of a strict health regime, the family consumed definition of health in a book entitled Surfing and Health.Today, the Paskowitz Surf
light meals, which consisted mostly of a multi grain diet. The remainder of their day’s Camp is run by the doctor’s only daughter, and it is devoted to improving the motor
activities were devoted to yoga, meditation, and most importantly, to improving their skills of mentally disabled children through surfing. At the ripe age of 87 Dr. Dorian
surfing abilities. Paskowitz believed that “health is more than the mere absence of Paskowitz, living in Israel, continues to surf everyday and spread his gospel.
disease, it come from the presence of a superior state of well being- a vigor, vitality,
which must be worked on everyday.” Central to Doc’s philosophy was that this “There is a wisdom in the wave.”
vitality of health, spirit and a superior state of mind is summoned from the act and - Dr. Dorian Paskowitz-
Dr. Surf
The Gospel of Dorian Paskowitz
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21. Save the Waves
[ Current Solutions ]
The oceans waves are generated by storms and wind. As the wind blows across the surface of the
sea, this energy is passed to the water particles, causing them to move in a circular motion.97 These moving
particles collide with other moving particles, as and more energy is passed, waves are created. When the
wind is stronger, the stronger and faster the waves get, and out to sea they begin to merge together, creating
consecutive groups of larger waves, known as a swell.98 This swell causes the sea levels in one area, to be
lower than another area and these swells begin to move towards shore.99 As this swell approaches the
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shore the gradient of the beach causes the swell to rise vertically and as the height increases, the waves
eventually reach a breaking point, where the wave can no longer support itself.100 Just before this breaking
point is the ideal time for surfers to catch the wave.
Some of the best surfing waves in the world have been compromised. Some of have been
completely dissolved by large coastal developments, or the water is just too polluted to surf in. Coastal
development greatly alters the natural sand flow patters, which often impedes breaking waves formation.101
Epic Waves in such places as Bali, the Dominican Republic, Australia, Nicaragua and Baja Mexico are
threatened by extinction, or have already disappeared by unprecedented coastal developments in the
areas.102 Save The Waves is a non-profit organization comprised of a coalition of surfers, scientists, lawyers
and activist dedicated to preserving surfing spots around the world from harmful coastal development
and pollution. Saves the Waves focuses on creating alliances with local and international environmental
organizations, joining forces in a specific threatened area to create an effective campaign that will ensure
the protection of these surfing zones.
Saves The Waves, was formed by Califonia surfer and photographer Will Henry. In 2001 Henry
was visiting the Island of Madeira, Portugal and witnessed a coastal development that threatened to
destroy the areas surfing resource. The Portuguese government was building a large Marina right on top
of a spectacular point break. The first stages of the development built a seawall along the shoreline of the
point, and within days the perfect waves were damaged by backwash and reverberation from the newly
altered shore.103 The surfing locals, most of them under the age of twenty had no chance of preventing their
favorite spots inevitable degradation. Henry returned back to the U.S and formed Saves The Waves. Henry
immediately creating a campaign “that brought forth a huge outcry of surfers around the world,”104 that
influenced the government of Madeira to move the marina to another bay. Henry quickly realized that this
was a global problem and surf breaks all around the world needed saving. The organization believes that
the root of the problem is that surfing is not seen as having any relevance to the governments or developers,
as they refuse to recognize the value of preserving surfing spots.105 Thus lies the organizations biggest
challenge, to prove that waves are more important than the projects that destroy them and that “they are
unique and irreplaceable resource that should be preserved at all cost.”106 The famous surfer and lawyer
Mark Massara, and the legendary owner of Patagonia Yvonne Chouinard, are an example of the prestigious
people that are part of the Saves The Waves Collation.
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“Surfers are uniquely exposed to coastal water pollution. Surfers have
played a role similar to canaries in the coalmine. We are Surfing in
the pollution that society is dumping into our oceans.“ 107
Mark Massara is a surfer, lawyer and environmentalist who has devoted his career to protecting the 1100 mile California coastline
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against pollution and coastal development. Massara is seen as a celebrity among surfers, and one of the pioneers of the rise of
surfer activism. In 1991, Massara representing the then young conservation organization Surfrider Foundation, won a landmark
case against two pulp-mill companies near Eiureka, Califonia.108 The mills were dumping more than 40 million gallons of black toxic
effluent into a vital marine habitat and major surfing resource. The case is the largest water pollution litigation ever prosecuted and
it was ruled that the companies had breached more than 40,000 violations under the Clean Water Act.109 This case also catapulted
the success of Surfrider Foundation. Dean La Tourette, executive director of Saves the Waves Coaltion says “the settlement made
Surfrider a political force, and all of the sudden people look at surfers as environmentalists for the first time.”110 Founded in 1984 by
surfers in Malibu California, Surfrider today is one of the most influential organization in the world, with 50,00 members strong, in
80 chapters worldwide that protect the world oceans, waves and beaches from destruction.111 Massara is a crucial member of the
organization and is still serves as there legal representation. Mark Massara continues to wage war against developers and pollution,
and has won several more cases since 1991. Massara efforts have recently prevented the plan of the Pebble Beach Company to cut
down more than 18,000 trees on the Monterey Peninsula.112
Mark Massara (on the right) with friend, infront of one of the paper mills charged with violating the Clean Water Act in 1991113
The Coastal Warriors
Mark Massara and Surfider
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23. [ Current Solutions ]
Surfing Activism
Protecting our beaches for over 20 years
Surfrider Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit grassroots organization of all types of surfers and ocean
enthusiasts that are dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s oceans, waves
all of its chapters; a group of members that focus on clean water educating and monitoring.
The BWTF’s main objective is to continuously gather coastal water samples to determine
established a non-profit incubation organization called the Ocean Foundation whose mission
is to support, strengthen and promote those organizations dedicated to reversing the trend
Education, Incubation and Coastal Activism
and beaches. After Mark Massara and Surfrider won the landmark case against the two pollution patterns in the near shore environment. The task force is equally devoted to raising of destruction of ocean envoirnments around the world. The Ocean Foundation was founded
pulp and paper mills in 1991, the second largest clean water suit in American history, the public awareness of coastal water pollution and establishing state and local government water to help overcome the challenges that ocean initiative organizations face, such as funding,
organization grew to be one of the most effective environmental initiatives in the world. Today, quality programs. Included on the foundation’s site, Surfrider.org, is an ocean sickness form networking and operational administration. The foundation provides expert education and
there are more than 80 Surfrider chapters located along worldwide coasts, with over 50,000 which can be filled out to report if anyone has had sickness caused by ocean water contact. advice, philanthropic toosl and financial support along with the mentoring of groups working
members. Surfrider believes its greatest strength is the ability of its members to act as local Recognizing the importance of this worldwide free public pastime, the beach access initiative in the field. The main requirement for becoming an OFP project is that the work of potential
activists for the worldwide protection of coasts. Started by two surfers in Malibu in 1984, promotes the right of low impact, free and open access to the world’s waves and beaches organizations meets the mission of furthering ocean conservation. The OFP works only with
Surfrider is one a few organizations that cares specifically about surfing. It has dedicated for everyone. Education is at the core of Surfrider’s mission, as they believe it is the essential innovative conservation projects, rather than projects that duplicate existing organizations.
itself to enhancing wave-riding opportunities and expressing the unique values inherent in tool to “ensure the future health and well being of the planet.” The foundation offers several Surfrider has made many significant accomplishments over the years and their most recent
surfing: “individualism, camaraderie, non materialism, and an appreciation for human kind’s unique and effective educational preservation programs that seek to develop and utilize includes over 200 community outreach campaigns, 900 presentations of the respect the
historic relations with the ocean.” The foundation’s core areas of work focus on clean water, educational materials that are informative, factual, proactive and fun. ‘Respect the beach’ is beach educational program, 8,000 beach water tests taken and 600 beach cleanups.
the protection of special places, healthy beaches, and easy access. The clean water initiative an award wining program that includes field trips, classroom lectures, handouts, video and
is focused on protecting water quality in coastal watersheds and in near shore environment. hands on projects designed to explain shoreline ecology and the preservation of these costal
Surfrider is an advocate for water quality regulations, as well as the monitoring and overall areas to students and community groups. Surfrider members bring this interactive program
reduction of polluted discharges into the ocean. It has created a Blue Water Task Force within into classrooms to educate the youth and foster a future sense of stewardship. Surfrider also
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24. Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia is one of the most respected environmentalists in
the world. When Chouinard started Patagonia in 1972, he deeply instilled a mission and philosophy into
the company, which was to produce the best quality product with as little impact as possible on the
[ Current Solutions ]
environment. Early on Patagonia was the first company to use its catalogues as a catalyst for discussing
environmental problems. Chouinard repeatedly discontinued his most profitable products, because they
were too harmful to the environment. He refers to himself an ant-businessman,115 as profit was always
secondary to the environment. Patagonia was the pioneer of the outdoor sportswear industry, and the
organic clothing market. Patagonia today is considered the blueprint for a green business.
Chouinard has also been an avid surfer most of his life. He recently published an autobiography
called Let My People Go Surfing, the books title in reference to the freeform work environment that
Chouinard has always maintained in his company. When you walk into the Patagonia headquarters in
Ventura California, “posted on a whiteboard above the reception desk, is today’s surf report:”3-5 feet.
Check water quality. “Not too promising, which is why most of the 350 employees are actually in
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residence. Write “double overheads, offshore wind” on that board, however, and watch the place clear
out.”116 Patagonia currently is in the middle of another revolution, an ocean initiative. Chouinard has
LET MY PEOPLE
decided to change 50 percent of its product line to watersports, mainly surfing, in the next four years.117
GO SURFING
Patagonia has been making surfing gear for many years, but now Chouinard wants to go full force with it..
In 1985 Patagonia formalized their support for environmental activism and began an effective
and unique grants program. Patagonia pledges every year, 10% of their pre-tax profits or 1% of sales
(whichever is more) to innovative grassroots environmental groups that have been overlooked by
corporate donors. “We take pride in funding these activities who take bold and strategic steps to keep
our air free of toxins and our food GE- free to make sure our rivers are swimmable, to protect our last wild
places before they are lost forever.” Patagonia has given over the years more than 30 million in grants
and in-kind donations to more than 1,000 organizations since the program began. Saves the Waves
Coalition, an organization comprised of surfer activists was a recent grant winner from Patagonia.
As an environmentalist Chouinard believes that surfing is the future, because of global warming.
“it is never going to snow again, and the waves are going to get bigger and bigger.”118 Patagonia’s new
surfing products are already unlike anything the industry has ever seen, surpassing any existing product
on the market in quality, flexibility and sustainability. Patagonia just released wetsuits that are lined with
a blend of non-chlorine merino wool and recycled polyester. These wetsuits are made out of the highest
quality Japanese neoprene, which is made from limestone instead of oil extracts.119 Chouinard and his
son Fletcher, who is a surfboard shaper, are crafting a line of surfboards that apply the same model for
innovation. The surfboards are extremely light and strong, and are finished with a special epoxy resin that
has less toxicity than anything else on the market.120
In 1985 Patagonia formalized their support for environmental activism and began an effective
and unique grants program. Patagonia pledges every year, 10% of their pre-tax profits or 1% of sales
(whichever is more) to innovative grassroots environmental groups that have been overlooked by
corporate donors. “We take pride in funding these activities who take bold and strategic steps to keep
our air free of toxins and our food GE- free to make sure our rivers are swimmable, to protect our last wild
places before they are lost forever.” Patagonia has given over the years more than 30 million in grants
and in-kind donations to more than 1,000 organizations since the program began. Saves the Waves
Coalition, an organization comprised of surfer activists was a recent grant winner from Patagonia.
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25. [ Personas ]
Persona:
DAVID
EGGERS
Twenty-four years old David Eggers currently resides in Malibu,
California and is pursuing a law degree at the prestigious Pepperdine
University. David is very much enjoying his tenure at Pepperdine, mostly
due to the fact that the campus is literally a stone’s throw away from First
Point Malibu beach, his favorite surf spot. David’s day is split between
sittings in his lectures and surfing in between classes. Raised in Venice
Beach, David has been surfing since he was 15 years old. He is very
accomplished at the sport and has taken several summer surfing trips
to South America with his friends. Unsure of what sort of law practice
he will be pursuing in the future, David has decided to explore several
different fields of law at school. He wishes to stay in Malibu when his
studies are completed and hopes to article at a local law firm so that he
might continue to surf everyday, for the rest of his life.
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26. [ Personas ]
Elizabeth is 19 years old and is currently in her junior year at the
University of California, Los Angeles. Liz is majoring in environmentalism
a subject she has been passionate about most of her life. Raised in
San Diego California Elizabeth’s father is a conservationist and her
whole family are major outdoor enthusiasts. Hiking in Yosemite and
Yellowstone national parks and rock climbing in El Capitan California
was growing up her family’s idea of a vacation. Liz and her family are
all certified scuba divers and avid windsurfers, taking family vacations
to places like Bermuda and Jamaicas to enjoy these sports as a family.
Raised near the pristine beaches of San Diego close to the border of
Mexico, Liz has a deep affinity with the ocean. In the spring everyday
after her course liz and her friends drive out to Santa Monica to enjoy
the beach air. Liz has always had a knack for sciences and enjoys
studying environmentalism as it combines biology and sustainability.
When liz is finished school she hopes to join a non-profit organization
dedicated to preserving the planet, and she has already interned for
several organizations on this topic including Greenpeace.
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27. [ Personas ]
Persona:
DYLAN
ADAMS Dylan is sixteen years old and currently resides in Vancouver Island,
British Columbia with his family. He lives in the small lush coastal town
called Tofino and is in his senior year at his local high school. Dylan can’t
wait to graduate high school as he currently finds little enjoyment in
his academics, although he has managed to sustain a quality average.
Very athletic and adventurous, Dylan gains pleasure and attains his
thrills by skateboarding the local skate parks and snowboarding the
B.C Rocky Mountains with his friends. With the support of his parents,
he has decided to take a year off before he applies to the University of
British Columbia. Dylan is unsure of what course of studies he would
like to pursue at the university, so he will take a year off to explore new
experiences before his tenure. He has aspirations of traveling, but most
of all, Dylan has always wanted to learn how to surf. Tofino boasts the
most wholesome surfing community in Canada, but the sport there
is quite limited due to the year round frigid temperatures of the water.
Through skateboarding, snowboarding and watching surfers in his
hometown, Dylan has developed an interest for the sport of surfing, but
has never tried it. It is Dylan’s belief that the sport will greatly compliment
his character as well as his ambitions to travel.
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28. [ Personas ]
Persona:
YOKUSE
EGUCHI Yokuse is 23 years old and lives in Osaka, Japan. Osaka is a beautiful
little coastal city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on
Osaka Bay. It is the epicenter of water sports for Japan and one of the
homes to Japan’s obsessed surf culture. Yokuse is an accomplished
sailor, due to the fact that his family has owned a sailboat since he
was a child. Recently he has begun to surf and is picking it up quite
quickly. He presently attends a local art college in Osaka where he
studies photography. He is very artistic, has a great eye for images and
is mostly concerned with landscape photographs, focusing on Japan’s
beaches as his main subject matter. Yokuse spends his summers in
California with his Japanese -American uncle and cousins who live in
Santa Monica. He is excited for this upcoming summer as a chance to
practice his new found sport of surfing along California’s coast. Yokuse
enjoys living in Japan and believes he will continue to do so in the future
as an aspiring professional photographer.
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31. A.
[ System Map ]
Surfwise has created a dynamic surfing camp for the active and mindful youth, called Into
The Water. Hosted at the legendary surf spot, First Point in Malibu, Into The Water is a
unique surfing camp that takes place in the natural setting of the beach and ocean. The
B.
program has been designed to teach youth the fun and exhilarating pastime of surfing while
fostering a sense of stewardship. The following system map illustrates the program’s unique
stakeholders and how they interconnect to make Into The Water an electrifying and special
experience. From the program’s skilled and personable surfing mentors, to the prestigious
and captivating special guests, the Into The Water Surfwise program aims to produce able
surfers and young oceans stewards.
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