Posted on 08/21/2018 6:40:43 AM PDT by Phlap
"Let's go surfing now, everybody's learning how," the Beach Boys have been telling us in song since 1962.
And if you haven't started listening by now — and you live in California — perhaps it's time you did.
On Monday surfing became the official sport of California.
So grab a board, catch a wave and again as the Beach Boys like to say, find yourself, "sittin' on top of the world."
"I am stoked that surfing is now California's official sport," declared Al Muratsuchi, state assemblyman and a dedicated surfer dude himself, after Gov. Jerry Brown put his signature to the new law Muratsuchi wrote and shepherded through the Legislature.
"No other sport represents the California Dream better than surfing — riding the waves of opportunity and living in harmony with nature," added Muratsuchi, a surfer since high school who represents the city of Torrance, a place not far from the heralded California surf break called Haggerty's. (Yes, the one mentioned in the Beach Boys' song "Surfin' USA.")
While the law acknowledges that surfing, like so much other California stuff, actually came from somewhere else — in this case Hawaii — it also makes the case that California revolutionized the art of shooting the curl and hanging 10.
The Golden State is the heart of the surfboard building industry and the place where the wetsuit was invented, state officials say, and with 1,100 miles (1,770 kilometers) of coastline, it provides a surfer's paradise that Muratsuchi estimates generates more than $6 billion in annual retail sales.
Michael Scott Moore, author of the acclaimed 2010 surfing history "Sweetness and Blood," agrees that although Hawaii is the cradle of surfing, California did play a key role in revolutionizing the sport.
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I would have thought it would be yoga, wherein they do a lot of stretching. :-)
“...after Gov. Jerry Brown put his signature to the new law Muratsuchi wrote and shepherded through the Legislature.”
It’s good to know that the California Legislature didn’t have more important issues to wrestle with...
No way. Everybody who lives in CA knows the official sports are dodging potholes on the worn-out roads, dodging bums on the sidewalks, and dodging poop piles. Now you know why they were named the “Los Angeles Dodgers.”
I thought it was defecating in public.
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I could be quite prejudiced in my opinion here, but my observations of surfers is that they are a little more liberal than the typical beach goer. They tend to be the worthless playboy type with little or no responsibility and more apt to be libtards than the general population. Now considering Kalifornica is libtard central, I’d say I’m not too far off on that opinion.
Given recent developments and the lack of intelligent state forestry management policies, one might be forgiven for thinking the state sport was barbecue.
Skateboarders might disagree.
“Charlie don’t surf!”
I was waiting for a wave outside, on a lone section by myself, when something dark, at about 8-10 feet long swam about 3-4 feet right beneath me.
I picked up just enough wave to body surf to the beach.
Thus ended my surfing career.
It’s the usual act to keep the wolves from eating them first in the hope to be eaten last.
Ugh. Can you imagine turning that writing tripe in for an English assignment?
they need a license & permit t use the ocean as far as im concerned .. the impact on the sand and water is tremendous ..
/sarc
Given the ring of fire circling California with the earth venting heat and energy, that surf may boil soon. Won’t stay up.
Maryland has a place known as Chesapeake Bay
Where the best jousters in the world come to stay.
They’re armored up and ready just waiting for
The horses to charge on the eastern shore.
Ride ride ride the wild joust
Ride ride ride the wild joust
Ride ride ride the wild joust
Gotta take that one last ride.
Obviously you have never surfed. Golf is a pastime. Surfing requires a top physical conditiontion and big balls to get into the big stuff. Most real surfers I know are in great shape. Paddling around for a couple of hours in even small surf will kick most peoples butt!
“It’s good to know that the California Legislature didn’t have more important issues to wrestle with.”
They’re just taking a break while they figure out what to ban and fine people for next.
Surprised the People’s Republic of CA allows this....all those body oils, lotions, wax, etc in the ocean. /sarc
Hawaii rules this sport. Period
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