"Watch: Surfers ride Lake Michigan waves amid heavy snowfall "- UPI.com

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2016/12/29/Surfers-brave-sub-freezing-temperatures-to-tackle-Lake-Michigan-waves/3101483048404/

"Small waves, big talent: Tamarindo PRO/AM showcases rising surf stars " The Tico Times

http://www.ticotimes.net/2016/12/21/small-waves-no-problem-tamarindo-proam-surf-success

HE MAY BE THE ONLY ONE WHO COULD SURPASS KELLY SLATER SOME DAY"John John Florence wins the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing " Honolulu Star-Advertiser

http://www.staradvertiser.com/2016/12/19/sports/sports-breaking/florence-and-slater-competing-for-vans-triple-crown-of-surfing-title/

screengrab photos of KELLY SLATER v RYAN CALLINAN AT PIPELINE 12/19/16

screengrab photos of KELLY SLATER v RYAN CALLINAN AT PIPELINE 12/19/16

 (slater wins the heat)

thanks to WSL

MY ROOMMATE AT CHAMINADE WAS RON FOO "The best quotes by Mark Foo"

Once we went surfing at pipeline. My 1st time. He said afterward that I cut off Mark Foo [I didn't know who he was at the tme] .they weren't related.

http://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/13313-the-best-quotes-by-mark-foo

Athlete Rankings - World Surf League

http://www.worldsurfleague.com/athletes

10/16 JOHN JOHN FLORENCE IS THE NEW WORLD CHAMPION!

"And 120 seconds later, he burst into tears -- finally showing the emotion he had been keeping in check throughout 10 events. Surfing has a new World Champion, Hawaii its fourth and its first since Andy Irons. In 40 years of professional surfing, it is hard to remember a more deserving one...."
http://mobile.surfline.com/#!/surf-news/the-meo-rip-curl-pro-portugal-title-the-world-title-all-of-it-john-john-florence-wins-it-all/142720

john john florence (@johnjohnflorenc) on Twitter

https://mobile.twitter.com/johnjohnflorenc?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

SURF THAT! "New world record: Scientists certify monster Atlantic wave 62 feet tall" - Breaking911

http://m.breaking911.com/new-world-record-scientists-certify-monster-atlantic-wave-62-feet-tall/

NIGHT SURFING "Surfer Mick Fanning rides waves under Norway's Northern Lights" ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-14/mick-fanning-surfs-waves-under-northern-lights-in-norway/8117562?pfmredir=sm

"Great white attacks 65-year-old surfer in Australia "| News24

http://m.news24.com/news24/World/News/great-white-attacks-65-year-old-surfer-in-australia-20161201