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Breathe

Breathe

Posted on 23. May, 2010 by Dan Zelikman.

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(I’m not sure what this post is about really. It might be a journal entry that turned into a blog update I suppose. Regardless, I wrote it after a heavier surf session than I was used too. I surfed a break that attracts a large crowd of high quality surfers, on a day that brought [...]

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Rock n’ Waves – Waimea

Rock n’ Waves – Waimea

Posted on 12. Apr, 2010 by Dan Zelikman.

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So even though I traded in my rock climbing gear for a surfboard when I moved out to Hawaii, it didn’t mean that I stopped climbing. I’ve been climbing mountains and rock walls since I was fifteen, and trees and houses before that. I once climbed a tree in my front lawn and stayed there [...]

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Surf n’ Sunsets – Volume One

Surf n’ Sunsets – Volume One

Posted on 13. Feb, 2010 by Dan Zelikman.

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One of the added benefits of living in a place like Hawaii, are the spectacular sunsets that we witness on almost a daily basis. I always see tourists line up in Waikiki with their cameras hoping to take a peace of a Hawaii sunset home with them. What they don’t get to experience, is the [...]

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The Eddie – 2009

The Eddie – 2009

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Dan Zelikman.

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The Eddie is a surfing competition that celebrates the life of Eddie Aikau, one of Hawaii’s most celebrated individuals. Although the competition was celebrating it’s 25th anniversary, the actual event had only gone off nine times before. That’s because the minimum swell conditions that are required for the event to go live are just plain [...]

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A Meeting With the Drifter Himself

A Meeting With the Drifter Himself

Posted on 03. Nov, 2009 by Dan Zelikman.

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With a laid back demeanor, a full head of wild hair, and the surfing abilities of someone who was indefinitely born to spend his days in the water, Rob Machado epitomizes the concept of a soul surfer. I was lucky enough to be the recipient of some free passes to the Hawaiian International Film Festival, [...]

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