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Blog Subject: Surf Blog |
| Surfing has attracted large numbers of participants and fans in the recent years. Surfing tricks and performances have also bounded to new levels. Surfing Contests have combined with technology to put the sport on display. Online blogs, online articles, and online videos are the new tools of choice. Trade Federation, Inc. is currently producing a number of web services related to the sport of surfing, including the blog below. |
| Updates |
| 4/27/2008 |
| Philip from Trade Federation |
Teahupoo, Tahiti Surfing Contest |
The third event on the 2008 ASP World Tour is held in Tahiti. The contest / waiting period stretches from May 8th-18th, 2008
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According to Melissa Buckley of Covered Images, Damien Hobgood hit the reef hard about a week ago.
He fractured his shoulder in 3 places, and of course cut his head and several other body parts in the process.
Hopefully some of that Poi ice cream they serve up made him feel better.
Hobgood said he will compete, in the upcoming event, if he heals quick
enough.
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Past Billabong Pro Tahiti Champions:
2007: Damien Hobgood (USA)
2006:
Bobby Martinez (USA)
2005: Kelly Slater (USA)
2004: CJ Hobgood
(USA)
2003: Kelly Slater (USA)
2002: Andy Irons (HAW)
2001: Cory Lopez
(USA)
2000: Kelly Slater (USA)
1999: Mark Occhilupo (AUS)
The Billabong Pro Teahupoo will be webcast on www.aspworldtour.com and
www.billabongpro.com
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| 9/3/2010 |
| Trade Federation Information Team from Trade Federation |
ASP Tahiti World Tour Surfing Contest -Finals update
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Taiarapu, Tahiti. September 3rd 2010.
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Teahupoo, Tahiti World Tour Event
Stop No. 5 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour
Contest Director: Luke Egan
August 23 – September 3, 2010
Wave Size: 2-4+ ft
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Final Results (2010):
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Finals
1) Andy Irons (HAW)
2) CJ Hobgood
Semi-Final Heat 1
1) CJ Hobgood (USA)
2) Jeremy Flores
Semi-Final Heat 2
1) Andy Irons (HAW)
2) Kelly Slater
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Round 4 Featured Results (2010):
Heat 1
1) CJ Hobgood (USA)
2) Dane Reynolds
Heat 4
1) Tiago Pires (PRT)
2) Adriano De Souza
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Andy Irons - Tahiti
2010 - ASP World Tour
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The waves shrunk down to 2-3 foot going into the final day of the 2010 contest.
The barrels were a bit scarce.
Heat 1, of Round 4, Dane Reynolds lost out to CJ Hobgood . Adriano De
Souza allowed Tiago to take off on wave that ultimately cost him the
heat, in Round 4. The waves started to improve and build in size
throughout the day (Hitting up to 5ft). Adrian Buchan (Ace) caught a clean barrel and earned
a 9.7 score in Heat 6 of Round 4.
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By Heat 3 of the Quarter Finals Kelly Slater had earned a 10 point ride with a
late eagle drop into the barrel, where he crouched through a long barrel and
blasted out the hatch. Andy Irons won his Semi-Final heat against Kelly
Slater and opted out of his interview with GT (webcast athlete interviewer).
Andy chose to get back in the water and prep up for the Finals. Andy then
went on to win the contest and $50,000.00 in prize money.
We would like to make a special notation about Patrick Gudauskas. Patrick
had one of the best waves of the contest (Round 3) by pulling of a complete
rodeo flip. |
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| 9/1/2010 |
| Trade Federation Information Team from Trade Federation |
ASP Tahiti World Tour Surfing Contest -
Round 2 / Round 3 update
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Taiarapu, Tahiti. August 31st 2010.
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Teahupoo, Tahiti World Tour Event
Stop No. 5 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour
Contest Director: Luke Egan
August 23 – September 3, 2010
Wave Size: 3-5 ft
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Round 2 Featured Results (2010):
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Round 3 Featured Results (2010):
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Heat 15
1) Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
2) Kekoa Bacalso
Heat 16
1) Dusty Payne (HAW)
2) Brett Simpson
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Heat 1
1) Dane Reynolds (USA)
2) Blake Thornton
Heat 4
1) Adriano De Souza (BRA)
2) Joan Duru
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Adriano De Souza - Tahiti 2010 - ASP World Tour
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Heat 15, of Round 2, Kekoa Bacalso lost out to Matt Wilkinson . Then in Round 3 Dane Reynolds again displayed some
impressive barrel riding. Dane also pushed the limits in round 3 by
attempting a rodeo flip. This was a true attempt too. The rodeo
had a complete rotation, although he barely missed the landing strip.
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Round 2 and Round 3 were also significant as many of the World Tour competitors
were cut for the season. This is not a typical practice although ASP
made significant judging, format, and Board of Director changes this year. ASP decided to make these
changes by mid-season 2010. The World Tour field has been permanently reduced
to 34 from 45. The new line up of 34 will consist of 32 World
Tour competitors plus 2 wildcards. Cuts due to the new
changes and minimum performance requirements took out Kekoa Bacalso (2009 Rookie of the
Year), Tanner Gudauskas, and Tommy Whitaker. All competitors
that did not make the cut will maintain their season points and will be able to
augment their standing by competing in Prime Events and Star Events. |
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| 8/30/2010 |
| Trade Federation Information Team from Trade Federation |
ASP Tahiti World Tour Surfing Contest -
Round1 / Round 2 update
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Teahupoo, Tahiti. August 30th 2010.
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Teahupoo, Tahiti World Tour Event
Stop No. 5 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour
Contest Director: Luke Egan
August 23 – September 3, 2010
Wave Size: 3-4+ ft
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Round 1 Featured Results (2010):
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Round 2 Featured Results (2010):
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Heat 8
1) Jordy Smith (ZAF)
2) Manoa Drollet
3) CJ Hobgood
Heat 10
1) Kelly Slater (USA)
2) Andy Irons
3) Heiarii Williams
Heat 13
1) Freddy Patacchia (HAW)
2) Matt Wilkinson
3) Tanner Gudauskas
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Heat 2
1) Mick Fanning (AUS)
2) Taumata Puhetini
Heat 4
1) Dane Reynolds (USA)
2) Tim Reyes
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Tahiti 2010 - ASP World Tour
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The contest was on hold for the first 7 days of the contest window due to
small surf. The contest finally got underway on August 30th but there
was some sort of web page or technical issue that caused the webcast to not
be available in sections throughout the Southern California (USA). At first we
thought it was our computers, but one of our customers sent us a cached
Google link that held the correct IP address or DNS information for the
webcast. The Google link worked, Yeah ! Heat 8, of Round 1, had a
controversial interference call against CJ Hobgood. CJ never dropped
in and was quite a bit down the line as well. Jordy Smith had actually
been the competitor drop in on Manoa. I recommend taking a peek at the
heats on demand to get a look for yourself. I would compare it to a
recent call at the US Open (non world tour event) that allowed Brett Simpson
to hinder Julian Wilson. Then in Round 2 Dane Reynolds displayed some
impressive barrel riding samples.
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Bobby Martinez won this event in 2009. This is the 10th year that the
World Tour has included Teahupoo. |
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| 8/17/2010 |
| Trade Federation Information Team from Trade Federation |
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Location: Huntington Beach, California USA. Video Date: August 6, 2010 |
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Association of Surfing Professionals Prime Event (Men) |
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2010 US Open Videos:
Round of 24 (August 6th, 2010)
- Videos
1)
Trade Federation Video:
Dane Reynolds Heat 7 and interview
2)
Trade Federation Video:
Kelly Slater Heat 6
3)
Trade Federation Video:
Jadson Andre
Heat 3 and interview |
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| 8/10/2010 |
| Trade Federation Information Team from Trade Federation |
US Open of
Surfing 2010
- Finals
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Event update |
Location: Huntington Beach, California USA. Event Dates: July 31 - August 8, 2010 |
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Association of Surfing Professionals Prime Event (Men) |
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 Huntington
Beach 2010 - US Open of Surfing
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Final Results (Men):
1) Brett Simpson (USA)
2) Jordy Smith |
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The 2010
US Open of Surfing ran the Finals on
8/8/2010. Jordy did not seem committed to any of his decisions early
in the heat. The huge Huntington crowd could have played a roll in the
momentum. Either way, Brett took advantage of it. With less than perfect surf,
Brett used his local knowledge to gracefully navigate the challenging
conditions to victory. |
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| 8/7/2010 |
| Philip from Trade Federation |
US Open of
Surfing 2010
- Round of 16
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Event update |
Location: Huntington Beach, California USA. Event Dates: July 31 - August 8, 2010 |
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Association of Surfing Professionals Prime Event (Men) |
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Jadson Andre - Huntington
Beach 2010 - ASP US Open of Surfing
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Round of 16 Featured Results (Men):
Heat 2
1) Miguel Pupo (BRA)
2) Bede Durbidge
Heat 3
1) Jadson Andre (BRA)
2) Nic Muscroft |
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Round of 16 Featured Results (Men):
Heat 5
1) Granger Larsen (HAW)
2) Adriano de Souza
Heat 8
1) Brett Simpson (USA)
2) Dane Reynolds |
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The 2010
US Open of Surfing ran the Round of 16 on
8/7/2010. In the Round of 6 there were 2 men in each
heat. The 1st and 2nd place competitors in
each heat advanced. Competitors (Jadson Andre, Nate Curran, and Brett
Simpson) in the Round of 16, pulled off a variety of aerial maneuvers.
Today Hurley had a couple of sky divers parachute onto the beach. There
was also a jet-ski assisted tow-in exhibition (WPS All-Star Expression
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The US Open (WQS / Prime Event) can provide entry into an upcoming 2010
World Tour Event at Trestles, California. The US Open provides a
unique opportunity to see local rippers and amateur surfers compete against
World Tour competitors. World Tour competitors are motivated to
compete at the US Open, in Huntington Beach, for a number of reasons.
The reasons include the challenging conditions, to experience the level of
the local surfers, win an increasing prize purse, earn points toward the new
ranking system, and to gain media exposure. |
Sources
ASP
Webcast 8/7/2010
Andre Jadson Photo by Trade Federation / Sky 8/6/2010
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| 8/6/2010 |
| Philip from Trade Federation |
US Open of
Surfing 2010
- Round of 24
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Event update |
Location: Huntington Beach, California USA. Event Dates: July 31 - August 8, 2010 |
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Association of Surfing Professionals Prime Event (Men) |
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Jadson Andre - Huntington
Beach 2010 - ASP US Open of Surfing
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Round of 24 Featured Results (Men):
Heat 3
1) Miguel Pupo (BRA)
2) Jordy Smith
3) Kiron Jabour
Heat 4
1) Jadson Andre (BRA)
2) Mick Fanning
3) Kekoa Bacalso |
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Round of 24 Featured Results (Men):
Heat 6
1) Kelly Slater (USA)
2) Adriano de Souza
3) Heitor Alves
Heat 7
1) Nathaniel Curran (USA)
2) Dane Reynolds
3) Owen Wright |
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The 2010
US Open of Surfing ran the Round of 24 on
8/6/2010. The contest wave size hit 2-3ft today with some
improvement on the shape. In the Round of 24 there were 3 men in each
heat. The 1st and 2nd place competitors in
each heat advanced. Competitors in the Round of 24, Dane Reynolds,
Jadson Andre, and Kelly Slater, confirmed that aerial maneuvers will be part
of professional surfing contests going forward. I would definitely have
to say that Dane Reynolds displayed the most unique and impressive aerials of
the day. I am dubbing Dane Reynolds as The Doctor (DR).
I asked Jadson Andre and Dane Reynolds what surf spot they would like to see
added to the World Tour (The US open is not a World Tour Event).
Jadson Andre indicated that he would like to see Maldives added to the World
Tour. Maldives is a sovereign string of islands located off the south
coast of India. In addition to having good surf, the Maldives is also
known as one of the first countries that could be submerged by global warming
/ rising sea levels. Dane Reynolds said that he would like to see Bolsa
Chica added to the World Tour (humorously). |
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The day also featured Skateboarding, BMX, and a Teen Fashion show
(Walk-The-Walk). |
Sources
Trade Federation Info Team On-Site 8/6/2010
Trade Federation Youtube Surf
Videos 8/6/2010
Dane Reynolds Photo by Trade Federation / Sky 8/6/2010
Dane Reynolds / Trade Federation interview 8/6/2010
Jadson Andre / Trade Federation interview 8/6/2010
ASP Beach Announcer Commentary (Fig) 8/6/2010
MKM (Heat Sheet) 8/6/2010
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| 8/5/2010 |
| Trade Federation Information Team from Trade Federation |
US Open of
Surfing 2010
- Round of 48
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Event update |
Location: Huntington Beach, California USA. Event Dates: July 31 - Aug 8, 2010 |
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Association of Surfing Professionals Prime Event (Men) |
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Round of 48 Featured Results (Men):
Heat 3
1) Miguel Pupo (BRA)
2) Bede Durbidge
3) Damien Fahrenfort
4) Nate Yeomans
Heat 4
1) Jadson Andre (BRA)
2) Corey Lopez
3) Jeremy Flores
4) Austin Ware |
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Round of 48 Featured Results (Men):
Heat 9
1) Adriano De Souza (BRA)
2) Jay Thompson
3) Mason Ho
4) Nathan Hedge
Heat 10
1) Dane Reynolds (USA)
2) Adam Melling
3) Dion Atkinson
4) Drew Courtney |
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The day (Thursday) actually began with a few remaining heats from the Round
of 96. The contest wave size remained small today. In heat 23 of
the Round of 96, Brett Simpson seemed to get away with an interference against
Julian Wilson. Competitors (Dane Reynolds, Owen Wright, and
Kolohe Andino) in the Round of 96 today also gave up some air moves. The 2010
US Open of Surfing ran the Round of 48 on
8/5/2010. In the Round of 48, the 1st and 2nd place competitors in
each heat advance. The Round of 48 also produced some noteworthy aerials
via Miguel Pupo, Jadson Andre, and Owen Wright. |
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Trivia: Beach announcers are not at
liberty to comment on as much as the webcast announcers. |
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| 8/4/2010 |
| Trade Federation Information Team from Trade Federation |
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Location: Huntington Beach, California USA. Event Dates: July 31 - Aug 8, 2010 |
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Association of Surfing Professionals Prime Event (Men) |
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Round of 96 Featured Results (Men):
Heat 6
1) Miguel Pupo (BRA)
2) Jeremy Flores
3) Neco Padaratz
4) Rudy Palmboom
Heat 7
1) Nate Yeomans (USA)
2) Sunny Garcia
3) Marcio Farney
4) Andy Irons |
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Round of 96 Results (Men):
Heat 8
1) Jadson Andre (BRA)
2) Damien Fahrenfort
3) Sebastian Zietz
4) Bernardo Miranda
Heat 9
1) Jihad Kohdr (BRA)
2) Aritz Aramburu
3) Damien Hobgood
4) Pablo Paulino |
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The 2010
US Open of Surfing ran the Round of 96 on
8/4/2010. The contest surf remained small but cleaned up and began
to cooperate. In the Round of 96 the 1st and 2nd place competitors in each
heat advance. Heat 7 produced some creative air maneuvers. Nate
Yeomans pulled off a floater air re-entry and then shot the pier. Then
Cory Lopez busted a 180 air the remaining rotation in the landing process.
Nate and Cory continued to pump out critically vertical moves. In Heat 8,
Jadson came out quickly with a strong wave that included a reverse air.
Jadson, later in the heat, attempted one of the biggest aerials of the day.
Answering back was Damien Fahrenfort who shot the pier.
ASP webcast quality was excellent for the Round of 96.
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Trivia: Huntington Beach (HB) has built
their pier 4 times |
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| 8/4/2010 |
| Trade Federation Information Team from Trade Federation |
US Open of
Surfing 2010
- Round of 128
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Event update |
Location: Huntington Beach, California USA. Event Dates: July 31 - Aug 8, 2010 |
Wave Size: 2-4ft |
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ASP Prime Event (Men) |
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Round of 128 Featured Results (Men):
Heat 9
1) Wiggolly Dantas (BRA)
2) Thiago Camarao
3) Tomas Hermes
4) Joel Centeio
Heat 10
1) Oliver Kurtz (USA)
2) Sunny Garcia
3) Jarrad Sullivan
4) Jayke Sharp |
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Round of 12 Results (women):
Heat 1
1) Carissa Moore (HAW)
2) Lakey Peterson
3) Chantelle Rautenbach
Heat 2
1) Tyler Wright (AUS)
2) Laura Enever
3) Claire Bevilacqua
Heat 3
1) Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)
2) Justine Dupont
3) Nicola Atherton
Heat 4
1) Jacqueline Silva (BRA)
2) Sarah Baum
3) Alana Blanchard |
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The 2010
US Open of Surfing ran the Round of 128 on
8/3/2010. The contest opened up with small surf. The waves
were a bit wally giving way to a soft section with a possible reform, common
conditions for Huntington. In the Round of 128 the 1st and 2nd place competitors in each
heat advance. Heat 9 produced some big air in small waves.
ASP boasted about making history by producing multiple simultaneous webcasts
for this event. The event is running up to 27 different video cameras as
well. Although surfing webcasts by ASP have been one of the most
significant contributions to the sport, the webcast was having some problems
and went down a few times throughout the day. Please encourage ASP and MKM to better support web media on-site (maybe set up
a 2nd press area for web media organizations?).
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Trivia: Huntington Beach (HB) has built
their pier 4 times |
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