Video: Surfing Santas brave Florida cold, raise money with rare January excursion

Have you ever wondered what Santa is up to after he makes his final Christmas deliveries? Well, this year, he was catching ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel

Photo | Santa Cruz surfing roots celebrated with Hawaiian royal surfboard replica

A replica of the Paki redwood surfboard that a Hawaiian prince surfed in Santa Cruz in 1885 is brought to the Museum of Art and History in downtown Santa Cruz on Wednesday. The 15-foot-6.75-inch ...
KSBW The Central Coast

Santa Cruz honors Hawaiian princes' surfing legacy with exhibit and paddle out

AND A CEREMONIAL PADDLE OUT. ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER... JOYCE KIM... HAS THE DETAILS. # "1885 THREE PRINCES CAME HERE TO SANTA CRUZ, AND IT'S THE FIRST DOCUMENTED ...
Yahoo

Surfing Maverick's Dressed As Santa In His Underwear Is This Holiday's Biggest Trend

How do you cut through the noise and reach people during the frenetic Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales crush? Doing something outrageous is a good place to start. Half Moon Bay's Luca Padua and Santa ...
Silicon Valley

Surfing generates nearly $200 million a year for Santa Cruz — and coastal changes could put it at risk

In the summer of 1885, three teenage Hawaiian princes visiting Santa Cruz dragged hand-hewn, 17-foot redwood boards — each weighing more than 200 pounds — across the sand at Main Beach. Riding waves ...
Marin Independent Journal

Coastal changes could imperil Santa Cruz’s lucrative surfing industry

In the summer of 1885, three teenage Hawaiian princes visiting Santa Cruz dragged hand-hewn, 17-foot redwood boards — each weighing more than 200 pounds — across the sand at Main Beach. Riding waves ...
University of California

Humanities students dive into Santa Cruz surfing history

This spring quarter, UC Santa Cruz Humanities students immersed themselves in the story of three Hawaiian princes who introduced surfing to the United States in the late 19th century, using Santa Cruz ...