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Shaun Tomson is the 1977 World Champion of Surfing, a spokesperson for The Surfrider Foundation, as well as an accomplished author (The Surfer’s Code) and entrepreneur (Solitude Clothing). Tomson also serves on TheInertia.com's Advisory Board. Recently inducted into the Surfing Hall of Fame, Shaun currently resides in Santa Barbara, California with his family. He still travels the world in search of the perfect wave.
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Santa Barbara s Lakey Peterson and Ojai s Sage Erickson were both a part of history as they surfed in the very first Pipeline women’s contest. Both surfers were knocked out in the quarterfinals Peterson by a mere 3.07 points in a battle with Sally Fitzgibbons of Australia, and Erickson by Brazil s Tatiana Weston-Webb (Brazil).
Beyond the 805-area surfers, many of the pros in both the men s and women s contests were riding locally made Channel Islands surfboards or Pyzel Surfboards, shaped in Hawaii by Santa Barbara-born surfer Jon Pyzel.
Santa Barbara native Jon Pyzel moved to Oahu in 1992 and started Pyzel Surfboards in 1995. (Courtesy photo)