Hawaii’s Laura Blears was a surfing pioneer, paving the way for females of today. In the early to mid 1970s, Blears was a leader in women’s professional surfing, winning events like the 1974 Smirnoff Pro-Am, which, at the time, had a prize of $1,000. And now, Blears has been inducted into the .
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Matt George has spent a lifetime as a surf writer. He talks about his surfing life and his views on modern surf media as well as his new book, 'In Deep.'