Housing and Development Newsletter
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)