national governing bodies of more than 50 countries on six continents
and is recognized by the International Olympic Committee.
Could be a future world champ out there competing this week, with
the finals this weekend and another swell forecast. It sounds good.
Sad news: Larry "Flame" Moore, 57, legendary photo editor for
Surfing magazine for an incredible thirty years, passed away last
Monday of brain cancer.
Flame, who got his nickname because of his bright red hair, was a
top-notch photographer in the Orange County area for years and will
be greatly missed.
One of his favorite places to shoot was Salt Creek, where he put
numerous surfers on the cover of the mag, a prestigious place to be.
There's an National Scholastic Surfing Association Explorer Season
at Oceanside this weekend, and a few of the locals will try to make
some finals.
See ya, Fig over and out.
* RICK FIGNETTI is an nine-time West Coast champion, has
announced the U.S. Open of Surfing the last 12 years and has been the
KROQ-FM surfologist for the last 18 years, doing morning surf
reports. He owns a surf shop on Main Street. You can reach him at
(714) 536-1058.
