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A few brands are recognized and respected in the surfing world — Hurley, Billabong, Quiksilver, Rip Curl, O’Neill, Vans and Costco, to name some. Wait, what? … Costco? Yes, Costco. The wholesale ...

They are hard to miss, even amid the distractions of sushi samples, 64-ounce jars of peanut butter and 25-pound bags of sugar. On any summer day in San Diego, on the way to fetch that roasted whole ...

Earlier this summer, on a beach in Santa Cruz, the big-wave surfer Shawn Dollar took a swig from a magnum bottle of champagne and hoisted a trophy in the sun. Dollar has a couple of Guinness World ...