Tag Archives: holly beck

Life after competitive surfing is a bit greener

Posted on October 27, 2009 by hollybeck27

http://www.youtube.com/v/fT6SIGqdnGY&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01 This is home. No electricity, well-pumped water, plenty of hands-on chores to fill the time, a happy little dog, enough land for fruit trees and a vegetable garden, and my favorite surf spot in the world right out front. … Continue reading →

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Tow In Wipeout Tahiti circa 2000

Posted on October 24, 2009 by hollybeck27

I’m in the process of writing a book. I’ve been thinking about it for years, and finally started typing out the words, one story at a time. It’s fiction. Names, timing, and some details have been changed to protect the … Continue reading →

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Surf Stronger Fitness and Performance Camp

Posted on October 2, 2009 by hollybeck27

Remember camp? You went away for a little while, made new friends, hung out in a different part of the world, pretended to listen while the camp counselors made their little speeches, and totally exhausted yourself with all kinds of … Continue reading →

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Looking back on a former world view

Posted on October 1, 2009 by hollybeck27

In the summer of 2000, I was in my second year of college at UCSD. I’d only been surfing about four years and it had already become the biggest thing in my life, and all-consuming passion that drove every decision. … Continue reading →

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California is Beautiful Roadtrip

Posted on June 25, 2009 by hollybeck27

Eager as a headlight on a northbound trainWhile running on rubber through Steinbeck countryBeneath greedy gray cloudsHoarding their stash of soothing rain California is beautiful. It hadn’t been too long since I’d taken a drive up the California coast. A … Continue reading →

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Filming for Beautiful Wave

Posted on June 23, 2009 by hollybeck27

I’ve tried to be an actress a few times. There was Jr. High drama class, one year of high school drama, a few skits back when I was going to church camp in the summers, but nothing too serious. As … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Reaper

Posted on April 17, 2009 by hollybeck27

Inspired by Chris Lundy’s Beautiful Reaper Beautiful Reaper Slow motion momentBrushed color in parceled timeOne step closer…Head tilted just a little to the sideNoticing surprising undulations rippling alongWhat is no longer emotional flatline Colors that sootheStill strangely arrestingSilent energy that … Continue reading →

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Visible Connections

Posted on March 26, 2009 by hollybeck27

tall trees reaching upwardsall we see are stalksgrown thick and gnarled with stubbleperching points for hawksstanding tall in timelessnessa maze for scurrying squirrelsa ladder towards the heavensfor a barefoot adventurous girla connection to the Sourcefor those of us dreaming belowvisual … Continue reading →

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Contagious Newness – North Shore 2009

Posted on February 24, 2009 by hollybeck27

Rocky Point I first sunk into the thick grainy sand of the infamous North Shore of Oahu a little over a month after my seventeenth birthday, back in 1997. I had just gotten sponsored by Rusty and before the dream … Continue reading →

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Another blurry morning

Posted on February 13, 2009 by hollybeck27

After a solid week of amazing surf, all day offshore winds, and sunny, 75 degree, perfect January-in-California weather, the clouds finally came, bringing rain but not stopping the waves. On the last morning of that flurry of great surf, I … Continue reading →

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