Surfing

November 12, 2008

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Profile America — Wednesday, November 12th. Today, the 26th annual triple crown of surfing kicks off on the north shore of the island of Oahu in Hawaii. The event includes three professional big wave surf meets, marking the end of the yearlong tour by the Association of Surfing Professionals. Some 30,000 people are expected from all over the world to jam the beach in the next month to watch the very best men and women surfers battle the island’s gigantic surf in their search for the perfect wave. Millions more will thrill to the action on television. Surfboards are among the nearly $66.5 billion worth of sporting and athletic goods made in the U.S. each year. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at <www.census.gov>.

Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2008, p. 553
2002 Economic Census, NAICS 339920
http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/data/industry/E339920.HTM