NO BAD WAVES by Yvon Chouinard (Foreword) ( 9780980122701 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

NO BAD WAVES
TALKING STORY WITH MICKEY MUNOZ

By:

Yvon Chouinard (Foreword)

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0980122708

ISBN 13:

9780980122701

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Publisher:

PATAGONIA BOOKS

Pub. date:

1 August, 2011

Pages:

160

Description:

Munoz has been called the "surfer's surfer," and is loved and respected among the cognoscenti for his contributions to surfing and the surfing life for the past 60 years. Munoz weaves the story of a California waterman using his own life and that of his friends.

Synopsis:

Mickey Munoz has been called the ? surfer's surfer," and is loved and respected among the cognoscenti for his contributions to surfing and the surfing life for the past 60 years as a surfer, a pioneer of Waimea Bay, a stuntman (stand-in for Gidget), a board shaper and designer, and as a sailor and boatbuilder (America's Cup). Mentored by the Malibu greats of the '40s, and an influence on generations of surfers since, Mickey weaves the story of a California waterman using his own life and that of his friends.

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Color photos throughout

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Patagonia Books

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