Posts Tagged: surfers

Surfing, political advertising and The Troubles: A chat with Sean Duggan

Sean Duggan with an Irish local

by Tim Foster posted 08.28.2023

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Last week, ‘Keep It A Secret,’ a documentary that tells the story of the pioneers of surfing in Ireland, premiered on Irish television following a spate of film festival appearances. If the reviews are any indication, the film is headed for success. This is all heady news for first-time director Sean Duggan, who made the film in his spare time while working as the vice president of political advertising for Sirius XM.

Sea level rise, a wild coast and a trip to ‘The Ranch,’ a surfer’s paradise

The railroad trestle over Gaviota Creek. (Photo: Robert Ashworth, via Wikipedia)

by AARON GILBREATH posted 07.22.2022

Approximately 75% of California’s population lives along the state’s 1,271 miles of coastline. By some estimates, half a foot of that coast will be lost by 2030, and as much as seven feet of coast by 2100. Along with rising sea levels, increasingly strong king tides, flooding, and El Niño events will affect low-lying areas with greater power and frequency.