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The waterman — who bested 11-time world champion Kelly Slater last year at a CT event — is already planning trips to countries like Taiwan and China to promote the sport.
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On a blustery Friday morning before dozens of supporters and curious onlookers, Rocky McKinnon and his watermen buddies set off in Huntington Beach's first outrigger surf canoe program.
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State natural resources officials released an oyster restoration plan Friday calling for new investment in some Chesapeake Bay waterways, and potentially one day allowing watermen periodic access to harvest inside oyster sanctuaries.
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Soft shell crabs need constant tending, and the shack — the waterman’s version of a man cave — contains a haphazard collection of Pringles cans, family photos and local newspaper clippings heralding Trump’s inauguration.
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Clark, the better waterman, spent most his time on the boat, where the never-ending challenges and dangers of navigating the wide, swift, ever-shifting and dangerous Missouri River demanded an experienced eye.
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With Herbert Kawainui Kane, an artist, and Tommy Holmes, a local waterman, Professor Finney founded the Polynesian Voyaging Society in 1973 to study traditional Polynesian techniques of sailing and navigation.
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To Del Martians, the lifesaving streak can be attributed in large part to the brave watermen at the top.
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That conflict, and the ongoing struggles of watermen on the bay, taught her the economic importance of oyster harvesting.
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First Known Use of waterman
12th century
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