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Getting out to surf

Nina Jardim, left, Judith Tejeda and Alex Oropesa get a beginning surfing lesson from Mike Newton, a surfing teacher at GoSurfLA.com at Venice Beach.

Nina Jardim, left, Judith Tejeda and Alex Oropesa get a beginning surfing lesson from Mike Newton, a surfing teacher at GoSurfLA.com at Venice Beach.

  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Learning to surf

Rainar Vahtrik, left, from Estonia, takes a beginning surfing lesson with others from Peter Paris.

  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Learning to surf

Katharina Petsch, left, heads out to the ocean with others taking a beginning surfing class at Venice Beach.

  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Learning to surf

Nikki Moran, a beginning surfer from England, gets guidance from Peter Paris, a teacher for GoSurfLA.com, at Venice Beach.

  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

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Learning to surf

Beginning surfer Gerrit Stich, 31, left, from Palo Alto, catches a wave, while receiving encouragement from Flavian Prince Pilgrim, a surfing teacher for GoSurfLA.com.

  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

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