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NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Some tasty waves for Crist

Gov_and_kelly_slater_09622First Big Daddy's, now chillin' with famous surfers...

Gov. Charlie Crist went to Cocoa Beach earlier today to welcome eight-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater to his Council on Physical Fitness and to sign a bill (SB 1472) ensuring public beach access.

Slater gave Crist a custom board trimmed in garnet and gold. It's made from "bio-foam," or 50 percent soybeans. "It's the environmentally friendly board," said TJ Marshall of the Surfrider Foundation.

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