Schumacher, Cori (1977 – )

Crusading surfer and activist from San Diego, California; three-time world longboard champion (2000, 2001, 2010), and persistent thorn in the side of a surf industry that has often showed itself to be as ethically challenged as any other sector of global commerce.

Schumacher was born (1977) in Huntington Beach, raised in San Diego, began surfing at age five. In years to come, unlike nearly all of her surfing peers, Schumacher divided her water time between long- and shortboarding, and as an ...