Monthly Archives: January 2012

VIDEO (RAD): Big-Wave Addicts Episode 3

Big-Wave Addicts Episode 3     Uploaded by XTremeVideo on Jan 27, 2012 FAV/LIKES Please:) Big WAVE Surfing Palylist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDB5CA2E24C07AF4Cj December 21, 2011 Towsurfer.com News Big-Wave Addicts Episode 3 When the charts in the Pacific Northwest read 10′-12′ @ 17-19 seconds out of the NW with light easterly winds there are a handful of big … Continue reading VIDEO (RAD): Big-Wave Addicts Episode 3

Sarah Burke’s Medical Expenses a Reminder of the Shortcomings of American Healthcare

    VIA – YAHOO     Sarah Burke’s Medical Expenses a Reminder of the Shortcomings of American Healthcare   By Samantha Van Vleet, Yahoo! Contributor Network Jan 24, 7:24 pm EST   Canadian X Games skier Sarah Burke passed away on January 19th following a training accident in Utah. Burke crashed, causing her vertebral … Continue reading Sarah Burke’s Medical Expenses a Reminder of the Shortcomings of American Healthcare

Hawaii’s big winter waves rolling into Oahu’s North Shore, high-surf warning under way

VIA – HAWAII MAGAZINE Hawaii’s big winter waves rolling into Oahu’s North Shore, high-surf warning under way by: Maureen O’Connell posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 at 02:00 PM If you’re on Oahu this week, you’ll find big winter waves rolling into the island’s North Shore. How big? Big enough to call off competition under way … Continue reading Hawaii’s big winter waves rolling into Oahu’s North Shore, high-surf warning under way

Plastic Bags Banned On Hawaii’s Big Island

VIA – CARE2   Plastic Bags Banned On Hawaii’s Big Island by Beth Buczynski January 30, 2012 6:07 pm The post-card perfect beaches of Hawaii’s Big Island will now be safer from toxic litter and costly waste thanks to recent decisions by the Hawaii County Council and Mayor Billy Kenoi. In late December, the Council approved a … Continue reading Plastic Bags Banned On Hawaii’s Big Island

Kaua‘i surfer Leila Hurst claims World Junior title in Australia

VIA – HONOLULU CIVIL BEAT Kaua‘i surfer Leila Hurst claims World Junior title in Australia Leila Hurst of Kaua‘i joined Caio Ibelli of Brazil to capture the Women’s and Men’s Association of Surfing Professionals World Junior Titles at the Billabong World Junior Championships in Burleigh Heads, Queensland, Australia, on Saturday. Hurst was one of three … Continue reading Kaua‘i surfer Leila Hurst claims World Junior title in Australia

1972: the year surfing changed forever

VIA – ABC 31 January, 2012 2:30PM AEST 1972: the year surfing changed forever By Candice Marshall & ABC Gold Coast Breakfast A group of local old-time board riders remember surfing before it was a competitive sport, when ‘soul surfing’ and leisure dominated surf culture. 2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the 1972 World Surfing … Continue reading 1972: the year surfing changed forever

Murder conviction stands in 'Bird Rock Bandit' case VIA – @SacredCraftExpo

I saw this featured on NBC, what a story where everyone loses…   VIA – UT SAN DIEGO   Murder conviction stands in ‘Bird Rock Bandit’ case   The state Supreme Court upheld a murder conviction Monday for one of the so-called Bird Rock Bandits who was charged with killing a La Jolla surfer nearly … Continue reading Murder conviction stands in 'Bird Rock Bandit' case VIA – @SacredCraftExpo