Category Archives: Orange County Surf Report

Rules for surfers are unchanged – #Surf #OC

    VIA – DAILY PILOT A bodyboarder catches a wave at The Wedge in Newport Beach in March. (KEVIN CHANG / Daily Pilot / March 31, 2012) Decision by Newport’s beaches commission comes after much emotional public comment and ongoing tensions between board users and other wave chasers. By Emily FoxhallFebruary 4, 2014 | … Continue reading Rules for surfers are unchanged – #Surf #OC

Legendary Surfboard shaper Bruce Jones passes away – #OC #Aloha #Surf

VIA – OC REG: Bruce Jones enjoyed many water sports outside of surfing, including sailing. Photo taken in 2006. PHOTO COURTESY OF STEVEN JONES The surf community is mourning the death of surfboard shaper Bruce Jones, who died Monday afternoon from a heart attack.   Jones was 68.   Jones first started surfboard shaping in … Continue reading Legendary Surfboard shaper Bruce Jones passes away – #OC #Aloha #Surf

Surfboard Design, Catching a Wave From Old #Hawaii

VIA – NY TIMES   Jon Wegener with his surfboard at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, Calif. By CLAIRE MARTIN Published: December 21, 2013 In 2008, Dan Malloy, a professional surfer, received a package in the mail from Australia. In it was a thin, rectangular slab of wood with one rounded edge. It was a board … Continue reading Surfboard Design, Catching a Wave From Old #Hawaii

Onetime Huntington Beach Pro Surfer Hopeful Lands In Federal Prison #OC #WhataMess

VIA – OC WEEKLY By R. Scott Moxley Wed., Nov. 27 2013 at 8:01 AM 2 Comments Categories: Court, Crime-iny n the 80s, Ronald Ennis grew up in Huntington Beach, stood up for the victims of bullies, showed compassion to his friends and excelled so much at surfing and skateboarding that people thought he could … Continue reading Onetime Huntington Beach Pro Surfer Hopeful Lands In Federal Prison #OC #WhataMess

Huntington Beach local dies after body surfing at pier

VIA HB INDEPENDENT The 54-year-old, a beach ‘regular,’ sustained a neck injury, his brother said By Anthony Clark CarpioNovember 13, 2013 | 9:19 a.m. Lifelong Huntington Beach resident Andrew Arnold, 54, died Nov. 5 after being injured while body surfing. His death marks the end of three generations of his family working as Farmer’s Insurance … Continue reading Huntington Beach local dies after body surfing at pier

#VIDEOS: 3 Great White Sharks Caught on Video Swimming Under Surfers in 1 Week! #SurfReport #Dive #Aloha #Fishing #SUP

Is it better to know, or to not know…   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eV-ZtpR1EU  

Tony Hawk considers taking skateboard franchise mobile

VIA  – GAMESPOT Iconic skateboarder considering releasing new Tony Hawk game on mobiles, says freemium is most attractive business model. by Eddie Makuch on October 31, 2013 Former professional skateboarder Tony Hawk wants to release a skateboarding game on mobiles, “The Birdman” told CNBC (via Polygon) in a new interview. He said more people are … Continue reading Tony Hawk considers taking skateboard franchise mobile