Monthly Archives: April 2013

South African Surfer, Found Floating In The Ocean After 27 Hours Missing #SurfReport

  VIA – HUFF POST Brett Archibald, South African Surfer, Found Floating In The Ocean After 27 Hours Missing Posted: 04/18/2013 4:42 pm EDT A missing South African surfer was found alive in the Indian Ocean, where he had been floating for 27 hours after falling overboard. A rescue team found Brett Archibald floating on … Continue reading South African Surfer, Found Floating In The Ocean After 27 Hours Missing #SurfReport

Pismo family using social media in search for missing surfboard – Facebook post has gone viral

VIA – SANTA MARIA TIMES hour ago • By April Charlton / Senior Staff Writer / [email protected] When one Pismo Beach family turned to social media earlier this month in an effort to locate a missing surfboard, they never expected the outpouring of support they would receive. Todd Everett’s longboard turned up missing after a … Continue reading Pismo family using social media in search for missing surfboard – Facebook post has gone viral

Fisherman survives shark attack in Australia – video #SurfReport #Fishing

  http://youtu.be/ZdAunXTV2WA       Via – Guardian UK A 51-year-old man has suffered severe puncture wounds after being attacked by a shark off the coast of New South Wales. Alan Saunders, a fisherman, was attempting to free three sharks trapped in his net when the animal struck. Saunders has been taken to hospital following … Continue reading Fisherman survives shark attack in Australia – video #SurfReport #Fishing

Rare Hawaii-made book to crown surfboard auction #Aloha

  VIA – THE STAR ADVERTISER By Erika Engle   POSTED: 08:06 a.m. HST, Apr 16, 2013 LAST UPDATED: 08:06 a.m. HST, Apr 16, 2013     The rare book “The Surf Riders of Hawaii,” hand-made by A.R. Gurrey Jr. between 1911 and 1915, and believed to be the first book on surfing, is being … Continue reading Rare Hawaii-made book to crown surfboard auction #Aloha

Surfer suffers first shark bite of the year off New Smyrna #SurfReport

  VIA – News Journal Online   Surfer suffers first shark bite of the year off New Smyrna By Julie Murphy STAFF WRITER Published: Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 3:48 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 8:51 p.m. DeBary surfer suffers first shark bite of the year A 21-year-old surfer from DeBary suffered … Continue reading Surfer suffers first shark bite of the year off New Smyrna #SurfReport

Loss of surfing contest costs Jeffrey’s Bay #SurfReport

Sapa | 10 April, 2013 08:44   Jordy Smith of South Africa competes at the Billabong Pro Surf World Championship in Jeffreys Bay Image by: Dominic Barnardt / Gallo Images Jeffrey’s Bay in the Eastern Cape is to lose R20 million in tourist income because its annual Billabong Pro surfing contest is off after 25 … Continue reading Loss of surfing contest costs Jeffrey’s Bay #SurfReport

Vandals torch surfing school at Cabarete beach

9 April 2013, 9:21 AM   Cabarete, Dominican Republic.- On the night of Holy Wednesday (March 27, 2013), the start of the high holiday of Semana Santa, criminal hands robbed and burned down the surf school “House of Waves” at Encuentro Beach, Cabarete. The school was run by Dominican National Jesmarin Puente, originally from Santo … Continue reading Vandals torch surfing school at Cabarete beach