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SOUL SURFER BETHANY HAMILTON RE-SIGNS WITH RIP CURL INTERNATIONAL

Credit : Walbrick/rip curl Uk version SOUL SURFER BETHANY HAMILTON RE-SIGNS WITH RIP CURL INTERNATIONAL Rip Curl International announced today that the surfing brand has happily re-signed Hawaiian professional surfer and long-time team rider Bethany Hamilton. Hamilton, who courageously returned to surfing after surviving the loss of her left arm in a 14-foot tiger shark … Continue reading SOUL SURFER BETHANY HAMILTON RE-SIGNS WITH RIP CURL INTERNATIONAL

HAWAII: Heads Up — Dangerous Surf Building for North and West Shores #SurfReport

VIA – HONOLULU CIVIL BEAT   Heads Up — Dangerous Surf Building for North and West Shores   Big swell coming — and it’ll be here quick. Surf heights will be 18 to 22 feet today on north and west facing shores of Niihau and Kauai and north facing shores of Oahu, Molokai and Maui. Tonight, … Continue reading HAWAII: Heads Up — Dangerous Surf Building for North and West Shores #SurfReport

Owen Wright OUT of the Australian Open of Surfing

VIA – MANLY DAILY   Owen Wright out of the Australian Open of Surfing 8 Feb 12 @ 05:01pm by Andrew Priestley AUSSIE surf champion Owen Wright is out of the Australian Open of Surfing as competitors from across the world line up to hit Manly. The world No.3 has had to pull out of … Continue reading Owen Wright OUT of the Australian Open of Surfing

HAWAII: High Surf WARNING Extended for North Shore – 35 Foot Waves Expected! #SurfReport

VIA – MAUI NOW HAWAII:  High Surf WARNING Extended for North Shore – 35 Foot Waves Expected! #SurfReport February 7th, 2012 The High Surf ADVISORY for Maui’s north shore issued by the National Weather Service in Honolulu on Sunday, January 5 has been replaced by a High Surf WARNING, which will stay in effect until … Continue reading HAWAII: High Surf WARNING Extended for North Shore – 35 Foot Waves Expected! #SurfReport

Santa Cruz County tweaks ban on plastic bags to exempt restaurants

VIA – Santa Cruz Sentinel   Santa Cruz County tweaks ban on plastic bags to exempt restaurants     By JASON HOPPIN — Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted:   02/07/2012 03:55:57 PM PST   The county board on Tuesday voted to scale back its upcoming countywide plastic bag ban, handing restaurants an exemption under the law. … Continue reading Santa Cruz County tweaks ban on plastic bags to exempt restaurants

Festival to honor Yancy Spencer III

VIA – PNJ Festival to honor Yancy Spencer III   5:12 PM, Feb. 7, 2012 Written by Kimberly Blair   Innerlight Surf & Skate is inviting the public to a celebration of the life of Yancy Spencer III on Feb. 18 on Pensacola Beach. The surf and stand-up paddle board event is to commemorate the … Continue reading Festival to honor Yancy Spencer III

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Surfer unaided by glasses spotted a sea lion that was clearly a whale

VIA = CANADA.COM Surfer unaided by glasses spotted a sea lion that was clearly a whale   askatchewan man moved to Tofino and had a ‘life-changing’ encounter Sandra McCulloch, Times Colonist Published: Thursday, July 19, 2012 Cam Shaw can’t see a thing without his glasses on. But the Tofino man can’t surf with glasses, so when … Continue reading Surfer unaided by glasses spotted a sea lion that was clearly a whale

Surf contest delayed by pollution – 1.9 million gallon sewage spill closes beaches – #SurfReport San Diego

VIA – SIGN ON SAN DIEGO 1.9 million gallon sewage spill closes beaches Surf contest delayed by pollution By Matthew T. Hall, Reporter – San Diego Mike Lee, Reporter – Environment Friday, September 9, 2011 at 9:24 a.m. All beaches north of Scripps Pier through Del Mar and Solana Beach have been closed for at … Continue reading Surf contest delayed by pollution – 1.9 million gallon sewage spill closes beaches – #SurfReport San Diego

Oahu Surf Report #SurfReport

VIA – CIVIL BEAT   Oahu Surf Report Country: Down and dropping  at 2-4’ at most reefs from the  N-NW  with 12 seconds. Sunset will top list again today but just overhead. Clean direct offshores thnks to ESE winds.   WEST: Down and Dropping at 1-2 occ 3’ on the  NW with pinch of 2’ South and … Continue reading Oahu Surf Report #SurfReport