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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

Drone Captures Unbelievable #Video, Adds Entirely New Dimension To Whale Watching – #Aloha

VIA – HUFFINGTON POST   Posted: 02/02/2014 11:57 am EST Fin whales — the second-largest whale species and also one of the most elusive — are longer than the average school bus. Given their size and deep-diving behavior, encountering one of these behemoths in the wild is quite the treat for any scientist, tourist or … Continue reading Drone Captures Unbelievable #Video, Adds Entirely New Dimension To Whale Watching – #Aloha

Waterwolf electric #surfboard speeds over lakes and rivers – #Surf #video

VIA – GIZMAG By C.C. Weiss January 26, 2014   Not every surfer is lucky enough to live near a world-class break. In fact, many would-be surfers live hundreds of miles from the nearest piece of coast. For them, the new MXP-3 from Germany’s Waterwolf represents the chance to transform the local lazy lake or … Continue reading Waterwolf electric #surfboard speeds over lakes and rivers – #Surf #video

Keen surfer takes ferns on board #Surfboard #NZ

VIA – ODT By Sally Rae on Mon, 27 Jan 2014 When it comes to shaping surfboards, Jeremy Buis admits he likes doing some ”outside the square stuff”. A keen surfer, Mr Buis (36) has been shaping and fixing surfboards in Dunedin for the past 20 years. He made his first board when he was … Continue reading Keen surfer takes ferns on board #Surfboard #NZ

Maroubra big wave surfer Mark Mathews and Kelly Slater feature in Australian surf festival movies – #Australia #Surf

VIA – DAILY TELEGRAPH   Torin Chen Southern Courier January 24, 2014 9:53AM Surfer Mark Mathews of Maroubra. Source: Supplied MAROUBRA surfer Mark Mathews surfed in some of Australia’s biggest waves in movies featuring legendary US surfer Kelly Slater. The big wave surfer features in the movies; The Journey and Encoded, filmed in South Australia … Continue reading Maroubra big wave surfer Mark Mathews and Kelly Slater feature in Australian surf festival movies – #Australia #Surf

Dr. James Grant Fights Shark With Knife, Patches Wounds, Then Has A Well-Earned Beer #Dive #SurfReport

VIA – The Huffington Post  |  Posted: 01/27/2014 11:21 am EST  |  Updated: 01/27/2014 11:59 am EST The moral of this story: Always swim with your knife. New Zealand doctor James Grant had a close call on Saturday with what conservation officials surmise was a sevengill shark. The 24-year-old man was spearfishing with some friends in the … Continue reading Dr. James Grant Fights Shark With Knife, Patches Wounds, Then Has A Well-Earned Beer #Dive #SurfReport

#VIDEO: The Man Who Doesn’t Breathe (HD) – produced for Discovery Channel Europe #Dive #Surf #aloha

The Man Who Doesn’t Breathe (HD) – produced for Discovery Channel Europe from aceandace on Vimeo.     WORLD CHAMPION FREEDIVER, STIG SEVERINSEN BREAKS NEW WORLD RECORD 500 FEET UNDER ICE – ON A SINGLE BREATH OF AIR Ace & Ace and Back2Back produced in the winter 2013 the 2×60 min. TV-show “The Man Who … Continue reading #VIDEO: The Man Who Doesn’t Breathe (HD) – produced for Discovery Channel Europe #Dive #Surf #aloha

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18-foot-long shark spotted off Cambria coast – San Luis Obispo #SurfReport

That’s a dinosaur! VIA – SACBEE 18-foot-long shark spotted off Cambria coast The Associated Press Published: Monday, Sep. 5, 2011 – 8:53 pm CAMBRIA, Calif. — Officials say an 18-foot-long shark has been spotted in the waters off Cambria and are urging beachgoers to be careful. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said … Continue reading 18-foot-long shark spotted off Cambria coast – San Luis Obispo #SurfReport

High surf advisory remains in effect for East facing shores of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, & the Big Island #SurfReport

VIA – KHON More clouds and showers expected across the state.   Reported by: Justin Cruz Email: [email protected] Instability from a series of lows aloft will keep our weather rather cloudy and showery. Winds will gradually weaken and turn out of the southeast through Friday as a front approaches from the northwest. The winds will … Continue reading High surf advisory remains in effect for East facing shores of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, & the Big Island #SurfReport