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Surfer drowns at Moffat Beach

VIA – SUNSHINE COAST DAILY   Surfer drowns at Moffat Beach February 6, 2012 – 10:59AM   A SURFER has drowned at a popular Coast break despite desperate efforts to save him by a group of off-duty lifesavers. The man, aged in his 50s, was found floating face down in the water off the rocky … Continue reading Surfer drowns at Moffat Beach

Dredging stalled to preserve surf breaks

VIA – GOLD COAST AUSTRALIA   Dredging stalled to preserve surf breaks   Tanya Westthorp   |  07:29am February 6, 2012 RUIN the Coast’s best surf breaks or ignore the treacherous conditions boaties face every day trying to navigate the heavily silted Tweed bar. This is the dilemma facing the NSW and Queensland Governments with the revelation … Continue reading Dredging stalled to preserve surf breaks

'Mr Pipeline' Gerry Lopez is no one-trick pony

VIA – ABC AUSTRALIA   ‘Mr Pipeline’ Gerry Lopez is no one-trick pony By Mark Bannerman Updated February 06, 2012 11:02:17   Gallery: The life and times of Gerry Lopez The year was 1973. The place, California at the surfing world titles. A young man with a Beatle haircut and droopy moustache makes his way … Continue reading 'Mr Pipeline' Gerry Lopez is no one-trick pony

Hawaii: High Surf Advisory for North and West Facing Shores #SurfReport

VIA – HAWAII NEWS DAILY Hawaii: High Surf Advisory for North and West Facing Shores   February 5, 2012 By Staff Reporter The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a high surf advisory for north and west facing shores of Niihau, Kauai and Oahu, and north facing shores of Molokai and Maui. Breaking waves … Continue reading Hawaii: High Surf Advisory for North and West Facing Shores #SurfReport

VIDEO: Skin Dog SNAPS On NOAA Officials at Mavericks

NOAA Officials attempt to “educate” big wave surfers on the ban against the life saving vehicles that assist the surfers. The vehicles are supposed to represent a “threat to wildlife”, even though other craft with the same engines are not banned. click here to watch video http://vimeo.com/35779682

Why are fans paying medical bills for world-class skier Sarah Burke?

VIA – MSNBC   Why are fans paying medical bills for world-class skier Sarah Burke?   Competitors at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo. adorned themselves with items in rememberance of Canadian skier Sarah Burke who died from injuries she sustained in a training accident in Park City, Utah in January. By Kari Huus, … Continue reading Why are fans paying medical bills for world-class skier Sarah Burke?

VIDEO (RAD): Big-Wave Addicts Episode 3

Big-Wave Addicts Episode 3   http://youtu.be/nJsLHB-t90o   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 … Continue reading VIDEO (RAD): Big-Wave Addicts Episode 3

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Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds

VIA – NEWPORT BEACH PATCH Editor Nisha Gutierrez-Jaime [email protected] Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds “It’s not a good thing,” says researcher after discovery that a radioactive isotope of iodine was absorbed by kelp off Laguna Beach and Corona del Mar a month after the disaster in Japan. … Continue reading Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds