What great story. Australian young gun Jarvis Earle has come a long way, and is still representing Sydney’s southern beaches. Continue reading to find out who he is and what he’s like. It’s time for the next generation of surfers to drop in, and Sydney’s Jarvis Earle is at the front of the lineup. Jarvis … Continue reading Meet Australian Surfer Jarvis Earle
To this day I still remember the first wave I ever rode. It was the biggest, fastest, smoothest, longest wave I ever rode and I knew I was hooked forever. Or at least that’s how I rememeber it. But that doesn’t even comes close to this unbelievable Peruvian spot. Located in the north of Peru … Continue reading Chicama: the world’s longest wave
Easkey Britton is a world-class surfer and an inspiration for surfers all around the world. Please read this article in full. Easkey Britton: “ I think this is the primary motivation for most big wave surfers – this sense of intense connection to nature that is just so powerful and going to the edge of … Continue reading Surfing allows Easkey Britton satisfy a lifelong love for the ocean
Rest in peace, Tom Morey, the Surfer Who Invented the Boogie Board – boarding has brought my family and me so much joy. Tom Morey, the creator of the Boogie Board and an influential figure in the surfing world, has died due to complications from a stroke, according to his family. He was 86. It … Continue reading Tom Morey, inventor of the Boogie Board and Ben Franklin of surfing, dies at 86
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VIA – BBC A 13-year-old boy has been killed by a shark off the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion. The teenager, named as Elio, was surfing in an off-limits section of water off the west coast, when he was attacked on Sunday morning. In a statement, local authorities said they had deployed … Continue reading Shark Kills Amateur Surfer, 13, off Reunion in Indian Ocean
VIA – MSNBC Dramatic rescue for Calif. gray whale entangled in discarded fishing net A California gray whale is moving freely after rescuers spent seven hours untangling it from a discarded fishing net. Rescuers suspect the whale had been dragging the net–which was filled with dozens of dead animals–for weeks. KNBC-TV’s Vikki Vargas reports. … Continue reading VIDEO: Dramatic rescue for Calif. gray whale entangled in discarded fishing net
VIA – GREEN LEFT ExxonMobil pays no federal tax, refuses to pay for Alaska oil spill Sunday, February 5, 2012 By Rebecca Leber United States’ oil giant ExxonMobil had the largest profits of the “big five” oil companies last year, raking in US$41.1 billion. This is a 35% jump from the year before. … Continue reading ExxonMobil pays no federal tax, refuses to pay for Alaska oil spill
VIA – ESPN GO Action stars rally to save endangered dolphins Tue, Apr 10 10:33 AM ET by Keith Hamm The campaign to save the planet’s most critically endangered dolphin species received a surge of support last month as two of action sports’ busiest environmental activists joined forces in New Zealand. Billabong free-surfer Dave Rastovich … Continue reading Action stars rally to save endangered dolphins
