busy day for Laird, shooting the pier and saving peeps lives…rollin’! VIA ABC Surfing legend Laird Hamilton rescues surfer in Malibu By Greg Lee, Marc Cota-Robles and ABC7.com staff Wednesday, August 27, 2014 MALIBU, Calif. (KABC) — Surfing legend Laird Hamilton came to the rescue of a distressed surfer in Malibu Wednesday morning. … Continue reading Laird Hamilton rescues surfer in #Malibu, lifeguards save 65 others – #hero #surf #weather #California #aloha #health #fitness
Laird Hamilton shoots pier on Huge wave – Malibu Lagoon / Surfrider Beach – 8/26/14
VIA MALIBU TIMES By Emily Sawicki / [email protected] | Updated 19 hours ago Season-high surf and rough ocean conditions from Hurricane Marie are being blamed for the death of a surfer Tuesday morning at Surfrider Beach. According to eyewitnesses, the surfer’s drowning death near Malibu Pier occurred after lifeguards warned the victim, a male thought … Continue reading Surfer Dies After Drowning Near Malibu Pier – #surf
VIA – LA TIMES Kelly Slater, competing in a March pro surfing event, has pulled out of the U.S. Open in Huntington Beach. (Kelly Cestari for ASP / EPA) By Stacey Leasca contact the reporter This article is related to: Kelly Slater July 28, 2014, 2:06 PM Surf superstar Kelly … Continue reading Kelly Slater will not compete in 2014 U.S. Open of Surfing – #USOpenofSurfing #OC
VIA – FOX NEWS July 21: photo released by the Half Moon Bay Review shows emergency crew workers and volunteers working to rescue a man at Francis State Beach in Half Moon Bay, Calif. Authorities say a young man has died after a hole he dug on a Northern California beach collapsed and trapped him … Continue reading Half Moon Bay man dies after getting buried in 10-foot deep hole in sand – #HMB #California
VIA – 10 NEWS Friends rally to replace the boards Steve Fiorina 7:34 PM, Jul 22, 2014 11:50 AM, Jul 23, 2014 ENCINITAS, Calif. – Randy Abbott uses special surfboards with foam fins on top to keep his legs onboard. It’s the same concept he uses to teach kids with physical challenges to surf, … Continue reading Custom surfboards stolen from paralyzed surfer who teaches kids with disablities to #surf – #SD #aloha
Couple of rad videos from the last couple of days during the big swell pounding Newport… and more…
VIA – M. JACKSONVILLE Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 Friends of First Coast surfer legend stir up waves of memories By Matt Soergel Daytona Beach’s Bill Hixon came to Neptune Beach in the spring of 1964 with 25 surfboards inside a panel truck. He leased a spot on First Street next to Red and … Continue reading Friends of First Coast surfer legend stir up waves of memories
VIA – SMH Shark fears force national triathlon competitors out of the ocean Courtney Trenwith April 3, 2012 – 10:30AM A fatal shark attack has led organisers of a national triathlon competition being held in Busselton this week to cancel the ocean swim leg. Almost 1000 students participating in either the national or local … Continue reading Shark fears force national triathlon competitors out of the ocean
http://youtu.be/ZdAunXTV2WA http://youtu.be/m7iKj9IXfLM http://youtu.be/rGIcAVNMoqM 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 … Continue reading Fisherman survives shark attack in Australia – video #SurfReport #Fishing
