VIA – SMART PLANET Patagonia introduces warm water wetsuits made from recycled polyester By Beth Carter | May 2, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT For most surfers, wetsuit technology exists around one, unifying concept: protection from frigid waters.The insulated materials allow the surfer to brave the cold weather (or just cold water), because not every beach … Continue reading Patagonia introduces warm water wetsuits made from recycled polyester
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Video of man surfing on dead shark causes outcry
VIA – PRACTICAL FISH KEEPING Video of man surfing on dead shark causes outcry Copyright © Facebook Two men filmed a friend surfing on the carcass of a dead Thresher shark that was being towed behind their boat, and then posted it on Facebook. The video was taken by Mark Collins in the Western Bay … Continue reading Video of man surfing on dead shark causes outcry
Tiny shark has a superpower: Its belly glows
VIA – MSNBC Tiny shark has a superpower: Its belly glows The smalleye pygmy, about the size of a human hand, likely uses it to hide from predators By Jeanna Bryner Managing editor updated 4/26/2012 1:00:00 PM ET Tiny sharks about the size of a human hand have a superpower of … Continue reading Tiny shark has a superpower: Its belly glows
Man’s love of surf leads to wave machine technology
VIA – THE COAST NEWS Man’s love of surf leads to wave machine technology By Lillian Cox Apr 25, 2012 • 80 views • 0 comments SOLANA BEACH — Surfer Bruce McFarland has achieved much success as the founder of American Wave Machines where he has developed wave technology for applications in both research … Continue reading Man’s love of surf leads to wave machine technology
Shark tagged off Santa Cruz County in the 1990s caught in Sea of Cortez
VIA – INSIDEBAYAREA Shark tagged off Santa Cruz County in the 1990s caught in Sea of Cortez By Stephen Baxter [email protected] Posted: 04/26/2012 06:50:28 AM PDT Updated: 04/26/2012 06:51:29 AM PDT SANTA CRUZ — A white shark that researchers tagged near Año Nuevo Island in the late 1990s was caught in … Continue reading Shark tagged off Santa Cruz County in the 1990s caught in Sea of Cortez
Kelly Slater warns on Bali litter
VIA – YAHOO AU Surf star warns on Bali litter Georgia Loney, The West Australian Updated April 25, 2012, 3:00 am Surfing champion Kelly Slater says Bali beaches are now so polluted surfing at the favourite holiday destination could soon be off limits. Slater, 40, who hit the surf in Bali this week, turned to … Continue reading Kelly Slater warns on Bali litter
Surfing Madonna loses round in Sacramento
I hate California politics, can’t get an aesthetic art piece up in public but you can piss away money on totally worthless bs without thinking twice… VIA – UT SAN DIEGO Surfing Madonna loses round in Sacramento Written by Michael Gardner 10:44 a.m., April 24, 2012 Updated 6:13 p.m. Sacramento — The Surfing Madonna apparently … Continue reading Surfing Madonna loses round in Sacramento
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Hurricane Irene: 12-Year-Old Surfer Girl Rescued Off Of Queens – (VIDEO) NY #SurfReport
Poor girl and mom, they look scared sh*less… VIA – MY FOX 12-Year-Old Surfer Rescued Off Of Queens: MyFoxPHOENIX.com 12-Year-Old Surfer Rescued Off Of Queens Updated: Saturday, 27 Aug 2011, 3:31 PM MST Published : Saturday, 27 Aug 2011, 1:47 PM MST MYFOXNY.COM STAFF REPORT MYFOXNY.COM – It was a dramatic rescue in the rough … Continue reading Hurricane Irene: 12-Year-Old Surfer Girl Rescued Off Of Queens – (VIDEO) NY #SurfReport
Tropical storm could bring 'very dangerous' surf to L.A. beaches – LOS ANGELES TIMES #SURFREPORT
Life Rolls On: Spinal cord injuries won’t stop these surfers from riding the waves in La Jolla on Saturday
Hurricane Irene: New Jersey man drowns north of Flagler Beach
VIA – NEWS JOURNAL ONLINE New Jersey man drowns north of Flagler Beach By CHRIS GRAHAM, Staff writer send an email to [email protected] August 27, 2011 6:55 PM A New Jersey man was swept out to sea and drowned just north of Flagler Beach this afternoon, sheriff’s officials said. James Palmer, 55, was visiting the … Continue reading Hurricane Irene: New Jersey man drowns north of Flagler Beach
VIDEO: "BoardRoom – Legends of Surfboard Shaping" Set For Big Screen Debut In 2012
Mischaracterization of surfers
VIA – VC STAR Mischaracterization of surfers Posted January 30, 2012 at 9:28 a.m. Re: Colleen Cason’s Jan. 29 column, “Surfs up in senate constest”: As a lawyer, environmental activist and lifelong surfer who grew up in Santa Barbara during the historic Unocal oil spill, I was both offended and shocked by … Continue reading Mischaracterization of surfers