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Shooting down the barrel, with a lens

VIA – THE AUSTRALIAN Shooting down the barrel, with a lens Fred Pawle From: The Australian September 20, 2011 12:00AM Chris Ross attacks The Right, an out-of-the-way shelf in the southwest of Western Australia. Peers say photographer Russell Ord’s technique has changed the game. Picture: Russell Ord Source: Supplied WHEN surf photographer Russell Ord arrived … Continue reading Shooting down the barrel, with a lens →

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Slump hits hard: Surf icon Quiksilver cuts jobs

Just a side note to this story, as a consumer knowledgeable in areas from opening and running businesses to designing products, etc. And being involved in surfing my entire life, I have to say that Quiksilver as a business, sucks ranging from the very bottom to the top of it’s business. Many of their designs … Continue reading Slump hits hard: Surf icon Quiksilver cuts jobs →

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Say good bye to cold, soggy wetsuits, the Flash Bomb's dry in a flash

Sounds killer… VIA – ESPN Rip Curl Flash Bomb ($400) Say good bye to cold, soggy wetsuits, the Flash Bomb’s dry in a flash Updated: September 14, 2011, 11:46 AM ET By Jake Howard ESPN Action Sports Archive This fall you could wear your wetsuit from last year. You could. You could dig it out … Continue reading Say good bye to cold, soggy wetsuits, the Flash Bomb's dry in a flash →

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Shark savages French diplomat while kite-surfing in Papua New Guinea

Here we go again… VIA – AFP Shark savages French diplomat in PNG (AFP) – 36 minutes ago SYDNEY — A French diplomat working for the European Union in Papua New Guinea was airlifted to Australia on Monday after a shark attacked him when he was kite-surfing off Port Moresby. Thomas Viot, 30, was bitten … Continue reading Shark savages French diplomat while kite-surfing in Papua New Guinea →

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Shark attack victim farewelled in emotional paddle-out

This is a tough read… VIA – WA NEWS Photo:Surfers remember Kyle in an emotional paddle-out at Bunker Bay. Photo: Tim Carrier, Busselton-Dunsborough Mail. Shark victim farewelled in emotional paddle-out Michelle Nelson and Lucy Rickard September 8, 2011 – 12:20PM About 40 surfers have this morning taken part into an emotional paddle-out into the surf … Continue reading Shark attack victim farewelled in emotional paddle-out →

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Guide: Best surf breaks in Sydney

VIA – CNN GO Best surf breaks in Sydney Sydney’s best surf breaks aren’t about crowds at iconic beaches — finding them just needs a little local knowledge By Darren Foord 7 September, 2011 Surfing. It conjures up images of exotic locales, palm-fringed shorelines, adventure and discovery and of a lifestyle that basks in the … Continue reading Guide: Best surf breaks in Sydney →

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A difficult conversation about Great Whites

Some of the comments on this guys article are hilarious, click the link at the bottom… VIA – SYDNEY MORNING HERALD A difficult conversation about Great Whites September 6, 2011 – 1:59PM Derek Rielly is a surfer, writer, entrepreneur and raconteur. There are two things the court of public opinion will hang you for in … Continue reading A difficult conversation about Great Whites →

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