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Surfer Dane Reynolds Hates Competition – But Blows it Out of the Water – ROLLING STONE
Damn we love Dane! VIA – ROLLING STONE Surfer Dane Reynolds Hates Competition – But Blows it Out of the Water ‘I don’t put too much importance on winning contests, which I think can make surfing boring,’ he says in our Hot Issue By Jesse Hyde November 3, 2011 2:45 PM ET Dave Reynolds for … Continue reading Surfer Dane Reynolds Hates Competition – But Blows it Out of the Water – ROLLING STONE
Earthquake shakes Costa Rica’s Pacific coast
VIA – TICO TIMES Earthquake shakes Costa Rica’s Pacific coast Posted: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 – By Alex Leff No injuries were reported from the magnitude-5.4 tremor. A 5.4 tremor shook the Nicoya Peninsula at 1:01 p.m. on Wednesday. Residents of the northwest Costa Rica tourist haven reported cracking walls but little other damage. The … Continue reading Earthquake shakes Costa Rica’s Pacific coast
Ocean City Enjoying a Solid Week of Surf #SurfReport
VIA – OCEAN CITY PATCH Ocean City Enjoying a Solid Week of Surf A storm in the Atlantic sent big waves to Ocean City on Wednesday. By Douglas Bergen 11:05am A low-pressure system off the coast delivered a couple days of good waves to Ocean City, and local photographer Patty Fraser captured the image above … Continue reading Ocean City Enjoying a Solid Week of Surf #SurfReport
North Shore pro surfer Jamie O’Brien needs a media team – and a condom
VIA – SHARK DIVERS North Shore pro surfer Jamie O’Brien needs a media team – and a condom Thursday, November 3, 2011 I wish you could make this stuff up but sadly you cannot, and thus begins today’s lesson about wildlife, media messaging, and stupid animal tricks. Folks, we have said it before and will … Continue reading North Shore pro surfer Jamie O’Brien needs a media team – and a condom
James Van Doren dies at 72; co-founder of Vans shoes
Sad, I’ve been wearing vans since I was a little kid and never stopped… VIA – LA TIMES James Van Doren dies at 72; co-founder of Vans shoes Van Doren Rubber Co. owed some of its success to Southern California’s burgeoning skateboard culture and gained national recognition when Sean Penn wore Vans in ‘Fast Times … Continue reading James Van Doren dies at 72; co-founder of Vans shoes
VIDEO: Surfer Almost Swallowed by Whale – Santa Cruz
Thanks to the dudes down at Sacred Craft for sending this one along to us… Surfer Almost Swallowed by Whale “Uploaded by bqnbarb13 on Nov 2, 2011 A woman floating on a surfboard near Santa Cruz, California almost ended up on the lunch menu for a humpback whale over the weekend. Barb Roettger had her … Continue reading VIDEO: Surfer Almost Swallowed by Whale – Santa Cruz
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Surfers, sharks struggle to share the ocean in Australia
VIA – THE CHINA POST Updated Monday, March 26, 2012 5:41 pm TWN, By Amy Coopes, AFP Surfers, sharks struggle to share the ocean in Australia SYDNEY–Rolling from his surfboard, blood gushing from the wound where a shark had just ripped a big chunk of flesh from his thigh, Australian Glen Folkard had just one thought: “I’m alive.” Folkard, … Continue reading Surfers, sharks struggle to share the ocean in Australia
Mexican Smugglers Nearly Interrupt California Surf Contest – US Open of Surfing
¡Ay, caramba! The word “estúpido” comes to mind… VIA – FOX NEWS Mexican Smugglers Nearly Interrupt California Surf Contest Published August 08, 2011 | NewsCore HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – Three Mexican nationals attempted to illegally land their boat on California’s Huntington Beach Sunday — about a mile away from where crowds were forming to watch … Continue reading Mexican Smugglers Nearly Interrupt California Surf Contest – US Open of Surfing
High surf and shark sighting shut 2 Kauai beaches #SurfReport
VIA – STAR ADVERTISER High surf and shark sighting shut 2 Kauai beaches By Star-Advertiser staff POSTED: 10:32 a.m. HST, Apr 03, 2012 LAST UPDATED: 02:39 p.m. HST, Apr 03, 2012 Haena and Kee beaches on Kauai’s North Shore are closed to swimming today due to high surf conditions. Ocean Safety officials also … Continue reading High surf and shark sighting shut 2 Kauai beaches #SurfReport
Family, law enforcement still fighting for peace two years after gang, surf cultures collide
Florida: Teen reels in 874-pound shark
Not sure how environmentalists can get on other countries for shark fishing when we’re doing it right here in our own backyards…just saying. Might want to work on this area of the world before we start slamming people who can’t make $5 a day in their country working to feed their families…things have to change. … Continue reading Florida: Teen reels in 874-pound shark
British surfer sets new world record after braving crocodile-infested river to ride wave for 12.8 MILES
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
Hawaii; Big tuna leads to big record
VIA – tHE STAR PHOENIX Big tuna leads to big record By Jonathan Hamelin, Leader-Post April 14, 2012 For Saskatchewan’s Troy Kincaid – rig worker by profession but fisherman by hobby – the waters of Hawaii were recently the scene of an epic struggle between him and a 231-pound bigeye tuna. After 45 minutes, … Continue reading Hawaii; Big tuna leads to big record