VIA – SEATTLE PI Paddleboarders And Whales – Don’t Try This At Home Humpback breaches near paddle boarder in Colombia (Photo by Dan Merkel) Candace Calloway Whiting Candace Calloway Whiting has studied and trained dolphins, seals, and orca whales. She is currently a volunteer at the Center for Whale Research at Friday Harbor. For the … Continue reading PHOTOS: Paddleboarders And Whales – Don’t Try This At Home
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Best Local Surf Shops on Oahu
VIA – ALOHA UPDATE Best Local Surf Shops on Oahu September 24, 2011 The surfing world has become very commercial and so has most of the surf shops on the island. It seems like big mainland companies like Billabong have bought almost every surf shop. If you want to keep your money on island and … Continue reading Best Local Surf Shops on Oahu
VIDEO: Shark attacks Kauai canoe paddler
VIA – KHON Shark attacks Kauai canoe paddler Reported by: Ron Mizutani Email: [email protected] A veteran canoe paddler is grateful to be alive after encountering a shark off Kauai’s south shore. Tom Bartlett’s one-man canoe was severely damaged after a shark bit his vessel twice about a half mile offshore. Poipu to Salt Pond is … Continue reading VIDEO: Shark attacks Kauai canoe paddler
Case Hardened: Derek Dunfee
VIA – ESPN Photo: Jason Murray – Dunfee hits Maverick’s at dawn on a solo mission to get sized up without the crowd. Case Hardened: Derek Dunfee Sep 23 01:30 PM ET By Scott Hulet La Jolla’s Windansea beach is hallowed ground in the surf realm. The sport took root here in the forties, with … Continue reading Case Hardened: Derek Dunfee
WIn Lunch and Surfing with the Inspirational Soul Surfer, Bethany Hamilton, in Southern CA or Kauai, HI @BethanyHamilton
VIA – CHARITY BUZZ Enjoy Lunch and Surfing with the Inspirational Soul Surfer, Bethany Hamilton, in Southern CA or Kauai, HI Description The winner and a guest will enjoy a picnic lunch and surfing with the inspirational Soul Surfer, Bethany Hamilton, in Southern CA or Kauai, HI plus take home a signed copy of her … Continue reading WIn Lunch and Surfing with the Inspirational Soul Surfer, Bethany Hamilton, in Southern CA or Kauai, HI @BethanyHamilton
San Onofre sewage spill closes popular beach – #SurfReport
VIA – OC REGISTER San Onofre sewage spill closes popular beach It was a 7,000-gallon release at 4 p.m. Thursday from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Officials say it would have been diffused as it mixed in with a million gallons per minute of water being released from the plant’s cooling system. Published: Sept. … Continue reading San Onofre sewage spill closes popular beach – #SurfReport
Hurricane Hilary strengthens off Mexico's Pacific – West Coast #SurfReport
VIA – AFP Hurricane Hilary strengthens off Mexico’s Pacific AFP) – 8 hours ago Hurricane Hilary strengthens off Mexico’s Pacific (AFP) – 8 hours ago MIAMI — Hurricane Hilary strengthened Thursday off the southwestern Pacific coast of Mexico, threatening to punish coastal areas with strong winds and heavy surf, forecasters said. Hilary, a Category Two … Continue reading Hurricane Hilary strengthens off Mexico's Pacific – West Coast #SurfReport
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VIA – CIVIL BEAT Surf forecast for Oahu OAHU- 900 AM HST MON FEB 13 2012 HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES Surf along north facing shores will be 15 to 20 feet today, lowering to 12 to 16 feet Tuesday. Surf along west facing shores will be 8 to 12 feet … Continue reading Surf forecast for Oahu – HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES – #SurfReport
VIDEO: Surfer Laird Hamilton: The 60 Minutes Profile – CBS NEWS
VIA – CBS NEWS Surfer Laird Hamilton: The 60 Minutes Profile Overtime Staff 60 Rewind August 21, 2011 7:04 PM A post from “60 Minutes’” Braden Bergan: My family isn’t shy about giving me story ideas for “60 Minutes,” but my definite favorite was Lesley Stahl’s 2004 profile of big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton. The idea … Continue reading VIDEO: Surfer Laird Hamilton: The 60 Minutes Profile – CBS NEWS