Category Archives: Commentary

Commentary, East Coast Surf Report, Editorials, Surf Report, Surfing, surfing conditions, Surfing News, Surfing reports, United States, USA

Assault on surfer ends tense summer at Higgins Beach

Geez, can’t we all just get a long lol… VIA – KEEP ME CURRENT Assault on surfer ends tense summer at Higgins Beach Posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 1:15 pm | Updated: 1:24 pm, Wed Sep 21, 2011. By Duke Harrington [email protected] SCARBOROUGH – The Scarborough Town Council will soon revisit the ongoing issues with … Continue reading Assault on surfer ends tense summer at Higgins Beach →

Commentary, Editorials, New Zealand, Surfing, surfing conditions, Surfing News, Surfing reports, World Wide

Surfers swim with whales

VIA – SUN LIVE NEW ZEALAND Surfers swim with whales Posted on 22nd Sep 2011 07:57 | By Phillipa Yalden A family of five orca whales caused quite a stir at Mount Maunganui beach yesterday when they came close to shore while chasing stingray. Dennis Tait-Jamieson from Hibiscus Surf School got up close and personal … Continue reading Surfers swim with whales →

asp international, Commentary, Editorials, ESPN, Los Angeles, Orange County, Surf Report, Surfing, surfing conditions, Surfing News, Surfing reports, trestles, trestles beach, United States, USA, West Coast Surf Reports

Riding with the king – Kelly Slater

VIA ESPN Riding with the king Kelly Slater eyeing potential Hurley Pro title as he rolls through round four By Jake Howard ESPN Action Sports Updated: September 20, 2011, 11:36 PM ET Adriano, you fool! Don’t you know you don’t give the champ reason to try. We had a perfectly good little surf contest going … Continue reading Riding with the king – Kelly Slater →

BodyBoarding, Commentary, Editorials, Europe, Humanity, Other, Surfing, surfing conditions, Surfing News, Surfing reports, World Wide

Champion surfer Mathieu Schiller killed in shark attack on French island

Photo: French police search for Mathieu Schiller’s body after the shark attack (Picture: AFP/Getty) Champion surfer Mathieu Schiller killed in shark attack on French island Champion surfer Mathieu Schiller was killed in a frenzied shark attack that lasted less than 30 seconds after he was dragged from his surfboard on Bouncan Canot beach, on the … Continue reading Champion surfer Mathieu Schiller killed in shark attack on French island →

Australia, Commentary, Editorials, Media, Surfing, surfing conditions, Surfing News, Surfing reports, Tow in Surfing, Videos, World Wide

VIDEO: Jeff Rowley's Surfing Life’s Oakley Big Wave Awards & XXL Global Big Wave Awards Entry

Jeff Rowley’s Surfing Life’s Oakley Big Wave Awards & XXL Global Big Wave Awards Entry This is Jeff Rowley’s huge wave caught last week at Albatross Reef in Australia. It’s an incredible ride and gets entered in both Surfing Life’s Oakley Big Wave Awards & XXL Global Big Wave Awards ‘Biggest Wave’ category…not sure it … Continue reading VIDEO: Jeff Rowley's Surfing Life’s Oakley Big Wave Awards & XXL Global Big Wave Awards Entry →

Asia, Australia, Commentary, Editorials, Media, Surfing, Surfing News, Surfing pictures, Tow in Surfing, World Wide

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 →

Commentary, Editorials, Humanity, Los Angeles, Orange County, Surfing, surfing conditions, Surfing News, Surfing reports, United States, USA, West Coast Surf Reports

Surfers Paddle Out to Honor Yamada

VIA – MANHATTAN BEACH Surfers Paddle Out to Honor Yamada Russ Yamada’s friends paddle out in Manhattan Beach to remember their fellow surfer who died while surfing large waves at San Onofre Sept. 3. By Geoffrey Nielsen 2:35pm The South Bay surfing community came together at 26th Street in Manhattan Beach Sunday to bid farewell … Continue reading Surfers Paddle Out to Honor Yamada →

Random Posts on Commentary

Rescuers unable to locate missing surfer – Long Island NY #SurfReport

VIA – NEWS DAY Rescuers unable to locate missing surfer Published: September 8, 2011 10:40 PM By BILL MASON [email protected] Rescuers were unable to locate a surfer missing in treacherous ocean waters off Gilgo Beach Thursday, officials said, despite several hours of searching. The 30-year-old surfer, whose name was not released, was reported to be … Continue reading Rescuers unable to locate missing surfer – Long Island NY #SurfReport →