Category Archives: Commentary

Perfect 10 point rides & Jordy Smith on track for three-peat at Billabong Pro JBay

VIA – INTERNATIONAL TO   Perfect 10 point rides & Jordy Smith on track for three-peat at Billabong Pro JBay   Friday, 13 July 2012 06:38   Two-time and defending champion Jordy Smith (pictured) (Durban, South Africa) is on track for an historic three-peat Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa (Thursday, July 12, 2012) – Two-time … Continue reading Perfect 10 point rides & Jordy Smith on track for three-peat at Billabong Pro JBay

Dive expert believes sharks didn't kill missing diver Karen Lee but did eat body

VIA – HERALD SUN   Dive expert believes sharks didn’t kill missing diver Karen Lee Andrea Hamblin Geelong Advertiser July 13, 2012 7:02AM   Water Police search for Karen Lee who went missing while diving off a ship wreck between Point Lonsdale and Barwon Heads. Picture: Darren Mcnamara Source:Herald Sun THE head of Dive Victoria … Continue reading Dive expert believes sharks didn't kill missing diver Karen Lee but did eat body

Santa Cruz: Free July 19 screening to help check for skin cancer

  VIA – MERC NEWS   Free July 19 screening to help check for skin cancer By Shanna McCord – Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted:   07/11/2012 07:36:11 PM PDT Updated:   07/11/2012 07:42:32 PM PDT   CAPITOLA – With all the sun and surf available year-round in Santa Cruz County, the body’s largest organ – … Continue reading Santa Cruz: Free July 19 screening to help check for skin cancer

Miami teen recused from Hawaii surf recovering

    VIA – AP Published: 4:02 pm Updated: 4:05 pm Miami teen recused from Hawaii surf recovering HONOLULU (AP) — A Florida teen rescued when he was swept out to sea in Hawaii says he’s lucky to be alive. It’s been about week since a tour guide jumped into dangerous surf off the Big … Continue reading Miami teen recused from Hawaii surf recovering

HAWAII: High surf and small craft advisories due to Tropical Cyclone Daniel #SurfReport

VIA – HAWAII 24/7   High surf and small craft advisories due to Tropical Cyclone Daniel   Posted on 11:35 pm, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Tags: high surf advisory, nws, small craft advisory, tropical cyclone daniel By Hawaii 24/7 Staff The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a high surf advisory for East facing … Continue reading HAWAII: High surf and small craft advisories due to Tropical Cyclone Daniel #SurfReport

Japan’s tsunami trash is this Sonoma surfer’s treasure

VIA – BODEGA BAY PRESS DEMOCRAT   Japan’s tsunami trash is this Sonoma surfer’s treasure   Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 | Posted by Chris Smith | no responses BY CHRIS SMITH/The Press Democrat Sonoma Coast surfer and rock climber Darren Moffet thinks he may have found one of the first substantial pieces of Japanese tsunami … Continue reading Japan’s tsunami trash is this Sonoma surfer’s treasure

Rare Encounter: 25-Foot Shark Amazes Scuba Divers in Florida Gulf

VIA – PALM HARBOR PATCH   Rare Encounter: 25-Foot Shark Amazes Scuba Divers “The sheer size of it was unbelievable,” said Brennan Russell, one of two Palm Harbor scuba divers who videotaped a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with a 25 foot-long whale shark in the Gulf of Mexico. By Sunde Farquhar Email the author 5:55 am Kathy … Continue reading Rare Encounter: 25-Foot Shark Amazes Scuba Divers in Florida Gulf