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Surfboard featuring 9/11 firefighters to be dedicated in Encinitas

What a beautiful memorial surfboard by the dudes down at Iron Cross, well done! VIA – SIGN ON SAN DIEGO Surfboard featuring 9/11 firefighters to be dedicated in Encinitas By Jonathan Horn, Reporter – North County Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 4:08 p.m. ENCINITAS — A surfboard honoring the 343 New York Firefighters who died … Continue reading Surfboard featuring 9/11 firefighters to be dedicated in Encinitas →

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ASP RESPONSE: Bobby Martinez Disqualified from ASP Competition in New York

VIA – ASP Bobby Martinez Disqualified from ASP Competition in New York September 7, 2011 | ASP International LONG BEACH, New York/USA (Wednesday, September 7, 2011) – Bobby Martinez (USA), 29, has been disqualified from the ASP World Title competition in New York. What follows is the correspondence between the ASP Rules and Disciplinary Committee … Continue reading ASP RESPONSE: Bobby Martinez Disqualified from ASP Competition in New York →

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AUDIO RECORDING: Bobby Martinez Unloads On The ASP

VIA – TRANSWORD SURF Bobby Martinez Unloads On The ASP You’d think after a long and prosperous career in professional surfing Bobby Martinez would be grateful to the organization that allowed him to travel the world and make more money than most of us can ever hope to. But that’s not Bobby’s style—when he goes … Continue reading AUDIO RECORDING: Bobby Martinez Unloads On The ASP →

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VIDEO: The Interview that got Bobby Martinez tossed from the Quiksilver Pro NY

Words By – Chris Nomad As many of you heard watching the live feed from the Quiksilver Pro NY today, Bobby Martinez was thrown out of the event just before his heat against Kelly Slater in Round #3. Bobby has been the center of controversy recently with his public comments in regards to the caliber … Continue reading VIDEO: The Interview that got Bobby Martinez tossed from the Quiksilver Pro NY →

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Hurricane Katia veers north; 2 other tropical systems loom #SurfReport East Coast

VIA – SUMMIT COUNTY VOICE Hurricane Katia veers north; 2 other tropical systems loom The GOES satellite image from NOAA shows Katia starting to veer north, and Tropical Depression 14 to the south and east, already showing signs of tropical development with wispy outflow clouds visible around the core of thunderstorms. The Gulf of Mexico … Continue reading Hurricane Katia veers north; 2 other tropical systems loom #SurfReport East Coast →

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VIDEO: Ocean City Officials Say Infamous ‘Sea Foam’ Wasn’t Raw Sewage

VIA – MEDIA BISTRO Ocean City Officials Say Infamous ‘Sea Foam’ Wasn’t Raw Sewage By Merrill Knox on September 6, 2011 10:52 AM Last week, WTTG‘s Tucker Barnes unintentionally became the star of one of Hurricane Irene’s most famous moments, filing the above report from a boardwalk in Ocean City, MD. Barnes described the material … Continue reading VIDEO: Ocean City Officials Say Infamous ‘Sea Foam’ Wasn’t Raw Sewage →

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UPDATE VIDEO: Shark Takes Bite Out of Surfboard – Hawaii #SurfReport

Shark attacked a 10′ surfboard, holy sh…so lucky. VIA – FIRST COAST NEWS Shark Takes Bite Out of Surfboard 2:02 PM, Sep 6, 2011 HONOLULU, — Moses Felipe knows he’s lucky to have survived a close encounter with a shark without so much as a scratch. “He left the skeg alone. He bit down. Went … Continue reading UPDATE VIDEO: Shark Takes Bite Out of Surfboard – Hawaii #SurfReport →

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Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked & Broke: State of the [Surfing] Union: All not quiet on the home front #SantaCruz

  VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL   Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked & Broke: State of the [Surfing] Union: All not quiet on the home front   Posted:   02/12/2012 01:30:06 AM PST   The natives are restless. With 2012 being the year of the dragon, it’s hardly surprising that something ugly is rearing its head in … Continue reading Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked & Broke: State of the [Surfing] Union: All not quiet on the home front #SantaCruz →

Of Mavericks and Men: Hacienda Hosts Hollywood – San Mateo subs for Santa Cruz in biopic about famed surfer.

VIA – MENLO PARK PATCH Hacienda Hosts Hollywood San Mateo subs for Santa Cruz in biopic about famed surfer. By Rebecca Rosen Lum 8:03pm Students, residents, workers, and a businessman in suit and tie gathered in front of First Presbyterian Church building on Flores Street this afternoon, edging as close as crews would let them … Continue reading Of Mavericks and Men: Hacienda Hosts Hollywood – San Mateo subs for Santa Cruz in biopic about famed surfer. →