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Photos: New York Surfing Pro Balaram Stack – Sports Illustrated

VIA – SI New York Surfing Pro Balaram Stack Balaram Stack Long Beach, N.Y., native Balaram Stack is the first New Yorker to have a chance to make the pro surfing tour in more than 30 years. Generally recognized as the best surfer ever to have come from Long Island, the 20-year-old Stack is competing … Continue reading Photos: New York Surfing Pro Balaram Stack – Sports Illustrated →

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Life Rolls On: Spinal cord injuries won’t stop these surfers from riding the waves in La Jolla on Saturday

VIA- LA JOLLA LIGHT Life Rolls On: Spinal cord injuries won’t stop these surfers from riding the waves in La Jolla on Saturday By Jenna Jay More than 150 La Jolla volunteers, including employees of the eco-friendly hair care company Tonic, will participate in the fifth annual They Will Surf Again event at La Jolla … Continue reading Life Rolls On: Spinal cord injuries won’t stop these surfers from riding the waves in La Jolla on Saturday →

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Alleged shark sighting at Swami's surf spot stirs debate

VIA – PETE THOMAS OUTDOORS Alleged shark sighting at Swami’s surf spot stirs debate Was that really a large great white shark cruising through a wave, mere feet from unsuspecting surfers, at a popular Southern California beach last Wednesday? Or was it another species of shark, or something else entirely, depicted in a widely circulated … Continue reading Alleged shark sighting at Swami's surf spot stirs debate →

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Offshore orca whales eating sharks off B.C. coast, says researcher

VIA – THE STAR Offshore orca whales eating sharks off B.C. coast, says researcher Published On Tue Sep 06 2011 VANCOUVER — It was the kind of feeding frenzy John Ford had never seen before. Ford, a research scientist with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, was aboard a boat north of Haida Gwaii but … Continue reading Offshore orca whales eating sharks off B.C. coast, says researcher →

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18-foot-long shark spotted off Cambria coast – San Luis Obispo #SurfReport

That’s a dinosaur! VIA – SACBEE 18-foot-long shark spotted off Cambria coast The Associated Press Published: Monday, Sep. 5, 2011 – 8:53 pm CAMBRIA, Calif. — Officials say an 18-foot-long shark has been spotted in the waters off Cambria and are urging beachgoers to be careful. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said … Continue reading 18-foot-long shark spotted off Cambria coast – San Luis Obispo #SurfReport →

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Interview: Surfing champ Kelly Slater battles perfection, talks AI, #QuikProNY, etc. – @KellySlater

Good insight into the mindset of the champ… VIA – WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS Surfing champ Slater battles perfection Will Swanton 14:39 AEST Tue Sep 6 2011 Kelly Slater is attempting to kill the perfectionist within. “It drives me crazy but I really am,” Slater told AAP before his opening heat of the $US1 million … Continue reading Interview: Surfing champ Kelly Slater battles perfection, talks AI, #QuikProNY, etc. – @KellySlater →

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Photos: Quiksilver Pro N.Y. surfers give Long Beach crowds a show – @FreddyP808 @KellySlater

VIA – LONG ISLAND HERALD Quiksilver Pro N.Y. surfers give Long Beach crowds a show September 5, 2011 Labor Day weekend is all about Quiksilver in Long Beach While the competition didn’t officially start on Monday, thousands of surf fans, visitors and residents gathered in Long Beach to watch the world’s best surfers take to … Continue reading Photos: Quiksilver Pro N.Y. surfers give Long Beach crowds a show – @FreddyP808 @KellySlater →

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Feds block Jet Skis at Ocean Beach surfing contest – Rip Curl Pro Ocean Beach, San Francisco

VIA – OCEAN BEACH BULLETIN Feds block Jet Skis at Ocean Beach surfing contest Posted by Tom Prete on 9/15/11 Surfers in the Rip Curl Pro Search surfing contest scheduled for Ocean Beach in November will have to paddle out and catch waves just like the Kelly’s Cove locals, as the National Park Service has … Continue reading Feds block Jet Skis at Ocean Beach surfing contest – Rip Curl Pro Ocean Beach, San Francisco →