VIA – IMPERIAL BEACH PATCH Photo Gallery: Manny Vargas Surf Trips Around the World Photos from Vargas’ trips around the world with the bodyboarding world tour and his surf and bodyboarding tour company. By Manny Vargas 1:42pm I don’t have a mortgage. I don’t own stock. I don’t even have a working car anymore! My … Continue reading Photo Gallery: Manny Vargas Surf Trips Around the World
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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
Santa Cruz big-wave surfers, NOAA try to propel new jet ski policy
VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Santa Cruz big-wave surfers, NOAA try to propel new jet ski policy By STEPHEN BAXTER — Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted: 08/20/2011 12:54:04 PM PDT SANTA CRUZ – A few Santa Cruz County big-wave surfers squared off with officials from the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary on Thursday in an ongoing … Continue reading Santa Cruz big-wave surfers, NOAA try to propel new jet ski policy
Billabong Pro: cérémonie d'ouverture émouvante avec un hommage à Andy Irons
VIA – TAHITI PRESS Billabong Pro: cérémonie d’ouverture émouvante avec un hommage à Andy Irons Publié le 20 août 2011 à 11:58 La cérémonie d’ouverture de la Billabong Pro a eu lieu, vendredi après-midi, sur la presqu’île de Tahiti. Des débuts émouvants, pour la 11e édition de cet évènement international, puisqu’un hommage a été rendu … Continue reading Billabong Pro: cérémonie d'ouverture émouvante avec un hommage à Andy Irons
Hawaii: Shark spotted at Waikiki beach
VIA – HAWAII NEWS NOW Shark spotted at Waikiki beach Posted: Aug 19, 2011 11:03 PM EDT Updated: Aug 19, 2011 11:03 PM EDT WAIKIKI (HawaiiNewsNow) – Ocean safety officials say a shark may have been seen in waters off Waikiki beach Friday but they also believe it’s probably already left the area. Officials called … Continue reading Hawaii: Shark spotted at Waikiki beach
Reader photos: Leroy Grannis Paddleout – Hermosa Beach Pier,Southern California Moments – LA TIMES
Great photo for a great man… VIA – LOS ANGELES TIMES Reader photos: Southern California Moments, Day 232 August 20, 2011 | 4:00 pm In memoriam: Surfers join hands in memory of surfer and surf photographer Leroy Grannis off the Hermosa Beach Pier in this photo taken by Brian McStotts on June 24… For the … Continue reading Reader photos: Leroy Grannis Paddleout – Hermosa Beach Pier,Southern California Moments – LA TIMES
Eating Shark Fins Is Unhealthy – Science Says
VIA – GLOBAL ANIMAL Eating Shark Fins Is Sickening, Science Says Not only are there no health benefits to eating shark fin, but new research shows that they are loaded with mercury and heavy metals that are 42 times higher than safe levels for humans. Another reason to retire this tradition – eliminating the inhumane … Continue reading Eating Shark Fins Is Unhealthy – Science Says
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