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California's Coronado named nation's best beach

via – cbs news California’s Coronado named nation’s best beach May 25, 2012 12:22 AM CORONADO, Calif. — Like a Hollywood star, Coronado’s 1.5 mile-long beach literally sparkles, thanks to the mineral mica glinting in its sand. That’s one of the reasons why Coronado — flanked by the iconic hotel featured in Marilyn Monroe’s 1958 … Continue reading California's Coronado named nation's best beach

Six-year-old tries coping with 'Soul Surfer' girl's injuries

Compassion is what makes the world go round and civilizations advance, in youth it shows itself in the purest forms… VIA – COURIER PRESS Six-year-old tries coping with ‘Soul Surfer’ girl’s injuries Posted May 26, 2012 at 3:38 p.m., updated May 26, 2012 at 3:38 p.m. Six-year-old Maddie Royster, daughter of Richard and Terry Royster … Continue reading Six-year-old tries coping with 'Soul Surfer' girl's injuries

Rescued surfer fights for life

VIA – NEW ZEALAND HERALD Rescued surfer fights for life By Monique Fischer 5:30 AM Sunday May 27, 2012 Police help carry Goodsell to an ambulance. Photo / Suzi Hurley A passer-by ran into the ocean to pull a drowning surfer to shore yesterday. Photographer Daisy Day spotted surfer Matt Goodsell floating beside his board … Continue reading Rescued surfer fights for life

Peru Bird Deaths: Peruvian Government Warns Against Beaches After Mysterious Pelican Deaths

VIA – HUFF POST Peru Bird Deaths: Peruvian Government Warns Against Beaches After Mysterious Pelican Deaths 05/06/12 04:20 PM ET AP LIMA, Peru — Peru’s Health Ministry is urging people to stay away from Pacific beaches from Lima northward after recent large-scale deaths of pelicans and dolphins. Neither the Health Ministry nor Peru’s oceanographic institute … Continue reading Peru Bird Deaths: Peruvian Government Warns Against Beaches After Mysterious Pelican Deaths

ON LIVE NOW! NIKE LOWERS PRO – SAN CLEMENTE – FEED ON HERE

HEATS UP NOW: Heat # 2 Mens Round of 16 Nat Young USA Jeremy Flores FRA Heat # 3 Mens Round of 16 Tanner Gudauskas USA CJ Hobgood USA Heat # 4 Mens Round of 16 John John Florence HAW Cory Lopez USA Heat # 5 Mens Round of 16 Gabriel Medina BRA Brett Simpson … Continue reading ON LIVE NOW! NIKE LOWERS PRO – SAN CLEMENTE – FEED ON HERE

Aquatic stunt: Frickin' sharks with frickin' laser beams

VIA – GADGET BOX Aquatic stunt: Frickin’ sharks with frickin’ laser beams Sharks with Wicked Lasers on their fins How do you make a shark even more terrifying? By attaching a 50mW laser to it, of course. No, that’s not a dumb attempt at a joke — it’s an actual thing that a marine biologist … Continue reading Aquatic stunt: Frickin' sharks with frickin' laser beams

Sally Fitzgibbons Talks Perfect Tens, World Titles And Surfing Dates Gone Wrong

VIA – PEDESTRIAN Sally Fitzgibbons Talks Perfect Tens, World Titles And Surfing Dates Gone Wrong Sally Fitzgibbons is the number one female pro surfer in the country and the likely successor to seven time world champion Layne Beachley. Last year she was ranked #2 at the ASP World Surfing Awards and was this year named … Continue reading Sally Fitzgibbons Talks Perfect Tens, World Titles And Surfing Dates Gone Wrong

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Billabong’s Financial Woes Impacts Surfing Community

VIA – YAHOO!   Billabong’s Financial Woes Impacts Surfing Community   By Killeen Gonzalez, Yahoo! Contributor Network 5 hours, 35 minutes ago On February 24th, 2012 the surfing community learned that the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay was being downgraded by the Association of Surfing Professionals due, in part, to Billabong’s recent financial woes. Here are … Continue reading Billabong’s Financial Woes Impacts Surfing Community