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SANTA CRUZ: Peter Mel named Big Wave World Tour champion

YEAH PETE!!! VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Peter Mel surfs to victory at Pico Alto in Peru. The win in the… (Piero Marotta/contributed photo) Surfing: Mel named Big Wave World Tour champion By JULIE JAG Posted: 05/04/2012 01:30:57 AM PDT Peter Mel cemented his legacy as one of the best big wave surfers to come … Continue reading SANTA CRUZ: Peter Mel named Big Wave World Tour champion

Surfer's close brush with a shark at Terrigal

VIA – EXPRESS ADVOCATE Mel Draper was out in the water on his paddle board at Terrigal on Sunday afternoon when he had a close encounter with a shark. Surfer’s close brush with a shark at Terrigal 3 May 12 @ 11:54am by Alicia McCumstie WHEN Mel Draper took his new paddle board out for … Continue reading Surfer's close brush with a shark at Terrigal

Video of man surfing on dead shark causes outcry

VIA – PRACTICAL FISH KEEPING Video of man surfing on dead shark causes outcry Copyright © Facebook Two men filmed a friend surfing on the carcass of a dead Thresher shark that was being towed behind their boat, and then posted it on Facebook. The video was taken by Mark Collins in the Western Bay … Continue reading Video of man surfing on dead shark causes outcry

Tiny shark has a superpower: Its belly glows

VIA – MSNBC       Tiny shark has a superpower: Its belly glows   The smalleye pygmy, about the size of a human hand, likely uses it to hide from predators By Jeanna Bryner Managing editor updated 4/26/2012 1:00:00 PM ET Tiny sharks about the size of a human hand have a superpower of … Continue reading Tiny shark has a superpower: Its belly glows

Man’s love of surf leads to wave machine technology

VIA – THE COAST NEWS   Man’s love of surf leads to wave machine technology By Lillian Cox Apr 25, 2012 • 80 views • 0 comments SOLANA BEACH — Surfer Bruce McFarland has achieved much success as the founder of American Wave Machines where he has developed wave technology for applications in both research … Continue reading Man’s love of surf leads to wave machine technology

Shark tagged off Santa Cruz County in the 1990s caught in Sea of Cortez

VIA – INSIDEBAYAREA   Shark tagged off Santa Cruz County in the 1990s caught in Sea of Cortez   By Stephen Baxter [email protected] Posted:   04/26/2012 06:50:28 AM PDT Updated:   04/26/2012 06:51:29 AM PDT SANTA CRUZ — A white shark that researchers tagged near Año Nuevo Island in the late 1990s was caught in … Continue reading Shark tagged off Santa Cruz County in the 1990s caught in Sea of Cortez

Kelly Slater warns on Bali litter

VIA – YAHOO AU Surf star warns on Bali litter Georgia Loney, The West Australian Updated April 25, 2012, 3:00 am Surfing champion Kelly Slater says Bali beaches are now so polluted surfing at the favourite holiday destination could soon be off limits. Slater, 40, who hit the surf in Bali this week, turned to … Continue reading Kelly Slater warns on Bali litter

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Rescuers unable to locate missing surfer – Long Island NY #SurfReport

VIA – NEWS DAY Rescuers unable to locate missing surfer Published: September 8, 2011 10:40 PM By BILL MASON [email protected] Rescuers were unable to locate a surfer missing in treacherous ocean waters off Gilgo Beach Thursday, officials said, despite several hours of searching. The 30-year-old surfer, whose name was not released, was reported to be … Continue reading Rescuers unable to locate missing surfer – Long Island NY #SurfReport