Category Archives: Commentary

Hurricane Surfing – Nova Scotia’s free surfers search for dangerous waves — and keep them secret

via – the walrus   Hurricane Surfing Nova Scotia’s free surfers search for dangerous waves — and keep them secret By Lyndsie Bourgon • Photography by Scotty Sherin Field Note • From the May 2012 magazine Hurricane surfer Nick Manos checks out the waves in Nova Scotia. Last september, Hurricane Katia made its way north … Continue reading Hurricane Surfing – Nova Scotia’s free surfers search for dangerous waves — and keep them secret

USA Surf Team Wins Copper Medal at World Jr. Surfing Championship

VIA YAHOO   USA Surf Team Wins Copper Medal at World Jr. Surfing Championship By Killeen Gonzalez | Yahoo! Contributor Network – 5 hours ago On April 22, 2012 the shores of Panama’s Playa Venao were awash with talented, teenage surfers proudly representing their respective countries during the Dakine ISA World Junior Surfing Championship’s final round. Here’s … Continue reading USA Surf Team Wins Copper Medal at World Jr. Surfing Championship

PHOTOS: Coco Goes Surfing While Ice T Chills on the Beach in Hawaii #OG

Everyone knows Coco has great lower body strength AND upper body strength, she’s a natural!   VIA DAILY MAIL UK ‘Use your booty as a counter balance!’ Coco flaunts her ample assets as she goes surfing during an Hawaiian getaway with Ice-T By Jade Watkins PUBLISHED: 01:45 EST, 23 April 2012 | UPDATED: 04:13 EST, … Continue reading PHOTOS: Coco Goes Surfing While Ice T Chills on the Beach in Hawaii #OG

PHOTOS: Gigantic Great White Shark Caught in Mexico

VIA – FOUNTAIN VALLEY PATCH   Gigantic Great White Shark Caught in Mexico     Great white shark taken by net on Sunday in the Sea of Cortez. Credit San Carlos Mexico online forum   Fishermen had to tow the monster over 2 miles on a 22-foot panga to reach their destination. Credit San Carlos … Continue reading PHOTOS: Gigantic Great White Shark Caught in Mexico

SANTA CRUZ: Savannah Shaughnessy a finalist for Billabong XXL Girls Performance Award

  VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked and Broke: Savannah Shaughnessy a finalist for Billabong XXL Girls Performance Award – Posted:   04/22/2012 01:30:47 AM PDT Santa Cruz’s Savannah Shaughnessy is a rising star in big wave surfing. Savannah Shaughnessy charges harder than you do. The 23-year-old Santa Cruz surfer recently received recognition … Continue reading SANTA CRUZ: Savannah Shaughnessy a finalist for Billabong XXL Girls Performance Award

Anger at 'Shark Men' after bodyboarder killed – A US documentary crew has faced a backlash online after revealing they 'chummed' the waters near the scene of a shark attack at a South African surf spot which killed a 20-year-old bodyboarder.

Looks like grounds for a lawsuit fing morons…   VIA – NEWS NINE MSN Anger at ‘Shark Men’ after bodyboarder killed   A US documentary crew has faced a backlash online after revealing they ‘chummed’ the waters near the scene of a shark attack at a South African surf spot which killed a 20-year-old bodyboarder. … Continue reading Anger at 'Shark Men' after bodyboarder killed – A US documentary crew has faced a backlash online after revealing they 'chummed' the waters near the scene of a shark attack at a South African surf spot which killed a 20-year-old bodyboarder.

Carrisa Moore's surf title defence all but over

    VIA – ABC AUSTRALIA   Moore’s surf title defence all but over Updated April 20, 2012 21:17:09 Women’s surfing world champion Carissa Moore conceded her title defence was virtually over after failing to make the quarter-finals of the Beachley Classic, but a battling Stephanie Gilmore remained on course for a fifth title. Hawaiian … Continue reading Carrisa Moore's surf title defence all but over

Random Posts on Commentary

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

1943-2012: Bill Hixon, longtime owner of Neptune Beach surf shop, dies in Pennsylvania

  VIA – JACKSONVILLE 1943-2012: Bill Hixon, longtime owner of Neptune Beach surf shop, dies in Pennsylvania Bill Hixon in 1981. Posted: April 13, 2012 – 4:15pm  |  Updated: April 13, 2012 – 4:25pm By Matt Soergel Bill Hixon, who opened Hixon’s Surf Shop in Neptune Beach in 1964, just in time for the surfing craze sweeping the East … Continue reading 1943-2012: Bill Hixon, longtime owner of Neptune Beach surf shop, dies in Pennsylvania