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Surfer Sally Fitzgibbons' love match with celebrity chef and lifesaver Hayden Quinn

VIA – DAILY TELEGRAPH   Surfer Sally Fitzgibbons’ love match with celebrity chef and lifesaver Hayden Quinn   J.Mo and Elle The Sunday Telegraph February 19, 2012 12:00AM Hayden Quinn & Sally Fitzgibbons at the Red Bull Design Exhibition event at the National Art School in Darlinghurst. Picture: Arc Factory Source: The Sunday Telegraph SALLY … Continue reading Surfer Sally Fitzgibbons' love match with celebrity chef and lifesaver Hayden Quinn

RADIO INTERVIEW: A Word with Gerry Lopez

  VIA – ABC 612 BRISBANE A Word with Gerry Lopez 17 February 2012 , 6:49 PM by Bernadette Young           hierarchy /’huyuhrahkee/. noun, plural hierarchies. 1. any system of persons or things in a graded order, etc. (Source – The Macquarie Dictionary) As a 14 year old he was the Hawaiian … Continue reading RADIO INTERVIEW: A Word with Gerry Lopez

Outer Reef Surf Breaks on the North Shore – Huge Wavee Hit Islands #SurfReport

VIA – ALOHA UPDATE   Outer Reef Surf Breaks on the North Shore February 16, 2012 Taryn Wong         When the surf on the North Shore gets above 10 feet Hawaiian scale, everyone knows about Waimea Bay and Pipeline for epic big wave surfing.  There are a couple other outer reef breaks that … Continue reading Outer Reef Surf Breaks on the North Shore – Huge Wavee Hit Islands #SurfReport

Great whites taking a bite out of California sea otter population

    VIA MERCURY NEWS   Great whites taking a bite out of California sea otter population By Paul Rogers – San Jose Mercury News Posted:   02/16/2012 07:56:07 PM PST Updated:   02/16/2012 08:24:42 PM PST A California sea otter basking in the sun in the Moss Landing Harbor. (Vern Fisher/Monterey County Herald) California’s … Continue reading Great whites taking a bite out of California sea otter population

RIP Shaun Brooks – Memories of Brooko

  VIA – SURF COAST TIMES   Memories of Brooko   ussell McConachy February 17 2012     Shaun Brooks showing his skills in big waves, a bottom turn on “Savage Sunday” at Two Mile Bay on the south west coast, late 1990s. Photo: STEVE RYAN I was honoured to be amongst the hundreds of … Continue reading RIP Shaun Brooks – Memories of Brooko

Big wave surfer Mel Kinney, who appeared in 'Five-0's' original credits, dies

RIP Bruddah Mel!   VIA STAR ADVERTISER   Mel Kinney, who appeared in ‘Five-0’s’ original credits, dies   By Mike Gordon POSTED: 03:19 p.m. HST, Feb 16, 2012 LAST UPDATED: 03:46 p.m. HST, Feb 16, 2012   SCREEN CAPTURE FROM THE ORIGINAL “HAWAII FIVE-0” Mel Kinney as he appeared in the opening sequence for the … Continue reading Big wave surfer Mel Kinney, who appeared in 'Five-0's' original credits, dies

FLORIDA: Surfing forecast for weekend of Feb. 17-19 #SurfREport

VIA – FLORIDA TODAY   Surfing forecast for weekend of Feb. 17-19   12:01 AM, Feb. 17, 2012 Surfer Bob Freeman of Melbourne checks out the waves at 2nd Light Beach across from the PAFB main gate. / CRAIG RUBADOUX, FLORIDA TODAY Today The surf will run in the thigh- to waist-high range with clean … Continue reading FLORIDA: Surfing forecast for weekend of Feb. 17-19 #SurfREport

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Pismo family using social media in search for missing surfboard – Facebook post has gone viral

VIA – SANTA MARIA TIMES hour ago • By April Charlton / Senior Staff Writer / [email protected] When one Pismo Beach family turned to social media earlier this month in an effort to locate a missing surfboard, they never expected the outpouring of support they would receive. Todd Everett’s longboard turned up missing after a … Continue reading Pismo family using social media in search for missing surfboard – Facebook post has gone viral