Category Archives: East Coast Surf Report

Local surfing pioneer and founder of Rhino Tuff surfboards dies

VIA – WPTV Jeff Surgener at his factory in Boynton Beac Local surfing pioneer and founder of Rhino Tuff surfboards dies Posted: 02/29/2012 Last Updated: 5 hours and 31 minutes ago Tom Warnke Sent me some sad news that Jeff Surgener has passed. I did not know Jeff but wish his family the best and … Continue reading Local surfing pioneer and founder of Rhino Tuff surfboards dies

27-Pound Lobster Caught 5 Miles Off The Coast Of Maine (VIDEO)

  VIA – HUFF POST 27-Pound Lobster ‘Rocky’ Caught 5 Miles Off The Coast Of Maine (VIDEO)   Posted: 02/24/2012 12:06 pm     Maine State Aquarium Director Aimee Hayden-Rodriques holds a 27 pound, nearly 40 inch long, lobster caught by Robert Malone off the coast of Maine near Rockland, Maine on Feb. 17, 2012. … Continue reading 27-Pound Lobster Caught 5 Miles Off The Coast Of Maine (VIDEO)

VIDEO: Surfer gored by bull in Costa Rica

Sharks just aint enough…what a way to come a cropper! VIA – DEL MAR VA NOW Surfer gored by bull in Costa Rica Fenwick man expected to make full recovery after attack Feb. 21, 2012 Brent Cropper was gored twice by a bull during a rodeo in Costa Rica on Jan. 28. He was released … Continue reading VIDEO: Surfer gored by bull in Costa Rica

42 Foot beached whale draws crowds in Norfolk

VIA – DAILY PRESS A dead 42-foot whale rests in the surf at Ocean View early Monday morning after washing up on Sunday. Cause of death is pending but the whale showed a deep 1.5-foot gash on the back of its head, which fractured the whale’sskull, said Susan Barco, the aquarium’s senior scientist. (Adrin Snider) … Continue reading 42 Foot beached whale draws crowds in Norfolk

Your picks for best surf spots in Central Florida

VIA – CF NEWS 13   Your picks for best surf spots in Central Florida   By Dave Cocchiarella, Meteorologist Last Updated: Monday, February 20, 2012 6:04 PM ORLANDO — Friday, we told you about a list (based on an informal poll) of Central Florida’s top surf spots. I seriously wondered if these were the best, … Continue reading Your picks for best surf spots in Central Florida

Boardrider of the Month: Lea Taylor

VIA – THE BEACH SIDE RESIDENT   Boardrider of the Month: Lea Taylor Scooter Newell Boardrider of the Month: Lea Taylor Interview by Scooter Newell Lea Taylor has been skateboarding and surfing since she could crawl. I remember her bomb-dropping little ledges on her skateboard when she was only 3-years-old and doing whatever it took … Continue reading Boardrider of the Month: Lea Taylor

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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Local surfers Rob Kelly, Zach Humphreys & Dean Randazzo thrilled to get big chance in Virginia Beach this week@RobKellySurf

Rob’s my fav up-and-coming EC pro, let’s take WV Rob! Also shout out to one of my best bros (and one of the hardest rippers over 50!), Dave Larose from WV now in SD! Local surfers Rob Kelly, Zach Humphreys and Dean Randazzo thrilled to get big chance in Virginia Beach this week Posted: Monday, … Continue reading Local surfers Rob Kelly, Zach Humphreys & Dean Randazzo thrilled to get big chance in Virginia Beach this week@RobKellySurf

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

Top Surf Town Hosts Surfers Healing and Children with Autism @SurfersHealing #SurfReport

  VIA – SAC BEE Top Surf Town Hosts Surfers Healing and Children with Autism By Surfers Healing Published: Thursday, Jul. 12, 2012 – 5:28 am WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C., July 12, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — One of the world’s 20 best surf towns (National Geographic, 2012) will host Surf Gala 2012 and Surfers Healing, an international … Continue reading Top Surf Town Hosts Surfers Healing and Children with Autism @SurfersHealing #SurfReport