VIA – WARWICK DAILY NEWS Crunch time for Melling, Perrow Mitchell Craig | 7th December 2011 THE futures of Far North Coast surfers Adam Melling and Kieren Perrow will hang in the balance when they compete in the final World Championship Tour event of the year, the Billabong Pipe Masters in Hawaii. The pair need … Continue reading Crunch time for Melling, Perrow
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Warning to surfers after search for missing man
VIA – SCARBOROUGH EVENING NEWS Warning to surfers after search for missing man Wednesday 7 December 2011 Surfer’s take advantage of the early moring waves in Scarborough’s South Bay, as fog hangs over Cayton Bay cliffs, behind Published on Wednesday 7 December 2011 13:08 THE COASTGUARD issued a warning yesterday after a surfer went missing … Continue reading Warning to surfers after search for missing man
VIDEO Surfer girl attacked by shark in popular Oregon spot
VIA – KVUE Surfer attacked by shark in popular Oregon spot by Teresa Blackman, kgw.com Staff kvue.com Posted on December 6, 2011 at 4:40 PM SEASIDE, Ore. — A woman was attacked by a shark near Seaside Tuesday morning but managed to make it to shore with the help of other surfers. Several other surfers … Continue reading VIDEO Surfer girl attacked by shark in popular Oregon spot
VIDEO Surfing Sally sizzles in hot photo shoot
WOW… VIA – ILLAWARRA MERCURY Surfing Sally sizzles in hot photo shoot ANGELA THOMPSON 07 Dec, 2011 04:00 AM It’s Sally, champion surfer Sally Fitzgibbons from the sports pages, seen not that long ago with her teeth in braces and more often photographed as a blur of rash vest and wet ponytail. Sally Fitzgibbons from … Continue reading VIDEO Surfing Sally sizzles in hot photo shoot
The Surf Culture: Green or Greenwash?
VIA – CARE2 The Surf Culture: Green or Greenwash? by Nicole Parisi-Smith December 6, 2011 4:15 am According to the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association surfboard, skateboard and other hard good accessory sale numbers increased by 35% in 2010. Along with surf industry growth growth comes increased impact on the environment – from foam surfboards and … Continue reading The Surf Culture: Green or Greenwash?
Qld man killed in apparent croc or shark attack
VIA – SMH Qld man killed in apparent croc attack Patrick Caruana December 6, 2011 – 6:19PM AAP A Cairns barge captain has been killed in an apparent crocodile attack in waters off the Cape York peninsula. David Fordson, 49, was found dead in remote waters near Bushie Islet, six kilometres from the Queensland coastline … Continue reading Qld man killed in apparent croc or shark attack
VIDEO: Pipeline Masters Teaser 2011 – North Shore Oahu
Pipeline Masters Teaser 2011 by Billabong Pipeline Masters Teaser 2011 from Billabong on Vimeo. December 8th to 20th! Event feed and information: http://vanstriplecrownofsurfing.com/billabongpipemasters2011
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Boulder Creek surfer launches surfboard fin business
VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Boulder Creek surfer launches surfboard fin business By JENNIFER PITTMAN Posted: 11/26/2011 01:58:04 PM PST BOULDER CREEK – When Jerry Jett, 58, is not surfing, he is sketching geometric designs to adorn his handcrafted wooden fins and hoping an improving economy will boost sales at Jett Fin Co., a one-person … Continue reading Boulder Creek surfer launches surfboard fin business
Sam Worthington talks about his new surfing movie 'Drift' for the first time
INCREDIBLE PHOTOS! Hawaii surfer attacked by Great White in Oregon
VIDEO: A rare one-eyed albino Cyclops shark baffles local fishermen and scientists in Mexico
VIA – THE TELEGRAPH Rare one-eyed albino shark found A rare one-eyed albino Cyclops shark baffles local fishermen and scientists in Mexico. 9:35PM GMT 04 Nov 2011 Scientists at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine Sciences (CICIMAR) in Mexico’s picturesque La Paz are perplexed by the discovery of an extremely rare Cyclops baby shark foetus earlier … Continue reading VIDEO: A rare one-eyed albino Cyclops shark baffles local fishermen and scientists in Mexico
Curious spout theories about gray whale's plight – Klamath River California
VIA – MAIL TRIBUNE OREGON Curious spout theories about gray whale’s plight August 07, 2011 By Bill Varble for the Mail Tribune The problem with chasing wildlife stories is that animals can be hard to find. But if they’re 45-feet long with a habit of shooting geyser-like exhalations into the sky, not so much. The … Continue reading Curious spout theories about gray whale's plight – Klamath River California
North Shore pro surfer Jamie O’Brien needs a media team – and a condom
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Famed surfboard designer hanged himself, coroner says – Los Angeles Times
Sad… VIA – LA TIMES Famed surfboard designer hanged himself, coroner says August 23, 2011 | 4:18 pm Robert Russell Brown, who had been shaping custom surfboards in Newport Beach since the 1960s, has died. He was 63. Brown hanged himself, the Orange County coroner’s office said. He was pronounced dead at 3:08 p.m. Saturday … Continue reading Famed surfboard designer hanged himself, coroner says – Los Angeles Times