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World's best SUP surfers compete in H.B.

VIA – OC REGISTER The Stand Up Paddle World Tour is in Huntington Beach this week, bringing the world’s top SUP surfers to compete in the first ever North America event. PHOTO BY LAYLAN CONNELLY World’s best SUP surfers compete in H.B. By LAYLAN CONNELLY / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER When Daniel Hughes heard the … Continue reading World's best SUP surfers compete in H.B. →

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PETA Ad Targets Shark Attack Victim C.J. Wickersham With 'Payback Is Hell'

One day the carrots will up rise and we’ll see who’s who… VIA – HUFFINGTON POST PETA Shark Attack Ad Targets Victim C.J. Wickersham With ‘Payback Is Hell’ The Huffington Post Tara Kelly First Posted: 9/30/11 04:34 PM ET Updated: 9/30/11 04:40 PM ET PETA is at it again. Just days after a man on … Continue reading PETA Ad Targets Shark Attack Victim C.J. Wickersham With 'Payback Is Hell' →

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Surfers’ career paths – The gnarled and the gnarly

VIA – THE ECONOMIST Surfers’ career paths The gnarled and the gnarly Sep 30th 2011, 14:42 by J.P.P. HERE’S a cheering thought for the middle-aged who stare wistfully out to sea: at 27.5, the average age of the world’s top ten surfers (as determined by the ASP) is only a few years younger than the … Continue reading Surfers’ career paths – The gnarled and the gnarly →

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New Second Typhoon Nalgae Lashes Philippines

VIA – WALL STREET JOURNAL ASIA NEWS OCTOBER 1, 2011, 1:02 A.M. ET New Typhoon Lashes Philippines Associated Press Photo: The Philippine Air Force provided this photo showing house and tree tops just above flood waters on Friday in Bulacan province, north of Manila. MANILA, Philippines—The second typhoon in a week battered the rain-soaked northern … Continue reading New Second Typhoon Nalgae Lashes Philippines →

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PHOTO!: The moment two heroes save the life of a British man who just had his leg bitten off by a shark

OMG, horror… VIA – DAILY RECORD Caught on camera: the moment two heroes save the life of a British man who just had his leg bitten off by a shark Sep 30 2011 Greig Box Two elderly men saved a British shark attack victim by putting his leg in a makeshift tourniquet, doctors have revealed. … Continue reading PHOTO!: The moment two heroes save the life of a British man who just had his leg bitten off by a shark →

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High Lake Michigan waves delight surfers, strong winds knock out power

VIA – MLIVE High Lake Michigan waves delight surfers, strong winds knock out power Published: Friday, September 30, 2011, 12:02 PM Updated: Friday, September 30, 2011, 12:36 PM Megan Hart | The Muskegon Chronicle By Megan Hart | The Muskegon Chronicle The waves crashing on Muskegon’s beaches didn’t appear as large as predicted Friday morning, … Continue reading High Lake Michigan waves delight surfers, strong winds knock out power →

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Canadian loses leg in vicious shark attack

VIA – VANCOUVER ONLINE Canadian loses leg in vicious shark attack By Thandi Fletcher, Postmedia News September 30, 2011 A Canadian-born man is fighting for his life after being attacked by a great white shark while swimming at a beach in Cape Town, South Africa. At about 12: 30 p.m. on Wednesday, Michael Cohen, 43, … Continue reading Canadian loses leg in vicious shark attack →

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Drunken Santa Maria man jumps off Pismo pier, saved by surfers authorities say

VIA – SAN LUIS OBISPO Published: 3:12 pm Tuesday, Apr. 10, 2012 Drunken Santa Maria man jumps off Pismo pier, authorities say By Katelyn Sweigart | [email protected] A Santa Maria man took a long, wobbly walk off the Pismo pier around noon Tuesday and had to be rescued by surfers, according to police. “The individual … Continue reading Drunken Santa Maria man jumps off Pismo pier, saved by surfers authorities say →

Great white shark caught off Marina del Ray has a new home in Monterey Bay Aquarium

Another reason to get back to the Monterey Bay Aquarium!: VIA – CONTRA COSTA TIMES Great white shark caught off MDR has a new home From wire service reports Posted: 09/01/2011 01:51:12 PM PDT Updated: 09/01/2011 01:52:17 PM PDT A great white shark that was captured in Marina del Rey has a new home today … Continue reading Great white shark caught off Marina del Ray has a new home in Monterey Bay Aquarium →

Surfer still critical

VIA – SURF COAST TIMES   Surfer still critical   March 27 2012 The unnamed surfer who was pulled from the water after being spotted floating face-down and motionless off Ocean Grove last Friday is still in a critical condition in Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital. The surfer was rescued by a local man and his partner, … Continue reading Surfer still critical →