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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'

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

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

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

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

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

Officials investigate death of body surfer

VIA – VENTURA COUNTY STAR Officials investigate death of body surfer By From staff reports Posted September 29, 2011 at 12:23 p.m., updated September 29, 2011 at 7:16 p.m. A 55-year-old Ventura man pulled out of the ocean Wednesday by bystanders near Silver Strand died at the hospital, authorities said Thursday. Robert Curtis was body-surfing … Continue reading Officials investigate death of body surfer

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Historia de los trajes de Surf

Historia de los trajes de Surf Pues el traje de neopreno, una noche de verano, lo trajeron los extraterrestres. jaja… q no, vamos a contarlo. La verdad es que las primeras experimentaciones, más bien , la idea de inventar algo que permitiera baños más largos en invierno, y más largos, está bastante disputada. Ya en … Continue reading Historia de los trajes de Surf

Up to 15-foot waves expected this weekend in South Florida #SurfReport

VIA – SUN SENTINEL Up to 15-foot waves expected this weekend in South Florida Weather system off the Carolinas sending high swells toward South Florida By David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel 4:40 p.m. EDT, November 4, 2011 Waves towering up to 15 feet will rake South Florida beaches this weekend, creating dangerous rip currents and threatening … Continue reading Up to 15-foot waves expected this weekend in South Florida #SurfReport