VIA – THE AUSTRALIAN CEO of the boards Paul Myers From: The Australian April 05, 2012 12:00AM As businessman Peter Murphy recalls, ‘[Niseko] was, and still is, the best snow I have seen anywhere. It was as though I had stepped int a dream.’ Source: Supplied LIKE most seaboard-raised Australians, Peter Murphy lives for … Continue reading CEO of the boards
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Oahu Surf Report #SurfReport
VIA – CIVIL BEAT Oahu Surf Report Country: Down and dropping at 2-4’ at most reefs from the N-NW with 12 seconds. Sunset will top list again today but just overhead. Clean direct offshores thnks to ESE winds. WEST: Down and Dropping at 1-2 occ 3’ on the NW with pinch of 2’ South and … Continue reading Oahu Surf Report #SurfReport
Shark attack sparks dive cancellations
VIA – ABC AUSTRALIA Shark attack sparks dive cancellations Updated April 04, 2012 14:16:31 Map: Busselton 6280 A Busselton dive business says it has been inundated with cancellations since a fatal shark attack on the weekend. Alicia MacDonald runs a business that takes people diving off Busselton’s coast. She says she has received … Continue reading Shark attack sparks dive cancellations
New Zealand: Good samaritan surfer saves British man swamped by surf
VIA – NZ HERALD Shrink Good samaritan saves British man swamped by surf By Amelia Wade 5:30 AM Wednesday Apr 4, 2012 Large swells which knocked containers off the stricken Rena and caused more oil to seep from the wreck almost swept a tourist out to sea but for a quick-thinking local. Yesterday afternoon, Cam … Continue reading New Zealand: Good samaritan surfer saves British man swamped by surf
Mavericks Legend "Flea" Rescues Struggling Body Boarder
VIA – SANTA CRUZ PATCH Mavericks Legend “Flea” Rescues Struggling Body Boarder Darryl “Flea” Virostko saw a 65-year-old boogie boarder fighting one of the largest swells in two years. He took action. Action Sports Wire By Danny Keith 9:18 pm Darryl “Flea” Virostko and his brother Troy were driving along West Cliff Drive … Continue reading Mavericks Legend "Flea" Rescues Struggling Body Boarder
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Windsurfer (Kite Surfer) Tests Mavericks
VIA – HMB PATCH PHOTO OF THE DAY: Windsurfer Tests Mavericks Stiff wind accompanies big swell on Sunday. By Stuart Nafey 4:35 pm This kite surfer was seen in and out of the Mavericks break on Sunday as a big swell and high winds came ashore in Half Moon Bay. Credit Stuart … Continue reading PHOTO OF THE DAY: Windsurfer (Kite Surfer) Tests Mavericks
Hawaii surfer fights off 10-foot shark, suffers bite on foot
VIA – WASHINGTON POST Hawaii surfer fights off 10-foot shark, suffers bite on foot By Associated Press, Published: April 3 HONOLULU — A 28-year-old surfer suffered injuries on his left foot after he says a 10-foot-shark bit him off Oahu’s North Shore. Joshua Holley was paddling Tuesday when he felt something on his foot. Honolulu … Continue reading Hawaii surfer fights off 10-foot shark, suffers bite on foot
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KILL ALL THE SHARKS…woops that one doesn’t attack people… VIA – MOSCOW TIMES ‘Wrong’ Shark Caught in Primorye 13 September 2011 The Moscow Times Shark hunters in the Far East reported nabbing the beast behind a string of attacks in the region last month, RIA-Novosti said Monday. But scientists said the captured 2.5-meter-long shark is … Continue reading 'Wrong' Shark Caught in Primorye
FLORIDA: Man, 28, Suffers Shark Bite While Surfing #SurfReport
VIA – WESH Interactive Radar | More Weather Man, 28, Suffers Shark Bite While Surfing Victim In Stable Condition At Holmes Regional POSTED: 10:34 pm EDT April 19, 2012 UPDATED: 10:37 pm EDT April 19, 2012 INDIATLANTIC, Fla. — A Melbourne Beach man was taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center on Thursday after suffering … Continue reading FLORIDA: Man, 28, Suffers Shark Bite While Surfing #SurfReport