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Somali Pirates Threaten To Kill Surfing Journalist From Manhattan Beach

VIA – CBS LA Somali Pirates Threaten To Kill Surfing Journalist From Manhattan Beach MANHATTAN BEACH (CBS) — Somali pirates are threatening to kill a surfing journalist from Manhattan Beach if Navy SEALs attempt to rescue him. Michael Scott Moore, who is researching for a book on piracy, was abducted 10 days ago by at least … Continue reading Somali Pirates Threaten To Kill Surfing Journalist From Manhattan Beach →

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World Record Big Wave Surfer – "I Have Superhuman Underwater Survival Abilities"

VIA – TMZ   World Record Big Wave Surfer – I Have Superhuman Underwater Survival Abilities   He already holds the world record for surfing the biggest wave on the planet at 90 feet (below) — but pro surfer Garrett McNamara still thinks he can shatter it … with his incredible customized oxygen-enhanced wetsuit. Garrett … Continue reading World Record Big Wave Surfer – "I Have Superhuman Underwater Survival Abilities" →

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Channel Islands surfboards demands jury trial

I’ll be on the jury, I’ll be impartial I swear! I’ll give that douche bag a completely fair trial… VIA – ESPN Channel Islands demands jury trial By Keith Hamm ESPN Action Sports Archive   Lawyers representing Channel Islands Surfboards — the world’s largest surfboard manufacturing company under a single label — are demanding a … Continue reading Channel Islands surfboards demands jury trial →

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SAN DIEGO: Cameras deployed to track surf changes

VIA – UT SAN DIEGO Cameras deployed to track surf changes   A regional beach sand replenishment project scheduled to start by summer 2012 will be similar to the first large-scale effort on local beaches in 2001. Dan Trevan/Union-Tribune Written by Mike Lee noon, Jan. 28, 2012 San Diego Surfrider is deploying high-tech tools to … Continue reading SAN DIEGO: Cameras deployed to track surf changes →

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Why Surfing Localism Violates Our Civil Liberties

    VIA – HERMOSA BEACH PATCH     Why Surfing Localism Violates Our Civil Liberties   A look at how violent or aggressive efforts to push people out of local waves is similar to other forms of discrimination.   By Serge Dedina 12:00 pm Editor’s Note: A version of this article originally published on … Continue reading Why Surfing Localism Violates Our Civil Liberties →

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Pismo family using social media in search for missing surfboard – Facebook post has gone viral

VIA – SANTA MARIA TIMES hour ago • By April Charlton / Senior Staff Writer / [email protected] When one Pismo Beach family turned to social media earlier this month in an effort to locate a missing surfboard, they never expected the outpouring of support they would receive. Todd Everett’s longboard turned up missing after a … Continue reading Pismo family using social media in search for missing surfboard – Facebook post has gone viral →

Hawaii: Laird Hamilton sells home near Peahi surf break for $2.4M

VIA – STAR ADVERTISER Laird Hamilton sells home near Peahi surf break for $2.4M Friday, October 07, 2011 85.0°F By Star-Advertiser Staff Big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton and his wife, professional volleyball player Gabrielle Reece, have sold their house on Maui for $2.4 million. The fully-furnished, 6,400-square-foot home is situated on a bluff in Haiku overlooking … Continue reading Hawaii: Laird Hamilton sells home near Peahi surf break for $2.4M →