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Surfboard Maker Recovering After Encinitas Beating

WTF is wrong with people… VIA – ENCINITAS PATCH Surfboard Maker Recovering After Encinitas Beating Mark Wisdom Says He Suffered A Broken Jaw During Attack POSTED: 11:14 pm PDT August 22, 2011 UPDATED: 11:42 pm PDT August 22, 2011 ENCINITAS, Calif. — A well-known surfboard maker suffered a broken jaw after he was viciously attacked … Continue reading Surfboard Maker Recovering After Encinitas Beating

Hilarious: Live Interview with the Cardiff Kook

VIA – SANDIE GO READER Blogs | Cardiff Kook Tells All Live Interview with the Cardiff Kook By pocolocolombardo | Posted August 22, 2011, 12:32 p.m. RSS | E-mail the Author Bookmark and Share Cardiff Kook Tells All Kook: (also “Kuk”) A surfing beginner; someone who gets in the way or into trouble because of … Continue reading Hilarious: Live Interview with the Cardiff Kook

Photos: Reese Witherspoon's Last Surf Session In Hawaii

VIA – POP SUGAR Pictures of Reese Witherspoon in a Bikini in Hawaii Reese Witherspoon Fits In One Last Bikini Surfing Session Before Heading Home Posted August 21, 2011 6:00 pm by Lauren Turner Reese Witherspoon wore a black bikini for another sunny outing in Kauai yesteday. She covered up her two-piece top with a … Continue reading Photos: Reese Witherspoon's Last Surf Session In Hawaii

O.C. bodysurfers seek titles at Oceanside (Photos)

VIA – OC REGISTER O.C. bodysurfers seek titles at Oceanside Published: Aug. 21, 2011 Updated: 11:03 a.m. Here is a slideshow highlighting some bodysurfing action and beach scenes from the 35th annual Oceanside World Bodysurfing Championships, which began Saturday and concludes Sunday. By FRED SWEGLES / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER These are the surfers who … Continue reading O.C. bodysurfers seek titles at Oceanside (Photos)

Photo Gallery: Manny Vargas Surf Trips Around the World

VIA – IMPERIAL BEACH PATCH Photo Gallery: Manny Vargas Surf Trips Around the World Photos from Vargas’ trips around the world with the bodyboarding world tour and his surf and bodyboarding tour company. By Manny Vargas 1:42pm I don’t have a mortgage. I don’t own stock. I don’t even have a working car anymore! My … Continue reading Photo Gallery: Manny Vargas Surf Trips Around the World

VIDEO: Surfer Laird Hamilton: The 60 Minutes Profile – CBS NEWS

VIA – CBS NEWS Surfer Laird Hamilton: The 60 Minutes Profile Overtime Staff 60 Rewind August 21, 2011 7:04 PM A post from “60 Minutes’” Braden Bergan: My family isn’t shy about giving me story ideas for “60 Minutes,” but my definite favorite was Lesley Stahl’s 2004 profile of big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton. The idea … Continue reading VIDEO: Surfer Laird Hamilton: The 60 Minutes Profile – CBS NEWS

Reader photos: Leroy Grannis Paddleout – Hermosa Beach Pier,Southern California Moments – LA TIMES

Great photo for a great man… VIA – LOS ANGELES TIMES Reader photos: Southern California Moments, Day 232 August 20, 2011 | 4:00 pm In memoriam: Surfers join hands in memory of surfer and surf photographer Leroy Grannis off the Hermosa Beach Pier in this photo taken by Brian McStotts on June 24… For the … Continue reading Reader photos: Leroy Grannis Paddleout – Hermosa Beach Pier,Southern California Moments – LA TIMES

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A warning for beachgoers after three shark sightings in five days at Pismo Beach – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria #SurfReport

VIA – KSBY PISMO BEACH A warning for beachgoers after three shark sightings in five days at Pismo Beach Posted: Aug 3, 2011 5:46 PM by Danielle Lerner Three shark sightings over the past five days, that is the case at a local hot spot for tourists and surfers. Warning signs are posted at Pismo … Continue reading A warning for beachgoers after three shark sightings in five days at Pismo Beach – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria #SurfReport