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How We Can Make the Surf Industry Much More Sustainable

VIA – OUTSIDE   Tuesday, November 13, 2012   By Adventure Ethics     Photo: Sustainable Surf Here is the good news: Expanded polystyrene (a.k.a. EPS, or the branded name Styrofoam) is recyclable. Here’s the bad news: much of it is not recycled and therefore EPS-based surfboards are made from virgin EPS. Some more bad … Continue reading How We Can Make the Surf Industry Much More Sustainable →

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Shark falls from sky onto California golf course

VIA – AP   This photo taken Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 and released by the San Juan Hills Golf Club shows a leopard shark that dropped out of the sky on the 12th tee at the San Juan Hills Golf Club in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. The 2-pound shark was apparently plucked from the ocean … Continue reading Shark falls from sky onto California golf course →

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Francisco Javier Solorio Jr. Dead: Surfer Killed By Shark Off Surf Beach In Santa Barbara CA (UPDATED) #SurfReport

VIA – HUFF POST 10/24/12 12:15 AM ET EDT VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A surfer was killed Tuesday by a shark off a beach at coastal Vandenberg Air Force Base following a summer of shark sightings along the Central California coast, authorities said. Francisco Javier Solorio Jr., 39, of Orcutt, was killed in … Continue reading Francisco Javier Solorio Jr. Dead: Surfer Killed By Shark Off Surf Beach In Santa Barbara CA (UPDATED) #SurfReport →

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LA TIMES: Surfer Kelly Slater's wave of success is as big as ever

VIA – LA TIMES   Surfer Kelly Slater’s wave of success is as big as ever   Slater is not only the most successful surfer ever (11 world titles), but he’s also one of the most accomplished athletes ever. And at 40, he’s surfing as well as he ever has. Kelly Slater ( Don Bartletti … Continue reading LA TIMES: Surfer Kelly Slater's wave of success is as big as ever →

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NIKE US OPEN OF SURFING LIVE FEED IS ON RIGHT NOW! #SURFREPORT #USOPENOFSURF

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Skateboarder is stunt double in 'Spiderman'

VIA – ESPN   Skateboarder is stunt double in ‘Spiderman’   Jul 20 11:00 AM ET By Keith Hamm | ESPN.com   Jaimie TruebloodAndrew Garfield, William Spencer and Johannes Gamble. Jaimie TruebloodAndrew Garfield, William Spencer and Johannes Gamble.In this summer’s big-screen blockbuster, “The Amazing Spider-Man,” Peter Parker is just another kid on a skateboard — until … Continue reading Skateboarder is stunt double in 'Spiderman' →

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Tom Curren's Personal Surfboard 1991 Shaped By Al Merrick Selling On Ebay!

  Tom Curren’s Personal Surfboard 1991 Shaped By Al Merrick Selling On Ebay! Check out the big bucks this stick is bringing…   Tom Curren’s Personal Vintage Surfboard 1991 Shaped By The Master Al Merrick!!!! 3 Time World Champ, Signed By Al Merrick For Tom         Check it out here! http://www.ebay.com/itm/110915850049?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649  

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The Original "Big Kahuna" & Oscar Winner Cliff Robertson Dies in N.Y. at 88

VIA – FOX NEWS Oscar Winner Cliff Robertson Dies in N.Y. at 88 Published September 10, 2011 | Associated Press Cliff Robertson, the handsome movie actor who played John F. Kennedy in “PT-109,” won an Oscar for “Charly” and was famously victimized in a 1977 Hollywood forgery scandal, died Saturday. He was 88. His secretary … Continue reading The Original "Big Kahuna" & Oscar Winner Cliff Robertson Dies in N.Y. at 88 →

Video: Kelly Slater Surfs Malibu’s Huge Surf (From This Weeks Swell) #SurfReport

Always a party in Malibu… VIA – MALIBU TIMES Slater Surfs Malibu’s Huge Surf Published: Friday, September 2, 2011 10:50 AM PDT In Malibu this week, California waves reached out of the ordinary heights. Surfers grabbed their boards to catch the waves that are rocking Malibu. At Surfrider Beach the waves reached as high as … Continue reading Video: Kelly Slater Surfs Malibu’s Huge Surf (From This Weeks Swell) #SurfReport →

79 Shark attacks in 2010 with 6 deaths, see the breakdown by countries/states here…

Over 40% of all attacks are from the USA and FL is the number one state, Interesting data… VIA – FLORIDA HISTORY OF NATURAL HISTORY ISAF 2010 Worldwide Shark Attack Summary (REVISED: 1 February 2011) The International Shark Attack File (ISAF) investigated 115 alleged incidents of shark-human interaction occurring worldwide in 2010. Upon review, 79 … Continue reading 79 Shark attacks in 2010 with 6 deaths, see the breakdown by countries/states here… →