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
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
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
NIKE US OPEN OF SURFING LIVE FEED IS ON RIGHT NOW! #SURFREPORT #USOPENOFSURF
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAxRQsYhzPU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeCkMBM9_Nw&feature=channel&list=UL LIVE FEED HERE http://www.usopenofsurfing.com/live
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'
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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Dangerous Surf Conditions Expected – #SurfReport San Clemente
VIA – SC TIMES Dangerous Surf Conditions Expected Sep 01, 2011 A large South Pacific storm is sending swells of between 5 and 8 feet to San Clemente, prompting Marine Safety officials to warn beach-goers to take extra caution. The larger surf will create dangerous rip currents and wave action, with some strong northerly side-currents, … Continue reading Dangerous Surf Conditions Expected – #SurfReport San Clemente
Photos: Gerard Butler practices for 'Mavericks' surf movie in Malibu (from today)
Leonardo DiCaprio urges Californians to back shark bill
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via -espn By Matt Wybenga Mar 09 06:01 Inside Jed Noll’s studio Like so many people are learning to do in this compromised economy, Jed Noll knows how to wear multiple hats all at once. It’s just that his extra hats just happen to be a lot cooler than everybody else’s. He hasn’t had to … Continue reading VIDEO: Inside Jed Noll's studio
Surfboard shape-off goes to Hind – #art #design #surf
Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds
VIA – NEWPORT BEACH PATCH Editor Nisha Gutierrez-Jaime [email protected] Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds “It’s not a good thing,” says researcher after discovery that a radioactive isotope of iodine was absorbed by kelp off Laguna Beach and Corona del Mar a month after the disaster in Japan. … Continue reading Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds
Reese Witherspoon Strips Down And Surfs In Hawaii
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