Category Archives: Orange County

Windansea Surfers at Fundraiser Look Back on Best Waves

VIA – LA JOLLA PATCH Windansea Surfers at Fundraiser Look Back on Best Waves The Windansea Surf Club held a fundraiser Saturday at Bird’s Surf Shed in anticipation of its 50th anniversary. As part of the reminiscing, Patch asked four Windansea Beach surfers to talk about the best wave they ever caught at the break. … Continue reading Windansea Surfers at Fundraiser Look Back on Best Waves

HEALTH ADVISORY: Surfing and Swimming Not Advised in San Diego #SurfReport

VIA – LA JOLLA PATCH Surfing and Swimming Not Advised in San Diego The Department of Environmental Health has issued a general advisory for the coastal waters of San Diego County due to contamination by urban runoff following the rains this weekend. By Michelle Mowad 11:01am The Department of Environmental Health warns swimmers, surfers and … Continue reading HEALTH ADVISORY: Surfing and Swimming Not Advised in San Diego #SurfReport

New sign at Trestles will welcome surfers

VIA – OC REGISTER Published: Nov. 4, 2011 Updated: 6:10 p.m. Text: Text: Larger Text: Smaller Text: Reset Next Article » New sign at Trestles will welcome surfers San Diego County’s North County Transit District, which owns the railroad bridge that gives the world-famous surf spot its name, has embossed a sign in block letters … Continue reading New sign at Trestles will welcome surfers

Gordon and Smith Surf and G&S Skate Announces New Leadership for a New Chapter of Growth

VIA – PRWEB Gordon and Smith Surf and G&S Skate Announces New Leadership for a New Chapter of Growth Leading California Surfboard and Skateboard Brand announces first leadership change in over 50 years to bring the company into a new phase of innovation and growth around the world San Diego, CA (PRWEB) November 03, 2011 … Continue reading Gordon and Smith Surf and G&S Skate Announces New Leadership for a New Chapter of Growth

Surfer Dane Reynolds Hates Competition – But Blows it Out of the Water – ROLLING STONE

Damn we love Dane! VIA – ROLLING STONE Surfer Dane Reynolds Hates Competition – But Blows it Out of the Water ‘I don’t put too much importance on winning contests, which I think can make surfing boring,’ he says in our Hot Issue By Jesse Hyde November 3, 2011 2:45 PM ET Dave Reynolds for … Continue reading Surfer Dane Reynolds Hates Competition – But Blows it Out of the Water – ROLLING STONE

James Van Doren dies at 72; co-founder of Vans shoes

Sad, I’ve been wearing vans since I was a little kid and never stopped… VIA – LA TIMES James Van Doren dies at 72; co-founder of Vans shoes Van Doren Rubber Co. owed some of its success to Southern California’s burgeoning skateboard culture and gained national recognition when Sean Penn wore Vans in ‘Fast Times … Continue reading James Van Doren dies at 72; co-founder of Vans shoes

Random Posts on Orange County

VIDEO: Dramatic rescue for Calif. gray whale entangled in discarded fishing net

VIA – MSNBC   Dramatic rescue for Calif. gray whale entangled in discarded fishing net A California gray whale is moving freely after rescuers spent seven hours untangling it from a discarded fishing net. Rescuers suspect the whale had been dragging the net–which was filled with dozens of dead animals–for weeks. KNBC-TV’s Vikki Vargas reports. … Continue reading VIDEO: Dramatic rescue for Calif. gray whale entangled in discarded fishing net

Famed surfboard designer hanged himself, coroner says – Los Angeles Times

Sad… VIA – LA TIMES Famed surfboard designer hanged himself, coroner says August 23, 2011 | 4:18 pm Robert Russell Brown, who had been shaping custom surfboards in Newport Beach since the 1960s, has died. He was 63. Brown hanged himself, the Orange County coroner’s office said. He was pronounced dead at 3:08 p.m. Saturday … Continue reading Famed surfboard designer hanged himself, coroner says – Los Angeles Times