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SURF GUIDE: Surf and Travel in Baja California – What you need to know to stay safe and have fun south of the border

There is some really good info in this article… VIA – CAMP PENDLETON PATCH Surf and Travel in Baja California What you need to know to stay safe and have fun south of the border. n 2007, violent assaults and robberies experienced by American surfers and off-road enthusiasts in Baja California rocked the avid Baja … Continue reading SURF GUIDE: Surf and Travel in Baja California – What you need to know to stay safe and have fun south of the border →

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AMAZING VIDEO: Kayaker has close encounter with blue whale near Redondo Beach

Mother nature at her best!!! VIA – LA NOW Kayaker has close encounter with blue whale near Redondo Beach October 17, 2011 | 1:19 pm A Redondo Beach kayaker has posted a video on YouTube of an incredible encounter with a blue whale earlier this month. The video, posted on the outdoors blog of former … Continue reading AMAZING VIDEO: Kayaker has close encounter with blue whale near Redondo Beach →

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Salt Creek: 12th Annual Cosmic Creek Surf Contest Set for Oct 29 & 30

VIA – DANA POINT TIMES 12th Annual Cosmic Creek Surf Contest Set for October 29 and 30 Retro Surf Contest Featuring Free Concert with Donavon Frankenreiter and Guests Returns to Salt Creek IRVINE, CA – (October 11, 2011) — California’s classic counterculture surf contest returns to Salt Creek this month as Billabong hosts the 12th … Continue reading Salt Creek: 12th Annual Cosmic Creek Surf Contest Set for Oct 29 & 30 →

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Artist creates surfboard out of beer cans

Dude no way… VIA – KTLA Artist creates surfboard out of beer cans By Brian Flores 8:23 a.m. PDT, October 10, 2011 SAN DIEGO – A local artist has created a surfboard out of beer cans. Artist Rich Morrison said he came up with the idea after having drinks at a bar in Pacific Beach. … Continue reading Artist creates surfboard out of beer cans →

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Autopsy: Chris Cahill dies of heroin overdose

Updated: October 10, 2011, 1:49 PM ET Cahill dies of heroin overdose By Elbert Chu ESPN.com When Dogtown surfer and original Z-Boy, Chris Cahill died in June, friends blamed cancer, but the real culprit was a deadly mix of cocaine and heroin. The toxicology report in the autopsy lists Cahill’s cause of death as “acute … Continue reading Autopsy: Chris Cahill dies of heroin overdose →

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Art and Soul at the Sacred Craft Surf Expo

VIA – CARLSBAD PATCH Art and Soul at the Sacred Craft Surf Expo Photo: George Gall of Plus One Surfboards at the Shape-off. Credit: Serge Dedina Surfers, board builders and artists come together to celebrate the surfboard at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. By Serge Dedina 10:45am Upon entering Exhibition Hall at the Del Mar Fairgrounds … Continue reading Art and Soul at the Sacred Craft Surf Expo →

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ENCINITAS, CARDIFF, LEUCADIA: Surf Report & Forecast for September 10-11 #SurfReport

VIA – ENCINITAS PATCH Surf Report & Forecast for September 10-11 Fair conditions, knee-waist high, but consider sewage spill and red tide. By Judd Handler 11:00am Encinitas surfers: think twice before you paddle out today for two reasons. First, the massive power failure led to a sewage spill. Beaches from La Jolla to Solana Beach … Continue reading ENCINITAS, CARDIFF, LEUCADIA: Surf Report & Forecast for September 10-11 #SurfReport →

Mischaracterization of surfers

VIA – VC STAR   Mischaracterization of surfers   Posted January 30, 2012 at 9:28 a.m.   Re: Colleen Cason’s Jan. 29 column, “Surfs up in senate constest”: As a lawyer, environmental activist and lifelong surfer who grew up in Santa Barbara during the historic Unocal oil spill, I was both offended and shocked by … Continue reading Mischaracterization of surfers →