Category Archives: Orange County

Retailers say Quiksilver is ending women's line

VIA – OC REGISTER   Published: Feb. 27, 2013 Updated: Feb. 28, 2013 2:44 p.m. Kenna Florie, VP of Sales and Marketing for Quiksilver Women’s Division, holds up the award for Women’s Apparel Brand of the Year as Director of Marketing Anna Sherwood looks on during the 2012 SIMA Awards at the City National Grove … Continue reading Retailers say Quiksilver is ending women's line

Network A’s Alana: Surfer Girl Season 2 Kicks Off With Alana Blanchard Modeling in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition

    VIA – MARKETWIRE   February 18, 2013 12:46 ET   “Alana: Surfer Girl” Is a 10-Episode Video Series Posting Each Monday on Network A NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – Feb 18, 2013) – Today Network A, the online action sports channel, releases the first episode of “Alana: Surfer Girl,” season two starring professional surfer … Continue reading Network A’s Alana: Surfer Girl Season 2 Kicks Off With Alana Blanchard Modeling in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition

San Luis Obispo: High surf advisory remains in effect from 10 PM this eve to 10 PM PST Wed 10-18' #SurfReport

VIA – KSBY High surf advisory remains in effect from 10 PM this evening to 10 PM PST Wednesday Posted: Feb 19, 2013 12:01 PM by Dave Hovde Surf height 10 to 16 feet with local max sets to 18 feet possible for west and northwest facing beaches of San Luis Obispo and western Santa … Continue reading San Luis Obispo: High surf advisory remains in effect from 10 PM this eve to 10 PM PST Wed 10-18' #SurfReport

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

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

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Sewage Contamination Signs Posted At Cardiff State Beach – #SurfReport Nearly 250,000 Gallons Of Sewage Spills In North County

VIA – 10 NEWS SAN DIEGO Sewage Contamination Signs Posted At Cardiff State Beach Nearly 250,000 Gallons Of Sewage Spills In North County ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Signs warning of sewage contamination are posted along Cardiff State Beach near the San Elijo Lagoon. The warnings follow a sewage spill at the Escondido sewage treatment plant in … Continue reading Sewage Contamination Signs Posted At Cardiff State Beach – #SurfReport Nearly 250,000 Gallons Of Sewage Spills In North County