Category Archives: SF Bay Area

Jeff Clark: No Mavericks Surf Contest This Week

VIA – HALF MOON BAY PATCH Anthony Tashnick riding the waves at Mavericks. Credit Ed Grant Jeff Clark: No Mavericks Surf Contest This Week Half Moon Bay big wave contest organizer gives heads up to competitors and public agencies providing security on day of contest. By Kristine Wong Email the author February 21, 2012 Big … Continue reading Jeff Clark: No Mavericks Surf Contest This Week

Savannah Shaughnessy at Mavericks – Girls Performance Entry in the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards 2012

Savannah Shaughnessy at Mavs – Girls Performance Entry in the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards 2012 Santa Cruz charger Savannah Shaughnessy paddles into a solid peak at California’s Maverick’s, skillfully avoiding an infringing SUP along the way. An entry in the Billabong Girls Best Overall Performance category of the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards. … Continue reading Savannah Shaughnessy at Mavericks – Girls Performance Entry in the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards 2012

Santa Cruz pro surfer Anthony Ruffo sentenced to jail for drug dealing

VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Local professional surfer Anthony Ruffo looks shocked at his attorney, Ben Rice, as Ruffo is taken directly from the courtroom Tuesday to spend a year in jail for drug sales. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel) Santa Cruz pro surfer Anthony Ruffo sentenced to jail for drug dealing By Stephen Baxter – Santa Cruz … Continue reading Santa Cruz pro surfer Anthony Ruffo sentenced to jail for drug dealing

Win a Free Trip to LudoBites 9 in Hawaii!

VIA – LA WEEKLY   Win a Free Trip to LudoBites 9 in Hawaii By Elina Shatkin Mon., Feb. 20 2012 at 6:00 AM Pack up the surfboard and throw on the bikini. UrbanSpoon is giving away one free trip to LudoBites Nine-0 — in Hawaii. The prize includes two first-class, round-trip tickets on Hawaiian … Continue reading Win a Free Trip to LudoBites 9 in Hawaii!

Neil Pearlberg, The Perfect Write: Rockhold among aging pro surfers for whom tide is changing

VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL (Nate Lawrence/Special to the Sentinel)   Neil Pearlberg, The Perfect Write: Rockhold among aging pro surfers for whom tide is changing   Posted:   02/19/2012 01:30:21 AM PST Matt “Rocky” Rockhold has lived his dream of being a professional surfer ever since he was first pushed into a wave at … Continue reading Neil Pearlberg, The Perfect Write: Rockhold among aging pro surfers for whom tide is changing

Identify the Baja California mystery whale carcass!

VIA – SCIENTIFIC AMERICA   Identify the Baja California mystery whale carcass! By Darren Naish | February 18, 2012 We all love identifying – or, trying to identify – weird carcasses. Back in December 2011, marine biologist and world chiton expert Douglas Eernisse of the University of California (Santa Cruz) sent me the series of photos … Continue reading Identify the Baja California mystery whale carcass!

Cleaning Santa Cruz-area beaches a monthly chore for Save Our Shores

VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL   Cleaning Santa Cruz-area beaches a monthly chore for Save Our Shores By Shanna McCord – Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted:   02/18/2012 04:53:11 PM PST Shannon Dooley and Melinda Highton came from San Carlos to help with… (BILL LOVEJOY/SENTINEL) SANTA CRUZ – Santa Cruz resident Mike Houck filled a plastic … Continue reading Cleaning Santa Cruz-area beaches a monthly chore for Save Our Shores