VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Bill Lovejoy/Sentinel Dave Johnston drops into a thick Steamer Lane wall during the high performance semifinals Sunday morning. Kayak festival entrants treated to ideal surf conditions By NEAL KEARNEY Posted: 03/18/2012 11:06:08 PM PDT The air is frigid, the wind howling, and somehow Dennis Judson is walking … Continue reading SANTA CRUZ: Kayak SUP festival entrants treated to ideal surf conditions (Photos)
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Video: Record breaking daredevil surfs 40ft wave in a kayak
VIA – TNT MAGAZINE Video: Record breaking daredevil surfs 40ft wave in a kayak 12th Mar 2012 12:54pm | By Editor nconventional daredevil Tao Berman may well have broken the world record for surfing a 40ft wave, not with a surfboard but with a kayak. A video showing the extreme adventurer taking on massive … Continue reading Video: Record breaking daredevil surfs 40ft wave in a kayak
LAKE MICHIGAN: Surfer gets community service for catching Oak Street Beach waves
VIA – CHICAGO TRIBUNE Surfer gets community service for catching Oak Street Beach waves By Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune reporterFebruary 17, 2012 Despite growing up nowhere near an ocean, Rex Flodstrom fell in love with surfing at an early age on trips to the West Coast. It’s a spiritual experience, pushing the Chicagoan to … Continue reading LAKE MICHIGAN: Surfer gets community service for catching Oak Street Beach waves
CARLSBAD: Pair plans to paddle from San Francisco to Coronado
VIA NC TIMES Clay Walking Eagle, left, and Tim Warner carry their paddleboards recently to the Agua Hedionda Lagoon in Carlsbad. The two men train daily for an upcoming 470-mile, stand-up paddleboard expedition from the Golden Gate Bridge to the San Diego-Coronado Bridge. JOHN KOSTER | For the North County Times CARLSBAD: Pair plans … Continue reading CARLSBAD: Pair plans to paddle from San Francisco to Coronado
Surf's up! Helen Hunt shows how she maintains her toned figure at 48 #SUP
Beautiful talented woman! VIA – DAILY MAIL UK Surf’s up! Helen Hunt shows how she maintains her toned figure at 48 By Jade Watkins Last updated at 9:35 PM on 23rd November 2011 She starred in Soul Surfer earlier this year, a film based on the real life story of surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost … Continue reading Surf's up! Helen Hunt shows how she maintains her toned figure at 48 #SUP
SUP: Paddleboarders compete in Surf to Sound Challenge
VIA – STAR NEWS ONLINE Paddleboarders compete in Surf to Sound Challenge Paddlers start the 4-mile Harbor Island Outer Loop Paddleboard race in Wrightsville Beach Saturday, November 18, 2011. The event was comprised of two races, a 6.5 mile elite race with an ocean start and a sound finish and the 4-mile Harbor Island Outer … Continue reading SUP: Paddleboarders compete in Surf to Sound Challenge
Laird Hamilton to Join Puma Ocean Racing Team in Alicante, Spain, and Start First Leg
VIA – PUMA SAILING NEWSROOM Laird Hamilton to Join Puma Ocean Racing Team in Alicante, Spain, and Start First Leg PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG honorary 12th crew member Laird Hamilton will join the team in Alicante, Spain, Friday and Saturday, November 4-5, for the start of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012. ALICANTE, SPAIN … Continue reading Laird Hamilton to Join Puma Ocean Racing Team in Alicante, Spain, and Start First Leg
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VIDEO: Surfer Laird Hamilton: The 60 Minutes Profile – CBS NEWS
VIA – CBS NEWS Surfer Laird Hamilton: The 60 Minutes Profile Overtime Staff 60 Rewind August 21, 2011 7:04 PM A post from “60 Minutes’” Braden Bergan: My family isn’t shy about giving me story ideas for “60 Minutes,” but my definite favorite was Lesley Stahl’s 2004 profile of big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton. The idea … Continue reading VIDEO: Surfer Laird Hamilton: The 60 Minutes Profile – CBS NEWS