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Surfing champion Sally Fitzgibbons almost took a very different path to sporting glory

VIA – TELEGRAPH   Surfing champion Sally Fitzgibbons almost took a very different path to sporting glory   Lucas Townsend The Sunday Telegraph April 01, 2012 12:00AM Beauty and the beasts: Sally Fitzgibbons catches up with former schoolmate Brett Morris as she has a surf with him and his St George-Illawarra Dragons NRL teammates Mitch … Continue reading Surfing champion Sally Fitzgibbons almost took a very different path to sporting glory

Shark chases surfer at Merewether Beach #SurfReport

VIA – THE HERALD     Shark chases surfer at Merewether Beach   MATT CARR 28 Mar, 2012 10:34 AM LIFEGUARDS locked down several Newcastle beaches this morning after a shark chased a surfer out of the waves at Merewether.The sighting of the 1.2-metre shark at about 9am prompted Merewether, Bar Beach and Dixon Park … Continue reading Shark chases surfer at Merewether Beach #SurfReport

Surfers injured in collision at Jeffreys Bay

VIA – NEWS 24   Surfers in collision in Jeffreys Bay 2012-03-26 11:17 Johannesburg – Three surfers collided, seriously injuring two of them, at Jeffreys Bay in the Eastern Cape at the weekend, the NSRI said on Monday. We found a 15-year-old male and a 16-year-old female both suffering injuries after reportedly colliding with a … Continue reading Surfers injured in collision at Jeffreys Bay

Surfer Girl Paige Hareb To Turn Pro Fighter? @paigehareb

    Thanks for the heads up from our bros down at Sacred Craft for sending this one along (follow them on twitter at @SacredCraftExpo) …after seeing Paige fight in December we look forward to seeing throw down as a possible pro sometime in the near future.  To see our archived articles and video on … Continue reading Surfer Girl Paige Hareb To Turn Pro Fighter? @paigehareb

Kite surfer drowned after getting caught in kelp off Malibu

VIA LA TIMES   Kite surfer drowned after getting caught in kelp off Malibu   A 28-year-old kite surfer drowned in Malibu after getting caught in a bed of kelp, a coroner’s official said Tuesday. Dante Torres, 28, was pulled from the water unconscious and not breathing by a lifeguard and was declared dead at … Continue reading Kite surfer drowned after getting caught in kelp off Malibu

Surfer, 60, dies near Santa Cruz

VIA – SF GATE   Surfer, 60, dies near Santa Cruz Will Kane Wednesday, March 14, 2012 A 60-year-old surfer was killed near Santa Cruz, possibly after being slammed against a reef or the bottom of the ocean, authorities said Tuesday. Two surfing friends found Scott Woodworth of Ben Lomond (Santa Cruz County) still tethered … Continue reading Surfer, 60, dies near Santa Cruz

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Man dies paddleboarding

SUPing obviously has it’s share of enthusiasts and critics, the majority being the former rather then the later. One of the main issues some have with the explosion of standup paddleboarding, is simply that the majority of newbies into the sport have no concept of the real dangers that can occur, whether paddling into a … Continue reading Man dies paddleboarding

Top Surf Town Hosts Surfers Healing and Children with Autism @SurfersHealing #SurfReport

  VIA – SAC BEE Top Surf Town Hosts Surfers Healing and Children with Autism By Surfers Healing Published: Thursday, Jul. 12, 2012 – 5:28 am WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C., July 12, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — One of the world’s 20 best surf towns (National Geographic, 2012) will host Surf Gala 2012 and Surfers Healing, an international … Continue reading Top Surf Town Hosts Surfers Healing and Children with Autism @SurfersHealing #SurfReport