VIA – NEWS TALK ZB By: Jacqui Stanford, | New Zealand News | Saturday December 21 2013 19:46 A surfer has been rescued in a bizarre incident near Gisborne, where he was hooked up in a contiki line and towed more than 500 metres offshore. The 25-year-old Frenchman was surfing at Wainui Beach around … Continue reading Surfer rescued in bizarre incident – #Fishing #NZ #SurfReport #Aloha
I’ve said before, I’ll say it again, I fing hate thieves… VIA – SURF EUROPE 05:45 14th December 2013 by Ben Mondy Thieves have broken into Kelly Slater’s rented home on the North Shore this week, stealing a fair chunk of his Pipeline quiver. The theft occurred before the second day of competition … Continue reading SLATER’S BOARDS STOLEN ON EVE OF PIPELINE WORLD TITLE SHOWDOWN
VIA – FL TODAY Dec. 10, 2013 Bobby Baughman was trying out a new surfboard when something grabbed his foot. He said he had been surfing near Cocoa Beach Pier this afternoon. He finished riding a wave, so he hopped off the board and dove underwater to let the next one pass over him. He … Continue reading Shark bites surfer near Cocoa Beach Pier #SurfReport #Aloha #Fishing #Florida
VIA – NY TIMES Mavericks is a famous break in California. The big-wave surfers Kohl Christensen and Danilo Couto started the Big Wave Safety Summit in 2011 to honor Sion Milosky, who died at Mavericks. By TALYA MINSBERG Published: December 4, 2013 Surfers around the world descend every winter on the North Shore … Continue reading Top Big-Wave Surfers Unite to Promote Safety
VIA – DISCOVERY An Australian surfer received an unusual diagnosis when he went to hospital with cuts to his right hand and a gash on his leg — he had been attacked by a shark. An Australian surfer received an unusual diagnosis when he went to hospital with cuts to his right hand and a … Continue reading Surfer Unaware He Had Been Bitten by a Shark #SurfReport #Australia #Aloha
VIA – HAWAII NEWS NOW Posted: Dec 02, 2013 1:05 PM PST Updated: Dec 02, 2013 4:22 PM PST By Rich Meiers – email MAKENA, MAUI (HawaiiNewsNow) -A kayak fisherman was attacked and killed by a shark in waters off of Maui on Monday morning.This is the second fatal shark attack off of South Maui … Continue reading Kayak fisherman killed in Maui shark attack – #Hawaii #SurfReport #Aloha
VIA – HAWAII NEWS NOW Posted: Nov 29, 2013 7:53 PM PST Friday, November 29, 2013 10:53 PM ESTUpdated: Nov 29, 2013 10:32 PM PST Saturday, November 30, 2013 1:32 AM EST By Lisa Kubota WAIKIKI (HawaiiNewsNow) – A memorial paddle out honored a revolutionary surfer in the spot where he learned to carve up waves. … Continue reading Memorial paddle out for revolutionary #Hawaii surfer Buttons Kaluhiokalani #Legend #Aloha
Dunno what there is to solve, I think it’s called nature… VIA – PARTILEPEP Experts race to solve shark attack As we wait for the results of the investigation into the incident in which a tourist of French origin died after he was attacked by a shark at Anse Lazio on Praslin, the people of … Continue reading Experts race to solve shark attack in Seychelles
via – waarmaarraar Polen dankt Saoedi-Arabie voor kite-surfer redding De Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Radek Sikorski heeft Saudi-Arabië bedankt voor haar hulp bij de redding van een Poolse kite-surfer die vorige week vrijdag vermist werd in de Rode Zee. Op zondagavond sprak minister Sikorski met Zijne Koninklijke Hoogheid Prins Saud Al-Faisal, de minister van Buitenlandse … Continue reading Polen dankt Saoedi-Arabie voor kite-surfer redding
VIA – BOSTON HERALD Singer Jack Johnson grants boy’s Christmas wish By John Zaremba Sunday, December 18, 2011 Surf-folk singer Jack Johnson brought some Southern California sunshine into the lives of a 6-year-old Children’s Hospital Boston patient and his family yesterday, fulfilling the boy’s foremost Christmas wish by giving him a private webcast concert and … Continue reading Singer Jack Johnson grants boy’s Christmas wish