VIA – 10 news WaveJet has sold more than 600 worldwide Posted: 08/22/2013 Last Updated: 19 hours ago Joe Little | Email Me SOLANA BEACH, Calif. – A Solana Beach man’s invention is making waves across the surfing world. Mike Railey first had an idea 13 years ago to put the technology of a … Continue reading Local #SanDiego inventor’s engine-powered surfboard changing the face of surfing #SurfReport
VIA – SF GATE Sam Whiting Updated 8:26 pm, Wednesday, August 21, 2013 Fred Windisch captured black-and-white images of his fellow surfers along the North Coast starting in the early 1960s. Photo: Fred Windisch, Family Of Fred Windisch Before fancy wet suits, before surf shooters on Jet Skis and before GoPro, there was Fred Windisch in … Continue reading ’60s surfing shots finally get proper showing #Photography #SF #Art
HONOLULU August 22, 2013 (AP) By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press Share 69 Share on email 15 Comments A 20-year-old German woman who lost her right arm in a shark attack off of Hawaii last week is being remembered by her family as beautiful and strong after fighting to stay alive in a Maui hospital. … Continue reading First Person to Die From Shark Attack in #Hawaii Since 2004 #SurfReport
VIA – OC REG Huntington Beach surfer starts movement in response to drug-related deaths of young people. Published: Aug. 20, 2013 Updated: Aug. 22, 2013 9:26 a.m. Huntington Beach surfer John Salanoa has started a movement called DFS to encourage drug-free surfing, after seeing the heroin epidemic take over in the surfing community. PAUL … Continue reading Drug-free surfing? It starts with a sticker
VIA – PEOPLE By Sheila Cosgrove Baylis 08/19/2013 at 11:15 AM EDT Bethany Hamilton is ready to ride the next wave in her life: marriage. The Soul Surfer author, who inspired millions when she refused to give up surfing despite losing her left arm in a shark attack, married fiancé Adam Dirks in … Continue reading Bethany Hamilton Marries Adam Dirks
VIA – KQED August 20, 2013, 9:50 am • Posted by Jon Brooks What is going on at Stinson Beach? Last week we reported on salmon sharks that had washed up on shore at the popular Marin recreation area. Then yesterday a 42-foot juvenile fin whale died after it stranded on the beach. And … Continue reading Stinson Beach Closed to Swimming After Great White Shark Sighting #SurfReport #NorCal
VIA LA TIMES By Anthony Clark CarpioAugust 19, 2013, 7:26 a.m. Huntington Beach spent $30,800 to repair damage caused by a disturbance following the U.S. Open of Surfing but will not have to reimburse neighboring police for their help, city officials said. The city spent about $17,000 on Huntington Beach police overtime, and … Continue reading Huntington Beach’s final bill after surf event disturbance: $30,800
VIA – MIAMI HERALD 2 surfers bitten by sharks within minutes Posted on Wednesday, 03.14.12 The Associated Press New Smyrna Beach, Fla. — Authorities cleared the water in New Smyrna Beach after two surfers were apparently bitten by sharks. Volusia County Beach Patrol reports that a teenage boy and a young girl suffered bites … Continue reading FLORIDA: 2 surfers bitten by sharks within minutes #SurfReport
VIA – YAHOO! Billabong’s Financial Woes Impacts Surfing Community By Killeen Gonzalez, Yahoo! Contributor Network 5 hours, 35 minutes ago On February 24th, 2012 the surfing community learned that the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay was being downgraded by the Association of Surfing Professionals due, in part, to Billabong’s recent financial woes. Here are … Continue reading Billabong’s Financial Woes Impacts Surfing Community
VIA – NEWSDAY Officials continue search for missing surfer Originally published: September 9, 2011 10:02 AM Updated: September 9, 2011 2:05 PM By GARY DYMSKI. AND MATTHEW CHAYES. [email protected]., [email protected] Officials resumed their search Friday morning for a missing Old Field surfer in the waters off Gilgo State Park, a State Parks police spokesman said. … Continue reading Officials continue search for missing surfer
