I like to experience different shapes and design features so I don’t totally agree with this but entertaining nonetheless… VIA – RED BULL Talking to a shaper is akin to language barrier. Here’s how to negotiate your way to understanding. Buy local: This isn’t just a hippy mantra! While you most likely won’t be able … Continue reading 10 tips for ordering a #surfboard – #surf #guides #aloha
VIA – THE COAST NEWS By staff May 28, 2014 • 171 views • 0 comments DEL MAR — Longtime surfboard craftsman Roger Hinds won the Icons of Foam Tribute to the Masters shaping competition May 18, honoring Ben Aipa. Six shapers were tasked with replicating a classic Aipa Sting. The board was made … Continue reading Surfboard shape-off goes to Hind – #art #design #surf
Something fishy about this one… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70xxxZoeD0g ‘It looked like something out of a horror movie’: Woman requires 20 stitches after she was ‘bitten by a bull shark’ Bianca Freeman was with friends when she fell into a Gold Coast canal 29-year-old says a bull shark latched onto her leg and took a large bite … Continue reading 29 Year Old Woman Attacked By Shark After Falling Into River – #surf #Australia #video
This reminds me of a time with my buddy Dave back about 20 years ago… VIA – WEST BRITON By WBMiles | Posted: May 29, 2014 The spot on the sheer cliff face where Leyton Gritt abandoned his board midway through a death-defying climb. A terrified surfer who feared for his life scaled … Continue reading Surfer cheats death by scaling cliff face – with his surfboard – #surf #photography #aloha
Fortunate this guys bros were looking out for him…. Rescue of Concussed Bodyboarder from Drowning from David McMaster on Vimeo.
VIA WRAL Mooresville, N.C. — An Iredell County woman is recovering after being bitten by a shark earlier this week while swimming in the ocean at Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. Kimberly Popp, of Mooresville, said she was in knee-deep water Tuesday afternoon when something hit her foot, according to WBTV. Moments later, when … Continue reading Central NC woman bitten by shark at Hilton Head #surfreport #aloha
VIA – ASP ASP Announces Acquisition of Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards Tuesday, April 29, 2014 ASP International is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Billabong XXL ® Big Wave Awards. Following this 2014 event, the XXL Big Wave Awards will enter into a fresh ownership with ASP which will see the popular action … Continue reading ASP Announces Acquisition of Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards – #surf #news
Kelly? Anyone? VIA – PURSUITIST Castle of Rincon in Puerto Rico Lists for $4.8 Million Posted by Realtor.com on Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 at 2:18 pm. Filed under House. Known for its pristine surfing beaches and unique blend of Spanish-Caribbean culture, Rincon, Puerto Rico is hardly the place one would expect to find a … Continue reading Castle of Rincon in Puerto Rico Lists for $4.8 Million
VIA – LA TIMES Surf’s up in Southern California April 1, 2012 | 4:42 pm Surfers along the Southern California coast caught some big waves Sunday thanks to a large west swell, and weather officials said a high surf advisory will continue until noon Monday. “The highest we got here was Ventura Harbor had … Continue reading Surf's up in Southern California #SurfReport
VIA – tHE STAR PHOENIX Big tuna leads to big record By Jonathan Hamelin, Leader-Post April 14, 2012 For Saskatchewan’s Troy Kincaid – rig worker by profession but fisherman by hobby – the waters of Hawaii were recently the scene of an epic struggle between him and a 231-pound bigeye tuna. After 45 minutes, … Continue reading Hawaii; Big tuna leads to big record