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Orcas, sharks in feeding frenzy

VIA – STUFF CO NZ Orcas, sharks in feeding frenzy ALEX FENSOME Last updated 05:00 28/12/2011 WASHED UP: A bloodied shark washed ashore on Blue Cliffs Beach as orcas just off the coast hunted on Boxing Day. Boxing Day at Blue Cliffs Beach, near Tuatapere in Southland, turned into a feeding frenzy, as a pod … Continue reading Orcas, sharks in feeding frenzy

Surf-forecasting pioneer Collins dies

VIA – ESPN Frank Quirarte – RIP Sean Collins, 1952-2011. Surf-forecasting pioneer Collins dies By Jake Howard ESPN.com Archive The surf world is in mourning Monday evening as word of Surfline founder Sean Collins’ passing is reverberating around the globe. Collins died Monday afternoon near his home in Seal Beach, Calif., according to the Orange … Continue reading Surf-forecasting pioneer Collins dies

Surf legend Sean Collins dies @SurfLine

RIP Sean, thanks for being such a rad dude… VIA – SIGNS ON SAN DIEGO Sean Collins founded Surfline.com of Huntington Beach, a forecasting service that is widely used by surfers in San Diego County. — Orange County Register/Surfline Surf legend Sean Collins dies Written by Gary Robbins :07 p.m., Dec. 26, 2011 Updated 6:48 … Continue reading Surf legend Sean Collins dies @SurfLine

Naked surfer stuns beachgoers

VIA – GOLD COAST AUSTRALIA Naked surfer stuns beachgoers December 26th, 2011 NLOOKERS were shocked – and entertained – to see a man surfing naked at Snapper Rocks yesterday. Photos have emerged of the man surfing the massive Christmas Day swell. The identity of the man is now known and it is unclear if he … Continue reading Naked surfer stuns beachgoers

Surfer bares all at Snapper

VIA – COOLUM NEWS AUSTRALIA Photo: The unidentified nude surfer at Snapper Rocks. Mark Humphry Surfer bares all at Snapper Colin Gilmore | 26th December 2011 NUDE surfing has never achieved great popularity for two reasons. Firstly, those pesky public decency laws ruin everyone’s fun but, thankfully, keep us from going blind in the face … Continue reading Surfer bares all at Snapper

Huge swells close Queensland beaches #SurfReport

VIA – ABC AUSTRALIA Huge swells close Queensland beaches Updated December 25, 2011 16:44:55 Photo: Heavy swells batter Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast on Christmas Day. (AAP: Ben Beaden) Huge swells have forced the closure of beaches on Queensland’s Gold and Sunshine Coasts. The weather bureau has issued a severe weather warning for dangerous surf … Continue reading Huge swells close Queensland beaches #SurfReport