VIA – APPAREL NEWS Surf and Skate Retailers Are Cautiously Optimistic by Andrew Asch, Retail Editor September 09, 2011 Surf and skate retailers are optimistic post-recession, but the future is hazy. Call it the moment after the wipeout. Surf retailers have been seeing their sales rebound after several years of tough business during the economic … Continue reading Surf and Skate Retailers Are Cautiously Optimistic
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Hurricane Katia to pummel Ireland #SurfReport
VIA – INDEPENDENT Hurricane to pummel country 160kmh winds and heavy rain expected By Alistair Grant and Allison Bray Saturday September 10 2011 IRELAND will be pummelled by Hurricane Katia from tomorrow night as forecasters warned of winds up to 160kmh causing building damage, coastal flooding, uprooted trees and transport chaos. Met Eireann was last … Continue reading Hurricane Katia to pummel Ireland #SurfReport
Big End of Summer Swell at San Clemente Pier Read more: Dana Point Times – Big End of Summer Swell at San Clemente Pier
VIA – DANA POINT TIMES Big End of Summer Swell at San Clemente Pier by Andrea Swayne Sep 09, 2011 These reader submitted photos were taken at the San Clemente Pier last week during the big swell sent our way by a storm in New Zealand. High surf brough waves in the 15- to 20-foot … Continue reading Big End of Summer Swell at San Clemente Pier Read more: Dana Point Times – Big End of Summer Swell at San Clemente Pier
Police: Driver stopped for surfboard violation
These officers are completely out of line, fing fascists… VIA – SEA COASTLINE Police: Driver stopped for surfboard violation Subsequent charges followed; trial date is Oct. 19 By North Hampton police say driver pulled over for surfboard violation [email protected] September 09, 2011 2:00 AM NORTH HAMPTON — A Hampton surfer spent Labor Day hanging ten … Continue reading Police: Driver stopped for surfboard violation
Surf contest delayed by pollution – 1.9 million gallon sewage spill closes beaches – #SurfReport San Diego
VIA – SIGN ON SAN DIEGO 1.9 million gallon sewage spill closes beaches Surf contest delayed by pollution By Matthew T. Hall, Reporter – San Diego Mike Lee, Reporter – Environment Friday, September 9, 2011 at 9:24 a.m. All beaches north of Scripps Pier through Del Mar and Solana Beach have been closed for at … Continue reading Surf contest delayed by pollution – 1.9 million gallon sewage spill closes beaches – #SurfReport San Diego
Catching a Wave and Some Cash Off Long Island – NY TIMES
VIA – NY TIMES Catching a Wave and Some Cash Off Long Island PHOTO: Kelly Slater and Owen Wright, above, had met just two weeks before in the final of the Billabong Pro Teahupoo, with Slater winning in 12-foot surf. By MAX KLINGER Published: September 9, 2011 LONG BEACH, N.Y. — In crisp, overhead barrels, … Continue reading Catching a Wave and Some Cash Off Long Island – NY TIMES
Happy birthday, California! 40 reasons we love you!
VIA – OC REGISTER Happy birthday, California! 40 reasons we love you! Published: Sept. 6, 2011 Updated: Sept. 9, 2011 5:37 p.m. California turns 161 this week. There’s a lot to love: sun, surf, stars, beaches, babes … Here’s our Top 40 list! Waves Hawaii may have pioneered modern surfing, but California popularized it, starting … Continue reading Happy birthday, California! 40 reasons we love you!
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Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked & Broke: State of the [Surfing] Union: All not quiet on the home front #SantaCruz
VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked & Broke: State of the [Surfing] Union: All not quiet on the home front Posted: 02/12/2012 01:30:06 AM PST The natives are restless. With 2012 being the year of the dragon, it’s hardly surprising that something ugly is rearing its head in … Continue reading Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked & Broke: State of the [Surfing] Union: All not quiet on the home front #SantaCruz