VIA – MOTHERBOARD By Mat McDermott Unless you’re riding a wooden surfboard, there’s no getting around the fact that the deck under your feet is probably an environmental nightmare. Sure, there are more environmentally friendly materials out there now than there were 15 years ago, but your board is still likely to be petrochemical-derived foam encased … Continue reading The World’s First Surfboard Made from Mushrooms Is Almost Ready to Get Pitted #SurfReport #Aloha #Environment #Fungi
this dude looks stoked!… VIA – WVPT Photo: Brandon Dugan suffers an apparent shark bite at Carlin Park. Photo Chris Burdine Posted: 09/22/2013 By: James Wieland Jupiter, Fla. – Rescuers were called to Carlin Park in Jupiter Saturday morning after reports a surfer was bitten by a shark. When they arrived, Brandon Dugan was out … Continue reading Surfer bitten by a shark at Carlin Park in Jupiter #Florida #SurfReport #Stoked
VIA – HUFF POST Posted: 09/20/2013 5:29 pm EDT | Updated: 09/22/2013 2:38 pm EDT WASHINGTON — Jason Greenslate is America’s most famous food stamp recipient. Fox News profiled the 28-year-old San Diego resident in two August segments about America’s “food stamp binge.” The stories showed Greenslate buying sushi and lobster with a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance … Continue reading Jason Greenslate, Food Stamp Surfer, Responds To The Haters #Video #Sushi #Lobster #Bro#Bum
VIA – YAHOO/ABC NEWS ABCUpdated September 24, 2013, 8:54 am The Kite-Surfing Association of WA says the death of a man at Cottesloe Beach on Sunday afternoon appears to have been caused by a freak sequence of events. Marc Sprod, 50, was coming ashore when he apparently tripped near the water’s edge and was launched … Continue reading Kite-surfer dies in freak accident at WA’s Cottesloe Beach #Kite
VOA – NAROOMA NEWS Shark tooth found in missing walker’s board By Stan Gorton Sept. 23, 2013, 12:20 p.m BOARD EVIDENCE: Fisherman Greg White of Melbourne with a shard of what Ben’s supporters think is large shark tooth embedded in the board. ADVENTURER Benjamin Safari is missing but his surfboard has been found … Continue reading UPDATE: Surfboard found with shark tooth in it and surfer missing… #SurfReport #Australia #Aloha #Photography
VIA – TRUE ACTIVIST September 13, 2013 | Filed under: Environment,News | Posted by: Amanda Froelich Image Credit / boyanslat.com By: Amanda Froelich, True Activist. With millions of tons of garbage dumped into the oceans annually and repeat incidence of oil spills like the Deepwater Horizon Disaster, it’s the Ocean which has taken the … Continue reading Ingenious 19-year-old Develops Plan to Clean up Oceans in 5 Years #Environment
VIA – BAY NEWS 9 By Jason Wheeler, Reporter Last Updated: Thursday, September 12, 2013, 5:45 PM Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on google Share on email More Sharing Services 0 Video Stories Surfers brave the waters at New Smyrna Beach NEW SMYRNA BEACH — New Smyrna Beach is living up to the … Continue reading Shark bite injures teen surfer girl at New Smyrna Beach #Florida #SurfReport
I love these kind of posts, just throw it out there and see what happens lol… VIA – THE FIJI TIMES Slater wins surf title Aap Thursday, October 20, 2011 PENICHE, Portugal – Kelly Slater has all but sealed an 11th world surfing title despite being defeated in the final of the Rip Curl Pro … Continue reading Slater wins surf title
VIA – NINE MSN Eight shark sightings close WA beaches 15:18 AEST Sun Dec 18 2011 Multiple shark sightings close to shore in Western Australia’s southwest have forced the closure of some beaches. Surf Life Saving WA (SLSWA) says Bunbury and Dalyellup beaches were closed on Sunday morning after eight sharks were sighted between 30m … Continue reading Eight shark sightings close WA beaches
Just a side note to this story, as a consumer knowledgeable in areas from opening and running businesses to designing products, etc. And being involved in surfing my entire life, I have to say that Quiksilver as a business, sucks ranging from the very bottom to the top of it’s business. Many of their designs … Continue reading Slump hits hard: Surf icon Quiksilver cuts jobs