VIA – GATHER Hurricane Irene: Surfer Killed in Virginia Beach Due to Storm August 26, 2011 11:40 PM EDT Hurricane Irene hasn’t arrived in Virginia yet, but already one death is being attributed to the massive storm. According to reports on the Weather Channel, a surfer in Virginia Beach was killed by a monster wave. … Continue reading Hurricane Irene: Surfer Killed in Virginia Beach Due to Storm
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Surf's up, Irene! Thrillseekers take advantage of 30ft waves caused by monster hurricane along East Coast
VIA – DAILY MAIL UK Photo: Surf’s up: People surf on Friday at Rockaway Beach in New York Surf’s up, Irene! Thrillseekers take advantage of 30ft waves caused by monster hurricane along East Coast Governor Chris Christie warns New Jersey surfers, ‘Get the hell off the beach’ By John Stevens Last updated at 12:05 AM … Continue reading Surf's up, Irene! Thrillseekers take advantage of 30ft waves caused by monster hurricane along East Coast
Hurricane Irene – Water threatens homes; Surfers rescued – East Coast #SurfReport
VIA – ABC NEWS 4 Water threatens homes; Surfers rescued Posted: Aug 26, 2011 5:58 PM EDT Updated: Aug 26, 2011 9:19 PM EDT SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. (WCIV) — At around 5:45 the photos started coming in… Storm water from Irene’s work off the Carolina coast had begun to hit rock barriers. What was once … Continue reading Hurricane Irene – Water threatens homes; Surfers rescued – East Coast #SurfReport
Boy Describes Encounter With Shark In Del Mar – Cameron Bishop, 12, Says Shark Bumped Him Off Surfboard
VIA – 10NEWS SAN DIEGO Boy Describes Encounter With Shark In Del Mar Cameron Bishop, 12, Says Shark Bumped Him Off Surfboard POSTED: 6:04 pm PDT August 26, 2011 UPDATED: 6:53 pm PDT August 26, 2011 SAN DIEGO — A 12-year-old boy spoke to 10News about his encounter with a massive shark in Del Mar. … Continue reading Boy Describes Encounter With Shark In Del Mar – Cameron Bishop, 12, Says Shark Bumped Him Off Surfboard
New Photos! Gerard Butler Practices For New Maverick's Movie In Malibu
Looks like Frosty from Santa Cruz and some of the others involved in the movie are giving him some lessons so he doesn’t look completely ridiculous for the new Maverick’s movie…at least he’s got some good people on his side who know what they are doing. VIA – JUSTJARED For all the photos, go here: … Continue reading New Photos! Gerard Butler Practices For New Maverick's Movie In Malibu
Shark Sighting at Mission Beach Most Likely a Great White
VIA – CORONADO PATCH Shark Sighting at Mission Beach Most Likely a Great White The incident at Mission Beach Friday morning was the second sighting in two days. By Michelle Mowad 6:45pm A two-mile stretch of Mission Beach was closed again on Friday after a reported shark sighting by a surfer. Just a day earlier … Continue reading Shark Sighting at Mission Beach Most Likely a Great White
Hurricane Irene: New York state of panic – ESPN
VIA – ESPN Photo: NOAA – Hurricane Irene, making a mess of the Quiksilver Pro … and the rest of the East Coast. New York state of panic By Jake Howard ESPN.com “We’re holding it in prime hurricane season,” noted Quiksilver’s Todd Kline three weeks ago at the U.S. Open of Surfing, speculating on the … Continue reading Hurricane Irene: New York state of panic – ESPN
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Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds
VIA – NEWPORT BEACH PATCH Editor Nisha Gutierrez-Jaime [email protected] Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds “It’s not a good thing,” says researcher after discovery that a radioactive isotope of iodine was absorbed by kelp off Laguna Beach and Corona del Mar a month after the disaster in Japan. … Continue reading Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds
1943-2012: Bill Hixon, longtime owner of Neptune Beach surf shop, dies in Pennsylvania
VIA – JACKSONVILLE 1943-2012: Bill Hixon, longtime owner of Neptune Beach surf shop, dies in Pennsylvania Bill Hixon in 1981. Posted: April 13, 2012 – 4:15pm | Updated: April 13, 2012 – 4:25pm By Matt Soergel Bill Hixon, who opened Hixon’s Surf Shop in Neptune Beach in 1964, just in time for the surfing craze sweeping the East … Continue reading 1943-2012: Bill Hixon, longtime owner of Neptune Beach surf shop, dies in Pennsylvania
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OREGON: High Surf and Winter Advisories in effect for North Coast areas #SurfReport 22ft Waves Expected…
via – seasidesignal High Surf and Winter Advisories in effect for North Coast areas Posted: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 8:46 am | Updated: 8:58 am, Wed Feb 29, 2012. PORTLAND – THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 P.M. PST FEB. 29. * SEAS: LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL … Continue reading OREGON: High Surf and Winter Advisories in effect for North Coast areas #SurfReport 22ft Waves Expected…