VIA – GOTHAMIST Rockaway Surfers Psyched For Big Hurricane Irene Waves While the rest of the city is busy fighting tooth and nail for Duane Reade’s last flashlight, a handful of radical surfing dudes are totally psyched for Irene, and the killer waves she’s bringing with her. “People usually run away from the hurricane—surfers run … Continue reading Rockaway Surfers Psyched For Big Hurricane Irene Waves
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Hurricane Irene: Are surfers crazy to love hurricanes?
VIA – CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR Hurricane Irene: Are surfers crazy to love hurricanes? Hurricane Irene: The approaching hurricane brings out ‘storm surfers,’ those who crave the bigger, more dangerous waves not usually found on the East Coast. By Maud Dillingham, Contributor / August 26, 2011 What is it about hurricanes that draws surfers to the … Continue reading Hurricane Irene: Are surfers crazy to love hurricanes?
Surfer drowns at Croatan Beach late Thursday – East Coast #SurfReport
VIA – HAMPTON ROADS Surfer drowns at Croatan Beach late Thursday By Mike Hixenbaugh The Virginian-Pilot © August 26, 2011 VIRGINIA BEACH A Beach man drowned while surfing at Croatan Beach Thursday evening, police said. The man, believed to be in his 20s, and two friends were surfing in waist-high water in the 900 block … Continue reading Surfer drowns at Croatan Beach late Thursday – East Coast #SurfReport
Video: Mission Beach closed again because of shark sighting – San Diego #SurfReport
VIA – PETE THOMAS OUTDOORS Mission Beach closed again because of shark sighting Lifeguards have closed Mission Beach in San Diego for a second consecutive day Friday after a surfer spotted what might have been a great white shark. On Thursday, a lifeguard spotted an 18-inch dorsal fin belonging to what he presumed to … Continue reading Video: Mission Beach closed again because of shark sighting – San Diego #SurfReport
US surfer Payne hurt at Teahupoo – Hawaii
Poor guy, he was ripping chopes all week and probably won’t be able to surf the NY event…sucks. VIA – SKY NEWS US surfer Payne hurt at Teahupoo Updated: 17:15, Friday August 26, 2011 American surfer Dusty Payne’s Billabong Pro campaign could be over after he suffered a nasty gash to his leg in training … Continue reading US surfer Payne hurt at Teahupoo – Hawaii
Santa Cruz: Stand Up Paddle Surf – Rules of the Water
VIA – SUP CONNECT Stand Up Paddle Surf – Rules of the Water SANTA CRUZ, California – In a town where you are born with a surfboard in one hand, and a skateboard in the other, the surf culture in Santa Cruz California runs like a main artery through the heart of this small Northern … Continue reading Santa Cruz: Stand Up Paddle Surf – Rules of the Water
JUST IN! Hurricane Irene NYC: Mandatory Evacuations Ordered as Sandbags Line Lower Wall Street – Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island Evacuations
VIA – LBTIMES Hurricane Irene NYC: Mandatory Evacuations Ordered as Sandbags Line Lower Wall Street K. Cameron Lau | Aug 26, 2011 | 1min:30sec Hurricane Irene now seems to be on a direct collision course with the East Coast and things are starting to get serious around these parts. GO HERE FOR THE VIDEO: http://tv.ibtimes.com/hurricane-irene-nyc-mandatory-evacuations-ordered-as-sandbags-line-lower-wall-street/1747.html
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Promising SA bodyboarder killed in shark attack
VIA – NEWS 24 Promising SA bodyboarder killed in shark attack 2012-04-19 16:43 Cape Town – The man killed in a shark attack on Thursday has been identified as a promising young South African bodyboarder. The bodyboarder, 20 year-old David Lilienfeld took to the water with a group of friends and his brother around … Continue reading Promising SA bodyboarder killed in shark attack