YEAH PETE!!! VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Peter Mel surfs to victory at Pico Alto in Peru. The win in the… (Piero Marotta/contributed photo) Surfing: Mel named Big Wave World Tour champion By JULIE JAG Posted: 05/04/2012 01:30:57 AM PDT Peter Mel cemented his legacy as one of the best big wave surfers to come … Continue reading SANTA CRUZ: Peter Mel named Big Wave World Tour champion
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Surfer's close brush with a shark at Terrigal
VIA – EXPRESS ADVOCATE Mel Draper was out in the water on his paddle board at Terrigal on Sunday afternoon when he had a close encounter with a shark. Surfer’s close brush with a shark at Terrigal 3 May 12 @ 11:54am by Alicia McCumstie WHEN Mel Draper took his new paddle board out for … Continue reading Surfer's close brush with a shark at Terrigal
Patagonia introduces warm water wetsuits made from recycled polyester
VIA – SMART PLANET Patagonia introduces warm water wetsuits made from recycled polyester By Beth Carter | May 2, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT For most surfers, wetsuit technology exists around one, unifying concept: protection from frigid waters.The insulated materials allow the surfer to brave the cold weather (or just cold water), because not every beach … Continue reading Patagonia introduces warm water wetsuits made from recycled polyester
Video of man surfing on dead shark causes outcry
VIA – PRACTICAL FISH KEEPING Video of man surfing on dead shark causes outcry Copyright © Facebook Two men filmed a friend surfing on the carcass of a dead Thresher shark that was being towed behind their boat, and then posted it on Facebook. The video was taken by Mark Collins in the Western Bay … Continue reading Video of man surfing on dead shark causes outcry
Man’s love of surf leads to wave machine technology
VIA – THE COAST NEWS Man’s love of surf leads to wave machine technology By Lillian Cox Apr 25, 2012 • 80 views • 0 comments SOLANA BEACH — Surfer Bruce McFarland has achieved much success as the founder of American Wave Machines where he has developed wave technology for applications in both research … Continue reading Man’s love of surf leads to wave machine technology
Shark tagged off Santa Cruz County in the 1990s caught in Sea of Cortez
VIA – INSIDEBAYAREA Shark tagged off Santa Cruz County in the 1990s caught in Sea of Cortez By Stephen Baxter [email protected] Posted: 04/26/2012 06:50:28 AM PDT Updated: 04/26/2012 06:51:29 AM PDT SANTA CRUZ — A white shark that researchers tagged near Año Nuevo Island in the late 1990s was caught in … Continue reading Shark tagged off Santa Cruz County in the 1990s caught in Sea of Cortez
Kelly Slater warns on Bali litter
VIA – YAHOO AU Surf star warns on Bali litter Georgia Loney, The West Australian Updated April 25, 2012, 3:00 am Surfing champion Kelly Slater says Bali beaches are now so polluted surfing at the favourite holiday destination could soon be off limits. Slater, 40, who hit the surf in Bali this week, turned to … Continue reading Kelly Slater warns on Bali litter
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Possible shark attack in Gulf Shores
VIa- FOX 10 TV Possible shark attack in Gulf Shores Updated: Saturday, 01 Oct 2011, 6:58 PM CDT Published : Saturday, 01 Oct 2011, 6:58 PM CDT GULF SHORES, Ala. (WALA) – A 29-year-old Georgia man was treated for injuries Saturday afternoon after a possible shark attack in the Gulf of Mexico. Officials tell Fox10 … Continue reading Possible shark attack in Gulf Shores
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RADIO INTERVIEW: A Word with Gerry Lopez
VIA – ABC 612 BRISBANE A Word with Gerry Lopez 17 February 2012 , 6:49 PM by Bernadette Young hierarchy /’huyuhrahkee/. noun, plural hierarchies. 1. any system of persons or things in a graded order, etc. (Source – The Macquarie Dictionary) As a 14 year old he was the Hawaiian … Continue reading RADIO INTERVIEW: A Word with Gerry Lopez
Patagonia: the anti-fashion fashion brand
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Singer Jack Johnson grants boy’s Christmas wish
VIA – BOSTON HERALD Singer Jack Johnson grants boy’s Christmas wish By John Zaremba Sunday, December 18, 2011 Surf-folk singer Jack Johnson brought some Southern California sunshine into the lives of a 6-year-old Children’s Hospital Boston patient and his family yesterday, fulfilling the boy’s foremost Christmas wish by giving him a private webcast concert and … Continue reading Singer Jack Johnson grants boy’s Christmas wish