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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O.C. man dies while surfing in Oceanside
Tragic… VIA – OC REGISTER O.C. man dies while surfing in Oceanside By SONYA QUICK / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER A 63-year-old Aliso Viejo man died Saturday morning while surfing in Oceanside, officials said. Charles Solon Todd Jr., a 63-year-old married man, was surfing at Surf Beach at 7:29 a.m. Saturday, according to the San … Continue reading O.C. man dies while surfing in Oceanside
Santa Cruz – Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked and Broke: Almost famous: Local surfers/filmmakers pair up in surf movie competition
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