Steph is all class… VIA – DAILY TELEGRAPH Taylor Auerbach The Sunday Telegraph January 24, 2014 3:55PM STUNNING surfer girl Stephanie Gilmore has hit back at critics who labelled her infamous 2013 television advertising campaign for Roxy “voyeuristic” and sexist – declaring ‘I’m no slut’. In an exclusive interview for this weekend’s Sunday … Continue reading I’m sexy, not a slut’: Australian surf champion Steph Gilmore hits out at critics of her raunchy Roxy ad
sad… VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Rescuers pull an exhausted rescue swimmer onto the jet ski after they attempted to save a boogie boarder from the cove beneath Lighthouse Point. The boogie boarder was thrown into the cove by a large set of waves on Friday. (Kate Falconer/Sentinel) ( SCS ) By Calvin Men … Continue reading Boogie boarder dies from injuries suffered in rough seas off #SantaCruz – #Surf #Bodyboard #California
http://youtu.be/q_kaqZ-hmKg VIA – STAR ADVERTISER By Gregg K. Kakesako POSTED: 07:49 a.m. HST, Jan 22, 2014 LAST UPDATED: 06:28 p.m. HST, Jan 22, 2014 KRYSTLE MARCELLUS/[email protected] Spectators watched big waves roll in from a bridge at Pupukea today. MORE SURF PHOTOS: http://hsalinks.com/1eTWzAv The peak of the largest swell in a decade began hitting … Continue reading ‘GIANT’ SURF ROLLS INTO THE NORTH SHORE – #Hawaii #Aloha
VIA – DW A plan to catch and kill sharks off West Australia’s coast is set to begin this week. Authorities say their strategy will reduce the risk of attack to members of the public, but critics warn it could harm the ecosystem. Five years ago, Paul de Gelder lost his hand and a leg … Continue reading Australian state divided after shark cull gets the green light #Nature #Environment
VIA – YAHOO AU Champion surfer was seconds from death January 22, 2014, 1:54 pm Champion surfer Joel Parkinson says he was seconds from death after his leg rope got caught on submerged rocks at the weekend. The former world champion has told of being trapped under water in northern NSW and the moment he … Continue reading Champion surfer Joel Parkinson almost drowns over weekend… #Australia #Surf
VIA – YAHOO NEWS YAHOO!7 NEWSJanuary 22, 2014, 10:42 am A New Zealand fisherman has been left baffled after reeling in a completely see-through creature just off the North Island’s coast. Stewart Fraser was fishing around 70km off the Karikari Peninsula with his two sons when he spotted what he though was a translucent … Continue reading Bizarre see-through fish plucked from New Zealand waters – #fishing #nature
VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Alex Martins, Greg Long and Peter Mel of Santa Cruz scramble to catch the same… ( Dan Coyro ) By JULIE JAG [email protected] Posted: 01/21/2014 09:05:25 PM PST The waves breaking at Maverick’s on Tuesday were big enough to deliver a beating to some of the best big wave … Continue reading Big wave surfing: ‘Massive’ Mavericks Invitational expected to get green light for Friday! #SurfReport #California #HMB
VIA – LOS ALIMITOS PATCH Swimmer Missing off Surfside Amid High Surf and Strong Rip Currents The search will continue through the night for a 26-year-old swimmer last seen 200 yards from shore at 6 p.m. By Paige Austin August 31, 2011 A swimmer who went missing off the coast of Seal Beach is battling … Continue reading Swimmer Missing off Surfside Amid High Surf and Strong Rip Currents – #SurfReport
OC Companies Dominate SIMA Image Awards By Kari HamanakaMonday, February 13, 2012 The Aliso Viejo-based Surf Industry Manufacturers Association’s Image Awards attracted representatives of nearly 800 apparel companies, retailers and others in the action sports industry last week. Companies in the apparel, shoe and surf products industries were honored in 16 categories. Brands from … Continue reading OC Companies Dominate SIMA Image Awards