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Surfer Dane Reynolds Hates Competition – But Blows it Out of the Water – ROLLING STONE

Damn we love Dane! VIA – ROLLING STONE Surfer Dane Reynolds Hates Competition – But Blows it Out of the Water ‘I don’t put too much importance on winning contests, which I think can make surfing boring,’ he says in our Hot Issue By Jesse Hyde November 3, 2011 2:45 PM ET Dave Reynolds for … Continue reading Surfer Dane Reynolds Hates Competition – But Blows it Out of the Water – ROLLING STONE

Earthquake shakes Costa Rica’s Pacific coast

VIA – TICO TIMES Earthquake shakes Costa Rica’s Pacific coast Posted: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 – By Alex Leff No injuries were reported from the magnitude-5.4 tremor. A 5.4 tremor shook the Nicoya Peninsula at 1:01 p.m. on Wednesday. Residents of the northwest Costa Rica tourist haven reported cracking walls but little other damage. The … Continue reading Earthquake shakes Costa Rica’s Pacific coast

Ocean City Enjoying a Solid Week of Surf #SurfReport

VIA – OCEAN CITY PATCH Ocean City Enjoying a Solid Week of Surf A storm in the Atlantic sent big waves to Ocean City on Wednesday. By Douglas Bergen 11:05am A low-pressure system off the coast delivered a couple days of good waves to Ocean City, and local photographer Patty Fraser captured the image above … Continue reading Ocean City Enjoying a Solid Week of Surf #SurfReport

North Shore pro surfer Jamie O’Brien needs a media team – and a condom

VIA – SHARK DIVERS North Shore pro surfer Jamie O’Brien needs a media team – and a condom Thursday, November 3, 2011 I wish you could make this stuff up but sadly you cannot, and thus begins today’s lesson about wildlife, media messaging, and stupid animal tricks. Folks, we have said it before and will … Continue reading North Shore pro surfer Jamie O’Brien needs a media team – and a condom

James Van Doren dies at 72; co-founder of Vans shoes

Sad, I’ve been wearing vans since I was a little kid and never stopped… VIA – LA TIMES James Van Doren dies at 72; co-founder of Vans shoes Van Doren Rubber Co. owed some of its success to Southern California’s burgeoning skateboard culture and gained national recognition when Sean Penn wore Vans in ‘Fast Times … Continue reading James Van Doren dies at 72; co-founder of Vans shoes

VIDEO: Surfer Almost Swallowed by Whale – Santa Cruz

Thanks to the dudes down at Sacred Craft for sending this one along to us… Surfer Almost Swallowed by Whale “Uploaded by bqnbarb13 on Nov 2, 2011 A woman floating on a surfboard near Santa Cruz, California almost ended up on the lunch menu for a humpback whale over the weekend. Barb Roettger had her … Continue reading VIDEO: Surfer Almost Swallowed by Whale – Santa Cruz

Green Day Perform Surprise Show In San Francisco

VIA – BSIDES Green Day Perform Surprise Show In San Francisco By: B-Sides Staff Wed, Nov 2 2011 Green Day performed another surprise show at a small venue in San Francisco, Tuesday night. The set was part of the opening night of the Rip Curl Surf Competition, hosted by the Surfrider Foundation, an organization that … Continue reading Green Day Perform Surprise Show In San Francisco

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East Coast Surfing Championships continue after Hurricane Irene – Virginia Beach #SurfReport

VIA – WVEC Surfing Championships continue after hurricane by Joe Flanagan WVEC.com Posted on August 28, 2011 at 3:37 PM VIRGINIA BEACH — Once the winds died down and the storms left the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, the East Coast Surfing Championships got back in the water Sunday. But it was a condensed version. “Definitely a … Continue reading East Coast Surfing Championships continue after Hurricane Irene – Virginia Beach #SurfReport