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Sally Fitzgibbons Talks Perfect Tens, World Titles And Surfing Dates Gone Wrong

VIA – PEDESTRIAN Sally Fitzgibbons Talks Perfect Tens, World Titles And Surfing Dates Gone Wrong Sally Fitzgibbons is the number one female pro surfer in the country and the likely successor to seven time world champion Layne Beachley. Last year she was ranked #2 at the ASP World Surfing Awards and was this year named … Continue reading Sally Fitzgibbons Talks Perfect Tens, World Titles And Surfing Dates Gone Wrong

SANTA CRUZ: Peter Mel named Big Wave World Tour champion

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

Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys dead

I still have my original 12″ Pollywog Stew…RIP a great artist. VIA – MSN Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys dead May 4, 2012, 4:14 PM EST RollingStone.com Adam Yauch, one-third of the pioneering hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, has died at the age of 47, Rolling Stone has learned. Yauch, also known as MCA, had … Continue reading Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys dead

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

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Video: Kelly Slater Surfs Malibu’s Huge Surf (From This Weeks Swell) #SurfReport

Always a party in Malibu… VIA – MALIBU TIMES Slater Surfs Malibu’s Huge Surf Published: Friday, September 2, 2011 10:50 AM PDT In Malibu this week, California waves reached out of the ordinary heights. Surfers grabbed their boards to catch the waves that are rocking Malibu. At Surfrider Beach the waves reached as high as … Continue reading Video: Kelly Slater Surfs Malibu’s Huge Surf (From This Weeks Swell) #SurfReport

1943-2012: Bill Hixon, longtime owner of Neptune Beach surf shop, dies in Pennsylvania

  VIA – JACKSONVILLE 1943-2012: Bill Hixon, longtime owner of Neptune Beach surf shop, dies in Pennsylvania Bill Hixon in 1981. Posted: April 13, 2012 – 4:15pm  |  Updated: April 13, 2012 – 4:25pm By Matt Soergel Bill Hixon, who opened Hixon’s Surf Shop in Neptune Beach in 1964, just in time for the surfing craze sweeping the East … Continue reading 1943-2012: Bill Hixon, longtime owner of Neptune Beach surf shop, dies in Pennsylvania