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Surfing with spunlace

Wow… VIA – NONWOVENS Surfing with spunlace   Wednesday, 04 April 2012     Norafin reports that it has successfully qualified its 100% flax, lightweight spunlaced nonwovens as the complementary reinforcement material for surfboard construction via the contact vacuum moulding composites process. Surfboards employing the material are now commercially available from French manufacturer Notox Green … Continue reading Surfing with spunlace →

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Great White sharks to be tagged in deadly waters off Australia

VIA – 10 LOCAL Great White sharks to be tagged in deadly waters off Australia Author: By Hilary Whiteman CNN Published On: Apr 04 2012 03:43:40 AM EDT (CNN) -After four fatal shark attacks in seven months, beachgoers on the south coast of Western Australia are understandably anxious about entering the water.”Dawn and dusk are perceived … Continue reading Great White sharks to be tagged in deadly waters off Australia →

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Visitors Guide to Half Moon Bay

Thought this was a good article for any visitors coming up to HMB, although there are way more good eats in the area that should be on this list…   VIA – SF GATE Johnson Pier, Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay Stephanie Wright Hession Wednesday, April 4, 2012 Johnson Pier, Pillar Point Harbor, Half … Continue reading Visitors Guide to Half Moon Bay →

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CEO of the boards

VIA – THE AUSTRALIAN   CEO of the boards Paul Myers From: The Australian April 05, 2012 12:00AM As businessman Peter Murphy recalls, ‘[Niseko] was, and still is, the best snow I have seen anywhere. It was as though I had stepped int a dream.’ Source: Supplied LIKE most seaboard-raised Australians, Peter Murphy lives for … Continue reading CEO of the boards →

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Oahu Surf Report #SurfReport

VIA – CIVIL BEAT   Oahu Surf Report Country: Down and dropping  at 2-4’ at most reefs from the  N-NW  with 12 seconds. Sunset will top list again today but just overhead. Clean direct offshores thnks to ESE winds.   WEST: Down and Dropping at 1-2 occ 3’ on the  NW with pinch of 2’ South and … Continue reading Oahu Surf Report #SurfReport →

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Shark attack sparks dive cancellations

VIA – ABC AUSTRALIA   Shark attack sparks dive cancellations   Updated April 04, 2012 14:16:31 Map: Busselton 6280 A Busselton dive business says it has been inundated with cancellations since a fatal shark attack on the weekend. Alicia MacDonald runs a business that takes people diving off Busselton’s coast. She says she has received … Continue reading Shark attack sparks dive cancellations →

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New Zealand: Good samaritan surfer saves British man swamped by surf

VIA – NZ HERALD Shrink Good samaritan saves British man swamped by surf By Amelia Wade 5:30 AM Wednesday Apr 4, 2012 Large swells which knocked containers off the stricken Rena and caused more oil to seep from the wreck almost swept a tourist out to sea but for a quick-thinking local. Yesterday afternoon, Cam … Continue reading New Zealand: Good samaritan surfer saves British man swamped by surf →

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VIA – LOS ANGELES TIMES Santa Cruz seeking mementos of Jack O’Neill’s 1959 surf shop   Jack O’Neill’s surf gear empire grew from this 1959 surf shop in Santa Cruz. His sons, Pat and Mike, are shown on skateboard at right. (Santa Cruz County CVC/O’Neill Archives) By Mary Forgione Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & … Continue reading →