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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Mavericks Legend "Flea" Rescues Struggling Body Boarder
VIA – SANTA CRUZ PATCH Mavericks Legend “Flea” Rescues Struggling Body Boarder Darryl “Flea” Virostko saw a 65-year-old boogie boarder fighting one of the largest swells in two years. He took action. Action Sports Wire By Danny Keith 9:18 pm Darryl “Flea” Virostko and his brother Troy were driving along West Cliff Drive … Continue reading Mavericks Legend "Flea" Rescues Struggling Body Boarder
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Windsurfer (Kite Surfer) Tests Mavericks
VIA – HMB PATCH PHOTO OF THE DAY: Windsurfer Tests Mavericks Stiff wind accompanies big swell on Sunday. By Stuart Nafey 4:35 pm This kite surfer was seen in and out of the Mavericks break on Sunday as a big swell and high winds came ashore in Half Moon Bay. Credit Stuart … Continue reading PHOTO OF THE DAY: Windsurfer (Kite Surfer) Tests Mavericks
Hawaii surfer fights off 10-foot shark, suffers bite on foot
VIA – WASHINGTON POST Hawaii surfer fights off 10-foot shark, suffers bite on foot By Associated Press, Published: April 3 HONOLULU — A 28-year-old surfer suffered injuries on his left foot after he says a 10-foot-shark bit him off Oahu’s North Shore. Joshua Holley was paddling Tuesday when he felt something on his foot. Honolulu … Continue reading Hawaii surfer fights off 10-foot shark, suffers bite on foot
High surf and shark sighting shut 2 Kauai beaches #SurfReport
VIA – STAR ADVERTISER High surf and shark sighting shut 2 Kauai beaches By Star-Advertiser staff POSTED: 10:32 a.m. HST, Apr 03, 2012 LAST UPDATED: 02:39 p.m. HST, Apr 03, 2012 Haena and Kee beaches on Kauai’s North Shore are closed to swimming today due to high surf conditions. Ocean Safety officials also … Continue reading High surf and shark sighting shut 2 Kauai beaches #SurfReport
Maui Dolphin situation can't get more urgent
VIA – VOXY CO NZ Maui Dolphin situation can’t get more urgent Tuesday, 3 April, 2012 – 09:11 Note to Kate Wilkinson and David Carter from Ruth Dyson, Labour Conservation spokesperson: There are only 55 Maui’s dolphins left, in total, on the planet. If more than two … Continue reading Maui Dolphin situation can't get more urgent
Big shark clears out Manly beaches
VIA – MANLY DAILY Big shark clears out Manly beaches Local News 3 Apr 12 @ 04:52pm by Andrew Priestley A SHARK sighting saw swimmers clear the surf from Manly to Queenscliff today. The ocean predator was estimated to be between two to three metres long and was spotted by a young surfer just … Continue reading Big shark clears out Manly beaches
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Bobby Martinez Responds to ASP…
Some entertaining comments and information on just how heated this issue is on both sides… VIA – WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS Martinez dumped from ASP tour By Will Swanton 15:02 AEST Thu Sep 8 2011 Rebellious American Bobby Martinez threatened to gatecrash Kelly Slater’s next heat despite being disqualified from the Quiksilver Pro New York … Continue reading Bobby Martinez Responds to ASP…
Russian Surfing Championships: Surfers to be protected from shark attacks
Surfers farewell murdered mate
VIA – ABC Surfers farewell murdered mate Updated July 09, 2012 11:17:20 About 150 surfers gathered at Alexandra Headland on the weekend to farewell Sunshine Coast surfer Mark Ovenden, who was killed while holidaying in Bali last month. Indonesian police are continuing to investigate the 34 year old’s murder after his body was … Continue reading Surfers farewell murdered mate
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'Mavericks' movie crew returns to Santa Cruz, Half Moon Bay for big-wave shots
Santa Cruz Surfers Stoked On Massive Swell – #SurfReport
Australian state divided after shark cull gets the green light #Nature #Environment
Board Shaper Bill Kretzer Gives Live Demos at Surf Unlimited
Surfer’s car stolen in Pleasure Point after thief steals stashed key #SantaCruz
Slater wins surf title
I love these kind of posts, just throw it out there and see what happens lol… VIA – THE FIJI TIMES Slater wins surf title Aap Thursday, October 20, 2011 PENICHE, Portugal – Kelly Slater has all but sealed an 11th world surfing title despite being defeated in the final of the Rip Curl Pro … Continue reading Slater wins surf title