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Hurricane Hilary strengthens off Mexico's Pacific – West Coast #SurfReport

VIA – AFP Hurricane Hilary strengthens off Mexico’s Pacific AFP) – 8 hours ago Hurricane Hilary strengthens off Mexico’s Pacific (AFP) – 8 hours ago MIAMI — Hurricane Hilary strengthened Thursday off the southwestern Pacific coast of Mexico, threatening to punish coastal areas with strong winds and heavy surf, forecasters said. Hilary, a Category Two … Continue reading Hurricane Hilary strengthens off Mexico's Pacific – West Coast #SurfReport

Buff Gerard Butler masters dangerous surf for new movie 'Mavericks'

VIA – USA TODAY Buff Gerard Butler masters dangerous surf By Susan Wloszczyna, USA TODAY It’s been a toner, tanner and leaner Gerard Butler doing promotion rounds for his new film, Machine Gun Preacher, that opens Friday. More: ‘Machine Gun Preacher’ is a love story The 6-foot-2 Scotsman’s new physique as well as his sun-kissed … Continue reading Buff Gerard Butler masters dangerous surf for new movie 'Mavericks'

Assault on surfer ends tense summer at Higgins Beach

Geez, can’t we all just get a long lol… VIA – KEEP ME CURRENT Assault on surfer ends tense summer at Higgins Beach Posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 1:15 pm | Updated: 1:24 pm, Wed Sep 21, 2011. By Duke Harrington [email protected] SCARBOROUGH – The Scarborough Town Council will soon revisit the ongoing issues with … Continue reading Assault on surfer ends tense summer at Higgins Beach

Surfers swim with whales

VIA – SUN LIVE NEW ZEALAND Surfers swim with whales Posted on 22nd Sep 2011 07:57 | By Phillipa Yalden A family of five orca whales caused quite a stir at Mount Maunganui beach yesterday when they came close to shore while chasing stingray. Dennis Tait-Jamieson from Hibiscus Surf School got up close and personal … Continue reading Surfers swim with whales

Riding with the king – Kelly Slater

VIA ESPN Riding with the king Kelly Slater eyeing potential Hurley Pro title as he rolls through round four By Jake Howard ESPN Action Sports Updated: September 20, 2011, 11:36 PM ET Adriano, you fool! Don’t you know you don’t give the champ reason to try. We had a perfectly good little surf contest going … Continue reading Riding with the king – Kelly Slater

Champion surfer Mathieu Schiller killed in shark attack on French island

Photo: French police search for Mathieu Schiller’s body after the shark attack (Picture: AFP/Getty) Champion surfer Mathieu Schiller killed in shark attack on French island Champion surfer Mathieu Schiller was killed in a frenzied shark attack that lasted less than 30 seconds after he was dragged from his surfboard on Bouncan Canot beach, on the … Continue reading Champion surfer Mathieu Schiller killed in shark attack on French island

Leven Rambin Takes Lead Female Role In 'Mavericks' Movie Along Side Gerard Butler

VIA – COMING SOON Leven Rambin Takes Mavericks September 20, 2011 Leven Rambin has signed on to play the female lead opposite Gerard Butler and Jonny Weston in the upcoming Mavericks, Variety reports. Butler stars as Rick “Frosty” Hesson, the mentor who trained the late surf phenomenon Jay Moriarty (Weston), in the Walden Media drama. … Continue reading Leven Rambin Takes Lead Female Role In 'Mavericks' Movie Along Side Gerard Butler

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Boy Describes Encounter With Shark In Del Mar – Cameron Bishop, 12, Says Shark Bumped Him Off Surfboard

VIA – 10NEWS SAN DIEGO Boy Describes Encounter With Shark In Del Mar Cameron Bishop, 12, Says Shark Bumped Him Off Surfboard POSTED: 6:04 pm PDT August 26, 2011 UPDATED: 6:53 pm PDT August 26, 2011 SAN DIEGO — A 12-year-old boy spoke to 10News about his encounter with a massive shark in Del Mar. … Continue reading Boy Describes Encounter With Shark In Del Mar – Cameron Bishop, 12, Says Shark Bumped Him Off Surfboard

Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds

VIA – NEWPORT BEACH PATCH Editor Nisha Gutierrez-Jaime [email protected] Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds “It’s not a good thing,” says researcher after discovery that a radioactive isotope of iodine was absorbed by kelp off Laguna Beach and Corona del Mar a month after the disaster in Japan. … Continue reading Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds