VIA – FOX NEWS Published September 08, 2013 FoxNews.com A 17-year-old Florida football player who had a shark dig into his shoulder says he “didn’t feel” the bite, but only the creature slamming into his neck. “I just, I felt like the wave come up, like bringing me upward, and I just felt the … Continue reading High school football player bitten by shark needed 30 stitches after ocean swim #Florida #SurfReport
VIA – FIELD & STREAM By Ben Romans Marco Liebenow, an German angler fishing ocean waters off Norway, has reportedly caught a 513-pound Atlantic halibut—a fish heavy enough to not only best the International Game Fish Association’s (IGFA) current world record for Atlantic halibut by 94 pounds, it could also potentially claim the title for … Continue reading Big Fish Alert: Potential World Record, 513-Pound Atlantic Halibut Caught in Norway #Fishing #Photography
VIA – ORLANDO SENTINEL By Desiree Stennett, Orlando Sentinel 7:23 p.m. EDT, September 7, 2013 Two men suffered shark bites in New Smyrna Beach on Saturday as purple flags warned beachgoers about dangerous marine life and swarming bait fish. The bites happened within a minute and less than 100 yards apart, said … Continue reading 2 shark bites reported in New Smyrna Beach #SurfReport #Florida
VIA – ASP September 5, 2013 | ASP North America SANTA CRUZ, California/USA Thursday, September 5, 2013 – For three days in November, Santa Cruz¹s famed Steamer Lane will play host to the 2013 O’Neill Coldwater Classic Invitational with an all-new format. For the past three decades, The Lane has … Continue reading #SantaCruz – O’Neill Coldwater Classic Confirmed as ASP North America Specialty Event for 2013 #SurfReport
VIA – DAILY MAIL UK Billy Rossini got the idea after noticing underwater lights used by yachts He spent two years perfecting the system building 200 prototypes The clever design also includes a switch to trigger a SOS strobe By Daniel Miller PUBLISHED: 10:12 EST, 4 September 2013 | UPDATED: 12:32 EST, 4 September … Continue reading Surf’s up, lights on! Inventor adds LEDs to paddle boards so enthusiasts can head out at night (but aren’t sharks attracted to light?!)
VIA – STAR ADVERTISER Surfboard encounters ‘glassy’ conditions By Star-Advertiser staff POSTED: 09:13 p.m. HST, Sep 01, 2013 LAST UPDATED: 05:02 a.m. HST, Sep 02, 2013 A surfboard punctured the windshield of a car on the H-1 freeway Sunday morning, causing one eastbound lane to be closed for almost 20 minutes. … Continue reading #Hawaii Surfboard Smashes Through Front Windhsheild on H1 #Aloha #Photography
VIA – THE BLAZE 9-Year-Old Boy’s Shocking Reaction to Shark Attack: ‘He Was So Excited’ Sep. 2, 2013 10:00am Fred Lucas Labor Day weekend will perhaps always be memorable for nine-year-old Connor Baker, as he was bitten by a shark at St. Augustine Beach, Fla. While the attack, itself, was startling enough, the young boy’s … Continue reading #LaborDay Weekend Shark Attack in FL #SurfReport
Not linked??? Rip currents wouldn’t have been that strong if not for Irene, would this dude even be in the water without the swell? Ahole reporter… VIA – RICHMOND TIMES DIPATCH UPDATE: Drowning of surfer not linked to Irene By: Rex Springston Published: August 27, 2011 Updated: August 27, 2011 – 11:24 AM A 22-year-old … Continue reading UPDATE: Drowning of surfer not linked to Hurricane Irene – Virginia Beach #SurfReport
VIA – BOSTON HERALD Singer Jack Johnson grants boy’s Christmas wish By John Zaremba Sunday, December 18, 2011 Surf-folk singer Jack Johnson brought some Southern California sunshine into the lives of a 6-year-old Children’s Hospital Boston patient and his family yesterday, fulfilling the boy’s foremost Christmas wish by giving him a private webcast concert and … Continue reading Singer Jack Johnson grants boy’s Christmas wish