Category Archives: Surfing

Boulder Creek surfer launches surfboard fin business

VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Boulder Creek surfer launches surfboard fin business By JENNIFER PITTMAN Posted: 11/26/2011 01:58:04 PM PST BOULDER CREEK – When Jerry Jett, 58, is not surfing, he is sketching geometric designs to adorn his handcrafted wooden fins and hoping an improving economy will boost sales at Jett Fin Co., a one-person … Continue reading Boulder Creek surfer launches surfboard fin business

Man arrested in apparent surf rage incident

No drop in cuz! Wha u like tro? We go! VIA – STAR ADVERTISER Man arrested in apparent surf rage incident By Star-Advertiser staff POSTED: 10:45 p.m. HST, Nov 25, 2011 A Wahiawa man was arrested Friday following an apparent surf rage incident on the North Shore. Police said the man, 46, and another man, … Continue reading Man arrested in apparent surf rage incident

Nat Geo WILD: The Surfer and the Shark-Attack Survivor

VIA – NAT GEO Nat Geo WILD: The Surfer and the Shark-Attack Survivor Posted by Matthew Zymet of Nat Geo WILD November 25, 2011 Surfer and Shark Attack Survivor Todd Endris Bob Sitrick ‘Shark Attack Experiment’ diver Olivia Symcox and shark-attack survivor and surfer Todd Endris spent part of yesterday riding the storm-tossed waves at … Continue reading Nat Geo WILD: The Surfer and the Shark-Attack Survivor

Pleasure Point in Santa Cruz has surfing and more

VIA – SF GATE Pleasure Point in Santa Cruz has surfing and more Christine Delsol, Special to The Chronicle Friday, November 25, 2011 Santa Cruz’s East Side is a little like the red-haired stepsister – not mistreated though, merely ignored – to the sexier West side, home to world-famous Steamer Lane and the Santa Cruz … Continue reading Pleasure Point in Santa Cruz has surfing and more

UPDATE: Kelly Slater gets wave pool patent

VIA – ESPN Slater gets wave pool patent Updated: November 25, 2011, 12:56 PM ET By Alex Lemonde-Gray ESPN.com Coming right on the heels of his record-breaking eleventh world title, Kelly Slater has tallied yet another victory, this time though he’s not hoisting a shiny trophy but a rivalry-igniting patent. In 2008, Slater launched the … Continue reading UPDATE: Kelly Slater gets wave pool patent

AUCTION: Rash vest from the Billabong Pro Tahiti – Signed by winner Kelly Slater & Owen Wright to benefit SurfAid

Rash vest from the Billabong Pro Tahiti Signed by winner Kelly Slater & Owen Wright Current bid: $805.00 Reserve met Closes: Mon 12 Dec, 9:00 pm Signed by winner Kelly Slater, the 11x World Surfing Champion, and 2nd placegetter Owen Wright. Includes photos of both finalists from the event. Framed in timber and glass. This … Continue reading AUCTION: Rash vest from the Billabong Pro Tahiti – Signed by winner Kelly Slater & Owen Wright to benefit SurfAid

67 foot dead whale that washed up on beach had been hit by ship – San Diego

VIA – LA NOW Dead whale that washed up on beach had been hit by ship November 24, 2011 | 11:35 am A fin whale that washed up on the San Diego coast died after being hit by a ship, researchers concluded after a necropsy on the 67-foot animal. The whale is set Friday to … Continue reading 67 foot dead whale that washed up on beach had been hit by ship – San Diego