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Santa Cruz: Free July 19 screening to help check for skin cancer

  VIA – MERC NEWS   Free July 19 screening to help check for skin cancer By Shanna McCord – Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted:   07/11/2012 07:36:11 PM PDT Updated:   07/11/2012 07:42:32 PM PDT   CAPITOLA – With all the sun and surf available year-round in Santa Cruz County, the body’s largest organ – … Continue reading Santa Cruz: Free July 19 screening to help check for skin cancer

Miami teen recused from Hawaii surf recovering

    VIA – AP Published: 4:02 pm Updated: 4:05 pm Miami teen recused from Hawaii surf recovering HONOLULU (AP) — A Florida teen rescued when he was swept out to sea in Hawaii says he’s lucky to be alive. It’s been about week since a tour guide jumped into dangerous surf off the Big … Continue reading Miami teen recused from Hawaii surf recovering

HAWAII: High surf and small craft advisories due to Tropical Cyclone Daniel #SurfReport

VIA – HAWAII 24/7   High surf and small craft advisories due to Tropical Cyclone Daniel   Posted on 11:35 pm, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Tags: high surf advisory, nws, small craft advisory, tropical cyclone daniel By Hawaii 24/7 Staff The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a high surf advisory for East facing … Continue reading HAWAII: High surf and small craft advisories due to Tropical Cyclone Daniel #SurfReport

Rare Encounter: 25-Foot Shark Amazes Scuba Divers in Florida Gulf

VIA – PALM HARBOR PATCH   Rare Encounter: 25-Foot Shark Amazes Scuba Divers “The sheer size of it was unbelievable,” said Brennan Russell, one of two Palm Harbor scuba divers who videotaped a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with a 25 foot-long whale shark in the Gulf of Mexico. By Sunde Farquhar Email the author 5:55 am Kathy … Continue reading Rare Encounter: 25-Foot Shark Amazes Scuba Divers in Florida Gulf

Santa Cruz seeking mementos of Jack O'Neill's 1959 surf shop

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 Santa Cruz seeking mementos of Jack O'Neill's 1959 surf shop

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

Hurricane Emilia Strengthens Over Pacific – Forecasters say the Category 2 hurricane poses no threat to land #SurfReport

VIA – AOL   Hurricane Emilia Strengthens Over Pacific Forecasters say the Category 2 hurricane poses no threat to land By Associated Press NOAA MIAMI (AP) – Emilia has strengthened to a Category Two hurricane in the Pacific far off the coast of Mexico but is not posing a threat to land. The hurricane’s maximum … Continue reading Hurricane Emilia Strengthens Over Pacific – Forecasters say the Category 2 hurricane poses no threat to land #SurfReport

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The Science of Surf: Wave Prediction Data Gathered in WWII Revolutionized the Sport of Surfing

VIA – INDEPENDENT   The Science of Surf Wave Prediction Data Gathered in WWII Revolutionized the Sport of Surfing Friday, April 20, 2012 By Brian Gallagher On a clear Sunday afternoon, in the Moby Dick restaurant atop Stearns Wharf, Peter Neushal — a lecturer in UCSB’s History Department — talked to an audience about how the study … Continue reading The Science of Surf: Wave Prediction Data Gathered in WWII Revolutionized the Sport of Surfing