VIA – LA WEEKLY By Anya Cohen Thu., Sep. 26 2013 at 5:00 AM 10 Comments Categories: A Considerable Town, Skateboarding, Tech Shark Wheel Like most parking lots, the one outside downtown’s Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator is flat and fairly vast — a skateboarder’s dream of a canvas. David Patrick, 48, looks at ease as … Continue reading L.A. Skateboard Company Reinvents the Wheel. Literally. #Video
gawd i hate thieves… VIA – SC SENTINEL By Calvin Men Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted: 09/27/2013 05:15:48 PM PDT PLEASURE POINT — An afternoon of surfing turned into a moment of regret for a 25-year-old surfer Tuesday after he returned to find his car stolen. Alex Boice parked his car near … Continue reading Surfer’s car stolen in Pleasure Point after thief steals stashed key #SantaCruz
VIA – CBS A Scottish university believes there is a potential treatment for breast cancer that can be derived from shark blood antibodies. The University of Aberdeen received more than $320,000 from the U.K. nonprofit Association for International Cancer Research (AICR) to study “shark IgNAR antibodies.” The three-year study will focus on whether the … Continue reading Shark blood antibodies may hold potential treatment for breast cancer
VIA – MEN’S JOURNAL By Rob Tannenbaum Oct 2013 The Hawaiian singer on surfing with his fans, gardening at the recording studio, and wiping out in front of Kelly Slater. Jack Johnson has an unusual relationship with his audience: When he’s on tour, fans often give him tips about local spots where he can … Continue reading Jack Johnson’s Good-Life Recipe #Music #Aloha #Art
VIA – MOTHERBOARD By Mat McDermott Unless you’re riding a wooden surfboard, there’s no getting around the fact that the deck under your feet is probably an environmental nightmare. Sure, there are more environmentally friendly materials out there now than there were 15 years ago, but your board is still likely to be petrochemical-derived foam encased … Continue reading The World’s First Surfboard Made from Mushrooms Is Almost Ready to Get Pitted #SurfReport #Aloha #Environment #Fungi
VIA – CORE77 Posted by erika rae | 20 Sep 2013 | It seems strange that a region renowned for its surfing culture routinely sees old surfboards find their final resting place at the city dump. Architect and designer Lawrence O’Toole is giving new life to Kauai’s favorite pastime. O’Toole knew he was onto … Continue reading The Second Lives of Surfboards: Lawrence O’Toole’s OTable Makes Busted Boards Look Better Than Ever #Art #Hawaii #Aloha #Surf
this dude looks stoked!… VIA – WVPT Photo: Brandon Dugan suffers an apparent shark bite at Carlin Park. Photo Chris Burdine Posted: 09/22/2013 By: James Wieland Jupiter, Fla. – Rescuers were called to Carlin Park in Jupiter Saturday morning after reports a surfer was bitten by a shark. When they arrived, Brandon Dugan was out … Continue reading Surfer bitten by a shark at Carlin Park in Jupiter #Florida #SurfReport #Stoked
Horrible… VIA – JOURNAL ONLINE New Smyrna Beach man killed in surfing accident By DINAH VOYLES PULVER, ENVIRONMENT WRITER send an email to [email protected]@news-jrnl.com August 27, 2011 1:52 PM Posted in: A New Smyrna Beach surfer was killed this morning in a surfing accident just after 11 a.m.. Tammy Marris, spokeswoman for the Volusia County … Continue reading Today: New Smyrna Beach man killed in surfing accident – East Coast #SurfReport
VIA – KLIV Festival planned for Mavericks Surf Contest HALF MOON BAY — Fans of the Mavericks Surf Contest will find a big party going on in Half Moon Bay while surfers take on the largest waves in the Bay Area. The contest organizers have decided to hold a festival on the day that the … Continue reading Festival planned for Mavericks Surf Contest
VIA – CARMI TIMES Charges to be dropped against Chicago surfer Carmi Times Posted Feb 18, 2012 @ 04:09 PM Chicago — A Chicago man arrested in January after being caught surfing in Lake Michigan has agreed to perform community service in exchange for the charges against him being dropped. Forty-year-old Rex Flodstrom maintains … Continue reading Charges to be dropped against Chicago surfer
Some people are victims and others rise up… BLIND SURFER DEREK RABELO SURFING PIPE Uploaded by LEMOSIMAGESTV on Feb 26, 2012 BLIND SURFER FROM BRAZIL , DEREK RABELO , MEET WITH MAKUA ROTHMAN AND FRIENS TO SURF PIPELINE.