VIA – HUFF POST Posted: 04/30/2013 12:53 pm Cyrus Saatsaz. Host, WaXed; Author, “Dogwild & Board: Stories, Interviews and Musings From a Surf Journalist” Zuri Irvin contributed to this story. The 2010 surf contest at Maverick’s produced some of the biggest waves in competitive surfing history. Massive bombs that tested the mettle of all … Continue reading An Exclusive Interview with Big Wave Surfer Shawn Dollar #SantaCruz #SurfReport
Sevengill shark has been seen by San Diego divers By Steven Luke and Sarah Grieco | Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 | Updated 10:00 PM PDT Source: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/sevengill-shark-la-jolla-san-diego-california-204764711.html#ixzz2RYC9mx8e View more videos at: http://nbcsandiego.com. Local scuba divers talk to NBC 7 reporter Steven Luke about the sighting of sevengill sharks along the coast. Local scuba divers have … Continue reading PHOTOS: Rare Shark Spotted Off La Jolla Coast #SurfReport #SmileyTheShark
VIA – EASY READER NEWS For the month of April, a few local board builders and skate shops showcase some of their April offerings. Be smart, buy local! Brog Surfboards The Mid Potato The Mid Potato takes design elements from a mini-simmons and adds a tighter turning radius with its unique diamond swallow tail. … Continue reading Surfboard Review April 2013
VIA – SLO.COM Jennifer Everett and her 6-year-old son, Oliver, pose with a surfboard that belonged to Everett’s husband, Todd. The board was recently returned to her after being left at the beach after a memorial service for Todd Everett on March 30. Joe Johnston Read more here: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2013/04/22/2480462/surfboard-lost-after-memorial.html#storylink=cpy By Cynthia … Continue reading UPDATE: Surfboard lost after memorial service is returned to Pismo Beach family
VIA – BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE A Harris County woman is suing a surfer whose board hit her in the face while she was swimming in the Gulf of Mexico, court records show. Lori Reynolds filed a lawsuit last week against Florida resident Steven Long IV for their April 16, 2011, collision in Galveston. At … Continue reading Harris County woman sues after being hit face by surfboard in Galveston #SurfReport
From the original eBay post: “This auction is for a preserved two-headed (dicephalic) bull shark fetus (Carcharhinus leucas). This is first and only known dicephalic bull shark in the entire world! This is not a live animal – It is a preserved specimen. The two-headed shark fetus discovered in Florida Keys waters is not a … Continue reading PHOTOS!: Mutant shark spurs bidding war on eBay – Sells for $10,600!!! #Shark
VIA – SANTA MARIA TIMES hour ago • By April Charlton / Senior Staff Writer / [email protected] When one Pismo Beach family turned to social media earlier this month in an effort to locate a missing surfboard, they never expected the outpouring of support they would receive. Todd Everett’s longboard turned up missing after a … Continue reading Pismo family using social media in search for missing surfboard – Facebook post has gone viral
VIA – 10 NEWS SAN DIEGO Dozens Rescued From Strong Rip Current Incident Happened Off La Jolla Shores; Lifeguards Rescue About 100 Swimmers POSTED: 6:58 pm PDT July 28, 2011 UPDATED: 1:03 pm PDT July 29, 2011 SAN DIEGO — An unusually powerful rip current pulled about 100 swimmers from the surf off La Jolla … Continue reading Incident Happened Off La Jolla Shores; Lifeguards Rescue About 100 Swimmers – San Diego
VIA – MSNBC Dramatic rescue for Calif. gray whale entangled in discarded fishing net A California gray whale is moving freely after rescuers spent seven hours untangling it from a discarded fishing net. Rescuers suspect the whale had been dragging the net–which was filled with dozens of dead animals–for weeks. KNBC-TV’s Vikki Vargas reports. … Continue reading VIDEO: Dramatic rescue for Calif. gray whale entangled in discarded fishing net
Sad… VIA – LA TIMES Famed surfboard designer hanged himself, coroner says August 23, 2011 | 4:18 pm Robert Russell Brown, who had been shaping custom surfboards in Newport Beach since the 1960s, has died. He was 63. Brown hanged himself, the Orange County coroner’s office said. He was pronounced dead at 3:08 p.m. Saturday … Continue reading Famed surfboard designer hanged himself, coroner says – Los Angeles Times