VIA – BLEACHER REPORT By Mac Leesburg (Contributor) on November 10, 2012 The Mavericks Invitational 2012 is the latest installment in the iconic big wave competition that features either the most courageous or the craziest surfers on the planet. The contest invites 24 big wave surfers who showcase their death-defying talent … Continue reading Mavericks Surf Contest 2012: The Big Wave Brawl Begins #LiveLikeSion
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PHOTOS: HALLOWEEN FREESURF SANTA CRUZ WITH KELLY SLATER, OWEN WRIGHT, GABRIEL MEDINA & MORE! O'NEILL COLD WATER CLASSIC SURFREPORT
Caught some of the boys out at The Lane getting ready for the contest tonight (will post more when I have time)…: More soon…
PHOTOS: Man hospitalized after shark attack off Humboldt coast #SurfReport REAL #Halloween
VIA – MERCURY NEWS A surfboard found on the North Jetty Tuesday afternoon shows evidence of a shark… (Luke Ramseth) Eureka Times-Standard mercurynews.com Posted: 10/30/2012 02:31:58 PM PDT October 31, 2012 2:39 AM GMTUpdated: 10/30/2012 07:39:20 PM PDT EUREKA — A likely great white shark attack in Humboldt County left a group of surfers scrambling … Continue reading PHOTOS: Man hospitalized after shark attack off Humboldt coast #SurfReport REAL #Halloween
Tsunami Warning for Hawaii After 7.7 Earthquake #SurfReport
VIA MY FOX LA Posted: Oct 27, 2012 11:12 PM PDT <em >Sunday, October 28, 2012 2:12 AM EST</em>Updated: Oct 27, 2012 11:54 PM PDT <em >Sunday, October 28, 2012 2:54 AM EST</em> Posted by: Pablo Pereira, Web Editor / Producer The state of Hawaii is now under a tsunami warning after a 7.7 earthquake … Continue reading Tsunami Warning for Hawaii After 7.7 Earthquake #SurfReport
Live Like Jay: Love. Fear. And the Chasing Mavericks Premiere
VIA – HUFF POST Posted: 10/25/2012 2:36 pm Ocean. Deep abiding waters of endless movement. Diving. Driving. Deeper still. Current, overtaking a body. Jay Moriarity. Blue eyes and tan skin in an effortless swimming motion, one with the water. Afloat. Awash. The other side afoot. A white light astray. A deep heart. An unbreakable spirit … Continue reading Live Like Jay: Love. Fear. And the Chasing Mavericks Premiere
Shark falls from sky onto California golf course
VIA – AP This photo taken Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 and released by the San Juan Hills Golf Club shows a leopard shark that dropped out of the sky on the 12th tee at the San Juan Hills Golf Club in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. The 2-pound shark was apparently plucked from the ocean … Continue reading Shark falls from sky onto California golf course
Francisco Javier Solorio Jr. Dead: Surfer Killed By Shark Off Surf Beach In Santa Barbara CA (UPDATED) #SurfReport
VIA – HUFF POST 10/24/12 12:15 AM ET EDT VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A surfer was killed Tuesday by a shark off a beach at coastal Vandenberg Air Force Base following a summer of shark sightings along the Central California coast, authorities said. Francisco Javier Solorio Jr., 39, of Orcutt, was killed in … Continue reading Francisco Javier Solorio Jr. Dead: Surfer Killed By Shark Off Surf Beach In Santa Barbara CA (UPDATED) #SurfReport
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PHOTOS: Rare Shark Spotted Off La Jolla Coast #SurfReport #SmileyTheShark
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Big Waves to Hit San Diego County Beaches #SurfReport
VIA – LA JOLLA PATCH Big Waves to Hit San Diego County Beaches Forecasters say surf between 4 and 8 feet are expected. 4:46 pm A pair of large ocean swells this weekend were expected to bring above average surf to San Diego County beaches and rough seas to coastal waters, according to the … Continue reading Big Waves to Hit San Diego County Beaches #SurfReport
Video: Mission Beach closed again because of shark sighting – San Diego #SurfReport
Surfers Rise in Malibu Politics
Great white shark sighting closes popular La Jolla Shores beach #SurfReport
Surfer recalls jail time from blackball rebellion #OC
Mischaracterization of surfers
VIA – VC STAR Mischaracterization of surfers Posted January 30, 2012 at 9:28 a.m. Re: Colleen Cason’s Jan. 29 column, “Surfs up in senate constest”: As a lawyer, environmental activist and lifelong surfer who grew up in Santa Barbara during the historic Unocal oil spill, I was both offended and shocked by … Continue reading Mischaracterization of surfers