Category Archives: West Coast Surf Reports

Wind surfer stranded, rescued from Davenport cliff

VIA – MERCURY NEWS   Wind surfer stranded, rescued from Davenport cliff By Jessica M. Pasko [email protected] Posted:   04/19/2012 05:01:43 PM PDT Updated:   04/19/2012 05:01:45 PM PDT   DAVENPORT — A 56-year-old man was rescued from a cliff after becoming stranded Wednesday night. The man was windsurfing in the Davenport Landing area that … Continue reading Wind surfer stranded, rescued from Davenport cliff

Protecting our Surfing Heritage Through World Surfing Reserves

VIa – ENCINITAS PATCH     Protecting our Surfing Heritage Through World Surfing Reserves Katie Westfall of the Save the Waves Coalition talks about how these reserves are helping to protect globally iconic surf spots; Santa Cruz will be dedicated as a reserve April 28. By Serge Dedina Email the author 11:58 am One of … Continue reading Protecting our Surfing Heritage Through World Surfing Reserves

Surfers Rise in Malibu Politics

VIA – LA WEEKLY   Surfers Rise in Malibu Politics Local Spiccolis turn city against lagoon dredging By Hillel Aron Thursday, Apr 19 2012 Roughly 300 surfers, activists and residents watched the Malibu City Council on April 9. That’s more than 2 percent of the population of Malibu. If the same percentage of Los Angeles … Continue reading Surfers Rise in Malibu Politics

Swell Women: Life, art and surfing come full circle for Letty Nowak

VIA – LA JOLLA LIGHT   Swell Women: Life, art and surfing come full circle for Letty Nowak By Will Bowen From the window of Letty Nowak’s art studio/apartment you can see the waves gently breaking in the blue-green waters off WindanSea Beach. “I just love going to sleep to the sound of the waves,” … Continue reading Swell Women: Life, art and surfing come full circle for Letty Nowak

Styrofoam collection in Oceanside to make surfboards

VIA – UT SAN DIEGO   Styrofoam collection in Oceanside to make surfboards Written by Nathan Scharn 11:53 a.m., April 16, 2012 OCEANSIDE — Sandal and apparel company Reef plans to collect polystyrene foam, or Styrofoam, at Buccaneer Beach Thursday. The foam, commonly used for packaging items such as televisions or furniture, will be “up-cycled” … Continue reading Styrofoam collection in Oceanside to make surfboards

San Diego – Sewage Flowed into Local Waters without Notice: Report – #SurfReport

Brown days in SD, keep your mouths closed bruthas! VIA – NBC SD   Sewage Flowed into Local Waters without Notice: Report After 2 million gallon spill, millions more may have flowed through Tijuana River By Lauren Steussy and Paul Krueger |  Thursday, Apr 12, 2012  |  Upd ated 5:05 PM PDT A sewage spill … Continue reading San Diego – Sewage Flowed into Local Waters without Notice: Report – #SurfReport

Chasing giants with Alex Gray

  VIA – EASY READER   Chasing giants with Alex Gray After his dream of competing on the professional world surfing tour was derailed, former Peninsula High surfer Alex Gray turned his sights on bigger game   Alex Gray at Teahupoo. Photo by Glaser/A-Frame Last August, Alex Gray learned that the Billabong Pro Tahiti at … Continue reading Chasing giants with Alex Gray