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Santa Cruz pro surfer Anthony Ruffo sentenced to jail for drug dealing

VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Local professional surfer Anthony Ruffo looks shocked at his attorney, Ben Rice, as Ruffo is taken directly from the courtroom Tuesday to spend a year in jail for drug sales. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel) Santa Cruz pro surfer Anthony Ruffo sentenced to jail for drug dealing By Stephen Baxter – Santa Cruz … Continue reading Santa Cruz pro surfer Anthony Ruffo sentenced to jail for drug dealing

Win a Free Trip to LudoBites 9 in Hawaii!

VIA – LA WEEKLY   Win a Free Trip to LudoBites 9 in Hawaii By Elina Shatkin Mon., Feb. 20 2012 at 6:00 AM Pack up the surfboard and throw on the bikini. UrbanSpoon is giving away one free trip to LudoBites Nine-0 — in Hawaii. The prize includes two first-class, round-trip tickets on Hawaiian … Continue reading Win a Free Trip to LudoBites 9 in Hawaii!

Neil Pearlberg, The Perfect Write: Rockhold among aging pro surfers for whom tide is changing

VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL (Nate Lawrence/Special to the Sentinel)   Neil Pearlberg, The Perfect Write: Rockhold among aging pro surfers for whom tide is changing   Posted:   02/19/2012 01:30:21 AM PST Matt “Rocky” Rockhold has lived his dream of being a professional surfer ever since he was first pushed into a wave at … Continue reading Neil Pearlberg, The Perfect Write: Rockhold among aging pro surfers for whom tide is changing

Identify the Baja California mystery whale carcass!

VIA – SCIENTIFIC AMERICA   Identify the Baja California mystery whale carcass! By Darren Naish | February 18, 2012 We all love identifying – or, trying to identify – weird carcasses. Back in December 2011, marine biologist and world chiton expert Douglas Eernisse of the University of California (Santa Cruz) sent me the series of photos … Continue reading Identify the Baja California mystery whale carcass!

Cleaning Santa Cruz-area beaches a monthly chore for Save Our Shores

VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL   Cleaning Santa Cruz-area beaches a monthly chore for Save Our Shores By Shanna McCord – Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted:   02/18/2012 04:53:11 PM PST Shannon Dooley and Melinda Highton came from San Carlos to help with… (BILL LOVEJOY/SENTINEL) SANTA CRUZ – Santa Cruz resident Mike Houck filled a plastic … Continue reading Cleaning Santa Cruz-area beaches a monthly chore for Save Our Shores

Great whites taking a bite out of California sea otter population

    VIA MERCURY NEWS   Great whites taking a bite out of California sea otter population By Paul Rogers – San Jose Mercury News Posted:   02/16/2012 07:56:07 PM PST Updated:   02/16/2012 08:24:42 PM PST A California sea otter basking in the sun in the Moss Landing Harbor. (Vern Fisher/Monterey County Herald) California’s … Continue reading Great whites taking a bite out of California sea otter population

VIDEO: Tom Curren VS Dane Reynolds On Demand – 2012 Quiksilver Rincon Classic

Two of the best gosh darn surfers alive… Tom Curren VS Dane Reynolds On Demand – 2012 Quiksilver Rincon Classic Tom Curren VS Dane Reynolds On Demand – 2012 Quiksilver Rincon Classic Dane Reynolds Red Bull Air Show on Demand – 2012 Quiksilver Rincon Classic

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