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Julian Schnabel Auctions Surfboard for Charity @SurfersHealing

VIA – FORWARD Julian Schnabel Auctions Surfboard for Charity By Renee Ghert-Zand Visual artist and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Julian Schnabel has donated one of his limited edition “Blind Girl Surf Club” surfboards to a charity auction in California for Surfers Healing: A Foundation For Autism. The black surfboard, which has a picture of a girl … Continue reading Julian Schnabel Auctions Surfboard for Charity @SurfersHealing →

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U.S. to extend border fence 300 feet into Pacific

VIA – LOS ANGELES TIMES U.S. to extend border fence 300 feet into Pacific The $4.3-million project between Tijuana and Imperial Beach aims to seal off space that opens when the waters recede at low tide. A steel fence 18 feet tall will replace a gap-riddled barrier. A temporary pier is being built to hold … Continue reading U.S. to extend border fence 300 feet into Pacific →

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Boulder Creek surfer launches surfboard fin business

VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Boulder Creek surfer launches surfboard fin business By JENNIFER PITTMAN Posted: 11/26/2011 01:58:04 PM PST BOULDER CREEK – When Jerry Jett, 58, is not surfing, he is sketching geometric designs to adorn his handcrafted wooden fins and hoping an improving economy will boost sales at Jett Fin Co., a one-person … Continue reading Boulder Creek surfer launches surfboard fin business →

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Pleasure Point in Santa Cruz has surfing and more

VIA – SF GATE Pleasure Point in Santa Cruz has surfing and more Christine Delsol, Special to The Chronicle Friday, November 25, 2011 Santa Cruz’s East Side is a little like the red-haired stepsister – not mistreated though, merely ignored – to the sexier West side, home to world-famous Steamer Lane and the Santa Cruz … Continue reading Pleasure Point in Santa Cruz has surfing and more →

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67 foot dead whale that washed up on beach had been hit by ship – San Diego

VIA – LA NOW Dead whale that washed up on beach had been hit by ship November 24, 2011 | 11:35 am A fin whale that washed up on the San Diego coast died after being hit by a ship, researchers concluded after a necropsy on the 67-foot animal. The whale is set Friday to … Continue reading 67 foot dead whale that washed up on beach had been hit by ship – San Diego →

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Michael Apted Filling in for Curtis Hanson to Finish Directing OF MEN AND MAVERICKS

VIA – COLLIDER Michael Apted Filling in for Curtis Hanson to Finish Directing OF MEN AND MAVERICKS by Brendan Bettinger Posted:November 23rd, 2011 at 4:34 pm Walden Media is currently in production on Of Men and Mavericks, a drama about the mentorship of big wave surfer Jay Moriarty. Curtis Hanson (8 Mile) was directing the … Continue reading Michael Apted Filling in for Curtis Hanson to Finish Directing OF MEN AND MAVERICKS →

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Surf's up! Helen Hunt shows how she maintains her toned figure at 48 #SUP

Beautiful talented woman! VIA – DAILY MAIL UK Surf’s up! Helen Hunt shows how she maintains her toned figure at 48 By Jade Watkins Last updated at 9:35 PM on 23rd November 2011 She starred in Soul Surfer earlier this year, a film based on the real life story of surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost … Continue reading Surf's up! Helen Hunt shows how she maintains her toned figure at 48 #SUP →

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Mexican Smugglers Nearly Interrupt California Surf Contest – US Open of Surfing

¡Ay, caramba! The word “estúpido” comes to mind… VIA – FOX NEWS Mexican Smugglers Nearly Interrupt California Surf Contest Published August 08, 2011 | NewsCore HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – Three Mexican nationals attempted to illegally land their boat on California’s Huntington Beach Sunday — about a mile away from where crowds were forming to watch … Continue reading Mexican Smugglers Nearly Interrupt California Surf Contest – US Open of Surfing →

Breaking Surf: Boardroom out of U.S. Open of Surfing – Also, Rockin’ Fig is set to be inducted into Surfer’s Hall of Fame.

VIA – HB INDEPENDENT By Andrea HanstApril 30, 2013 | 1:24 p.m. The highly anticipated surfing industry trade show the Boardroom got the boot before its massive footprint even hit the beach, according to a news release. The consumer surfing forum put on by GLM will move from the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing in … Continue reading Breaking Surf: Boardroom out of U.S. Open of Surfing – Also, Rockin’ Fig is set to be inducted into Surfer’s Hall of Fame. →

Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked & Broke: State of the [Surfing] Union: All not quiet on the home front #SantaCruz

  VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL   Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked & Broke: State of the [Surfing] Union: All not quiet on the home front   Posted:   02/12/2012 01:30:06 AM PST   The natives are restless. With 2012 being the year of the dragon, it’s hardly surprising that something ugly is rearing its head in … Continue reading Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked & Broke: State of the [Surfing] Union: All not quiet on the home front #SantaCruz →

VIDEO: Dramatic rescue for Calif. gray whale entangled in discarded fishing net

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 →