Category Archives: West Coast Surf Reports

Salt Creek: 12th Annual Cosmic Creek Surf Contest Set for Oct 29 & 30

VIA – DANA POINT TIMES 12th Annual Cosmic Creek Surf Contest Set for October 29 and 30 Retro Surf Contest Featuring Free Concert with Donavon Frankenreiter and Guests Returns to Salt Creek IRVINE, CA – (October 11, 2011) — California’s classic counterculture surf contest returns to Salt Creek this month as Billabong hosts the 12th … Continue reading Salt Creek: 12th Annual Cosmic Creek Surf Contest Set for Oct 29 & 30

Hurricane Jova Moves Inland Near Mexico Resort of Manzanillo – #SurfReport

VIA – BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK Hurricane Jova Moves Inland Near Mexico Resort of Manzanillo October 12, 2011, 5:58 AM EDT By Tony C. Dreibus (Updates with Jova moving inland from first paragraph.) Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) — Hurricane Jova came ashore near Mexico’s Pacific resort of Manzanillo with winds of 85 miles (140 kilometers) per hour, the … Continue reading Hurricane Jova Moves Inland Near Mexico Resort of Manzanillo – #SurfReport

SANTA CRUZ: Shooting begins in Jay Moriarity movie; paddle-out moved to Friday

VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Photo: Pleasure Pointers check out all the movie stuff parked along the cliff Tuesday on East Cliff Drive in Pleasure Point where movie crews are filming segments for the film about surfer Jay Moriarity and his mentor Frosty Hesson. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel) Shooting begins in Jay Moriarity movie; paddle-out moved to … Continue reading SANTA CRUZ: Shooting begins in Jay Moriarity movie; paddle-out moved to Friday

Shark takes Oregon surfer for a ride! (Video)

Better to ride one then be a snack for one lol… VIA – KATU Shark takes Ore. surfer for a ride By Joe English, KATU News Published: Oct 11, 2011 at 7:06 PM PDT SEASIDE, Ore. – Forget about jumping the shark. A surfer said he surfed a shark on the Ore. coast Monday. Doug … Continue reading Shark takes Oregon surfer for a ride! (Video)

Autopsy: Chris Cahill dies of heroin overdose

Updated: October 10, 2011, 1:49 PM ET Cahill dies of heroin overdose By Elbert Chu ESPN.com When Dogtown surfer and original Z-Boy, Chris Cahill died in June, friends blamed cancer, but the real culprit was a deadly mix of cocaine and heroin. The toxicology report in the autopsy lists Cahill’s cause of death as “acute … Continue reading Autopsy: Chris Cahill dies of heroin overdose

Santa Cruz – Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked and Broke: Almost famous: Local surfers/filmmakers pair up in surf movie competition

VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked and Broke: Almost famous: Local surfers/filmmakers pair up in surf movie competition Posted: 10/09/2011 01:30:43 AM PDT Several Saturday nights ago, I found myself on the set of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” music video. Just like my Hollywood fantasies, there were actors wandering around reciting their lines, stressed … Continue reading Santa Cruz – Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked and Broke: Almost famous: Local surfers/filmmakers pair up in surf movie competition

Art and Soul at the Sacred Craft Surf Expo

VIA – CARLSBAD PATCH Art and Soul at the Sacred Craft Surf Expo Photo: George Gall of Plus One Surfboards at the Shape-off. Credit: Serge Dedina Surfers, board builders and artists come together to celebrate the surfboard at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. By Serge Dedina 10:45am Upon entering Exhibition Hall at the Del Mar Fairgrounds … Continue reading Art and Soul at the Sacred Craft Surf Expo