VIA – KTVU Posted: 12:23 p.m. Thursday, April 10, 2014 Teen surfer hailed as hero in Ocean Beach rescue KTVU and Wires SAN FRANCISCO — As crews continue to search Thursday for a 14-year-old boy who was swept out to sea at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach, a 17-year-old surfer was being hailed as a hero … Continue reading 17 Year Old Surfer Saves Two at Ocean Beach #Surf #SF #SanFrancisco #aloha
RIP to a man I personally admired so very much… Surfboard, sailboat innovator ‘Hobie’ Alter dies AP 12:24 a.m. EDT March 31, 2014 PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — Hobart “Hobie” Alter, who helped popularize surfing and sailing with the development of the foam surfboard and the “Hobie Cat” sailboat, has died. He was 80. Alter … Continue reading Surfing Pioneer & Legend Hobie Alter Passes Away At 80 Years Old…#Surf #Aloha #California #History
sad… VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Rescuers pull an exhausted rescue swimmer onto the jet ski after they attempted to save a boogie boarder from the cove beneath Lighthouse Point. The boogie boarder was thrown into the cove by a large set of waves on Friday. (Kate Falconer/Sentinel) ( SCS ) By Calvin Men … Continue reading Boogie boarder dies from injuries suffered in rough seas off #SantaCruz – #Surf #Bodyboard #California
VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Alex Martins, Greg Long and Peter Mel of Santa Cruz scramble to catch the same… ( Dan Coyro ) By JULIE JAG [email protected] Posted: 01/21/2014 09:05:25 PM PST The waves breaking at Maverick’s on Tuesday were big enough to deliver a beating to some of the best big wave … Continue reading Big wave surfing: ‘Massive’ Mavericks Invitational expected to get green light for Friday! #SurfReport #California #HMB
VIA – NBC LA No Charges Against Officers Who Mistook Surfer for Rogue Cop Dorner in Manhunt David Perdue was mistaken for a rogue ex-LAPD officer on a deadly rampage in February By Jason Kandel | Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 | Updated 8:45 AM PST The Los Angeles District Attorney announced that no criminal … Continue reading #LosAngeles Cops almost shoot surfer by mistake – #Surf #Aloha #LAPD
ridiculous -ness… VIA – SC SENTINEL Sentinel staff report Posted: 11/08/2013 03:13:27 PM PST Santa Cruz surfer Zoltan Torkos’ most recent trick keeps knitting skateboarding and surfing closer together. His most recent trick in the water is what he’s calling a Darkslide Pop-Shuvit. The Darkslide term comes from flipping the board upside … Continue reading #VIDEO: #SantaCruz surfer Zoltan Torkos performs a Darkslide Pop-Shuvit
VIA – LOS ANGELES TIMES Santa Cruz seeking mementos of Jack O’Neill’s 1959 surf shop Jack O’Neill’s surf gear empire grew from this 1959 surf shop in Santa Cruz. His sons, Pat and Mike, are shown on skateboard at right. (Santa Cruz County CVC/O’Neill Archives) By Mary Forgione Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & … Continue reading Santa Cruz seeking mementos of Jack O'Neill's 1959 surf shop
