Category Archives: west cost surfing

#SantaCruz – O’Neill Coldwater Classic Confirmed as ASP North America Specialty Event for 2013 #SurfReport

    VIA – ASP   September 5, 2013 | ASP North America   SANTA CRUZ, California/USA Thursday, September 5, 2013 – ­ For three days in November, Santa Cruz¹s famed Steamer Lane will play host to the 2013 O’Neill Coldwater Classic Invitational with an all-new format. For the past three decades, The Lane has … Continue reading #SantaCruz – O’Neill Coldwater Classic Confirmed as ASP North America Specialty Event for 2013 #SurfReport

Local #SanDiego inventor’s engine-powered surfboard changing the face of surfing #SurfReport

  VIA – 10 news   WaveJet has sold more than 600 worldwide Posted: 08/22/2013 Last Updated: 19 hours ago Joe Little  | Email Me SOLANA BEACH, Calif. – A Solana Beach man’s invention is making waves across the surfing world. Mike Railey first had an idea 13 years ago to put the technology of a … Continue reading Local #SanDiego inventor’s engine-powered surfboard changing the face of surfing #SurfReport

Santa Cruz surfing icon Thomas Hickenbottom loses battle with cancer

be at peace Tommy… “ocean flows through the veins in our bodies and what is land but an ancient sea bed and surfers merely momentary visitors on a vast eternal voyage in an ocean of stars.” TH   VIA – MERC NEWS/SC SENTINEL   By Shanna McCord, Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted:   08/05/2013 10:21:48 AM … Continue reading Santa Cruz surfing icon Thomas Hickenbottom loses battle with cancer

Amputee Jeff Denholm is an extreme example in big-wave surfing #SantaCruz #Inspiration

VIA – LA TIMES After losing most of his right arm in a fishing accident in 1993, Denholm began designing prosthetics for water sports and other activities. Meeting the challenge of Maverick’s is a personal highlight. Jeff Denholm, who lost most of his right arm in a commercial fishing accident in the Bering Sea in … Continue reading Amputee Jeff Denholm is an extreme example in big-wave surfing #SantaCruz #Inspiration

Air Crew Warns Surfers of 2 Sharks in Water Nearby – Mahattan Beach #SurfReport

Two sharks seen within 15 feet of two surfers off the Manhattan Beach coast around 6:35 p.m. Tuesday prompted a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s helicopter crew to use a public address system to alert the surfers, said Sgt. Morrie Zader of the L.A. County Sheriff’s Aero Bureau. Once the two-man crew saw the surfers paddle safely to … Continue reading Air Crew Warns Surfers of 2 Sharks in Water Nearby – Mahattan Beach #SurfReport

#SantaCruz surfer, attorney suspected of additional acts of vandalism against paddleboarders #SUP #SurfReport

  VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL   By Cathy Kelly Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted:   03/21/2013 06:43:56 PM PDT Updated:   03/21/2013 06:43:58 PM PDT   SANTA CRUZ — A 62-year-old Pleasure Point attorney and surfer arrested earlier this week for allegedly vandalizing the vehicle of a standup paddleboarder is being investigated due to suspicions … Continue reading #SantaCruz surfer, attorney suspected of additional acts of vandalism against paddleboarders #SUP #SurfReport