VIA – SUN SENTINAL Beach reopened after shark scare Swimmers urged to avoid low-visibility water March 31, 2014|By David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel The beach at John D. MacArthur Beach State Park reopened to swimming Tuesday morning, after having been closed since Saturday because of high numbers of sharks. “The presence of sharks has diminished … Continue reading Kitesurfer bitten by shark off Delray Beach – #Surf #Kite #Florida
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Surfing Pioneer & Legend Hobie Alter Passes Away At 80 Years Old…#Surf #Aloha #California #History
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
Kiteboarder bitten on leg by shark at Kanaha Beach on Maui #Aloha #Kite #SurfReport
By Star-Advertiser staff POSTED: 04:54 p.m. HST, Oct 31, 2013 LAST UPDATED: 03:35 a.m. HST, Nov 01, 2013 A male kiteboarder was bitten at about 3:19 p.m. Thursday by a shark at Ka`a Point area of Kanaha Beach Park in Kahului, fire and Department of Land and Natural Resources officials said. Ocean Safety lifeguards … Continue reading Kiteboarder bitten on leg by shark at Kanaha Beach on Maui #Aloha #Kite #SurfReport
Kite-surfer dies in freak accident at WA’s Cottesloe Beach #Kite
VIA – YAHOO/ABC NEWS ABCUpdated September 24, 2013, 8:54 am The Kite-Surfing Association of WA says the death of a man at Cottesloe Beach on Sunday afternoon appears to have been caused by a freak sequence of events. Marc Sprod, 50, was coming ashore when he apparently tripped near the water’s edge and was launched … Continue reading Kite-surfer dies in freak accident at WA’s Cottesloe Beach #Kite
3D-Printed Surfboards Are Custom Designed for Each Surfer
VIA MASHABLE By Vignesh RamachandranJul 17, 2013 Surfing pros and novices alike will be intrigued by an ongoing Kickstarter project from a company that wants to design 3D-printed custom boards based on actual data derived from riding in the water. Chicago-based MADE Boards is trying to raise $450,000 on Kickstarter to further develop its sail, … Continue reading 3D-Printed Surfboards Are Custom Designed for Each Surfer
VIDEO: Surfer Collides with Kite at Teahupoo #Tahiti #Kite #SurfReport
Published on Jun 4, 2013 Raimana Kite Collision at Teahupoo. Subscribe here for daily X-Treme Videos: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c… Riders : Raimana Van Bastolear Jetski Pilote : Baptiste Gossein Kiteboard: Tamatoa Gillot Production Xtreme video Images Marc-Antoine Bouvant Music Sleeper Cell (John Hunter Jr, Jonathan Slott) EVO098 – UPPM Thanks Eric Labaste Raimana World XTreme Video … Continue reading VIDEO: Surfer Collides with Kite at Teahupoo #Tahiti #Kite #SurfReport
Kite surfing set for Olympic debut The kite board has replaced windsurfing, and not everyone’s happy
VIA – REGISTER GUARD Kite surfing set for Olympic debut The kite board has replaced windsurfing, and not everyone’s happy By Samantha Storey The New York Times Published: (Thursday, Jul 12, 2012 11:50AM) Today On July 1, the British entrepreneur Richard Branson, 61, became the oldest person to kite surf across the … Continue reading Kite surfing set for Olympic debut The kite board has replaced windsurfing, and not everyone’s happy
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Wind surfer stranded, rescued from Davenport cliff
VIA – MERCURY NEWS Wind surfer stranded, rescued from Davenport cliff By Jessica M. Pasko [email protected] Posted: 04/19/2012 05:01:43 PM PDT Updated: 04/19/2012 05:01:45 PM PDT DAVENPORT — A 56-year-old man was rescued from a cliff after becoming stranded Wednesday night. The man was windsurfing in the Davenport Landing area that … Continue reading Wind surfer stranded, rescued from Davenport cliff
Maui: Kai Lenny goes surfing, SUPing, windsurfing & kite surfing in one day! #SurfReport
3D-Printed Surfboards Are Custom Designed for Each Surfer
Hobie Alter inducted to Sailing Hall of Fame
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Windsurfer (Kite Surfer) Tests Mavericks
VIA – HMB PATCH PHOTO OF THE DAY: Windsurfer Tests Mavericks Stiff wind accompanies big swell on Sunday. By Stuart Nafey 4:35 pm This kite surfer was seen in and out of the Mavericks break on Sunday as a big swell and high winds came ashore in Half Moon Bay. Credit Stuart … Continue reading PHOTO OF THE DAY: Windsurfer (Kite Surfer) Tests Mavericks