A 43-year-old man has been seriously injured after being attacked by a shark while surfing off central Japan, officials say, warning local beach-goers to be alert. Tsuyoshi Takahashi, an off-duty life guard, was rushed to hospital on Sunday afternoon after the shark sank its teeth into his left arm some 30 metres offshore, a fire … Continue reading Surfer survives shark attack in Japan
I like to experience different shapes and design features so I don’t totally agree with this but entertaining nonetheless… VIA – RED BULL Talking to a shaper is akin to language barrier. Here’s how to negotiate your way to understanding. Buy local: This isn’t just a hippy mantra! While you most likely won’t be able … Continue reading 10 tips for ordering a #surfboard – #surf #guides #aloha
VIA – ASP ASP Announces Acquisition of Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards Tuesday, April 29, 2014 ASP International is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Billabong XXL ® Big Wave Awards. Following this 2014 event, the XXL Big Wave Awards will enter into a fresh ownership with ASP which will see the popular action … Continue reading ASP Announces Acquisition of Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards – #surf #news
VIA SPLOID Is that the Loch Ness monster in this satellite photo used by Apple Maps? Or at least something that looks like a giant biological form underwater? It’s similar to the shape spotted in Google’s satellite imagery. Could it really be an underwater creature, a long-forgotten aquatic dinosaur who can magically live for thousands … Continue reading MYSTERY SOLVED! Satellite photo shows giant, monster-like biological shape at Loch Ness #nature #science #tech #fishing
VIA – COLLABR8 3 fins – the story of a copyright wrong. In 1981 when surfer Simon Anderson turned up at Bells Beach to compete in the Bells Australian surfing classic on a new style of board he’d designed there were some who laughed at him. his original logo is frustratingly close to the … Continue reading The Thruster: A Lesson in #Surf #Business and Copyrights
VIA – IB TIMES By Mark Johanson on March 31 2014 6:57 AM Second Beach in Port St. Johns has been called the “deadliest beach in the world,” and it lived up to that reputation on Saturday when it claimed its eighth shark attack victim in five years. The likely culprit is an all-too familiar … Continue reading World’s Deadliest Beach Claims Its Latest Shark Attack Victim – #SA #Australia #Africa #travel
VIA – SMH.COM.AU Bodyboarder injured after colliding with dolphin Megan Levy March 17, 2014 A bodyboarder has suffered abdominal injuries after colliding with a dolphin in the surf on the NSW south coast, paramedics say. The 27-year-old man was bodyboarding at Bawley Point, about 25 kilometres south of Ulladulla, on Monday morning when … Continue reading Bodyboarder injured after colliding with dolphin – #Surf #Australia #Aloha
VIA – APPAREL NEWS Surf and Skate Retailers Are Cautiously Optimistic by Andrew Asch, Retail Editor September 09, 2011 Surf and skate retailers are optimistic post-recession, but the future is hazy. Call it the moment after the wipeout. Surf retailers have been seeing their sales rebound after several years of tough business during the economic … Continue reading Surf and Skate Retailers Are Cautiously Optimistic
Three of five weaponized porpoises did not return to a Crimean port following training this month. A former Soviet naval officer believes they went on the hunt for the fairer sex. Comments (3) By Sasha Goldstein / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 7:07 PM A military-trained dolphin (not one of the ones … Continue reading Killer secret-agent dolphins go AWOL in Ukraine #DolphinsWithLazers