Category Archives: World Wide

Surfer Sally Fitzgibbons tackles 3.5m waves in Arabian desert # SurfReport – Wave pool air reverse…

Shona Cox From: News Limited Network December 06, 2012 VIDEO: Aussie surf heroine gets hotter Surfer from Nowra in NSW takes on new challenge Wadi Adventure wave pool in UAE’s Al Ain desert Fitzgibbon finished second in this year’s world tour THE sand is hot, the air stifling. Winds far from the ocean have carved … Continue reading Surfer Sally Fitzgibbons tackles 3.5m waves in Arabian desert # SurfReport – Wave pool air reverse…

NSW beach closed after shark attack

Clementine Cuneo, Police Reporter From:The Daily Telegraph December 03, 201210:31AM A grey nurse shark / Pic: South West Rocks Dive Centre Source: The Daily Telegraph A MAN bitten by a shark while spear fishing on the NSW mid-north coast has undergone surgery. Paramedics were called to a boat ramp to meet the man who had … Continue reading NSW beach closed after shark attack

The incredible moment a pro surfer performed a rare backflip off the North Shore of Hawaii captured on video @gabrielmedinaaa #SurfReport

VIA – DAILY MAIL UK   By John Clarke PUBLISHED:17:38 EST, 27 November 2012| UPDATED:17:43 EST, 27 November 2012 Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina pulled off a flawless and rare backflip maneuver off Oahu’s North Shore in Hawaii last week that quite possibly could push his sport to a whole new level. ‘Today I pulled the … Continue reading The incredible moment a pro surfer performed a rare backflip off the North Shore of Hawaii captured on video @gabrielmedinaaa #SurfReport

How We Can Make the Surf Industry Much More Sustainable

VIA – OUTSIDE   Tuesday, November 13, 2012   By Adventure Ethics     Photo: Sustainable Surf Here is the good news: Expanded polystyrene (a.k.a. EPS, or the branded name Styrofoam) is recyclable. Here’s the bad news: much of it is not recycled and therefore EPS-based surfboards are made from virgin EPS. Some more bad … Continue reading How We Can Make the Surf Industry Much More Sustainable

PHOTOS: Diver braves the waters to swim with deadly 26-foot anaconda

VIA – DAILY MAIL UK   What lies beneath…. Diver braves the waters to swim with deadly 26-foot anaconda Swiss diver Franco Banfi went to the Mato Grosso region of Brazil to capture these amazing close-up of enormous anaconda snakes in their natural habitat These underwater beasts feed on rodents, birds and fish, lurking close … Continue reading PHOTOS: Diver braves the waters to swim with deadly 26-foot anaconda

VIDEO: Incredibly Rare White Humpback Whale Spotted Off Coast of Norway #MobyDickLives

http://youtu.be/3rJ75Jki22Q     VIA – PAWNATION   By Kelli Bender Nov 15th 2012 Moby Dick lives! According to the Daily Mail U.K., a maritime engineer spotted a white humpback whale swimming amongst a pod of regular-hued humpbacks in the waters off Norway. DAN FISHER / BARCROFT MEDIA / LANDOV 1 of 5 Dan Fisher said … Continue reading VIDEO: Incredibly Rare White Humpback Whale Spotted Off Coast of Norway #MobyDickLives

Santa Cruz big-wave surf icon reveals the triumphs & tragedies of his life in new memoir #LiveLikeJay #Mavericks

      VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL   Dan Coyro/Sentinel Longtime local surfer Frosty Hesson is releasing an ebook about his life as a surfer, coach and mentor of Jay Moriarity. ( Dan Coyro ) By WALLACE BAINE Santa Cruz Sentinelsantacruzsentinel.com Posted: 11/14/2012 05:09:31 PM PST The day that surfer Jay Moriarity died in … Continue reading Santa Cruz big-wave surf icon reveals the triumphs & tragedies of his life in new memoir #LiveLikeJay #Mavericks