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Surf’s up on Lake Ontario #SurfReport

Love it!   VIA – OSWEGONIAN   Surf’s up on Lake Ontario   Wave riders embrace Oswego’s cold air, water to partake in winter sport By Ryan Deffenbaugh (Contributing Wrtier) Photo by Mark Deffenbaugh With heavy snow blustering in through a harsh 30-degree wind, an Oswego winter storm has turned Oswego State into a ghost … Continue reading Surf’s up on Lake Ontario #SurfReport

Top surfer Kelly Slater asks why recreational marijuana use is banned in sport @kellyslater

This out to be a hot topic..   VIA – NEWS AUSTRALIA Top surfer Kelly Slater asks why recreational marijuana use is banned in sport World champion questions testing for recreational drugs Asks why snowboarder lost gold medal after positive test “I would have thought it slowed him down” No dope: Kelly Slater is chaired … Continue reading Top surfer Kelly Slater asks why recreational marijuana use is banned in sport @kellyslater

SURF RADIO: New anti-doping policy for pro surfers takes effect this weekend

VIA – 89.3 KPCC   New anti-doping policy for pro surfers takes effect this weekend   Episode: The Madeleine Brand Show for February 24, 2012   Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Andy Irons of the United States of America competes during Round One of the Rip Curl Pro as part of the ASP World Tour held at … Continue reading SURF RADIO: New anti-doping policy for pro surfers takes effect this weekend

Billabong’s Financial Woes Impacts Surfing Community

VIA – YAHOO!   Billabong’s Financial Woes Impacts Surfing Community   By Killeen Gonzalez, Yahoo! Contributor Network 5 hours, 35 minutes ago On February 24th, 2012 the surfing community learned that the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay was being downgraded by the Association of Surfing Professionals due, in part, to Billabong’s recent financial woes. Here are … Continue reading Billabong’s Financial Woes Impacts Surfing Community

Fishing boat attacked by great white in South Africa

VIA – IOL Fishing boat attacked by great white February 21 2012 at 01:57pm By MICHAEL ENGELMANN An inflatable fishing boat has survived an attack by a great white shark off Strandfontein. The boat was anchored two miles out to sea when the shark attacked. Its crew was fishing for smooth hound sharks, which are … Continue reading Fishing boat attacked by great white in South Africa

Surfboards: quality vs quantity

VIA – ABC AUSTRALIA Local surfboard shaper Stuart Darcy with pro surfer Layne Beachley (used with permission – Bleach*Festival) Surfboards: quality vs quantity 22 February, 2012 3:24PM AEST By Candice Marshall Surfboard manufacturers will meet on the Gold Coast this week to debate the factors affecting the industry. It is estimated that three million Australians … Continue reading Surfboards: quality vs quantity