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HURRICANE IRMA TO POTENTIALLY STRIKE USA OR CARIBBEAN? Posted 9-2-17 Magicseaweed Updates Hot on the heels of Harvey, a second major system, Hurricane Irma, is causing something of a headache out in the Mid-Atlantic given its southerly position and uncertain forecast track. You can keep an eye on the storm here. Irma intensified to a […]
Why are the Santa Barbara Channel Islands getting so popular? Posted 9-1-17 CuriousCoast Many Santa Barbarans spend their lives appreciating the view of the Channel Islands off our coast but never make the trip. That might be changing. KCRW listener Anastasia Poland from Ventura asked Curious Coast this: “I’ve heard that the Channel Islands National […]
UNDER AN ARCTIC SKY – NEW LONDON DATE ADDED Posted 9-1-17 Carvemag An extra day has been added to the London show. It is now Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 September. Saturdays show is sold out. This autumn Honolulu Events presents with Chris Burkard his new movie “Under an Arctic Sky”. In ten different […]
The Women Will Take On Waimea First all-ladies throw down set for this fall at The Bay! Posted 9-1-17 StabMagazine The bronzed and brawny ladies of the big wave world have lots to celebrate this winter: The Women’s Waimea Bay Championship, held in honor of Kuhina Nui Ka’ahumanu, will run at Waimea Bay. The first ever […]
Alumnus Colin Dwyer Tackles Mavericks Big Surf Posted 9-1-17 GoldenGateExpress This week, according to the World Surf League website, the WSL purchased the Mavericks surf contest to add it as a stop on the Big Wave World Tour. SF State alumnus and three-time invitee of the Mavericks event has his fingers crossed for one of […]
Irma Rapidly Intensifies Into 115 MPH Category 3 Atlantic Hurricane By Chris Dolce and Jonathan Belles Aug 31 2017 04:30 PM EDT Weather.com Cat 3 Hurricane Irma Strengthens Meteorologist Heather Tesch is tracking Hurricane Irma that is gaining strength and heading right toward the Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico as a Category 3 Hurricane and […]
Gerry Lopez Gets First Crack at Kelly Slater’s Left The 11x World Champ knew exactly who he wanted to ride the first wave at his Surf Ranch 2.0 WSL Posted 8-31-17 Gerry Lopez has spent a good chunk of his 60-plus years chasing pulses of wave energy. During the early 1970s, after the shortboard revolution […]
Opinion: Well Done, Billabong. Seriously, Well Done. Posted 8-31-17 TheInertia News You may have read the flood of outrage recently surrounding images on Billabong’s website. A post by Karen Knowlton, irritably titled “Fuck you Billabong. Seriously, fuck you.” appeared on Medium. In it, she expressed her disgust at imagery featured on the site. Billabong had […]
JAMIE MITCHELL ON COMPETING WITH A BROKEN STERNUM Posted 8-31-17 Magicseaweed News Jamie Mitchell is at a pivotal point in his life. Already established as the greatest paddler of all time, he has now successfully transitioned into a big wave surfing career. He placed second and first in the last two tour events at Puerto […]
‘Women’s Waimea Bay Championship’ WWBC would be first women-only big-wave contest No, not a heat during a men’s contest: a women-only big-wave contest. By Gabriela Aoun / August 30, 2017 GrindTV A group of Oahu-based women are on a mission to realize their collective dream of holding the first-ever women-only big-wave surf contest at Waimea Bay. […]
SAN CLEMENTE, California/USA (Wednesday, August 30, 2017) – The world’s best surfers are just one week away from competing at Lower Trestles, located in San Clemente, California, for the Hurley Pro at Trestles. The Hurley Pro at Trestles, Stop No. 8 of 11 on the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) is a […]
This Chilling Survival Story of a Hawaiian Man Attacked by Multiple Sharks Chase Scheinbaum The Inertia Contributing Writer Posted 8-30-17 The largest of the three sharks struck Kawika Matsu first. The waters off the tiny, remote Ascension Island were a crystalline turquoise. But from atop his stand-up paddleboard, the 37-year-old Hawaiian — a consummate […]
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