Category Archives: News
Inaugural Surf Contest Held at Mamallapuram
India’s east coast saw a rare display of surfing when the first Ocean and Earth Surfing Championship was held at Mamallapuram yesterday. The surf contest drew 70 competitors to the resort town 30 km south of Chennai, IBN reported. It was an … Continue reading
Thurso Goes Off
The first day of the O’Neill Coldwater Classic, held at the famously fickle Thurso in far northern Scotland, got off to a good start in overhead and offshore conditions. The event is part of the WQS, World Qualifying Series for the … Continue reading
Massive Quake Hits Japan; Tsunami Follows
A massive 8.9 earthquake shook Japan today, generating a tsunami that has devastated coastal areas northeast of Tokyo. Kyodo news agency reported a 10-meter high wave sweeping through the port of Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture. The rest of the Pacific basin … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Feature, Japan, News, Pacific
Tagged 8.9 richter scale, earthquake, Japan
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Four Out of Five Sharks Prefer Surfers
Surfers are the favorite type of human-flavored shark snack, according to the Shark Research Committee. Of the 56 shark attacks reported on the Pacific Coast of the US in the past decade, surfers accounted for 68 percent of the documented attacks … Continue reading
Posted in California, Feature, Florida, News
Tagged florida museum of natural history, ichthyology, shark attack, sharks, snacks, surfers
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Climate Summit Opens in Mexico
The United Nations’ 16th conference on climate change opens today in Cancun, Mexico. Representatives from 194 countries are scheduled to attend, although as this UPI story notes, expectations for a binding international climate treaty are low. The meeting takes place … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Feature, Mexico, News, South America
Tagged cancun, climate, cop-16, Environment
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Working Holidays in Australia
Australia recently opened work-holiday visas to American citizens. Previously, this was a perk limited to Commonwealth nations — Canada, Britain, New Zealand, etc. Now young Yanks can work in study in Oz for up to one year. The visa is … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Feature, News, Study, Tip, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged Australia, work-study, working visa
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Slater and Irons
Earlier this month the surfing world was rocked by the news of Andy Iron’s death in a Dallas hotel room at age 32. A few days later, Iron’s surfing rival, Kelly Slater, clinched an unprecedented 10th world championship in Puerto … Continue reading
Posted in Caribbean, Feature, News, Puerto Rico
Tagged andy irons, asp, kelly slater, ks10
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World Surf Day June 20
International Surfing Day is fast approaching. On June 20, surfers all over the world will paddle out to celebrate that thing which makes our lives different, and a little better, than our land-bound neighbors. International Surfing Day is a synthetic … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Feature, Global Surf Links, News
Tagged international surfing day, isd, world surf
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Young Sailor Missing
The Associated Press reported today that Abby Sunderland, a 16-year-old California girl sailing around the world alone, may be in trouble. The last contact with Sunderland was a satellite phone call with her home team around 4am California time today. … Continue reading