Josh Buran, 26, nephew of Joey Buran, was out surfing La Jolla, California’s Black Beach on yesterday afternoon (Tuesday, January 12, 2010) when other surfers noticed that he was acting strangely after getting hit in the chin with his board, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Fellow surfers. . . recommended he go to shore, but Buran kept surfing, said San Diego lifeguard Lt. Andy Lerum. . . About an hour later, a friend found him face down in the water with part of his body still on the board. CPR was performed in the water, he was brought to shore and 911 was called, Lerum said. . . Buran was taken to the hospital to be treated for a head injury and hypothermia, said Maurice Luque, spokesman for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
We hope Josh is doing well today. We know there will be a lot of people praying for him.
Maui waterman Archie Kalepa reportedly “seriously injured his left knee when he was slammed by a 40-foot wave while tow-in surfing with partner Buzzy Kerbox” on Monday January 11, 2010 according to a story in the Honolulu Advertiser.
“I was too deep, too far behind the peak, and there was no place for me to go,” said Kalepa, who also is the county’s ocean safety supervisor. “It broke in front of me and I tried to outrun it as much as I could but the whitewater caught up with me.”
After watching the Christmas Day footage it’s amazing more people aren’t hurt surfing Pe’ahi.
Users will be able to download a free trial of the magazine when they download one of the Apps from apples iTunes App store. They will then be push notified when new magazines and offers are available allowing them to purchase individual magazines or subscriptions, as well as back issues. . . The App comes with interactive page flipping, where pages follow your fingers and a zoom feature, which overcomes the inherent problem of reading magazines on the mobile devices.
The magazine apps were created in partnership with Pixel Mags. We’re found most magazine apps to be almost unuseable and annoying for all kinds of reasons, but maybe Pixel Mags has done these right. Follow the jump for all the details. [click to continue…]
Photographer Steve Sherman (photo editor of Surfer Magazine) will be taking his best photos on the road in Southern California this month and not only that, he’s going to share a little knowledge on how to get great photos. The tour begins Thursday January 7, 2010 at Surfride in Solana Beach. Don’t miss this.
After reportedly being falsely linked to Terry Hardy and Matt Tinley rebel Slater Tour, ASP tour veterans Taj Burrow and Andy Irons may sue, according to a story in the Daily Telegraph.
ASP men’s world tour manager Renato Hickel yesterday dismissed rumours linking the world’s best surfers to the rebel tour. . . . Hickel told The Daily Telegraph Burrow, Irons, Smith and Reynolds were angry at being linked to the tour, which is being organised by Slater’s manager Terry Hardy and former US boxing promoter Matt Tinley. “A few of the managers are threatening legal action if it doesn’t stop,” Hickel said. “They are utilising their names without authorisation to promote a tour with no communication whatsoever. I know for a fact Taj was really upset because he was never contacted at all.”
And we thought this story would go away with 2009. . .
Surfers out at Kauai’s Targets on Christmas day say they were surfing through a hail of bullets according to a story on The Garden Isle.
A former professional surfer, who spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisal, said the surf spot known as Targets and Rifle Range is one of the five best waves in the world when it breaks correctly (usually just two to three times a year), and Christmas Day was one of those rare days. . . “There was [sic] actually bullets flying overhead while we were surfing. Not cool,” he said. . . “It was downright scary,” said the surfer, who hid behind his board and was able to catch a ride from a friend on a Jet Ski to leave the area he had been surfing some 200 yards offshore.
Not so strangely officials deny that any shots were fired into the water. . .
Tagged Great Whites in Australia are now set up to automatically send text messages to lifeguards and emergency personnel, according to a story in The Daily Mail.
As the man-eating predators approach shallower waters, the signal they emit will be picked up by a satellite receiver. Minutes later, a text message or email is sent out to scientists, wildlife officials and lifeguards. . . The tracking system set up around Perth in Western Australia is revolutionary because it will track the sharks in ‘real time’, said Rory McAuley a senior scientist with the West Australian Department of Fisheries.
Hopefully, they’re just remove one link for the communication chain and allow surfers to sign up for the messages themselves.
This song by The Rad Dudes is one of the hookiest Christmas songs you will ever hear. That’s probably why it has become an annual tradition around here. Happy Holidays. . .
