by The Editors on August 25, 2008
Another New Smyrna Beach surfer has been nipped by a shark.
The 20-year-old surfer was towing his surfboard about 3 p.m. when the shark bit his left foot, Petersohn said. . . . He suffered four lacerations to his foot and instep and was treated on the scene just south of the 27th Street beach approach. Friends later took him to Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach, Petersohn said.
Sounds like toes in the nose. (Sadly, we’re running out of sharky, small wave jokes.)
[Link: News Journal Online]
by The Editors on July 24, 2008
Florida sure is sharky. Yesterday, at the Ponce de Leon Inlet 15-year-old Troy Zettle fell off his board and stepped on a shark. The shark then bit him several times on the left foot.
“This is the second provoked attack we’ve had this year,” Petersohn said. “He took the wave and when he landed on the sand, he stepped on the shark. It whipped around and bit him a couple of times.”
This is the 14th shark bit of the year in Volusia County. Zettle should be fine. He apparently needed a few stitches and may have some tendon damage.
[Link: News Journal Online]
by The Editors on March 24, 2022
This was going to be the Ides of March news listers. Then the Holi lister, now it’s just the late-in-March list of news stories that caught our eye and might be of interest to you. That’s all. No snide asides, no out-of-context comments, no misinformed snark, and no 200 word headlines. Just links to stories that are at the top of the news tonight.
Follow the jump for all the stories.
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by The Editors on May 3, 2021
Yet again we have gone through all the action sports headlines so you don’t have to and distilled them down into a long list of stories you might be interested in. If not, no worries. It was good exercise for our copy and paste fingers. Never want to let those keyboard skills get on the fade. Follow the jump and enjoy.
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by The Editors on March 18, 2021
Hi. Hope you had stellar Et tu, Brute and St. Paddy’s Days. Been missing out on the news? Here it is. Follow the jump for a list of stories that have something to do with snowboarding, skateboarding, surfing, fashion, and/or business.
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by The Editors on July 13, 2020
Welcome to the Monday afternoon news list. Most of it is here. Most of it is readable.
And, we did it all for you with not one lick of inane commentary. Click. Read. Enjoy. Stay well. Wear a mask.
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by The Editors on September 9, 2019
Please excuse us while we clear out a bit of news that’s been piling up around the place. Some is new, some is old, and a bit is so old it’s beginning to stink. But we’re not going to let that stop us from posting it as a reminder of some of the news that went down while we were gone for the summer.
Follow the jump for all the links.
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by The Editors on July 30, 2012
The big boys of the dream tour had a rough go in round one at the Nike US Open of Surfing. For a while it seemed like none of the ASP’s top 16 would make it out alive: Mick Fanning, Taylor Knox, Ace Buchan, Owen Wright, Taj Burrow, CJ and Damien Hobgood, and Matt Wilkinson all fell sputtering in the Huntington Beach surf.
There were, however, some survivors in the four man heats in two foot (maybe) waves: Jordy Smith, Kelly Slater, Freddy P, Gabriel Medina, Adriano de Souza, Michel Bourez, Bede Durbidge, Josh Kerr, and Dane Reynolds (remember him?). Miguel Pupo, (pictured above) who had the highest heat score of the day with a 18.07, was worried after seeing some many great surfers get knocked out.
“There are some crazy heats in the first round and I saw Mick (Fanning) and Owen (Wright) go down, so I was kind of nervous,” Pupo said. “It’s such a difficult wave to surf and in these tough conditions, so I’m happy to make it through.”
Brett Simpson and John John Florence haven’t surfed yet (they surf tomorrow) and hopefully, they’ll survive their heats. For a complete results breakdown, and the official word from the ASP, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on May 2, 2012
The official press release mentions in the headline that there were some “shock upsets” on day one of the 2012 Nike Lowers Pro. The “shocks” they were talking about were another interference call on Julian Wilson (a repeat from last year), Glen Hall taking out defending champ Miguel Pupo, and Nike’s biggest disappointment, Kolohe Andino falling to Evan Geiselman and Tim Reyes in Round 1.
By why focus on the losers in the headline? Sure, we’re bummed we’re not going to see more of Julian Wilson and Kolohe surfing Lowers, but “shocked?” Not really. We’re just glad 2 John Florence and Gabriel Medina were out destroying the place, and we’re looking forward to more of that.
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by The Editors on April 3, 2012
The reigning Southwestern champs Hansen¹s Surf Shop from Encinitas, California.
Beginning Friday, April 6, 2012 Surfer Magazine will kick off the 2012 Oakley Surf Shop Challenge at Seaside Reef in Cardiff, California.
The event series pits four-man teams‹two surf shop pros and two shop employees‹against each other for a chance to win $10,000, an advertising spread in Surfer Magazine, and the title of best surf shop in the country. This year each regional qualifier will also earn an expense-paid trip to Bali, Indonesia, to compete at the National Championship event.
Not sure we’d be too excited about a spread in a print mag, but bragging rights are worth it all, right? For the official details, follow the jump [click to continue…]
