Surfing News
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By AFP
Manila -
When big wave surfer Doug Falter lost his board in a wipeout in Hawaii, his best hope was for a local fisherman to pick it up. He never imagined it would be found more than 8,000 kilometres (5,000 miles) away in the southern Philippines.
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As you're reading this article online, you may be interested to learn that adults are now spending around one quarter of their time reading or engaging with on-line content. This represents a significant increase year-on-year.
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World-renowned professional swimmer Michael Andrew released his latest vlog on his YouTube channel on September 26, 2019.
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Longboard world champion Honolua Blomfield chatted with Digital Journal about winning the 2018 Vans Duct Tape Invitational Women's Longboarding and how technology has impacted the sport of surfing.
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By AFP
Milan -
The sea isn't visible even from the roof of Milan's towering cathedral, but enthusiasts can now ride waves near the Italian city at one of the world's biggest surf parks.
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London -
The British government has outlined plans to increase protection for vulnerable people online. The proposed laws emphasize the need for technology and media companies to take action.
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Following in Facebook's footsteps, Google is offering users a new way to restrict being hit with targeted adverts. This signals a new approach to data privacy.
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Surfers and others who like aquatic sports have been given a new problem to consider. Research indicates that surfers and body-boarders harbor higher levels of potentially dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria in their guts compared with non-surfers.
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By AFP
Kasoa -
Brett Davies paced up and down the sloping sands of Kokrobite beach in Ghana, organising surfers from 20 different countries at his annual international competition.
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By AFP
Paris -
One of the greatest surfers of all time, Kelly Slater, has sparked controversy by calling for a shark cull around the Indian Ocean island of Reunion after a bodyboarder was killed there.
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By AFP
Huntington Beach -
Dogs big and small, and some in tandem with their owners, braved the large swell that greeted them at a surfing competition with a difference in California.
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By AFP
Acapulco -
Luis Rey Hernandez feels safe and happy when he's on his surfboard, riding waves off the shores of Acapulco.
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London -
Are some of us spending too much time online? Is taking a little bit of time for a 'digital detox' good for our health? A new survey suggests a sizable number of people opt to do this, whereas others suffer the ill-effects of too much 'net time.
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By AFP
Jac -
Next month, international surfers converging on a popular Costa Rican beach for the World Surfing Games will be facing more than big waves and tough competition -- the zone is also a Zika hotspot.
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By AFP
El Valle -
Ramon Navarro is one of the world's top big-wave surfers, but this fisherman's son still has a place in his heart for the spot where he learned his trade -- a stretch of Chilean coastline he is now fighting to save.
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By AFP
Saupstad -
More than a thousand surfers come each year to the Arctic waters in northern Norway, even during winter, when the conditions provide extreme sports enthusiasts with a unique experience.
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Pasha Bumchik is an 18-year-old vlogger from Russia and he has uploaded a video showing what it is like to surf on top of a moving train.
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Dogs of all shapes and sizes met on a beach in California last weekend, to fight it out for first place in the Unleashed by Petco Surf Dog Competition.
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Polynesian surfing has been practiced for over a thousand years. Westerners first caught a glimpse of surfing in 1767 off the coast of Tahiti when the British Royal Navy’s crew of the HMS Dolphin visited the island.
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By AFP
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Gnarly scenes have been unfolding at Peru's famed La Pampilla beach, where riot police have clashed with surfers fighting to stop a coastal highway project they say will ruin their world-class waves.
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For the three-part X-Games series, the championship big wave adventure surfer joined four of his contemporaries in documenting their pursuit of the biggest waves on Planet Earth. The project offered Long a chance to reflect on his life and career.
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This weekend, catch daring drops and high-scoring rides from stop number 7 of the 2014 ASP World Championship Tour on ABC-TV's World of X Games.
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Forecasters are predicting waves of up to 50 feet in height to lash the shores of the Hawaiian islands this week, due to a "giant northwest swell."
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November marks the beginning of Hawaii's surfing season. If you're a surfer at heart, now is the time of the year to go to Hawaii and live your passions.
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Philadelphia -
Wet Dreams is a mixed-media installation inspired by deep sea celestial voyaging, surfing, and the mysticism surrounding the ocean. Its opening reception is this Friday at SPACE 1026, a Philadelphia-based artist collective.
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Being paralyzed strips away many sporting activities that people may wish to take part in, but will never be able to. With a helping hand, a paralyzed woman discovers a way to surf the roaring waves.
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Three-time world champion surfer and musician Tom Curren chatted via telephone on April 1, 2013, with Digital Journal about his new album “In Plain View,” which is expected to be released tomorrow.
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Scientists at Swansea and Milan Universities say that a recent study shows that people who use the Internet for long sessions can suffer withdrawal symptoms similar to those experienced by drug abusers.
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‘Chasing Mavericks’ is based on the true story of surfing icon Jay Moriarity, who rode a gigantic mythical wave in his teens.
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Toronto -
This weekend a charity born from a father's frustration and anger will be at Woodbine Beach in Toronto helping families dealing with autism. Aloha Toronto is hosting a Surfers Healing camp this weekend for kids with autism.
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Severn Bore near Over Bridge, Gloucester An amazing sight and sound. The river goes from low tide to almost high tide in seconds, and the water continues to power upstream, literally flowing in the wrong direction, for some time after. Awesome! Ruth Sharville
Gabriel Medina commands the waves as Teahupo'o delivers 12-to-15 plus flawless surf on the final day of the Billabong Pro Tahiti. Tom Servais/ASP
File photo of surf board and leash. Bengt Nyman
Honolua Blomfield surfing Vans US Open of Surfing
Sascha Pohflepp (CC BY-ND 2.0)
Surfing at Prado Beach, Marseille, France Alpha du Centaure via Wikimedia Commons
An example of online education Helgi Halldórsson (CC BY-SA 2.0)
A teen surfing on the Net with a notebook PC by taliesin
Brett Jenkins with Beginning Surfers at Jensen Beach
Special Olympics Florida Special Olympics Florida
A surfer negotiates a steep take-off on a big winter day in California while his friend watches. Ljsurf
Lighthouse Point Surfing Museum
An aerial shot showing surfers getting ready for the next big wave.
A man about to surf Courtesy Cinema6
Bruce Irons surfing with flares attached to his board YouTube Screenshot
Surf's up in East Runton Luke Miller
Special Olympics Florida Special Olympics Florida
A screenshot from the Google ad which appeared during the Super Bowl YouTube screenshot
Crazy people surfing the front wave of the Severn Bore. Distance records have been broken numerous times on the bore with the record changing hands numerous times between various people most notably Steve King and Dave Lawson, both covering in excess of 5 miles on a surfboard Flickr
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