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Doug Falter, who lives in Hawaii, lost his board in Walmea Bay, Oahu, in February 2018 and it was discovered six months later in the Philippines where a fisherman sold it for $40
A man who lost his surfboard while surfing in Hawaii was shocked to find that it turned up over 5,000 miles away.
Doug Falter, 35, who lives in Hawaii, lost his board in Walmea Bay, Oahu, in February 2018.
It was later found by a fisherman in the Philippines who sold it to a teacher who wanted to learn how to surf, reports, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.
On losing his board, Falter wrote on Facebook : “I was really upset as I managed to catch the biggest waves of my life on this board. That’s why it meant so much to me.” … More
Earlier this month, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that the northern hemisphere is officially in La Niña and will probably remain so through winter. So what exactly does that mean for surfers?
“El Niño is synonymous with pumping surf along the US West Coast — does La Niña equate to wave famine? Well, not exactly,” Schaler Perry, a Pacific Forecaster for Surfline, tells us. “For a number of reasons, but primarily because not all La Niña or El Niño events are created equal. There are different flavors, if you will.” … More