There were 8 authenticated unprovoked shark attacks reported from the Pacific Coast of North America during 2011, which includes 1 special case. There were 5 attacks, including the special case, recorded from California and 3 from Oregon. The attacks were distributed in the following months; June (2), September (1), October (3), November (1), and December (1).
If the Southern Santa Barbara County line is used as  … More
The Miami Beach surf ban has been lifted, on the 11th January 2012. After a strong and united complaint, the Floridian surfing community may again hit the waves of the city’s beachfront.
Surfers, kitesurfers, windsurfers, bodyboarders and other paddleboarders had been … More
Tom Hammerton was the fastest speed windsurfer of Hawaii of the 2011 season. Although speed windsurfing in the Hawaiian Islands is mainly raced in open ocean waters and over a 100-metre attempt, the best results are quite impressive.
Hammerton, a British windsurfer, recorded 39.1 knots on the 19th December, at Kamalo, between choppy waves. “Despite the fact that  … More
 Philip Köster, the 2011 PWA Wave world champion, has conquered the German Action Sports Award for “Windsurfer of the Year 2011”. The man who scored a 4.08-second airtime jump of 18 meters up in the sky, in 2008, had an incredible windsurfing season by winning all pro stages: Pozo, Tenerife and Klitmøller.
Philip Köster has taken to Germany the first ever  … More