http://surftherenow.com Where to surf. When to go. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:31:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I showed up at Huntington Beach on Saturday morning to gentle offshores and pumping lined-up swell. It was double overhead on sets. Unfortunately, I had read surfline's forecast that predicted 2-4 ft. surf so I had my fish and was a bit undergunned. The swell ended up lasting from Thursday ... http://surftherenow.com/2008/10/10/socal-goes-off/   From the Surfers Village. Fergal Smith, 21, was two miles off the coast of Perth in Western Australia when he caught a wave. Fergal, of County Mayo, Ireland, only realised he was inches from the shark when photographer Phil Gallagher showed him the photo. Contributors to Australia's Surfing Life magazine awarded Fergal the ... http://surftherenow.com/2008/10/06/getting-barrelled-with-a-great-white/   Kelly Slater won his 9th world title today, uneventfully at Mundaka (ASP Tour). He became both the youngest (22) and oldest (36) surfer to win world titles. He also compiled an impressive list of other records (5ones.com). ASP Records Held by Kelly Slater: Most ASP World Titles: Nine (2008, 2006, 2005, 1998, ... http://surftherenow.com/2008/10/03/kelly-slater-wins-9th-world-title/ There's something about the fall. On the ASP tour it's most concentrate number of contests with the Boost Mobile Pro Trestles, Quicksilver Pro France (Hossegor), Billabong Pro Mundaka, and Hang Loose Pro Santa Catarina, Brazil all being run off in quick succession. Incredibly, Taj Burrow actually has a chance at ... http://surftherenow.com/2008/09/30/video-candy-boost-mobile-pro-trestles/ New Smyrna Beach, FL set a new record for most shark attacks in a year at 23. In case you don't think that's a lot of shark attacks, consider that in 2007 there were 74 shark attacks globally! My question is why is anyone out there surfing at all?! The ... http://surftherenow.com/2008/09/30/23-shark-attacks-in-one-year-new-smyrna-beach-fl/ http://surftherenow.com/2008/09/30/flying-sharks-its-all-over/ OK, granted this actually happened in January of 2008, it's still worth posting. A couple of bodyboarders decided to charge huge storm waves in Cornwall, England. Originally posted in the Daily Mail UK, the newspaper claims the waves are 50 ft. The whitewash might be 50 ft, but the waves ... http://surftherenow.com/2008/09/26/insane-wave-cornwall-uk/ Kelly took second place behind Adrian "Ace " Buchan at the Quicksilver Pro France (more on the finals at 5ones.com). So far this year, he's won 5 out of 8 events and taken second twice. Still Taj is 1800 points behind (competitors are awarded 1200 points for finishing first in ... http://surftherenow.com/2008/09/25/unbeatable-kelly-slater/ Couple video clips from Surfline TV. First up is one of the craziest barrels I've seen: Michael Brennan at Shipsterns' Bluff. The Second clip is off urban surfing in San Francisco. See more skate, snow, surf, and moto videos at Shred or Die See more skate, snow, surf, and moto videos at ... http://surftherenow.com/2008/09/25/video-candy-barrel-of-the-year-at-shipsterns-and-urban-surfing/ Quicksilver Pro event on the beaches of Hossegor kicks off. Round one and two have already been held and they're waiting for the surf to build again for round three. Andy Irons made it through the first round only to be a no-show for his heat for round two. How ... http://surftherenow.com/2008/09/22/quicksilver-france-kicks-off/