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Have You Ever Surfed the Internet While Driving? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:33:53 +0000

Texting while driving is so 2009. Thanks to the proliferation of smartphones, Web surfing is the new dangerous activity the young folks are engaging in while operating a motor vehicle. According to a new survey from State Farm of 1,000 adult motorists, 21 percent admit to having accessed the Internet from their phone while they [...]

Two Surfers Take to the Streets of New York on Motorized Surfboards

Donald Deane — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:39:07 +0000

What’s a surfer to do when they’re trapped in a concrete jungle like, say, New York City and waves are nowhere in sight? These two gnarly dudes come up with the only reasonable alternative — motorized surfboards. In a display of skill that’s one-half nerves of steel and one-half nuts, these surfers take to New [...]

Surfing Dogs Hang Ten at 'Surf City'

Emerald Catron — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:25:35 +0000

That's Sugar, the surf dog riding the biggest wave ever by a dog his size in a small dog surfing contest. It happened this weekend at Surf City Surf Dog -- a weekend-long event in Huntingdon Beach, California. We've got lots of pictures of the event too, which means you get to experience the whole thing without succumbing to massive wet dog funk. You're welcome.

Surfer Grabs World Record With A 90-Foot Wave [VIDEO]

Shay Hill — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:08:38 +0000

A surfer from Massachusetts has broken a world record with his latest ride. A 90-ft wave off of Portugal’s coast. He stayed on the board, rode the wave and lived to tell about it. Garrett McNamara is 44 and a self described “extreme sport junkie”. He’s surfed all over the world and got extremely lucky [...]

Man's Mega-Dangerous New York Subway Surfing Caught on Camera [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:59:57 +0000

A man wearing a pair of ear buds and a smile hung onto the exterior of a New York city subway car as it traveled between two stations. His stunt amused the other passengers on the J train (who can be heard speculating on what drugs the daredevil may be on), but not so much transportation [...]

Hawaii Makes Surfing a High School Sport

Danny Groner — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:01:52 +0000

Surf’s up.

Hawaii became the first state to officially recognize surfing as a high school sport, which will take effect by the spring of 2013. Funding for the program will come from the private sector and the community.

“Surfing has been a really big part of my life and has taught me a lot of valuable lessons: what hard work and perseverance can do, time management and how to stay organized,” said Carissa Moore, 18, Association of Surfing Professionals women’s world champion.

Surfers Attach Flares to Their Boards to Make Incredible, Glowing Waves [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:28:02 +0000

The Red Bull Surf Team recently shot footage of pro surfers Bruce Irons, Kolohe Andino and Jamie O’Brien catching some Indonesian waves — with emergency flares attached to the back of their boards. As if surfing isn’t hard enough on its own, the guys also had to work to keep the flares above the water. [...]

Storm Surfers-New Zealand;Crazy Or Genius? [VIDEO]

Shay Hill — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 23:27:47 +0000

Sunday is my t.v. watching day, usually there isn't much on so I head to the upper channels where reality, documentary or movies might catch my eye. Today I found a show about storm surfers from New Zealand. These guys are absolutely crazy, in my opinion, however, others may see them as genius heroes doing what they wished they could do.

Weekly Viral Videos – Shay's Top 3 – Couch Surfing, Post-It Art, & Dancing Whale [VIDEOS]

Shay Hill — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 00:58:08 +0000

Okay so it’s time to sit back watch a few videos and maybe laugh a little along the way. I have found what think are some of the best or most interesting I’ve seen this week. Let’s check them out; you have to bring your own popcorn though! First off, parents if you have college [...]