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Surfing’s Best Kept Secret

Found in Surf News, Surf Travel, Surfing — Tags: 61st Street, Bob Hall Pier, Corpus Christi Surf, East Beach, Flagship Hotel, Galveston Surf, JP Luby Park, Packery Channel, San Luis Pass, South Padre Surf, Surf Texas, Surfside Surf, Texas Surf Spots — Texas Surfer

Last year Surfer Magazine named their choices for the top 10 US surf towns. Here they are, and as you can see, South Padre, Corpus Christi, Port Aransas, and Galveston are still US surfing’s best kept secrets. I saw the founder of Quicksilver by Bob Hall one time; even the insiders are keeping their lips sealed about the 8-12 foot waves, beach privacy, and warm water on the Texas gulf.

TOP 10 US SURF TOWNS:

1. Santa Cruz, CA
2. Haleiwa, HI
3. Encinitas, CA
4. Paia, HI
5. San Clemente, CA
6. Kill Devil Hills, NC
7. Malibu, CA
8. Montauk, NY
9. New Smyrna Beach, FL
10. Ocean City, NJ

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U.S. Recession Leads to Fewer Shark Attacks

Found in Shark Attacks, Surf News, Surfing — Tags: Politics of Surfing, Shark, Sharks — Texas Surfer

"Could the lousy economy be keeping you from being mauled by a Great White? According to one researcher, the answer is yes. "

During a recession, less people are in the water because less people are going on vacations. This means sharks see a lot less people and attack a lot fewer people. But the idea that sharks are eating us less because we don’t have as much money is a little ridiculous.

It's all fun and games until someone gets bit!

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Turn Your Old Surfboard into a Chair

Found in Surf News, Surfboard Care — Tags: Surf Art, Surfboard, Weird — Texas Surfer

You have to do something with those used surfboards, right? Turn them into lawn chairs you can take to the beach.

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I found this blog post that shows how these guys turned the surfboard above into the chair you see below.

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Here’s the finished product. I’m gonna have to make one of these.

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Sick Surf Art by Gabe Prusmack

Found in Surf News, Surfing — Tags: Galveston Surf, Surf Art, Surfers — Texas Surfer

So I found this incredible set of surf art you won’t want to stop looking at and I had to show it to you. This guy is a surfer and artist in Galveston, Texas, named Gabe Prusmack. He paints these amazing pieces of art pretty much everywhere. If you need a killer design in your home or condo, give this guy a call. If you want an incredible work of art on your next surfboard, Gabe is the guy for the job. It was hard to choose which pictures to show you here, and I was only able to narrow it down to about 20.

Call Gabe at 409-939-8050 or checkout his myspace.

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Introducing Texas Gulf Coast Surfing Magazine

Found in Surf News — Tags: Gulf Coast Surfing, Surf Texas, Surfing Magazines — Texas Surfer

TEXAS SEES THE RETURN OF A PRINTED PUBLICATION DEDICATED TO SURFING THE TEXAS COAST.

From High Island to SPI, surfers and enthusiasts can now enjoy complete coverage of the Texas surf scene.

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX. – Feb.1 2010 – Sirfur Productions announces the release of “Texas Gulf Coast Surfing Magazine”, a quarterly publication with a sole focus on the Texas surf scene.

With Texas Gulf Coast Surfing Magazine, Texan surfers no longer have to hope and pray for a brief glimpse of Texan waves in any of the major surfing publications. Now Texans have the opportunity to see their coast in full color, possibly seeing themselves in action.

Each issue of Texas Gulf Coast Surfing Magazine is between 44-60 pages, full of beautiful photos of Texan waves in all its under-appreciated glory. In-depth articles about Texan surfers, surf spots, and the Texas contest scene stuff the covers, and the magazine promises to have “more content” and “less advertisement. The magazine, printed on heavy-duty, gloss paper, surpasses the quality of most major surf publications.

Texas Gulf Coast Surfing Magazine is available at newsstands and surf shops. The cover price is $5.00 Subscriptions are available for $12.00 per year (plus tax) at www.texasgulfcoastsurfing.com

Company president Joe Vulgamore states: “Texan surfers are a special breed, with special stoke. While our waves are less than world class, we still get good surf and our surfers deserve the recognition. Our coastal economies could also use a boost from tourism and vacationers. Perhaps our magazine can help.”

About Sirfur Productions

Sirfur Productions is a multi-media company focused on the Texas surf scene. Founded by Joe Vulgamore in June 2008, Sirfur Productions also delivers surf entertainment in the form of Texas Surf TV (www.texassurftv.com), which has five channels of “On Demand” surf videos, swell and buoy information, and the popular series “Off the Lip”.

For more information on the product, or to order online, visit http://www.texasgulfcoastsurfing.com or call 361-653-2580.

Media contact:
Joe Vulgamore
sirfurproductions@gmail.com
Phone: 361-653-2580

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Shark Attacks Man in Desert

Found in Surf News — Tags: Sharks — Texas Surfer

Sharks can do ANYTHING.

One shark attacked a guy in the desert, in Dubai. Dubai is a big hot desert nation in the middle east, but has a beach to surf, apparently. Michael Geraghty was attacked by a shark as he climbed on his board. “I felt the tear in my flesh and saw a splash, it happened in a second, then there was blood in the water.”

Michael works in Dubai and lives with his family, who are from Avalon, near Syndey, Australia. He yelled out to some friends, and after looking at the gash and teeth marks in his foot, he went to Rashid Hospital. At the hospital, the doctors pointed out the same gash and teeth marks. (No new ones had appeared, such as from a friend.)

The source article provided a picture of Michael and his family, which is captioned with this text: In shock … Michael Geraghty, right, with friend Irene Berczelly, left, daughter Coco and wife Judy/ Pic: Supplied Source: The Daily Telegraph.

shark attack dubai desert Shark Attacks Man in Desert

These are the faces of humans in shock after a life threatening shark attack. I bet a shark picked out this picture so we’d get the wrong idea. Maybe think, “Hey they’re all smiling, maybe sharks aren’t that bad.” You never know man, these sharks are crafty.

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Humans Send Firm Message to Sharks

Found in Shark Attacks, Surf News — Tags: Shark, Sharks — Texas Surfer

Humans to Sharks: We don’t have to put up with your shark bites. In fact, if you bite one of our people, we will hunt you down, shoot you in the head, and saw apart your spinal cord.

Well I hope this works, because they’ve been biting us for years. It has got to stop. Humans are supreme, not to be mistaken for shark food, and we have to get this message across in a firm, clear way. A move this dramatic should provide the shock and awe needed in the shark community to make them stop this unnecessary human biting.

I hope the sharks are reading the news this morning. Of course, if not, I’m sure they’ll get the message about this once they see it happen. When their own shark friends turn up missing, out of the blue, or they see their buddies spine getting severed while they watch from below. They’ll put it on the Shark News Channel and all sharks will realize that their thoughtless human biting days are a thing of the past.

And I hope they don’t retaliate by strapping bombs to little sharks, and then training those little sharks to bite people.

And just wait until sharks evolve legs, illegally infiltrate our country and protest equal rights and free hospitalization on our streets. But that one’s actually hard to imagine … creatures swimming across the gulf and into America? Yea right.

Somehow I don’t think this one’s going to be as easy as we think.

Real Shark News Headlines

ROGUE sharks that attack beach goers this summer will be hunted down, shot in the head and sawed apart until their spines are severed.

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Man-Eater Shark Spines ‘To Be Severed’

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Killer sharks to get spines severed

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Happy New Year’s Eve!

Found in Surf Comedy, Surf News, Surfing, Surfing Pictures — Tags: Galveston Surf, Gulf Coast Surfing, Surf Stuff for Holidays, Surf Texas, Texas Surf Spots, Winter Surfing — Texas Surfer

This picture has to make you smile. I’m sure I’ve made this face many times on the water. It’s barely surfable out there but we’re still managing to have fun.

As the years go by, you learn to appreciate the lulls almost as much as you enjoy the swells.