Man Crosses the Pacific on a Standup Paddle Board San Francisco, California to Honolulu, Hawaii. The two places are 2,900 miles apart. A five-hour flight, or, to endurance athlete Antonio de la Rosa, a two and a half month paddle. On June 4th, de la Rosa set out from San Francisco on a paddleboard poised to cross the pacific and make it to Hawaii with the purpose of raising […] Surf Jack Conroy | September 2, 2019 0 Comments
California Surf Season Off to Best Start in 15-Years California and Hawaii have seen the most consistent start to their summer surf season. This data was collected from May through July and boasts crazy results. California has had the best summer start in 15 years. Looking at surf data from Orange County, CA and Santa Cruz, CA shows the highest average surf height and most days with swells over 7 feet. […] Surf Joseph Phillips | August 16, 2019 0 Comments
The Best Place to Live in the USA? The Aloha State Regains Top Spot for 2019 A recent report ranks Hawaii as the best place to live in America. The CNBC report used factors like affordable housing, education quality, cost of living, healthcare quality, job opportunities, and environment to come up with the state rankings. Nice to see more than half of the states in the top 10 are ‘ski states’. Related: Healthiest States in the […] SnowBrains | August 6, 2019 0 Comments
Former Vail, CO Resident and Keen Snowboarder Was Onboard Skydiving Plane that Crashed in Hawaii Killing All 11 Onboard On Friday, former Vail, CO resident, and avid snowboarder Casey Williamson was among 11 killed when their skydiving plane crashed and burned at a coastal airfield on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. It was the worst civilian aviation accident in the US since 2011. 29-year-old Williamson, who was from Yukon, Oklahoma, worked as an instructor and as a videographer who filmed […] SnowBrains | June 24, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Antonio De La Rosa Just Left San Francisco in Attempt to Be First to Stand-Up Paddle to Hawaii [arve url="https://vimeo.com/332627344"] SwellBrains | June 14, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
65-Year Old Californian Man Killed in Shark Attack Off Coast of Maui, HI A 65-year-old tourist from California died Saturday in an apparent shark attack as he swam off the coast of western Maui, authorities said, the first fatal attack there since 2015. The County of Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety responded to a witness report in the morning with a helicopter and jetski to locate the man and bring him […] Surf SwellBrains | May 28, 2019 0 Comments
Surfing Legend Sunny Garcia Hospitalized in Battle with Depression Surfing legend Vincent “Sunny” Garcia is in the intensive care unit at a hospital in Oregon, according to the World Surf League. Related: Legendary Californian Surfer Mike Doyle Passes Away at 78 Initial reports had suggested the former world champion, who has been open about his battle with depression in the past, had died, but the World Surf League confirmed his […] Surf SwellBrains | May 7, 2019 0 Comments
Man Fell In To Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii After Climbing Guardrail to ‘Get a Better Look’ A man survived a 70-foot fall into the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii after he reportedly climbed over guardrails to get a better look at the cliff. The man, in his 30s, was visiting the Halemaumau crater’s Steaming Bluff overlook, on Hawaii Island, when he decided to climb over permanent metal railings to get closer to the cliff. Witnesses report seeing him […] SnowBrains | May 3, 2019 0 Comments
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