(Left SF on June1) A-MAZE-ING!! "John Beeden completes Pacific Ocean solo journey"

I'm SPEECHLESS:

"...North America to
the Australian mainland, local media reported.
Beeden, 53, rowed more than 7,400 nautical miles across
the Pacific Ocean, after leaving San Francisco in his six-
metre boat "Socks" on June 1 this year.
He had been rowing for up to 15 hours a day, local
media said...."

http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/world/story/1.3381261

"CLASS OF '16 FINALIZED FOR SAMSUNG GALAXY WSL CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR" | SURFLINE.COM

http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/old-warhorses-meet-fresh-newbies-at-the-same-brilliant-dream-tour-locales-class-of-16-finalized-for-samsung-ga_134546/

"Shark jumps on surfer's board at Australia's Bondi" | News24

http://m.news24.com/news24/World/News/shark-jumps-on-surfers-board-at-australias-bondi-20151222

"The World Surf League and Facebook Live Team Up to Give Surf... -- OAHU, Hawaii, "

""Facebook Live was introduced in August 2015, and
since then, thousands of athletes, musicians,
politicians and other influencers have used Live to
bring their fans closer to the action," said Devi
Mahadevia,..."

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-world-surf-league-and-facebook-live-team-up-to-give-surf-fans-exclusive-access-to-2015-world-champion-adriano-de-souza-300195542.html

NEW WORLD CHAMP! "Adriano de Souza wins maiden World Surf League title"

"
Adriano de Souza, the "hard worker," dedicated his first
World Surf League title to the late Brazilian surfer
Ricardo dos Santos. Gabriel Medina is also the first
Brazilian to win the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing.
It was a bittersweet defeat for Mick Fanning. The three-
time world surfing champion lost his eldest brother and
put out an incredible performance. The "White Lightning"
did his best, despite the emotional rollercoaster he's
been through..."

http://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/12461-adriano-de-souza-wins-maiden-world-surf-league-title

"Tweed's grieving Mick Fanning pipped for world surf title "- Echonetdaily

http://www.echo.net.au/2015/12/tweeds-grieving-mick-fanning-pipped-for-surf-world-title/

slide-video 5 photos: 12/17/15 CONGRATULATIONS ADRIAN D'SOUZA, NEW WORLD SURFING CHAMPION 2015!

pic 12/17/15 MICK FANNING KEEPS WORLD TITLE HOPES ALIVE AS HE EDGES KELLY SLATER OUT OF PIPEMASTERS

12/17/15 MICK FANNING KEEPS WORLD TITLE HOPES ALIVE AS HE EDGES KELLY SLATER OUT OF PIPEMASTERS, CHATTING TOGETHER AT END OF MATCH..tough time for Mick nonetheless as he found out his brother died just a day before. 

--

" If u declare with your mouth,

"Jesus is Lord," & believe in your heart 

that God raised Him from the dead, 

u will be saved." 

Romans 10.9

THOUGHTS & PRAYERS: MICK FANNING's OLDER BROTHER DIED IN HIS SLEEP THIS MORNING

"... what could be the deciding day of the 2015 world title, Mick Fanning woke up to horrible news this morning. According to Surfer's Facebook post, "This year has presented more ups and downs for Mick Fanning than most can fathom. Today, he woke to the news that his older brother had passed away in his sleep." Still, Mick paddled out and defeated Pipe veteran Jamie O'Brien in his Round 3 matchup to keep his world title hopes alive..."

http://www.theinertia.com/surf/mick-fanning-woke-up-to-horrible-news-this-morning/

--

" If u declare with your mouth,

"Jesus is Lord," & believe in your heart 

that God raised Him from the dead, 

u will be saved." 

Romans 10.9

12/15/15 BILLABONG PIPEMASTERS ON HOLD FOR ROUND 3, pending bigger waves maybe later today

http://www.worldsurfleague.com/events/2015/mct/1317/billabong-pipe-masters

--

" If u declare with your mouth,

"Jesus is Lord," & believe in your heart 

that God raised Him from the dead, 

u will be saved." 

Romans 10.9

Fwd: HAWAII WSL: BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW AT PIPEMASTERS AS DUSTY PAYNE & KELLY SLATER COMPETE

BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW AT PIPEMASTERS 

AS DUSTY PAYNE & KELLY SLATER COMPETE

(photos courtesy of WSL screengrab) 

see

http://www.worldsurfleague.com/events/2015/mct/1317/billabong-pipe-masters

And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making

 between me and you and every living creature with you, a 

covenant for all generations to come: 13I have set my 

rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the 

covenant between me and the earth. 14Whenever I bring 

clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the 

clouds, 15I will remember my covenant between me and 

you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will 

the waters become a flood to destroy all life.16Whenever 

the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and 

remember the everlasting covenant between God and all 

living creatures of every kind on the earth."

17So God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and all life on the earth." 

Gen 9.12-17

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" If u declare with your mouth,

"Jesus is Lord," & believe in your heart 

that God raised Him from the dead, 

u will be saved." 

Romans 10.9

HAWAII WSL: BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW AT PIPEMASTERS AS DUSTY PAYNE & KELLY SLATER COMPETE

BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW AT PIPEMASTERS 

AS DUSTY PAYNE & KELLY SLATER COMPETE

(photos courtesy of WSL screengrab) 

see

http://www.worldsurfleague.com/events/2015/mct/1317/billabong-pipe-masters

And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making

 between me and you and every living creature with you, a 

covenant for all generations to come: 13I have set my 

rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the 

covenant between me and the earth. 14Whenever I bring 

clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the 

clouds, 15I will remember my covenant between me and 

you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will 

the waters become a flood to destroy all life.16Whenever 

the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and 

remember the everlasting covenant between God and all 

living creatures of every kind on the earth."

17So God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and all life on the earth." 

Gen 9.12-17

"The World Surf League's First-Ever Ad Likens the Volatile Sport of Surfing to Chaos Theory" | Adweek

http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/world-surf-leagues-first-ever-ad-likens-volatile-sport-surfing-chaos-theory-168480

video: PRO SURFER EVAN GEISELMAN SAVED from DROWNING BY ANDRE BOTHA & MICK FANNING @ PIPELINE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WTNKvS76a0

."... A man suddenly appears, followed by the head of another. "That's Andre saving him," says a witness. South African body-boarder Andre Botha tells the AP he paddled toward Geiselman as he fell off the wave and found him trapped underwater by ensuing waves, unconscious. He pulled him to the surface. "The first thing that went through my mind at that point was that he was dead," Botha tells CBS News. "His face was a dark blue, almost purple."

The video shows Botha trying to resuscitate Geiselman as he fights to reach shore. Others, including champion surfer Mick Fanning, eventually come to his aid, per the ..."

http://www.newser.com/story/217268/pro-surfers-life-saving-rescue-caught-on-video.html

" If u declare with your mouth,

"Jesus is Lord," & believe in your heart 

that God raised Him from the dead, 

u will be saved." 

Romans 10.9

WSL RELEASES 2016 SCHEDULE

http://www.surfermag.com/blogs/industry-news/wsl-releases-2016-schedule/#OvQV6XcKRqqKwiUF.97

3RD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: "CARISSA MOORE: SURFING FROM THE HEART" | SURFLINE.COM

"
Now only Freida Zamba, Lisa Andersen, Wendy Botha,
Stephanie Gilmore and Layne Beachley have won more
world titles, placing Moore in the very top bracket of the
best surfers of all time..."

http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/looking-back-at-moores-road-to-the-title-carissa-moore-surfing-from-the-heart_134142/

Tune-in on12/6"BREAKING: First-Ever WSL Contest at Jaws Gets Green Light for Sunday" | The Inertia

http://www.theinertia.com/surf/breaking-first-ever-wsl-contest-at-jaws-gets-green-light-for-sunday/