STORMR Jackets – Defy The Elements

STORMR jackets are billed as an adaptation of the wetsuit for land. Which makes sense because their made from the same material that divers and surfers have used for years. The exterior of the STORMR jacket is a neoprene rubber that protects you from the elements, and the interior is mirco-fleece lined to keep you warm and cozy on the inside. All seams are glued, stitched and coated with an exterior liquid tape, just like a real wetsuit. Of course the zipper is waterproof as well, and the neoprene flap ensures full suit integrity.

It’s hard to tell how much pocket space the jacket really has, but if the STORMR really is built to “defy the elements” it could make for a fantastic wading jacket.

STORMR USA – Price: TBA

Jumping Sharks

We’ve posted several pictures showing surfers having close encounters with sharks, and now we’ve got video! Most of the time swimmers and surfers are blissfully unaware that there are sharks nearby, and 99% of the time the sharks wont bother them anyway. I must admit though, I’d probably get out of the water for a bit if I saw sharks jumping out of the water around me.

California Surfer Recalls Shark Attack

Megan Halavais, 20, was attacked by a shark while paddling into the water off Salmon Creek Beach in Sonoma Counry in Northern California. Megan, an experienced surfer, was attacked from behind and escaped the jaws of a 16-foot shark after she hit the shark on its tail

“It was weird. I was sitting out there thinking, ‘Wow, this feels shark-y to me,’” Megan Halavais, 20, said Thursday. “It was straight out of ‘Jaws.’”

“A 16-foot shark is a big shark. It’s not just 16 feet in length. It’s big. I couldn’t fit my arms around its tail. Its fin, its main dorsal fin, was like taller than me,” Halavais recounted for reporters at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital as she sat in a wheelchair, her bandaged leg extended in front of her.

The attacked happened on Wednesday and by Thursday Megan was already in good spirits, with a shark bite that streched from her thigh to her calf. She is listed in good condition. Police believe the shark was probably a great white, possibly the same shark in one or more attacks in recent years, the beach is now closed and surfers in nearby locations have been warned.

Wow, I thought that shark caught in New Zealand was big & now I hear about a girl who escapes being eaten by an even bigger one.