Surfing
Surfboard shaper still honing his craft after all these years
ENCINITAS — Covered in a light layer of resin dust, Jim Phillips clamped parts of a surfboard together on a gloomy morning. A dozen surfboards in various stages of production and tools were scattered about his rickety shed on “the hill” — a hub for Encinitas surfboard shapers.
From catching waves to catching crooks, Encinitas detective retires after 20 years
ENCINITAS — Recently retired Sheriff’s detective Robert Stevenson didn’t exactly fit the law enforcement mold when he applied to the department in the late 1980s.
Column: Pulling a complete 180
Kenzie Kessler chose surfing over school, now she’s back in class, fully committed
Highly praised surf film to be screened on one night only
COAST CITIES — Filmmaker Jack McCoy is releasing his latest film, which is being praised as the “greatest surfing story ever told,” “A Deeper Shade of Blue” into select theaters for a special one-night only showing March 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Surfing clinic important to blind community
CARLSBAD — Aurora Ortiz, president and volunteer coordinator of the San Diego Blind Community Center, looks forward to the event all year.
Sage Erickson wins Supergirl Pro in Oceanside
OCEANSIDE — Sage Erickson, 21, of Ventura, Calif. won the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 6-Star Paul Mitchell Supergirl Pro over New Zealand’s Paige Hareb 22, in peaky two-to-four foot waves at Oceanside Pier.
For Knox, love of surf wasn’t a choice
CARLSBAD — Drawn to surfing simply from his proximity to the ocean, Carlsbad resident and professional surfer Taylor Knox said he had no choice when it came to finding himself paddling out into the waves.