Last man, woman or child standing
I’ve already made my stand on stand up paddle boards, or SUPs, in the lineup. Simply stated it’s this: Someone with the advantage of a
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Big wave country draws its own group of devotees
Big wave riders are different than most of us, so I suppose it’s only natural they would have different dreams. To quote Bruce Brown from
Modern surf-sounds bring back memories of the ‘60s
In 1962 my sister came home from college with an album that would forever change my life. It was called “Surfer’s Choice,” the musician was
The surf was good, but the industry was calling
Scott Bass got it right. Again. If you were at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on Oct. 8 and Oct. 9, you know that this year’s
I’d rather surf cold water than a red tide, that’s no joke
Red tide occurs when algae rapidly divide and release toxins into the water and air. The Fish and Wildlife Research Institute states that red tide
Please, do support your local surf shop
When I was a kid in the early ‘60s, surf shops smelled like resin and rang with the sounds of power tools. Surfboards were often
All that was left was dust: a surfing tribute to firefighters who fell on 9/11
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, firefighter Brennan Savage had finished his shift at Ladder 137 in Southern Queens, the firehouse where he worked
Hawk or Hosoi: you choose
Like chocolate or vanilla ice cream in the 1950s, the choices of favorite skaters in the ‘80s were basically limited to two — it was
A good conservation is never flat, even when the surf is
Last weekend, the beaches were beautiful, warm and packed; the surf nearly flat. That’s no surprise for North County in the summertime, but it did
Remembering 100 years of Cardiff surfing
There are stacks of discount soft surfboards on mini vans — each driver, it seems, headed to Cardiff. Kids pour out into the water, laughing
