Sea NotesLast man, woman or child standingchris.ahrensDecember 2, 2011July 21, 2015 December 2, 2011July 21, 20150243 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
Sea NotesBig wave country draws its own group of devoteeschris.ahrensNovember 17, 2011July 21, 2015 November 17, 2011July 21, 20150236 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
Sea NotesModern surf-sounds bring back memories of the ‘60schris.ahrensNovember 3, 2011July 21, 2015 November 3, 2011July 21, 20150291 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
Sea NotesThe surf was good, but the industry was callingchris.ahrensOctober 20, 2011July 21, 2015 October 20, 2011July 21, 20150220 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
Sea NotesI’d rather surf cold water than a red tide, that’s no jokechris.ahrensOctober 6, 2011July 21, 2015 October 6, 2011July 21, 20150255 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
Sea NotesPlease, do support your local surf shopchris.ahrensSeptember 15, 2011July 21, 2015 September 15, 2011July 21, 20151258 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
Sea NotesAll that was left was dust: a surfing tribute to firefighters who fell on 9/11chris.ahrensSeptember 8, 2011July 21, 2015 September 8, 2011July 21, 20150289 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
Sea NotesHawk or Hosoi: you choosechris.ahrensAugust 18, 2011July 21, 2015 August 18, 2011July 21, 20150730 Like chocolate or vanilla ice cream in the 1950s, the choices of favorite skaters in the ‘80s were basically limited to two — it was
Sea NotesA good conservation is never flat, even when the surf ischris.ahrensAugust 4, 2011July 21, 2015 August 4, 2011July 21, 20150238 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
Sea NotesRemembering 100 years of Cardiff surfingchris.ahrensJuly 21, 2011July 21, 2015 July 21, 2011July 21, 20151627 There are stacks of discount soft surfboards on mini vans — each driver, it seems, headed to Cardiff. Kids pour out into the water, laughing