Waterspot: The politics of surfing
If surfers don't get involved, we have no right to complain when laws are passed that prove detrimental to our second home, the ocean.
Chris Ahrens
Waterspot: Who glassed your surfboard?
I have always marveled at the calm of surfboard glassers in the face of a ticking clock.
Waterspot: The last charge of Greg ‘Da Bull’ Noll
All of the baseball pennants and Tijuana art had been removed from the bedroom I shared with my brother Dave. Replacing them were a variety
Waterspot: On your surfboard, it pays to be flexible
Regardless of the surfing discipline you choose to follow, it will require endurance strength and flexibility.
Waterspot: The legend of the ‘Surf Wagons’
“I got a ’34 wagon and I call it a woody. You know it’s not very cherry, it’s an oldie but a goodie… Well, it
Waterspot: My friend, the King
By the mid-1970s, the Logan family was known as “the First Family of Skateboarding.” They owned one of the largest skateboard companies, Logan Earth Ski
Waterspot: Keeping up with old friends
AUTHOR’S NOTE: After reading this column, please check out the latest episode of Chris Ahrens’ web series, “God N’ Gangsters.” I first became aware of
Waterspot: What I’ve learned from the pandemic
Stuck in traffic, I glance at the California Highway sign ironically boasting, “Keeping San Diego moving.”
Waterspot: Hello, summertime!
Summer in Southern California is not so much a season as it is a ritual.
Waterspot: The adventures of Don Hansen
It all began in 1955 with the 19-year-old South Dakotan sticking his thumb in the breeze to hitch a ride to Southern California.
