Waterspot: San Diego’s Gordon & Smith, pioneers of skate and surf
Gordon & Smith Surfboards was a big deal in my hometown in the mid-1960s.
Chris Ahrens
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.
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.
