ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Surfing in the middle agesChris AhrensFebruary 2, 2021 February 2, 20210355 We want to continue surfing but realize that we won’t be doing it on microchips like those employed by John John and company....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: My favorite surf carChris AhrensJanuary 27, 2021 January 27, 20210517 I have everything I need in my 2005 Honda Element even thought it has nearly 200,000 miles on it....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Aloha, Big BenChris AhrensJanuary 19, 2021 January 19, 20210345 Remembering Hawaiian surf star Ben Aipa, who passed away Jan. 15 at age 78....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Another big-wave GOATChris AhrensJanuary 12, 2021 January 12, 20210784 The tube that threatened to devour Peter Mel last week could have contained all the boats in the channel that day....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: A good start to the new yearChris AhrensJanuary 6, 2021 January 6, 20210548 A sizable north swell is an event in San Diego akin to first snow in other regions of the country....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: The season for wetsuitsChris AhrensDecember 15, 2020 December 15, 20200385 I shiver to think how cold I would have been today without Jack O'Neill's research and development....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Big wave seasonChris AhrensDecember 8, 2020 December 8, 20200755 It’s been over half a century since my brother Dave and I moved to Maui with the intent of riding Honolua Bay....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Mining the past, or identity theft?Chris AhrensDecember 2, 2020 December 2, 20200627 Gosh this is going to sound curmudgeonly....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Surfing legends revisited in audio gemsChris AhrensNovember 23, 2020 November 23, 20200476 Opening a plastic tub I am greeted by a foot-high stack of plastic cassettes and a pristine Sony Walkman....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: At low tide, see what you’ve been missingChris AhrensNovember 17, 2020 November 17, 20200784 Here is a rare chance for surfers to view the reefs they have been riding over for, sometimes, decades....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: The waves of winterChris AhrensNovember 10, 2020 November 10, 20200609 If you ask a non-surfer what the best season for surfing is, they will probably say summer. If you asked a surfer, however, they will...
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: The future of funChris AhrensNovember 3, 2020 November 3, 20200302 Who remembers beach parties that lasted well after midnight, huddled against the elements by the embers of a dying fire?...
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Time to take molded surfboards seriouslyChris AhrensOctober 27, 2020 October 27, 20200470 When I began surfing in the early ’60s anything but a handmade surfboard was called a popout and frowned upon by most real surfers....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: A (very) brief history of surfingChris AhrensOctober 20, 2020 October 20, 202001098 Surfing is far older than anyone alive today, probably as ancient as human history....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Farewell to SurferChris AhrensOctober 15, 2020October 15, 2020 October 15, 2020October 15, 202001206 The world stopped in 1961 as I laid down my 75 cents in exchange for my first copy of Surfer Magazine....