Sea NotesThe return of Moose and his quality boardschris.ahrensSeptember 17, 2010July 20, 2015 September 17, 2010July 20, 201511400 The other evening I was in Cardiff’s Beach City Burrito, with one eye on the latest Lost video when a near miracle caught my eye...
Sea NotesFirst day of summer is more a state of mindchris.ahrensSeptember 2, 2010July 20, 2015 September 2, 2010July 20, 20150231 Everybody was talking about the weather and not doing anything about it, except the installation artists who continued to throw left-handed jabs at “Magic Carpet...
Sea NotesSurfing the swells of memorieschris.ahrensAugust 19, 2010July 20, 2015 August 19, 2010July 20, 20153 229 Nostalgia can be dangerous at a certain age. But rest assured it hits everyone sooner or later and surfers are not immune. When I was...
Sea NotesWhy I hate summer in North Countychris.ahrensAugust 6, 2010July 20, 2015 August 6, 2010July 20, 20150215 Every year around this time, the Midwest moves here, and I think of moving there. Our town looks too crowded, too paved, too sterile, too...
Sea NotesWhy I hate summer in North Countychris.ahrensAugust 5, 2010July 20, 2015 August 5, 2010July 20, 20150207 Every year around this time, the Midwest moves here, and I think of moving there. Our town looks too crowded, too paved, too sterile, too...
Sea NotesPaddleboards take surfers beyond traditional barrierschris.ahrensJuly 22, 2010July 20, 2015 July 22, 2010July 20, 20150497 Surfers love the ocean, and yet their (our) knowledge of it generally extends no further than a few hundred yards off shore. Riding waves has...
Sea NotesEssential accessories for the journeychris.ahrensJuly 8, 2010July 20, 2015 July 8, 2010July 20, 20150184 There must be a better name for surf stuff than accessories. I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings but “accessories” usually refer to those brown...
Sea NotesNew board shop, traditional family-business valueschris.ahrensJune 24, 2010July 20, 2015 June 24, 2010July 20, 20150204 I’ve known J.P. St. Pierre for nearly as long as his parents have. I recall him eating sand and dirtying his diaper while his parents,...
Sea NotesGoodbye to a true soul surferchris.ahrensJune 10, 2010July 20, 2015 June 10, 2010July 20, 201502198 It looks like Cardiff is suffering sympathy pains for the Gulf oil spill, red tide coloring the lineup a muddy red until nighttime when the...
Sea NotesLife in Baja with the Scorpion Queenchris.ahrensMay 28, 2010July 20, 2015 May 28, 2010July 20, 20150219 My poor wife was tired of my petty whinings: May gray, real estate signs littering the sidewalks, massive sweepers shutting me out of Cardiff and...
Sea NotesThe legend of the great Kit Hornchris.ahrensMay 13, 2010July 20, 2015 May 13, 2010July 20, 20150265 With nearly half a century of surfing behind me, I have met most of my surfing heroes — the ones who hung on my bedroom...
Sea NotesThe doctor is in — the tubechris.ahrensApril 29, 2010July 20, 2015 April 29, 2010July 20, 20151232 I didn’t know his real name and never bothered to ask. He was introduced to me as Blaze, and even those that know him by...
Sea NotesLocal surfer, fisherman is a man of the oceanchris.ahrensApril 15, 2010July 20, 2015 April 15, 2010July 20, 201511589 I knew Robert Wald before I ever met him in the mid ‘80s. Well, not really knew him, but knew about him — mostly from...
Sea NotesGiving back to the lineupchris.ahrensApril 1, 2010July 20, 2015 April 1, 2010July 20, 20150211 So, there will be no surf contest at Swami’s. I, for one, am glad, but wish the best to those who want to hold the...
Sea NotesBoxing isn’t just about fighting, its benefits extend beyond the ringchris.ahrensMarch 18, 2010July 20, 2015 March 18, 2010July 20, 20150203 It’s really windy today, without a decent wave in sight. Too windy even for the kite boarders it seems, since the Cardiff lineup is empty....