Columns WaterspotWaterspot: Aloha, Big BenChris AhrensJanuary 19, 2021 January 19, 20210163 Remembering Hawaiian surf star Ben Aipa, who passed away Jan. 15 at age 78.
Columns WaterspotWaterspot: Another big-wave GOATChris AhrensJanuary 12, 2021 January 12, 20210265 The tube that threatened to devour Peter Mel last week could have contained all the boats in the channel that day.
Columns WaterspotWaterspot: A good start to the new yearChris AhrensJanuary 6, 2021 January 6, 20210461 A sizable north swell is an event in San Diego akin to first snow in other regions of the country.
Columns WaterspotWaterspot: The season for wetsuitsChris AhrensDecember 15, 2020 December 15, 20200298 I shiver to think how cold I would have been today without Jack O'Neill's research and development.
Columns WaterspotWaterspot: Big wave seasonChris AhrensDecember 8, 2020 December 8, 20200352 It’s been over half a century since my brother Dave and I moved to Maui with the intent of riding Honolua Bay.
Columns WaterspotWaterspot: Mining the past, or identity theft?Chris AhrensDecember 2, 2020 December 2, 20200394 Gosh this is going to sound curmudgeonly.
Columns WaterspotWaterspot: Surfing legends revisited in audio gemsChris AhrensNovember 23, 2020 November 23, 20200323 Opening a plastic tub I am greeted by a foot-high stack of plastic cassettes and a pristine Sony Walkman.
Columns WaterspotWaterspot: At low tide, see what you’ve been missingChris AhrensNovember 17, 2020 November 17, 20200382 Here is a rare chance for surfers to view the reefs they have been riding over for, sometimes, decades.
Columns WaterspotWaterspot: The waves of winterChris AhrensNovember 10, 2020 November 10, 20200396 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
Columns WaterspotWaterspot: The future of funChris AhrensNovember 3, 2020 November 3, 20200279 Who remembers beach parties that lasted well after midnight, huddled against the elements by the embers of a dying fire?