Columns WaterspotWaterspot: Prone to the BoneChris AhrensAugust 17, 2017 August 17, 20170723 This is an era of “alternative” surf craft like none I’ve ever witnessed in my 55 years as a wave rider.
Columns WaterspotWaterspot: They ripped!Chris AhrensAugust 10, 2017 August 10, 20170430 Women surfers seem to innately possess a ballet flow that most men come by only with great effort, if at all.
Columns WaterspotWaterspot: The great GodfreyChris AhrensJuly 27, 2017 July 27, 20170658 While being a girl and living on your own in a tent in someone’s yard may be nearly acceptable these days, in 1970 it was
Columns WaterspotWaterspot: The joy of shifting sandbarsChris AhrensJuly 20, 2017July 20, 2017 July 20, 2017July 20, 201701264 Sandbars come and go, often popping up overnight.
Columns WaterspotWaterspot: Who the heck discovered surfing?Chris AhrensJuly 13, 2017 July 13, 20170864 Surfing goes back farther than 1939, or even 1905 when George Freeth brought a surfboard to Redondo Beach for an exhibition.
Columns WaterspotWaterspot: A local heroChris AhrensJuly 6, 2017 July 6, 20172 1129 You may not believe this, but I used to be better, far better, than local surfing legend Rob Machado.
Columns WaterspotWaterspot: Return of the ploverChris AhrensJune 29, 2017 June 29, 20170348 While many people enjoy watching those sparrow-sized white birds with the dark markings pumping their tiny legs in a game of chicken with the waves,
Columns WaterspotWaterspot: Sharks are no laughing matterChris AhrensJune 22, 2017June 22, 2017 June 22, 2017June 22, 20171908 I have been assigned my old beat, that narrow strip of sand and water that encompasses the beach and the surf zone, where surfing and