ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: The joy of shifting sandbarsChris AhrensJuly 20, 2017July 20, 2017 July 20, 2017July 20, 201702242 Sandbars come and go, often popping up overnight....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Who the heck discovered surfing?Chris AhrensJuly 13, 2017 July 13, 201701216 Surfing goes back farther than 1939, or even 1905 when George Freeth brought a surfboard to Redondo Beach for an exhibition....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: A local heroChris AhrensJuly 6, 2017 July 6, 20172 1496 You may not believe this, but I used to be better, far better, than local surfing legend Rob Machado....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Return of the ploverChris AhrensJune 29, 2017 June 29, 20170513 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,...
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Sharks are no laughing matterChris AhrensJune 22, 2017June 22, 2017 June 22, 2017June 22, 201711081 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...