Surfing as a contact sport
Kooks have every right to be there, but it would be nice if the surf schools they graduated from taught them etiquette....
Chris Ahrens
Powers’ guitars inspired by local waves
Taylor Guitars CEO Andy Powers is a master guitar designer from Encinitas, inspired by the local surf and music scene....
It’s summertime — somewhere
Exiting the rainiest winter in years, we are now faced with a marine layer seemingly as impenetrable as a bulletproof vest. ...
The continuing adventures of Giles Finlayson
Giles is often far from home, but anyone who knows him will tell you that he is at home anytime he is in or near...
How surfing rescued me
Things changed when I heard Dick Dale’s “Surfer’s Choice” album. The sound was exhilarating, and the action behind it, surfing, even more so....
Shape of things to come?
Board shaper Dane Perlee's Speed Demon is said to live up to its name by being faster than anything in the water....
Surf Kings
I don’t remember exactly when I first met Bruce King. It might have been during my brief employment at Hansen Surfboards in the early 1970s....
Beyond the surf zone
The biggest reason I want to paddle to the kelp and beyond is to explore a place I know little of....
A surfing legend emerges from ‘The Hanger’
Last Saturday, I along with about 50 well-wishers helped lam master Gary Stuber celebrate his 80th birthday....
The endless ride of Henry Hester
He was always dabbling in something he loved: motorcycles, skateboards, surfboards, surf mats, with a keen eye peeled to the future....
