ColumnsWaterspotHitting the New Year’s Eve swellChris AhrensJanuary 2, 2024 January 2, 2024030 Modern society doesn’t lock a kid into a cage with a predatory animal on their 14th birthday to see who will prevail. Not that I...
ColumnsWaterspotKenergy and the godfather of wave poolsChris AhrensDecember 26, 2023 December 26, 2023086 If you’ve ever met Ken Eichenberg, you understand....
Arts & EntertainmentColumnsWaterspotGlassy Christmas and an offshore New Year!Chris AhrensDecember 20, 2023 December 20, 2023052 Surfers, for the most part, are jolly from January to January....
ColumnsWaterspotThe Finn of surfboardsChris AhrensDecember 12, 2023 December 12, 20230403 For many years, I have wondered where the next Tom Morey would come from....
ColumnsWaterspotThe House of StewartChris AhrensDecember 4, 2023December 5, 2023 December 4, 2023December 5, 20230101 The room is thick with stories of great rides, mean wipeouts and friends remembered from now and then....
ColumnsWaterspotTom Wolfe said what?Chris AhrensNovember 28, 2023 November 28, 20230104 I’ve had a hard time taking him seriously since he attempted writing something I know a lot about, surfing....
ColumnsWaterspotA letter from surfing pioneer Woody BrownChris AhrensNovember 20, 2023 November 20, 20230120 My name is Woodbridge Parker Brown. I was born January 5, 1912 in New York City. ...
ColumnsWaterspotAI don’t surf (not yet anyway)Chris AhrensNovember 14, 2023 November 14, 2023067 One thing it does not have and cannot have, in my case anyway, are my experiences....
ColumnsWaterspotWhere did the beach go?Chris AhrensOctober 31, 2023 October 31, 2023079 By the time I first surfed Oceanside Pier in 1962, wide, sandy beaches were a thing of the past....
ColumnsWaterspotFoilboarding fundraiser and opening dayChris AhrensOctober 24, 2023October 24, 2023 October 24, 2023October 24, 2023096 Cameron Trickey recently combined his love for foilboarding with his charitable nature and came up with a unique fundraising idea. ...
ColumnsWaterspotWho has a big-wave gun?Chris AhrensOctober 17, 2023 October 17, 2023065 Once a big north swell is in the window, you won’t be able to beg, borrow or buy a big-wave gun....
ColumnsWaterspotThe Boardroom is not all business, nor is it boringChris AhrensOctober 10, 2023 October 10, 20230206 I have only been to one high school reunion, but I try never to miss the Boardroom reunion....
CarlsbadColumnsCommunityWaterspotThe glide of King’sChris AhrensOctober 5, 2023 October 5, 20230260 I don’t remember when I first met Dave and Rhonda Daum, but I do remember where: Cardiff Reef. Dave was riding his own boards, and,...
ColumnsWaterspotBeing Shaun TomsonChris AhrensSeptember 26, 2023 September 26, 20230104 While I am pretty satisfied with my life, I’ve often wondered what it would be like being Shaun for a few minutes....
ColumnsWaterspotSurfing, the only sport with its own soundtrackChris AhrensSeptember 20, 2023 September 20, 2023078 Dick Dale’s premiere album, “Surfer’s Choice,” started a fire that saltwater does nothing but inflame....