Typos are more bane than boon
I’ve been aware of him as a craftsman and designer for half a century. I’ve known him personally for more than 40 years, ridden some...
Chris Ahrens
Shifting sands and changing tides bring unstable bluffs
I don’t remember when I first became aware that the beach was not a stable place. ...
‘Bird’ house is place for surf wonders
It’s just occurred to me that I don’t know Bird Huffman’s real first name. I have no idea what his parents called him, but I’ve...
Saying ‘Aloha’ to a waterman
I first became aware of Howard Benedict in the mid 1970s. He was a dentist and I heard that he surfed a little. Later I...
Waves of love on Valentine’s Day
Perfect weather and good surf have blessed our coast for the past few months. No matter what you ride, it’s a great time to be...
Branches on the Burch family tree
My dad surfed a little in the early ‘40s. He mostly bodysurfed, however, and played around occasionally on wooden planks at Santa Monica Pier. Nonetheless,...