Arts & EntertainmentWaterspotBustin’ down the doorChris AhrensJune 23, 2025 June 23, 20250125 Friday, June 20, 2025: Bird’s Surf Shed: More than 20 rows of folding chairs clutter Bird’s “Palace of Stoke,” as some of the world’s most...
WaterspotShaun Tomson: Leader of a revolutionChris AhrensMarch 17, 2025March 17, 2025 March 17, 2025March 17, 20250167 In the mid-1970s, the surfing world suffered from a hangover after the mid-60s “shortboard revolution” began growing stale. The leaders of the movement — Nat...
ColumnsWaterspotBeing Shaun TomsonChris AhrensSeptember 26, 2023 September 26, 20230337 While I am pretty satisfied with my life, I’ve often wondered what it would be like being Shaun for a few minutes....
ArtsCitiesCommunityCommunityNewsOceansideSurf museum welcomes Silver Surfer winnersstaffOctober 30, 2018 October 30, 201801636 A lifetime achievement honor, the “Silver Surfer Award” is presented annually by the California Surf Museum....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Surf heroesChris AhrensOctober 25, 2018 October 25, 20180914 The term surf hero is thrown around casually, and tends to include anyone who rides waves better than the majority of us. But surfing is...