The Wedge is a very unique wave and offers a very unique experience for those brave enough to paddle out. On a small morning the Wedge can offer decently calm waves, but as usual, the wave we've grown accustomed to seeing at Newport Beach almost always overcomes its morning predecessors with violent flair. Were talking 30 foot beach breaks here, like someone taking you up three … [Read more...] about A Tribute to California’s Mutant Wave
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The Unsung Heroes of Surfing: The Sponger
What are three most annoying things in surfing? Pissed off locals, paddle boarders, and body boarders. Depending where you surf at, you can get all three in one day. The funny thing is they basically share all the same traits: body boarders and locals will charge everything and paddle boarders according to the laws of "I have a paddle and you don't" must be there for every … [Read more...] about The Unsung Heroes of Surfing: The Sponger
The Golden Coast: 5 of the Best Spots to Surf
California is home to some of the greatest surf spots and communities with an extreme variance in wave sizes and difficulties. With California's size it is easy to see how this coast differs from one place to the other. Today I will expand on five of the best places to make a trip to in the golden coast and why you should totally go. I will be excluding my own local spot as I … [Read more...] about The Golden Coast: 5 of the Best Spots to Surf
RAREFORM – Perfecting the Art of Upcycling
Perhaps it’s the unique relationship surfers have with the ocean and mother nature that gives them the ideas to create products that people really dig while helping the environment too. The guys over at RAREFORM have achieved exactly this, with their upcycled billboard bags that come in all shapes and sizes. Surfboard and snowboard bags, duffels, backpacks, totes, and that’s … [Read more...] about RAREFORM – Perfecting the Art of Upcycling
Tom Morey and the Birth of Bodyboarding
Bodyboarding as we know it now is largely down to one man, Tom Morey, also known as ‘Y’. The fact that such a widely enjoyed sport can be attributed to an individual is a testament to Morey’s innovative mind. You could argue that Tom is responsible for getting more people in the water surfing than anybody else on the planet. Not bad for a guy from Detroit. Tom Morey … [Read more...] about Tom Morey and the Birth of Bodyboarding