With a rampant pandemic still wreaking havoc across the globe drastic changes to our daily lives have set in, big time. Obviously, if you’re still breathing and reading this, things could be worse. Yet, going without surf during these surreal times only adds to the discomfort. I don’t know about you, but for me, watching […]
The Santa Cruz Surf Film Festival is set to pulse once again this upcoming weekend. According to the festival website, “The Santa Cruz Surf Film Festival is a tribute to the arts of waveriding and filmmaking.” The event strives “to spread the stoke that we get from surfing, bringing together surfers, filmmakers and ocean enthusiasts to […]
The fifth annual Santa Cruz Surf Film Festival is set to hit town like a two day pulse of clean fall season swell. Running through the weekend of October 5th and 6th 2018, it’s a fun event that aims “to spread the stoke that we get from surfing, bringing together surfers, filmmakers and ocean enthusiasts […]
“The sun is shinning. The weather is sweet…” – Bob Marley – Wind ravaged line-ups are a common sight in northern California during spring time, but there’s an easy remedy. A little reggae, thoughtful quiver selection, and lowering of standards can drastically improve any set of conditions. It also helps if you can navigate kelp […]
Since it was founded by Dr. Dave Jensen in 2000 Surfaid has been working to save lives in impoverished yet surf rich areas. Picture backwater villages plagued by malaria and high infant mortality rates in West and North Sumatra, Nias, Sumbawa, and the Mentawai Islands. According to their website Surfaid offers “practical support such as […]
In partnership with Surfrider Foundation, Save The Waves is running their 5th global wave conference in Santa Cruz, California next week. According to their website the event will bring “together the best international minds from the surfing, conservation and innovation communities to tackle the world’s most challenging ocean issues.” The main areas of focus are Climate Change […]
Making the most of wintery conditions in Northern California requires dedication, skill, and grit. In this inspiring edit by Skyler Nilsen, local Santa Cruz stand-out Shaun Burns displays all three. sources and links: Skyler Nilsen
Surfing is phenomenal – even on an average day with average surfers. Slowing footage down and applying a fitting soundtrack, as in Surfing West Cliff by Kevin Sueksdorf, offers a closer look at the beauty in it. Throw in a few landscape shots of one of the most intriguing locations on the California coast and the […]
The 2017 Santa Cruz Surf Film Festival is happening at the end of September. Some of the feature films being screened include The Church Of The Open Sky, One Shot – An Image And An Attitude, Secrets Of Desert Point, The Endless Winter II: Surfing Europe, Blue Road, and Positive Vibration. Here’s the trailer. All Santa […]
It’s no secret that late September is an epic time of year to be on the Northern California coast. Summer crowds ease up a little, the weather tends to cooperate, and all manner of swell pumps through. With the fourth annual Santa Cruz Surf Film Festival set to run September 29 & 30, 2017 at […]