The Costa Mesa Conceptual Art Center, a gallery space developed by Alex Knost and Daniella Murphy, is hosting an exhibit titled The Bonzer. The show celebrates the history of a surfboard design that quietly pushed the boundaries of the shortboard revolution and yet largely stayed off the mainstream radar. Originally created by Malcolm and Duncan Campbell in the […]
In this short video presented by Outerknown Kelly Slater talks about ocean health and why it’s important for us to keep it clean. There’s also some interesting footage of the 11-time world champ swimming around under water and such. In order to take things a step further, Outerknown is also selling a shirt with the […]
When dreamy conditions come together in our backyard we try not to wake up. The following Perry Gershkow edit with Nat Young and Kalohe Andino offers a look into a few unreal moments worth watching on the Northern California coast: sources and links: perrygershkow.com
Ryan Burch does not hesitate to get creative. He hand shapes his own experimental boards and surfs them in a style that cannot be imitated. The following video showcases his unique and inspirational approach to drawing lines on everything from fun looking sections to hollow grinders:
The Volcom Pipe Pro, which wrapped up on Thursday, was not only a great barrel riding competition but also an example of how contests can be run with minimal impact to the environment. While the likes of John John Florence, Kelly Slater, Bruce Irons, and event winner Soli Bailey went toe to toe against other […]
Woods Beer Company beverages in reusable cups, art on the walls, music, good times, and a good cause – My Plastic Valentine is an art show benefit for 5 Gyres hosted by Establish, a progressive oriented venue in the Outer Sunset, this Thursday, February 9 from 5:00 to 9:00 PM. According to their website, “The 5 Gyres Institute is […]
Jeff Chavolla recently posted a visual ode to some of the best winter surf moments California had to offer this season: Featuring Nat Young, Kolohe Andino, Ian Crane, Luke Davis, Kilian Garland, Adam Lambert, Kanoa Igarashi, Trevor Gordon, Yadin Nicol, and Tom Curren this clip starts with heaving conditions in San Francisco and makes its way down […]
The Long Island Power Authority recently approved plans for the development of the largest offshore wind farm in the United States. Spearheaded by Deepwater Wind, a clean energy development company, the project aims to place 15 wind turbines, capable of powering 50,000 homes, in Atlantic waters between Montauk and Martha’s Vineyard. Although this project is the […]
The spread of plastic in our oceans is a massive problem that calls for immediate large scale corrective action. Plastic pollution is causing direct harm to marine life, contaminating the food chain, and contributing to climate change (5 Gyres). According to a peer reviewed journal published through PLOS in 2014, there’s more than 5 trillion pieces of plastic weighing […]
Perfect wave pool tubes and huge smiles from some of surfing’s best female talent are reason enough to make this short clip from the Kelly Slater Wave Co inspirational: sources and links: http://www.kswaveco.com image of Coco Ho from http://www.surfingmagazine.com