StokeReport Surf Rants Feed

How to check out the Fort Point surf without angering the grumpy old men

grumpleflump — Fri, 24 May 2013 04:05:27 -0700

See more of San Francisco in 1951 as seen from a U.S. Navy submarine in the SFGate story

SURF PIRANHA! [video]

Purpeana — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:23:53 -0700

Aqua Surf Shop just posted this pretty funny video to its FB page.

Southern Desert [video]

grumpleflump — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:56:09 -0700

"24 hour drive, Sharks, Angry Locals and cold water is what we were up against but we came out alive. One of the funnest weeks of my life."

STOKED! [video]

waggy — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:52:31 -0700

Surf - also works on elephants.

Shane Dorian in a little too deep at Teahupoo (pic)

chrispy — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:25:43 -0700

Outre Bar - The Surfer's Journal

Purpeana — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:25:23 -0700

Just a heads up - Good article about the MLK swell in this month's TSJ.

"In Ocean Beach, San Francisco, long period swells are easy to come by. Four-day-long storms from Japan combining with perfect weather are not. Lewis Samuels recounts his experience of the rare, well-tuned conditions."

tatooine

Triplenickel — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:35:28 -0700

Anyone know how to hotwire that tractor down by the zoo.

Seriously I love sitting there in the morning and drinking my coffee.

14-year-old grom hucks weightless, inverted rotation at Lower Trestles

grumpleflump — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:24:26 -0700

With the now-famous Tahiti swell finally arriving on SoCal shorelines Monday, Lower Trestles drew in big name pros like Dane Reynolds and John John Florence. But it was local San Clemente grom Griffin Colapinto who pulled the move of the day. (Stay tuned to Surfline for a full photo recap of the swell with images from Hawaii, Mexico and California.) Sequence: Billy Watts

Great White spotted at Ocean Beach, SF

gravywaveryder — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:39:59 -0700

Whoever wrote this must of gotten a good look. or its just some BS (which is more likely since they apparently went back out) Monday was fun but not that good to take your chances with the man in the grey suit.

President Obama to visit Vinod Khosla

Capra — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:04 -0700

It's time for another visit to the cash register... I mean, the Bay Area... for another fundraiser with the president's wealthiest Silicon Valley supporters - including a "dinner and discussion" with our beloved Vinod Khosla! Something tells me Martin's Beach won't get a mention. Just a hunch!

Surfer’s camera goes for an 18-mile swim without him

grumpleflump — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:29:55 -0700

The massive swell that slammed south shores over the past five days led to dozens of rescues.

One Oahu surfer avoided being another statistic, but his board and GoPro camera were not as lucky. That’s what he thought until fate intervened.

baaaaaadas (pic)

burro — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:26:17 -0700

click it

Profile of a Shaper: John Moore [video]

Byrner — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:13:05 -0700

Check out this short profile of local Santa Cruz shaper, John Moore, of Mystic Surfboards.

Sunday Surf

Eduardo420 — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:53:38 -0700

A few shots from yesterday mid morning

OBB - East Bay man missing off Ocean Beach after B2B

Purpeana — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:05:27 -0700

An East Bay man is missing after his pants, wallet and other personal effects were found on Ocean Beach following the Bay to Breakers on Sunday, his friends say.

Beau Rasmussen was in town to meet up with friends who were running the race, said friend and colleague Ian Black.

Look Kelly! There's a nice looking beach behind those rocks!

waggy — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:47:44 -0700

Surfing in High Heels - Really [video]

chrispy — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:49:01 -0700

Jobs in the Industry?

Rocco — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:31:29 -0700

Wondering if anyone has a good resource(s) for Jobs in "the industry"? If so please provide some knowledge. Thanks!

Guinness confirms Shawn Dollar's 61-foot paddle-in wave record

chrispy — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:37:04 -0700

The Guinness World Records have officially certified Shawn Dollar's 61-foot wave, at the Cortes Bank, off the coast of California, as a new paddle-in world record.

SHAPED BY WAVES A spot-specific look at Greg Long's big-wave quiver

grumpleflump — Mon, 20 May 2013 06:39:30 -0700

According to Chris Christenson, shaper to the big-wave elite (above left), there is no greater influence on modern gun design than the waves themselves. “With each spot, you’ve got a new set of factors that the equipment needs to compensate for,” says Christenson.