Recent Rants

Linda Mar Beach — On June 27, 2009 Zack Ehrlich was surfing at Linda Mar Beach, Pacifica by Crespi. It was 12:45 PM under a sunny sky with a temperature of about 70 degrees Fahrenheit. He was about 100 yards from shore. Ehrlich reported the following; “No other marine mammals were observed in the area. The seal was already dead when I saw the shark 15 minutes later. Did not look like a dolphin fin or a live seal. I was about 30 or 40 yards away from it. I saw the tip of a dorsal fin scrape through the water. The shark seemed to be feeding upon the dead seal carcass I saw earlier.”

The surfing industry keeps coming up with ways to put more people in the water with alternative surf craft. First it was surf kayaks, then a re-birth of surf skis and most recently stand-up paddle boards (SUP’s).

Dogman's surf forecast for the Holiday weekend: Small but fun waves will be here for the long weekend. It won't be flat, but it also won't be epic.

Interesting rant on the postsurf blog about the Women’s Mr Price Pro in South Africa (a key WQS event) not crowning a 2009 champion, due to “adverse surf and weather conditions.” (see the picture for what the "adverse" conditions looked like).

Anyway, check out the postsurf blog for it's usual hilarious commentary.

Authentic youth lifestyle brand Hurley and Warner Bros. Records will release The Drifter, iconic surfer Rob Machado's much-anticipated autobiographical movie, this fall. The film will have limited theatrical screenings across the country and will also be released on DVD. Directed by Poor Specimen's Taylor Steele this is a personal journey as much as it is a showcase of some of the world's most flawless waves.

A family's first outing to Montara State Beach turned with terrifying suddenness into a frantic and ultimately futile struggle to save a mother and her 5-year-old daughter from being swept out to sea and drowned. Romila Higgins, 41, and her daughter, Indali Higgins, both of Walnut Creek, were knocked down by waves and pulled from the shoreline of the beach, eight miles north of Half Moon Bay, at 4:20 p.m. Monday. Rescuers came agonizingly close to saving both, only to have the surf pull them away.

righteous barrels starting at 1:13