Recent Rants

Mary writes: I’m black, I’m female and I surf. When I paddle out at a spot where people don’t know me, I’m met with stares, silent curiosity, whispering and, ultimately, smiles. Those reactions used to unnerve me when I first started surfing. Over the years, I’ve gotten to the place where I don’t always notice the reactions of others when I enter the water.

"only kooks like George Greenough ride surf mats. edit: I love the line from the articl ..."

"if greenough's a kook, then yr in good company ;)"

SAINT-DENIS, Reunion -- A surfer has lost his leg in a shark attack off the western shore of Reunion, a French island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar.

"THAT is a real friggin bummer. Hope he ends up OK."

""LOSES" leg. That shit drives me insane. P.S. Reunion is notoriously sharky. Condolences ..."

"LOL. Yeah, but I don't have a "Spelling Nazi" gif and if I did people might be like, "Wow, ..."

The Santa Cruz City Council will delay a vote planned for today on proposed restrictions for surfing schools, Mayor Ryan Coonerty said.

This latest incident of surf violence sure has stirred things up.

I have always surfed a variety of spots regardless of where I have lived. Since I have never lived right on the beach I have always felt like a "visiting surfer," even when I surf a spot several times a week.

"that's not localism that's assholism. a real local regulator would have punched that ki ..."

"Very well put loco. Sounds like more Santa Cruz Meth to me. I like the "neighborhood wa ..."

"Thumbs up for the trollin bro. +1 So if you're a dude on a longboard on a solid day, you' ..."

"So "Extreme" you just wanted to sidestep the localism issue and go straight to board bashi ..."

"According to Extreme's Core-Score system, you need to ride a 5'6 with Mt. Dew stickers to ..."

It is with great sadness that we can confirm the passing away of our friend and colleague, Mark Neville. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Neville family at this time. We realise that many friends within the surfing world will want to attend a service in due course. We don't have any details as yet.

Taj Burrow, Rob Machado and Kelly Slater attempting to ride a door, shovel, snowboard, skis, guitar case and a coffee table

"hahaha that surf is pretty junky :D Good post."

"I see what you did there, Piss"

"that surf doesn't look anything like my junk"

The world's best big wave surfers will have to wait another year to compete in a prestigious and perilous contest at the northern California break called Maverick's, the event's forecasters said.

Ana Osgood is a Cal­i­for­nia surfer/artist. Orig­i­nally from the East Coast, she migrated west and now calls Mal­ibu her home break. Trained in the arts and multi-talented – Ana is a suc­cess­ful painter, jew­elry maker, and food styl­ist. We spoke with Ana to find out more.

What was grow­ing up like for you?

"A food stylist? Who wil we hear from next? A fluffer from Tarzana who's into clay-wheel ..."

After last week's altercation at the Burleigh Breaka Pro between World Tour surfer Jeremy Flores, Sunny Garcia, Garcia's 16-year-old son, Stone and local surfer Adam Clarke, new information has emerged.

Sunny has officially been suspended from the next 4-star event scheduled for Newcastle, Australia (March 15-20) on the grounds of ASP International's zero tolerance violence policy.

"There is always more to the story. But the video I saw went a long way past self defense."

"@nalu: if someone started a fight with my kid, I'd let my kid fight for himself. The o ..."

"I read on STAB that the local was a tough guy mma fighter punk and a grown adult. Sonny's ..."

"I grew up a middle-class twat in the north of england in the early 70's. ever seen a rea ..."

"one time back in the early 80's in los angeles, i got jumped by 3 crips tripping balls on ..."

The San Francisco Police Department exploded what was believed to be a box of military flares on the beach below Fort Funston on Sunday.

When the endless localism debate flares up on this site, there are always folks who write things like "I don't endorse violence, but you gotta show respect," "you gotta earn your place in the lineup, that's just how it is." The point these people seem to be making is always that they themselves aren't (necessarily) about violent localism, but that the hierarchy of "good" surfers versus those who

"well said"

"Well said except for "you gotta earn your place in the lineup". That's pure localism menta ..."

"I think everyone on this blog has used their stinkeye before! Hello? Something tells me ..."

"That guy on Minna St. sure was using his stinkeye. See http://stokereport.com/report/1110 ..."

"whoa frisco, that guy rilly freaked u out, huh?"

[looks like Stacey's Dad will live to surf another year]

The world's best big wave surfers will have to wait another year to compete in a prestigious and perilous contest at the northern California break called Maverick's, the event's forecasters said.

"I realize that conditions good enough may not ever show up this year, but what if they did ..."

"+2 for the thumbnail. one point for the comedy, and a bonus point for the aesthetic."

"Haha, yeah I ain't complaining about soft tops in the line up, nor my wait period extended ..."

"How come they never run this Jay early? November for example. They could Jay a great co ..."

"I for one am loving La Nina..... The January we had was amazing. El nino gets so much hyp ..."

Rio Hato, in Coclé, near to the Pacific beaches has been chosen as the site for the construction of an international airport to serve the interior. Other locations in the running were Aguadulce, Antón, Penonome, Santiago and Chitré.

Surfers have been trying for years to take the ocean’s inconsistency out of surfing. No more watching the charts, waiting eagerly for one of those big red blobs to march its way toward their coast. No more hoping for the wind to die down. No more fickle sand bars, shifting with the tide. Man-made waves have been a topic of interest lately, but nothing has ever really panned out.

Neil Writes: A single mother and her three children arrived in Santa Cruz from New York on Dec. 10 for a seven-day visit with a desire to help complete strangers.

""When you surf, you conquer that moment of riding the movement of the flow of the wave. It ..."

"so is this going to be the surf city version of the twinkie defense. bet it works for hi ..."

"I feel so bad all these GREAT surfers like Peter Mel, Flea and all the weak minded suckers ..."

"I have an opinion about Santa Cruz. This article reinforces that opinion."

"@ joby1: "Surfing will never be taken seriously [...]" By whom? Grandpa Ted? Auntie Emi ..."