Sea NotesLast man, woman or child standingchris.ahrensDecember 2, 2011July 21, 2015 December 2, 2011July 21, 20150256 I’ve already made my stand on stand up paddle boards, or SUPs, in the lineup. Simply stated it’s this: Someone with the advantage of a...
Sea NotesBig wave country draws its own group of devoteeschris.ahrensNovember 17, 2011July 21, 2015 November 17, 2011July 21, 20150250 Big wave riders are different than most of us, so I suppose it’s only natural they would have different dreams. To quote Bruce Brown from...
Sea NotesModern surf-sounds bring back memories of the ‘60schris.ahrensNovember 3, 2011July 21, 2015 November 3, 2011July 21, 20150310 In 1962 my sister came home from college with an album that would forever change my life. It was called “Surfer’s Choice,” the musician was...
Sea NotesThe surf was good, but the industry was callingchris.ahrensOctober 20, 2011July 21, 2015 October 20, 2011July 21, 20150234 Scott Bass got it right. Again. If you were at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on Oct. 8 and Oct. 9, you know that this year’s...
Sea NotesI’d rather surf cold water than a red tide, that’s no jokechris.ahrensOctober 6, 2011July 21, 2015 October 6, 2011July 21, 20150265 Red tide occurs when algae rapidly divide and release toxins into the water and air. The Fish and Wildlife Research Institute states that red tide...
Sea NotesPlease, do support your local surf shopchris.ahrensSeptember 15, 2011July 21, 2015 September 15, 2011July 21, 20151292 When I was a kid in the early ‘60s, surf shops smelled like resin and rang with the sounds of power tools. Surfboards were often...
Sea NotesAll that was left was dust: a surfing tribute to firefighters who fell on 9/11chris.ahrensSeptember 8, 2011July 21, 2015 September 8, 2011July 21, 20150340 On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, firefighter Brennan Savage had finished his shift at Ladder 137 in Southern Queens, the firehouse where he worked...
Sea NotesHawk or Hosoi: you choosechris.ahrensAugust 18, 2011July 21, 2015 August 18, 2011July 21, 201501100 Like chocolate or vanilla ice cream in the 1950s, the choices of favorite skaters in the ‘80s were basically limited to two — it was...
Sea NotesA good conservation is never flat, even when the surf ischris.ahrensAugust 4, 2011July 21, 2015 August 4, 2011July 21, 20150250 Last weekend, the beaches were beautiful, warm and packed; the surf nearly flat. That’s no surprise for North County in the summertime, but it did...
Sea NotesRemembering 100 years of Cardiff surfingchris.ahrensJuly 21, 2011July 21, 2015 July 21, 2011July 21, 20151731 There are stacks of discount soft surfboards on mini vans — each driver, it seems, headed to Cardiff. Kids pour out into the water, laughing...
Sea NotesGive a wave, and get one for a peaceful lineupchris.ahrensJuly 7, 2011July 21, 2015 July 7, 2011July 21, 20150210 My first surfboard was a 9 foot 6 inch Wardy that I bought used for $45 in 1961. Seven years later I would strip the...
Sea NotesHealth gurus help keep surfers riding the waveschris.ahrensJune 22, 2011July 21, 2015 June 22, 2011July 21, 20151299 Rob Machado told me a while back that he could tell when the local waters were affected by red tide, even without looking at the...
Sea NotesSurf family opens new surf shopchris.ahrensJune 9, 2011July 21, 2015 June 9, 2011July 21, 20151496 In 1974, the winter waves were small and inconsistent. As happens during such times, the crowds suffocated every ripple that came through. Longboards were making...
Sea NotesThe power of life and deathchris.ahrensMay 27, 2011July 21, 2015 May 27, 2011July 21, 201500 Dr. Udo Wahn is an Ob-Gyn doctor that lives in Del Mar. He is also a surfer that loves the ocean and works to pass...
Sea NotesPublic art in aquatic placeschris.ahrensFebruary 17, 2011July 20, 2015 February 17, 2011July 20, 20150169 Last weekend I took a stroll through Ducky Waddles, that cool little art nook in Leucadia on Coast Highway near Lou’s Records. There, I found...