ColumnsWaterspotThe two-hour vacationChris AhrensJuly 12, 2022 July 12, 20220117 Any way you care to approach it, corbina fishing is an art requiring patience and skill....
ColumnsWaterspotA surfer celebrates Independence DayChris AhrensJuly 5, 2022 July 5, 20220167 The oceanic colors of blue, green and gray symbolize another sort of freedom....
ColumnsWaterspotOrdering a new boardChris AhrensJune 29, 2022 June 29, 20220189 Realizing that this will probably be the last new board I will ever order, I have become obsessed with its design....
ColumnsWaterspotAms or pros — all are brosChris AhrensJune 21, 2022 June 21, 20220257 At Saturday's annual Switchfoot Bro-Am, the food was good, the music was outstanding and the vibe was heavenly....
ColumnsWaterspotAbout the cost of a tank of gasChris AhrensJune 7, 2022 June 7, 20220253 I know how selfish all this sounds, but let’s be honest, what surfer doesn’t enjoy uncrowded surf at someone else’s expense?...
ColumnsWaterspotMay Gray, June Gloom and other summertime bluesChris AhrensMay 31, 2022 May 31, 20220195 No, I refuse to treat summer like some dust bowl Okie pining over a dead mule....
ColumnsWaterspotA trip to the kelpChris AhrensMay 24, 2022 May 24, 20220261 A mask and snorkel and a pair of fins can lead to an adventure you’ll never forget....
ColumnsWaterspot‘We’re on fire!’Chris AhrensMay 17, 2022May 23, 2022 May 17, 2022May 23, 20220189 It seems strange to contemplate now, but in 1990 there were no surf films concerning what I have termed the “Longboard Renaissance.”...
ColumnsWaterspotSurf shacksChris AhrensMay 10, 2022 May 10, 20220174 I moved into my first house on 3rd and G Street in Encinitas in the summer of 1970. The rent was $100 a month....
ColumnsWaterspotIn praise of ‘junk’ surfChris AhrensMay 3, 2022 May 3, 20220285 Even after I had lived in North County for decades, I would often show up, surfboard in hand, just as the wind turned....
ColumnsWaterspotSurf community gathers to honor TakayamaChris AhrensApril 26, 2022 April 26, 202201855 It seemed that three quarters of surf history was in one room on April 24 to celebrate Donald Moke Takayama....
ColumnsWaterspotThe purest form of wave ridingChris AhrensApril 19, 2022 April 19, 20220267 Being good at bodysurfing, which I am not, requires timing, technique, and agility....
ColumnsWaterspotOld faithfulChris AhrensApril 12, 2022 April 12, 20220933 Thank you, Skip Frye, for the best surfboard I ever owned. ...
ColumnsWaterspotPaving the way to dirty waterChris AhrensApril 5, 2022 April 5, 20220155 As a young surfer, when it was pouring rain, the thinking was, “Hey, you’re getting wet anyway, why not go all the way?”...
ColumnsWaterspotA storm surf memoryChris AhrensMarch 30, 2022 March 30, 20220186 That wave had more force behind it than anything I had ever experienced this side of Hawaii....