Sea NotesGuardians needed for crowded coast?chris.ahrensMarch 4, 2010July 20, 2015 March 4, 2010July 20, 20150170 From late January through this writing in late February, the surf has been pounding — not really huge, but sizeable and sometimes well shaped and...
Sea NotesSurfing turns out to be one of the safer ways to get thrillschris.ahrensFebruary 18, 2010July 20, 2015 February 18, 2010July 20, 20150120 The surf’s been good, but I haven’t been on it. Blame it on a go-kart injury — I was showing off, trying to pass my...
Sea NotesSean Mattison and the winter so farchris.ahrensFebruary 4, 2010July 20, 2015 February 4, 2010July 20, 20150257 Everything is wet. The ocean is too wet. Too big, cold and nasty to paddle out and get swatted. Not at my age. I mean,...
Sea NotesStand-up paddlers steal surfers’ waveschris.ahrensJanuary 28, 2010July 20, 2015 January 28, 2010July 20, 20150297 I first saw Stand-Up-Paddle (SUP) surfing in Waikiki when Hawaiian beach boy Bobby Achoy used one to take photos of tourists in the late ‘70s....
Sea NotesSempra Energy to aid Cardiff Reefchris.ahrensJanuary 7, 2010July 20, 2015 January 7, 2010July 20, 20150215 “As a longtime surfer and full-time environmentalist, local resident Kelly Sarber has been working for better surf and a more vibrant ocean. As she reports...
Sea NotesDespite growth, Swami’s is still a great surf spot — for nowchris.ahrensDecember 23, 2009July 20, 2015 December 23, 2009July 20, 20150197 It has been more than 45 years since I first peered over the cliff at Swami’s, watching the big waves as our driver, Big Al,...
Sea NotesFrom sidewalk surfing to carving concretechris.ahrensDecember 10, 2009July 20, 2015 December 10, 2009July 20, 20151454 From what I am told, La Jolla surfboard maker Peter Parkins was the first to take the metal wheels from roller skates and attach them...
Sea NotesFinless boards the wave of the future?chris.ahrensNovember 25, 2009July 20, 2015 November 25, 2009July 20, 20150221 It’s been more than 70 years since Tom Blake attached a fin to a surfboard and changed the way we surf. Seventy years of reverse...
Sea NotesCrafting-focused event a different kind of surf expochris.ahrensNovember 13, 2009July 20, 2015 November 13, 2009July 20, 20150247 Scott Bass and his crew at Sacred Craft have a problem — where to put all the people that want to visit this event next...
Sea NotesClassic surf filmmaker revisits rootschris.ahrensOctober 30, 2009July 20, 2015 October 30, 2009July 20, 20150601 I don’t recall when I first met Jesse Schluntz, but he made an impact on my life and continues to do so. He’s a driven...
Sea NotesLocal surfer a leader of the next wavechris.ahrensOctober 15, 2009July 20, 2015 October 15, 2009July 20, 20150322 I was aware of Jerry Burch in Maui where he was among the top surfers at Honolua Bay and Maalaea in the early 1970s. I...
Sea NotesLegendary surfer’s memorial marks the end of an erachris.ahrensOctober 2, 2009July 20, 2015 October 2, 2009July 20, 20150206 I had just moved to Cardiff in 1970 and run into Tommy Lewis on the beach, at George’s. He had just returned from Puerto Rico...
Sea NotesA history of crowds in the lineupchris.ahrensSeptember 4, 2009July 20, 2015 September 4, 2009July 20, 20150214 I guess I have to risk you thinking I’m guilty of the new and exclusively male sin of being angry. So be it. Anyway, nothing...
Sea NotesA healthy serving of solid surfchris.ahrensAugust 20, 2009July 20, 2015 August 20, 2009July 20, 20150194 I had just moved to Encinitas after a six-month stay on Maui when I met a group of surfers who had also recently returned from...
Sea NotesOld-time surfer uncovers historychris.ahrensAugust 7, 2009July 20, 2015 August 7, 2009July 20, 20150865 I’ve known Richard Kenvin since September 1979, when I judged a surfing contest that he ended up winning, the Stubbies’ Pro. The event called more...