WaterspotThe Young Man and the Sea: A Windansea shark storyChris AhrensApril 16, 2024 April 16, 20240747 According to Windansea surfer Scot Cherry, “I was trolling off my [13-foot] board with my friend, Danny Thomas (Tiny Brain Thomas’s son). I like using...
ColumnsWaterspotHungry surfersChris AhrensApril 8, 2024 April 8, 2024026 Somehow, I never realized then that surfing on a full stomach was not a great idea....
ColumnsWaterspotThe many lives of ‘Windansea’Chris AhrensApril 1, 2024 April 1, 2024027 Being a great wave and home to an elite fleet of surfers, Windansea is worthy of a full-color coffee table volume....
ColumnsWaterspotThe return of sidewalk surfing?Chris AhrensMarch 27, 2024 March 27, 20240292 Skateboarding, as many of you know, was once called “sidewalk surfing.” This was not a sport of its own, but a fun pastime for surfers...
ColumnsWaterspotBranding Mac MedaChris AhrensMarch 19, 2024 March 19, 2024035 Can you call a group of wackos who drove cars off cliffs and destroyed abandoned houses just for fun an organization?...
Arts & EntertainmentColumnsWaterspotNot all heroes wear masksChris AhrensMarch 11, 2024 March 11, 20240439 "Pal” Al Nelson somehow avoided fame in spite of being one of our sport’s top surfers and board makers....
ColumnsWaterspotWork and other four-letter wordsChris AhrensMarch 4, 2024March 8, 2024 March 4, 2024March 8, 2024026 The tradeoff in my case is that physical poverty is traded for spiritual freedom....
ColumnsWaterspotWindansea: The story of the surf break and the characters who inhabit itChris AhrensFebruary 28, 2024 February 28, 20240217 From the very first time I visited there in 1965, Windansea emoted a sense of joy and fear, in roughly equal parts....
ColumnsWaterspotThe Bird and the MasterChris AhrensFebruary 19, 2024 February 19, 20240110 Mike Hynson was born to be famous. He had too many natural gifts not to be....
ColumnsWaterspotNew spots near homeChris AhrensFebruary 12, 2024 February 12, 2024054 Once the rain has cleared for a few days, look for waves to form down current of any sand source....
ColumnsWaterspotArtificial reef in O’side a good startChris AhrensFebruary 5, 2024 February 5, 20240155 Artificial reefs could be the answer to saving sand, providing structures for fish and making better waves for surfers....
ColumnsWaterspotIf surfing’s not a sport, what is it?Chris AhrensJanuary 31, 2024 January 31, 2024035 Many use the term “lifestyle,” which seems accurate as far as it goes....
ColumnsWaterspotThe reef solutionChris AhrensJanuary 22, 2024 January 22, 20240101 Upon close examination, sand replenishment is not a win-win. So, what to do?...
ColumnsWaterspotThe artist EkstromChris AhrensJanuary 17, 2024 January 17, 2024036 Famed pop artist Andy Warhol saw surfboards, especially those handcrafted by Carl Ekstrom, as works of fine art....
ColumnsWaterspotSolitude in short supplyChris AhrensJanuary 9, 2024 January 9, 20240110 Solitude, one of the reasons many of us began surfing in the first place, is difficult to achieve in 2024....