ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: The story behind surf joustingChris AhrensSeptember 30, 2020 September 30, 20200912 While I was never anywhere near champion status, I hope to be remembered for my contribution to the sub-sport of surf jousting. ...
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Milestones a reminder of Grauer’s influenceChris AhrensSeptember 22, 2020 September 22, 20201989 If you add Stuart Grauer’s age (70 in a few days) to the upcoming 30th birthday of the school, it equals a century. How time...
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Remembering Murf the SurfChris AhrensSeptember 16, 2020 September 16, 202001270 The jewel thief turned prison preacher died this month at age 83....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: A Steve Clark original can be yoursChris AhrensSeptember 8, 2020 September 8, 202001307 The surf at Swami’s has not topped 4 feet since one of our finest surfers, board builders and most enduring locals left Encinitas to relocate...
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: The cure for the summertime bluesChris AhrensSeptember 3, 2020 September 3, 20200272 The good news is that fall is on the way....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Surfing’s good for stress, right?Chris AhrensAugust 26, 2020 August 26, 20200542 There’s always something better around the bend and that makes it difficult to be satisfied....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: When surfers ruledChris AhrensAugust 20, 2020 August 20, 202001051 There was a time when I was caught up in a movement that owned every part of me, and has continued to steer my life....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: The return of the longboardChris AhrensAugust 13, 2020 August 13, 20200553 Get the right tool for the job, they say....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: The surf will rise againChris AhrensAugust 3, 2020August 4, 2020 August 3, 2020August 4, 20200908 At least, it always has....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Is surfing too easy these days?Chris AhrensJuly 28, 2020 July 28, 20200636 I remember my dad telling me that surfing was nothing like it had been in the ’40s when he began....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: The crown prince of surfingChris AhrensJuly 23, 2020 July 23, 20200841 By the time I met Rabbit Kekai, I was wise enough to realize that I was looking surf royalty and surf history in the face....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Logan’s RunChris AhrensJuly 14, 2020 July 14, 20201777 I have written about Bruce Logan the skateboarder quite often in this column. How he along with his family members: mother Barbara, oldest brother Brian,...
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: ‘Which way’s the Wedge?’Chris AhrensJuly 9, 2020July 23, 2020 July 9, 2020July 23, 20200531 It had been years since I had witnessed the Wedge, hard thumping in all its glory, when a neighbor invited me to check it out....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Summer is the season for young surfersChris AhrensJuly 1, 2020 July 1, 20200722 If you’re like most of us who grew up on the coast, you know that if the best of your life were to flash before...
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Uncle Sand wants you to tune inChris AhrensJuly 1, 2020 July 1, 20200544 Recently, Planet X Television founder Don Durban hit upon the idea of Seasick TV, featuring me as your host, Uncle Sand....