ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Aloha, Big BenChris AhrensJanuary 19, 2021 January 19, 20210345 Remembering Hawaiian surf star Ben Aipa, who passed away Jan. 15 at age 78....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Another big-wave GOATChris AhrensJanuary 12, 2021 January 12, 20210784 The tube that threatened to devour Peter Mel last week could have contained all the boats in the channel that day....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: A good start to the new yearChris AhrensJanuary 6, 2021 January 6, 20210548 A sizable north swell is an event in San Diego akin to first snow in other regions of the country....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: The season for wetsuitsChris AhrensDecember 15, 2020 December 15, 20200384 I shiver to think how cold I would have been today without Jack O'Neill's research and development....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Big wave seasonChris AhrensDecember 8, 2020 December 8, 20200749 It’s been over half a century since my brother Dave and I moved to Maui with the intent of riding Honolua Bay....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Mining the past, or identity theft?Chris AhrensDecember 2, 2020 December 2, 20200625 Gosh this is going to sound curmudgeonly....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Surfing legends revisited in audio gemsChris AhrensNovember 23, 2020 November 23, 20200476 Opening a plastic tub I am greeted by a foot-high stack of plastic cassettes and a pristine Sony Walkman....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: At low tide, see what you’ve been missingChris AhrensNovember 17, 2020 November 17, 20200780 Here is a rare chance for surfers to view the reefs they have been riding over for, sometimes, decades....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: The waves of winterChris AhrensNovember 10, 2020 November 10, 20200608 If you ask a non-surfer what the best season for surfing is, they will probably say summer. If you asked a surfer, however, they will...
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: The future of funChris AhrensNovember 3, 2020 November 3, 20200302 Who remembers beach parties that lasted well after midnight, huddled against the elements by the embers of a dying fire?...
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Time to take molded surfboards seriouslyChris AhrensOctober 27, 2020 October 27, 20200470 When I began surfing in the early ’60s anything but a handmade surfboard was called a popout and frowned upon by most real surfers....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: A (very) brief history of surfingChris AhrensOctober 20, 2020 October 20, 202001095 Surfing is far older than anyone alive today, probably as ancient as human history....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Farewell to SurferChris AhrensOctober 15, 2020October 15, 2020 October 15, 2020October 15, 202001199 The world stopped in 1961 as I laid down my 75 cents in exchange for my first copy of Surfer Magazine....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: Passing the testChris AhrensOctober 7, 2020 October 7, 20200861 It is not the ability to ride the wave that fades with long layoffs, but getting to your feet and into your surf stance quickly....
ColumnsWaterspotWaterspot: The story behind surf joustingChris AhrensSeptember 30, 2020 September 30, 20200911 While I was never anywhere near champion status, I hope to be remembered for my contribution to the sub-sport of surf jousting. ...