A surfer’s wish this holiday season eh? ‘That’s easy’ you say with a Grinch-like grin! No, dear friends, it is not for a bigger quiver of surfboards or a surf break alone to myself every dawn session (although those things are quite desirable too!). It has been many years since I have indulged in that [...]
A surfboard atop a vehicle, 700 miles from the nearest ocean, is your first clue that the surf’s up in Wyoming. Along the Snake River, just south of Jackson, Mother Nature provides a unique venue for the surf-obsessed in a region better known for wolves, grizzly bears, bison and the rugged Grand Teton and Yellowstone [...]
Surfers are a fun-loving group of people, often times hooting and laughing as the waves roll into their specific break. But don’t let this outer layer fool you … it is not secret that surfers are territorial. Let’s face the fact that as a rule, the goal is to protect the beaches, the breaks, and [...]
What is the one thing that every surfer should have in their quiver of surf tools? The answer may differ with each particular surfer you speak to regarding this hot topic, but hands down the surf accessory that every surfer should own is a simple and indispensable box that protects and holds whatever your mode [...]
My recent surf session was a great success! I paddled out not so enthusiastically about going, but I am after all still on my voyage to attaining surf passion … I paddled out and caught the very first wave that came across my path, surprisingly even before I could even sit up to wait around [...]
In the living room of my house my surfboards and couch are on opposites walls facing each other. As I sat on the couch with a friend we started talking about surfing. “So you hang out on the nose when you surf?” No, not really hang out, I replied. “You surf North Shore when it’s [...]
Who can afford a quiver anymore? Gone are the days of the $200 bro-deal. The $400 factory shape now goes for closer to $600. The handcrafted, resin-tinted single-fin that we all yearn for goes for upwards of $800, $1,200, or $1,400. We’re still surfers, right? And as surfers we don’t have $1,400 to pay for [...]
