Glide Surf Co. is an alternative surf shop created by surfer Phil Browne. When the recession hit, Phil decided to follow his passion and longtime dream to open his own shop. His goal was to bring a certain “West Coast vibe” and spirit to his local surfing community. [click to continue]
Nathan Oldfield is the director of the upcoming film, Heart & The Sea. Like his previous films, Lines from A Poem and Seaworthy, Oldfield explores his joyful connection to the ocean and the friends he has encountered along the way. We spoke with Nathan to learn more. [click to continue]
With optimum weather, fantastic Santa Maria styled BBQ provided by Mike Keller and Joe Lococo of California Rancher, a few surf stars and legends in the mix, and the unveiling of a new model, Tyler Surfboards of El Segundo held their Annual Factory Open House last Saturday, July 14th. [click to continue]
Kevin Cunningham is the owner/shaper of Spirare Surfboards, located in the Northeast part of the country. Kevin creates boards that are made with a conscientious approach to both the surfboard as a functional device and to sustainable design, and he describes his work as functional art. We spoke to Kevin to learn more. [click to continue]
As I was exiting the water yesterday, I was blissfully tired, my body flooded with endorphins, and I was thinking about why more people don’t ride surfmats. [click to continue]
My friend once said that to me, and it’s true. As I’ve garnered more years, less hair, and more responsibilities, it is easy to come up with a ton of excuses for not getting in the water. Too windy, not enough swell, too much swell…sometimes I feel like I look for reasons not to go [click to continue]
Letty Nowak is a talented surfer/artist who creates wall size portraits of some of the biggest names in surfing. Her vibrant portraits of surfers like Skip Frye, George Downing, Joel Tudor and others, cover the walls of select art galleries all over the country. We asked her some questions to learn more. [click to continue]
I love my local library. It’s small. It has a fairly limited selection, but I kind of like that about it. I never go in looking for anything in particular. I just wander around the shelves, head tilted sideways looking at the spines, pretty unaware of which section I’m in. Within a few minutes I usually have three or four books in hand. As I can only check out five, [click to continue]
