Mitch Abshere is a Cal­i­for­nia surfer  who is the owner of Cap­tain Helm surf shop, the Cap­tain Fin Co., and the wet­suit com­pany Sea Ves­sel. Deter­mined to do things dif­fer­ently, Mitch blazes new trails and keeps surf­ing real. We caught up with Mitch and asked a few questions.

What was your life like grow­ing up? I …

Ash­ley Lloyd is a Cal­i­for­nia surfer / shaper / musi­cian who was recently fea­tured in Tiffany Campbell’s film, “Dear & Yon­der.” She is equally tal­ented and skill­ful with a board, planer, or gui­tar. We caught up with Ash­ley to find out more.

What was life like grow­ing up?
Look­ing back, I had a pretty mag­i­cal childhood. I …

Ryan Tatar is a Cal­i­for­nia surfer / pho­tog­ra­pher who is also the cre­ator of the pop­u­lar blog, Shakas and Sin­glefins. His beau­ti­ful, retro-style pho­tog­ra­phy has become his own unique trade­mark. We caught up with Ryan to find out more.

What was the feel­ing you had when you first stood on a surf­board?
I felt stoke for …

Jim Mori­arty is a Cal­i­for­nia surfer / activist who is the cur­rent CEO of The Surfrider Foun­da­tion. An orga­ni­za­tion founded by surfers, Surfrider is ded­i­cated to bring­ing aware­ness of the envi­ron­men­tal issues that face our coastal waters. We had the chance to ask Jim a few questions.

What was life like grow­ing up?
It is safe to …

Keiron Lewis is a surfer and tal­ented graphic designer liv­ing in Syd­ney. Also known as Sea­mouse, Keiron pub­lishes his work on his pop­u­lar surf blog, Pin­niped. We talked to Keiron to find out more.

What was your life like grow­ing up?
I don’t think I could have asked for much bet­ter really.  I grew up about an …

Cyrus Sut­ton is a Cal­i­for­nia surfer / film­maker who is the cre­ator of Kor­duroy TV. In addi­tion to being an extremely tal­ented surfer, Cyrus is all about doing-it-yourself, from hand planes to organ­ics. We asked Cyrus what it is that makes him tick.

What was your life like grow­ing up?
My par­ents divorced when I was a …