Saying Goodbye to Pat Curren
From board design to big-wave bravado, Curren was a pioneer in the purest sense. After 90 years of circling the...
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Grom of the Week: Marlo Leigh Harris
This week’s featured grom is Marlo Leigh Harris, who broke the seal and competed in her first-ever Qualifying Series event....
Grom of the Week: Zaddock Hodgman
This week’s featured grom is Zaddock Hodgman, who’s part of the new generation of rising surf talent at Salt Creek....
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Creativity Keeps Surfing Interesting
Whether it’s painting surfboards or making films about its culture, self-expression is key in keeping the sport and lifestyle vibrant
Epic Score at Cortes Bank
Though Salt Creek has been particularly good to local surfers as of late, the epic run of swell culminated with...
Grom of the Week: Finn McCarty
This week’s featured grom is Finn McCarty, the famed Trestles goofy-footer who is blossoming into quite the tube hound. After...
Long-Overdue Time in the Sun
A new exhibit at the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center (SHACC) in San Clemente, aptly titled Under the Radar, looks...
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Grom of the Week: WSL World Junior Championships
This week, the WSL World Junior Championships are being contested at Seaside Reef, and to kick off the event, there...
Grom of the Week: Bonham Colaco
This week’s featured grom is Bonham Colaco, one of the most stoked groms you’re going to find bobbing around out...
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Surf Your Best This Year
Many of us have likely arrived in the New Year with a resolution or two—be it getting back into surfing...
Grom of the Week: Addison McPhillips
This week’s featured grom is Addison McPhillips, a junior at San Clemente High who recently won the South Coast League...
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Another Lap Around the Sun
As we close out 2022 and get ready for another lap around the sun, we have plenty to be thankful...
Matters of Style
Good surf style—it can be everything. And over the years, Dana Point and San Clemente have played a vital role...
Grom of the Week: Otis Sanders
This week’s featured grom is Otis Sanders, who won the 7 and Under division at the San Clemente Open this...
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Grom of the Week: Isla Pinto
This week’s featured grom is 10-year-old Isla Pinto of San Clemente, who has been working tirelessly on her surfing. Now...
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