The Fourth Annual Subaru Pacific Hotdogger Surfing Championships drew 50 of the top-rated longboard surfers from around the world to the south side of the Hermosa Beach Pier on Saturday. The sun was out and so were plenty of fast, glassy, 3-foot tubes to ride.
Neither the surf nor the surfing at the Hermosa Beach pier on Saturday matched that of the Van US Open,
The first time I rode the Redondo Breakwater was the winter of ‘62. I was a 12-year old-grom. I paddled
At 71, Corky Carroll is still the coolest surfer around. The three-time International Surfing Champion, his lovely wife Raquel, Blue
Every Saturday before Christmas, Nick Weber presents the Ratopia Surf Classic at Torrance Beach. The contest was founded in 2005
During a recent big storm swell, the south side of the Hermosa Beach pier had the best ridable waves in
Ryan Hughes started boogie boarding before he could walk, then skim boarded and at 11 got his first surfboard. The
Pipeline: Ryan Hughes Ryan Hughes started surfing when he was 11. He started on a Boogie board before he could
A new format for the International Surf Festival Surfboard contest was complimented by a powerful, head high swell at the Manhattan Beach pier on Saturday. Contest director John “JJ” Joseph did away with the conventional age and shortboard divisions in favor of an open longboard contest.
From rescued to rescuer In 1977, Kip Jerger was awarded the Los Angeles County Lifeguard Medal of Valor for rescuing
The annual Ratopia Surf Classic was founded in 2005 to raise funds for 22-year-old local surfer Denny Bales was diagnosed
Eddie Talbot is celebrating the 45th anniversary of ET Surfboards and Surf Shop, arguably the most successful surf shop in
Former professional skateboarder and surfer Ty Page passed away last Thursday, just two days before the memorial paddleout
Cash in the barrell Cash Cherry gave up his Rubik’s Cube for a surfboard. Now he’s applying his
Chris Frohoff credits his volleyball playing older brother Brent for starting him surfing, in a sibling rivalry sort of way.
One day, Brent was surfing between volleyball games and lost his board. Chris grabbed it and never gave it back.
Everyday, Don Swift sat in his spot, 40 yards southwest of the end of the Topaz jetty waiting for the next set wave. He had been out there for as long as I could remember, at least 30 years. He always got the wave of the day, facing into the bowl and coming off the bottom with a smooth turn into the top part of the curl with style and grace. But Don has been missing in the lineup since October 14 when he was diagnosed with a malignant tumor attached to his brain.
