Tim Ritter’s paddleboarding legacy lives on

Over 100 surfers and paddleboarders paddled out at Torrance Beach in memory of Tim Ritter on Saturday. At the paddleout, paddler JP Cruz credited Ritter with rescuing paddleboarding from near extinction when he founded the Hennessey Paddleboard Race Series in the mid 1990s. South Bay Boardriders Club president Tom Horton recalled Ritter as a founding […]

Catalina Classic statue offered to Manhattan Beach. But will city accept it?

by Kevin Cody On Saturday, over 100 surfers and paddleboarders paddled out at Torrance Beach in memory of Tim Ritter. At the paddleout, paddler JP Cruz credited Ritter with rescuing prone paddleboarding from near extinction when he founded the Hennessey Paddleboard Race Series in the mid 1990s.  South Bay Boardriders Club president Tom Horton recalled […]