Surfing

1 Willem McCormick and Dakota Emerson (aka Willem & Dakota) are playing the Saint Rocke/Hermosa Beach leg of the Coast

Photos by Dave Gregerson After a 15-hour day in Hawaii shooting the Pipeline Masters for the Associated Press, a few

by Chris Brown

A crew of South Bay surfers weigh the prospects of barreling waves versus gun barrels in Baja, and are glad they did.

Hermosa Beach Surfer’s Walk of Fame pioneer inductee Calvin “Tulie” Clark was buried Tuesday morning at Green Hills Memorial Park wearing his green Palos Verdes Surf Club jacket. He died Friday at age 93 after a long struggle with Alzheimers.

Down the road, city trolleys may carry surfers to the beach, drop kids off at school and provide a missing link between the east and west sides of Manhattan Beach.
On Tuesday night, the City Council directed staff to send out requests for proposals to trolley service providers.

James “Tiger” Makin seemed a little shy out of the water. But in the water he was always pushing the

Surfing may be an individual sport, but every surfer has a buddy out there with him in case you get

Litter campaign
Dear ER:
It is ironic that the Hermosa Beach City Council voted four to one to litter the streets with “do not litter” signs to be put on the lamp posts throughout the city for a few dollars. The visual pollution this causes will far exceed any clean up benefits that the signs will accomplish.

Hypothermia charts show that “Loss of Dexterity,” followed by “Exhaustion, Incoherency and Unconsciousness” doesn’t set in until 10 to 15 minutes in 50 to 60 degree water.
So contest co-founder Jimmy Young decreed that this year’s heats would be 20 minutes.[Read More]

In the early 1960s I had two idols with two completely different personalities — Miki Dora and Duke Kahanamoku. Miki