Redondo Breakwall reawakens in time for Big Wave Challenge
Photos by Mike Balzer by Kevin Cody On Sunday, December 29, just days after the South Bay Boardriders Club announced the opening of its 2024-25 Big Wave Challenge, a swell that promised to rival the swell that produced the 2023-24 Big Wave Challenge winners swept into the South Bay. Unfortunately, the swell peaked after dark […]
Bark sticks landing after 32 Mile Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race
Photos by Mike Balzer Images of Jack Bark leaping to his feet and sticking the landing on his 19.5-inch-wide paddleboard after racing 32 miles from Two Harbors on Catalina Island to the Manhattan Beach Pier went viral on social media following the Sunday, August 25 Catalina Classic. Bark’s 4:54:45 channel crossing smashed Tim Gair’s 1999 […]
Greg Browning gives thanks, audience thanks him back during 2024 Hermosa Beach Surfer Walk of Fame Ceremony
Greg Browning thanks 15 pages worth of friends and supporters for his Hermosa Surfer Walk of Fame induction. The audience urged him on by Kevin Cody The Hermosa Beach Surfer Walk of Fame induction ceremony at the Hermosa Pier on Saturday, April 27 was both celebratory and overwhelmingly poignant. The inductees were David Nuuhiwa, Mike […]
December 31, 2023 Breakwall swell, through the lens of photographer Mike Balzer
Photos by Mike Balzer