Torrance surf a surprise at SBBC/Dive N’ Surf contest
Photos by Steve Gaffney (@SteveGaffney) Historically, the South Bay Boardriders/Dive N’ Surf contest at Torrance Beach has had the best swag bags and worst waves of the annual SBBC seven-contest series. Dive N’ Surf is notoriously generous to surfers, and this year was no exception. Torrance Beach surf is notoriously stingy with waves, but this […]
Vince Ray shared the surfing stoke with over 12,000 kids as coach, and even more as Surfing Santa
by Kevin Cody Vince Ray brought the joy of surfing to over 12,000 kids, as director of the Chevron Hermosa Surf Camp, and holiday joy to even more kids as Easy Reader’s Surfing Santa. Ray passed away Wednesday morning, January 3, at age 66, after a year-long fight with pancreatic cancer. Ray was a special […]
Final days of 2023 deliver swell South Bay surfers won’t soon forget
by Kevin Cody The swell that hit South Bay beaches last Thursday invites comparison to the swells that flooded the Hermosa Strand in 1983; blew a hole in the Redondo Breakwall, and blew out the windows of the Portofino Hotel in 1988; and breached the breakwall again in January of this year, destroying the King […]
Letters to the Editor 12-21-23
Bark alert Dear ER: Off-leash dogs are an ongoing problem in Czuleger Park in Redondo Beach. My neighbor was recently bitten by one. When she yelled, “Ow!” the owner just walked away. There are many dog parks in Redondo, but these selfish dog owners want their ocean view. They even post a “look out” at […]
SURFING: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
Surfing Source: https://www.flickr.com Surfing is a water sport in which a person rides on the front or bottom of a moving wave that usually moves towards the shore. Surfable waves are mostly found in the ocean and sea, but can be found in lakes or rivers as a “standing wave” or tidal wave. […]
Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation volunteers, JKLivin students celebrate Day at the Beach
The Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation treated high school students from the JKlivin Foundation to a day of surfing, boogie boarding and yoga in Manhattan Beach on Saturday, June 4. JKlivin was founded by Matthew McConaughey (“Lincoln Lawyer”) and wife Camila to empower high school students to make healthy choices. The Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation helps […]
Making, preserving surf history – The South Bay Boardriders Club introduces new generations to surfing, while preserving its history
by Tom Horton President South Bay Boardriders Club At the recent Hermosa Friends Foundation Quick Pitch competition, at The Lighthouse Cafe, Hermosa Beach Kiwanis president Rick Koenig said to me, “I had no idea The South Bay Boardriders Club did so much more than just host surf contests.” Since SBBC’s founding in 2009, the club’s […]
5 Misconceptions About Surfing You Need To Stop Believing
Surfing can become everyone’s hobby. Learn about common surfing misconceptions. In every field of activity, some misconceptions and myths can surprise the unprepared reader. You cannot easily believe everything that is said, because you can miss important events in your life. If you’ve never surfed and want to get started, then common misconceptions can be […]
Ocean Size: Jane’s Addiction headlines BeachLife in Redondo Beach
by Gavin Heaney Music and ocean undulate in waves of energy that crash up the beach and into our minds. This energy is the raw power of nature and according to Perry Farrell, “To harness that power into sound, that’s Jane’s Addiction.” Jane’s Addiction were the pioneers of alternative hard rock in the late ‘80s. […]
How to Spend Your Spring Break as a Student in Redondo Beach
If you don’t have plans for the upcoming spring break, it is worth considering Redondo Beach as a great travel destination due to its attractions. It can be tough to survive in college, especially when trying to do your best to combine studying with an aside job and personal life. So, it is not […]
The Art of Night Surfing
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Surfer Kids, How to Manage Learning to Surf?
Surfing is a discipline that is becoming more and more widespread, especially among the younger generation. And this trend is observed everywhere – school circles, themed video games, and slots, which can be found on the website https://casinochan.website/au/, among other sports games, popularization in movies and TV series. Thus a large number of children […]
You’ll be seeing double at LACMA
One Step Beyond “3D: Double Vision” at LACMA When your parents were young, a show like this would have been described with just one word: trippy. But let’s add another few hundred words and flesh it out, shall we? “3D: Double Vision,” curated by Britt Salvesen, is apparently the first-ever survey of 3D objects and […]