Today's roundup expands beyond surfing to explore some pretty interesting DIY energy consumption and production projects and gets back to Josh Oldenburg for some more details on his shaping philosophy. But, like always, we do have plenty of surf film trailers and short clips from of surf travels from around the world. Settle in, stay a while.
Remind me to ForgetCatch the teaser to...
It's officially really hot here in San Diego. Summer has arrived, with counties up and down California preparing for what they predict to be a brutal fire season, and people all over hurting to get into the water. As the sun beats through our ozone-reduced atmosphere, you need to make sure you're taking the proper care of your skin this season. So, for today's Throwback, we're making sure...
Sinai Mejias is from Caracas, Venezuela and now lives on Oz’s Gold Coast. By making surfboard covers and running a DIY and hobby-based blog, she has managed to combine her background with her many loves: friends, family and creating. Her light-hearted outlook has translated into very cheery, colorful products. Here she shares her insight into discovering and playing with the blog and...
As images of California and its surfers continue to flood the pages of the surf media, it's easy to think of the Golden State as the epicenter of the surf lifestyle. Even most travel articles are just exported Californian and Australian perspectives. So we thought it would be interesting to turn the tables to see how another surf culture views California. In this article, French...
When a broken arm took him out of the water, Zak Bush picked up a camera.
"I got obsessed right from the get-go," he says. "I hounded every photographer that I knew for insight, bought books and researched stuff on the internet."
He continued to join in on surf trips with his friends, but now behind the lens. It wasn't long before his talent was recognized and his interest grew into a...
Chris Nelson on what van life used to be
By Natalie Jacobs
Now that there's a van life hashtag, it feels like people are suddenly purchasing campers, gathering their partners, loading up their surfboards and hitting the road for indefinite stretches of time. But the internet has a funny way of making what's old, new again.
It is interesting to note that Volkswagen introduced its first camper...
I (Natalie) met Elise Mahan at an art show in a community gallery space in Oakland, CA, back in December, just before we launched this Exhibitionists feature here on the blog. At the show, I was struck by Mahan's ethereal water colors and their ability to capture a very finite, tiny and perpetually floating moment in time. Now I'm sharing them with you, wondering if you will feel the same....
As surfers we travel all over the world on the search for waves, and an amazing swell forecast will generate a flurry of short-notice flight bookings and apologetic calls to work. While you may be preoccupied thinking about all the time you'll be spending in the water, remember, you're going to have to make it to the beach first. Thankfully, two of our well-traveled contributors, surf-explorer...
Here's a recap of the week:
FUN & DUSTED: SPECIAL
Trevor Gordon's silky style has become a welcomed staple along Santa Barbara's sheltered right points. A couple months back he took some roads less traveled to camp, surf and strum along with a couple good friends. Enjoy!
MAKING IT: NINA WALTLCold Surf Co. is moving into its 10th year of business. Here Nina answers some of our...
We've dubbed this "quiver of the week" for the artsy attention to detail and good use of framing. Double points go to you if you can guess the Instagram filter that was used. Here are the quiver details:
Name: Brina Carey (@brinacarey)Quiver: All boards by Jake Moss (Moss Research)5’10” ‘koi’ thruster6’0” ‘spacecake’ single fin6’7”...