The shaper—the handshaper—measures the dimensions, traces the template(s), saws out the plan shape, shimmies back and forth with a planer, bends low to check curve, mows more foam, moves on...

  I moved to New York in 2001 to get away from surfing. I’d grown up in Southern California, surfed on the pro tour for five years, and worked as...

The King and Queen of Malibu tells the story of Frederick and May Rindge, who fought tooth and nail to preserve their beloved Malibu. A sufferer of rheumatic fever, a...

In my earliest surfing memories, I’m streaking along a turquoise Waikiki comber, the flamingo pink of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel to my left, the volcanic and majestic Diamond Head to...

“I like storytelling. I have underdeveloped my craft as a writer, and for my limited talents I said all that I could with my video camera. But this podcast is...

Chas Smith’s new book, Cocaine + Surfing: A Sordid History of Surfing’s Greatest Love Story is hilarious, witty, brutally honest, and about so much more than the title suggests. There’s...

The shaka looms large in surfing. It’s as ubiquitous as the thruster. It has fully transcended its Hawaiian origins. “You can take the surfer out of the waves,” a friend...

The artist Rick Griffin created some of the most iconic psychedelic posters and album cover artwork of the ‘60s—Grateful Dead, The Eagles, Jackson Browne, Quicksilver Messenger Service, etc.—as well as...

When we think about improving our surfing we typically think about the performance elements—our cross-step or our bottom turn or our Superman-to-air reverse. Rarely do we think about our paddling....

Last round of Dazzling Blue we brought you some of 1976 world champion Peter “PT” Townend’s memories from his formidable life in surfing. This round we focus on the present:...

Australian Peter “PT” Townend’s contribution to the sport of surfing is mighty. He helped create the world tour as we know it today. He won the IPS (International Professional Surfers)...

Gaze for long enough into the photographs of Sarah Lee and you may find yourself needing a towel to dry off. They’re wet, wet, wet. Born and bred in Hawaii,...

Along with surf trips and running her company, Kassia + Surf, Kassia Meador has been deep into sound bathing. I got to experience one recently at her Topanga Canyon home....

It’s Black History Month, and while it would be wonderful to remember all the great black surfers throughout history, and to celebrate all the black surfers on the world tour...

I had a hard time interviewing Solo Scott for this piece, not because there was a lack of things to talk about, but because there was way too much— we...