First run in 1923, the 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world’s oldest active endurance-focused sports car race. Held near the town of Le Mans, France, it’s rich in...

Born and raised in Hawaii, Keith Kandell came to surfing at age ten, got good, won contests, but always knew there was something more waiting for him. Smart, intellectually curious,...

Shot on Oahu's south shore, this short film is a portrait of Toots and the things he loves – surfing, shaping, his Waikiki family and friends, and his dogs Birdies...

Born and raised in Seal Beach, Lisa Gonzales has lived a storied life. In 1975, age 18, she became the first female beach lifeguard in Orange County. Around that time...

Mill Valley High School senior Macy Deam got busy during the pandemic. Rather than mope or whine, she headed out to her father’s backyard woodworking studio and made stuff: a...

An Aussie expat living in San Clemente, Andrea Coleman’s surf photography contains a distinct through-line: style. Check out her Instagram feed and you’ll see it: arched backs, loose shoulders, balletic...

On a recent sun-ravaged Thursday, I sat across the dining table from Jim Ganzer in his Malibu living room. Clad in cargo shorts and faded orange tee, his trademark goatee...

Seven-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore calls it “an empowering history of badass women.” Sandra Hall of The Sydney Morning Herald hails it as “a great tribute to all of these...

As a young sipper of the holy wine that is Malibu First Point, I was spellbound by one Juan Esteban Bojorquez, aka Steve Krajewski. Dark-skinned, square-jawed, sinewy and elegant, a...

I first met Alice Gu on the beach at Malibu a few years ago. She’d just come back from a trip to Fiji where she’d shot the locals and the...

1961 was a heady year—in surf history and history at large. JFK was sworn in as the 35th president of the United States of America. “Stand by Me” by Ben E....

Jeannie Chesser knows all about the highs and lows of life. Raised in Florida, she married her high school sweetheart, David. When David was nineteen and Jeannie was seventeen they...

Surfing sears deep into the memory banks. Sessions recall previous sessions, and so while we might be out riding waves in 2021, we’re also feeling the echoes of waves from...

“When I’m sitting down to write a piece, I always try to start with either something that annoys me, something that moves me, or something that inspires me. Because I...

          I grew up in Miami, actually Hallandale and Hollywood. I learned to surf at age six on Hallandale Beach. I’m 66 now and still wearing Birdies....