For the last couple of weeks I have been down in Nosara, Costa Rica enjoying all that this peaceful town has to offer. From amazing beaches to endless activities, this place seems to have everything a surfer could ask for. The other day I was feeling a little adventurous, so I decided to ride my [...]
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Lightning Bolt was a leader in the shortboard revolution of the late 60’s/early 70’s. Started by Jack Shipley and Gerry Lopez in 1968, these boards quickly took to the spotlight as they were ridden by legends like Rory Russell, Mark Richards, and Gerry Lopez himself. This past spring, the Lightning Bolt brand was re-launched under [...]
Sep 30 2009
The ocean here in NorCal is always cold. While the water temperature at Santa Cruz breaks may warm to around 60º F in summer, winter temps can fall below 50 degrees at my usual spots in San Mateo County south of San Francisco. While a hardy few drop the rubber for boardshorts on hot sunny [...]
Rashes and sunburns. On a surf trip to a warm water surf spot, apart from bodily injury caused by the waves and bowel irregularity caused by foreign foods, rashes and sunburns are two things that you want to avoid at all costs. These two terrors can make a perfect surf vacation incredibly uncomfortable. Here is [...]
Sep 21 2009
If you are looking for some surf booties to wear in the wintertime in Southern California, then the O’Neill Heat Ninja’s are the best that I know of. I normally hate wearing booties because I feel like I lose that connection I have with my bare feet to my surfboard. Most the time I wear [...]
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