It’s hard to think about breaking boards when the ocean is so flat like it is today (assuming you are reading on the day this posts).  But just one week ago the whole of southern California was firing and we were loving it.  But as we reported last week, we loved it at a price. [...]

We headed out yesterday for an early EPF session in the hopes to catch the end of the NW swell that is dissipating.  Early on in the dawn patrol there were a few decent rides, but it was clear the swell was on the outs.  By the time the sun was over the horizon the [...]

Forecast is dim for Friday this week, so Peter suggested we strike early with a Thursday sneak attack dawn patrol.  Being a sneak attack we went with a smaller, elite force consisting of Peter, Uzair and me.  (Aaron is deep undercover in Costa Rica with Mary posing as a honeymooning couple; Josh is in high [...]

Since we’ve been producing this site we have (no surprise) become much more aware of other surf videos out there.  We love checking out other people’s work, other people’s breaks and other people’s styles.  One of our tweeps, Ryan Struck, has been posting some awesome surf footage from New Jersey lately.  Just wanted to share [...]

I think Monday was my last trunk session for the year.  The winds really kicked up in the last two days and today the full suit was a must.  In fact, it almost wasn’t enough.  I don’t know how weather and ocean drop so quickly, but I was happy as a clam in my shorts [...]

Going over my list of ways to improve your surf skill, I came up with a few more ideas.

Try new boards – Sometimes you’ll find that the board you are riding just doesn’t click with your style.  I’ll never forget the day I borrowed a Becker funboard from Brandon.  That day it all came together.  [...]

My quiver grew to a half dozen this summer and storage was becoming scarce. All the nooks, crannies and corners were spoken for and by August I was actually storing a board or two in the car. It was time to finally build a permanent spot for the boards. I searched all over [...]

One Track Mind takes a look at how surfers focus on winning events on the world tour.  Interviews with each generation of competitive surfers from the 1970s on provide and interesting insight into the mind set each surfer uses to focus.  Directed by Chris Malloy for Woodshed Films, One Track Mind is not a typical [...]

It was a fine day for noseriding, though I really didn’t have the board for it.  Still, I managed a few cheater fives.  But the waves were excellent – good shape, rights and lefts, peeling at a slight angle to the beach…  The rides were long and wonderful.  The rides were so long in fact [...]

If you are 100% happy with your current surfing level, sweet!  However, if you are looking to step up your game a bit here are a few tips on how to improve your surf skills.  (Hopefully improve them to the point that they become “skillz!”)

Find your guru – Like anything else in life, it is [...]

The thick fog was impressive. The surfers are smaller in this video than usual and seem to appear out of the mist.  I had to film from the shore as bobbing in the big surf and heavy fog made me a dangerous obstacle for surfers.  The best part about this video is watching how long [...]

I know I keep saying that every day is epic lately, but today was an A+.  The wave size and shape was great (not stellar, but great).  There were some straight up close outs, but close outs weren’t the majority and when you did lock into a line, it was a fast, super charged ride [...]

Another El Portoer is heading down the aisle.  This weekend we celebrate the marriage of Mary and Aaron.  We wish them all the happiness life can bring as they continue on their awesome path together.  We also wish them the finest waves for their honeymoon.  (Not saying they should spend the whole vacation surfing.  Just [...]

After posting about pearling, we had a few questions about going over the falls.  Going over the falls, is kind of the opposite of pearling.  Rather than diggin the nose into the base of the wave, going over the falls involves getting caught in the cycle of the wave and actually rolling with the curl [...]

I attended the Dog Surfing Competition I mentioned a while back.  Then my compy crashed.  But now I am back up to full speed and I can finally bring you my pictures from the event.  The dogs were all awesome at the competition.  But it was clear that some of the dogs were terrified of [...]