Switchin’ it up
Longboard? Shortboard? Whatever! It's really nice to switch it up once in awhile. I usually use my favorite 5'7” little fish: duck diving is always a dream, paddling is kind of a bitch, but it's nice...
View ArticleSurfwise: The Amazing True Odyssey of the Paskowitz Family – A Surf Movie Review
Surfwise: The Amazing True Odyssey of the Paskowitz Family is a documentary about the eleven-member Paskowitz family, who crammed into a motorhome and just surfed and traveled for pretty much the kids'...
View ArticleWhy Why Why?!
So, yes it has been awhile since I've written, but the surf has not been treating me that well lately. I decided to subject myself to surf the itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny-ankle rollers that were the only...
View ArticleRecord Yourself
On the second day of the swell that just hit, a friend and I hit the waves, this time with a non-surfer and his video camera. Not only was this a chance to get some footage for our upcoming music video...
View ArticleSwarm of Kooks
So the surf is, again…flatter than flat. But, after not surfing for a week, my friend and I decide to hit up the ankle rollers and test our luck. We had already gotten the heads-up from a surf buddy,...
View ArticleThe Body-surfer’s Accessory
When the waves are not surfable with a board, but just right for body-surfing, I ran into this fun, little accessory. It's a mini-surfboard that straps to your hand, so you can get the ultimate...
View Article6’0 Kennedy Fish: Surfboard Review
A while back, I bought a used 6'0 Kennedy Fish. It was nice and thick, so it caught waves like a longboard, but it was still fast, like a shortboard. I caught waves on that baby that were almost...
View ArticleSurfing and Localism
Surfers can be territorial sometimes, especially where I live in Mexico. The locals (not all of them, but a good majority) are constantly yelling at beginner tourists who get in their way. There is...
View ArticleBuena Onda = Good Vibe Surfing
I just want to say how nice it is when there is a good vibe in the water. In Mexico, we call it “una buena onda.” You can call people or different things “buena onda” and even say it as a, “Thank you...
View ArticleSurf Chicama Peru One of The Longest Breaks
Imagine a wave so long that you have to get out of the water and walk back to the break after you've ridden it for almost a mile! Welcome to Peru- home of one of the longest surf breaks in the world:...
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