1 SC SURF, Surf Headlines After the Deluge: What All of This Rain Means for Local Surfers and Surf Spots By Jake Howard If it feels as if it’s rained a lot lately, it’s because it has. As of Feb. 18, San Clemente recorded 7.8…
0 SC SURF, Surf Headlines WSL Gets A Salt Creek Connection: Dana Point’s Pat O’Connell Named WSL Commissioner By Jake Howard It was announced this week that Dana Point’s Pat O’Connell will be the new commissioner of the World Surf League (WSL). His…
0 SC SURF, Surf Headlines The Big Book of San O: Voluminous New Tome Documents the History of San Onofre Like Never Before By Jake Howard Standing in the back of my truck on Sunday morning, trying to pull off my wetsuit without being too exposed to the…
0 SC SURF, Surf Headlines Former WT Stars Brett Simpson, Chris Gallagher Stone Tapped as Team USA Coaches By Jake Howard Time flies when you’re having fun, and while surfing’s debut in the Olympics is still 18 months away, things are heating up…
0 SC SURF, Surf Headlines What If Lowers Wasn’t in Your Backyard? Finding Surf in Afghanistan By Jake Howard Surf is where you find it. Here in Orange County, we’re lucky enough to be able to step out of our back…
0 SC SURF, Surf Headlines A Happy Back Equals Happy Surfing How keeping your back loose can make your surf session that much better By Jake Howard Surfing often leads to lower-back pain. The older you…
1 SC SURF, Surf Headlines Right Place, Right Time: Local Dana Point Surfers Save Teenager’s Life During Afternoon Sailboat Race By Jake Howard There’s a long, colorful history of Dana Point surfers falling in love with sailboats. It goes back to Phil Edwards building an…
0 SC SURF, Surf Headlines Small Steps, Big Impact: How We Can All Be Better Stewards of Our Local Beaches By Jake Howard Over the weekend, South Orange County was doused with a good rain. On Sunday morning, after a brisk surf at Uppers, I…
0 SC SURF, Surf Headlines Keep Your Eyes On The Horizon: An Incredible Time to be a surfer in Dana Point, San Clemente By Jake Howard With some great memories in the rearview mirror and some epic new beginnings coming down the line, we’re gliding into 2019 in…
0 SC SURF, Surf Headlines Prepping For The Big Stuff: How Greg Long Gets Ready for Giant Surf By Jake Howard This week, the West Coast was bombarded by a series of strong North Pacific swells. Big-wave surf breaks including Mavericks in Half…
0 SC SURF, Surf Headlines Salt Creek Soul: A Quick Dive into the Dana Point Surf Scene By Jake Howard The next crew of Dana Point standouts are rapidly on the rise. From the high school ranks to the surf club scene,…
0 SC SURF, Surf Headlines America’s First World Junior Champion: San Clemente’s Kirra Pinkerton Makes Statement By Jake Howard It’s been a breakout year for 16-year-old San Clemente surfer Kirra Pinkerton, who just capped off her dream run by winning the…
0 SC SURF, Surf Headlines Talking ‘Momentum’: New HBO Film Documents the Story of Kelly Slater and the Momentum Generation By Jake Howard It’s been nearly 30 years since Kelly Slater groggily mumbled, “It’s the morning of the final.” The year was 1990, and a…
0 SC SURF, Surf Headlines Reason to Be Thankful—Caribbean Style Positive Vibe Warriors raise over 200 surfboards for Trinidad and Tobago By Jake Howard Keeping the vibes alive as we roll into the holiday season,…
0 SC SURF, Surf Headlines Another Morning with the Tritons: San Clemente High School Surf Team Keeps the Legacy Rolling By Jake Howard It was 7:30 in the morning, and there were a couple dozen teenagers swarming the only peak at T Street. The surf…
