Better with Age: The incomparable Kelly Slater just turned 51, and he shows no signs of slowing down
This week, Kelly Slater—occasional San Clemente resident and undisputed most dominant competitive surfer of all time—turned a spry 51 years ...
Tag: World Surf League
Grom of the Week: Marlo Leigh Harris
This week’s featured grom is Marlo Leigh Harris, who broke the seal and competed in her first-ever Qualifying Series event. ...
Cross-Stepping Through the Glass Ceiling
Tory Gilkerson of San Clemente and Kirra Seale will become the first two women to serve as head judge and ...
Moore, Medina Win 2021 World Titles at Pumping Lowers
Epic Performances and Surf Make Inaugural Rip Curl WSL Finals an Overwhelming Success By Jake Howard In what might have ...
Rip Curl WSL Finals Event Guide: The World Title Race Comes to Town
2021 world champions to be decided at Lower Trestles at innovative new Rip Curl WSL Finals For the first time ...
Back to the Beach
Summer Starts with a Bang for Area Surfers. By Jake Howard As summertime comes a-knocking, things in the surf world ...
Toledo Back on Top in Margaret River
San Clemente Local Dedicates Latest Win to His Young Son By Jake Howard It had been a couple years since ...
Ankle Sprain Sidelines Andino During WSL Events in Australia
Feature Photo: San Clemente’s Kolohe Andino negotiates the drop at Pipeline during the recent Billabong Pipe Masters. Photo: Courtesy of ...
Rip Curl to Sponsor WSL Finals at Lowers
After moving U.S. headquarters to San Clemente, iconic wetsuit brand expands its footprint in town By Jake Howard Some big ...
One Surfboard Design to Rule Them All
How Hawaiian surf spots Pipeline and Honolua Bay played a role in the surfboard you’re riding today By Jake Howard ...
The Bright Side of Life
2020 hasn’t been easy, but surfing has been a silver lining By Jake Howard Anybody else notice it’s been a ...
2021 WSL World Title to Be Decided at Trestles
Championship Tour opens in December in Hawaii, culminating with WSL Finals in September at Lowers By Jake Howard Pro surfing ...
The Case for Surf Heroes
From Edwards to Curren to Florence, some surfers capture our imagination By Jake Howard With Halloween arriving this weekend, here’s ...
Pro Surfing Returns to SoCal Waters
Super Girl Pro comes to Oceanside this weekend—the first surf contest in California since the pandemic By Jake Howard It’s ...
Grom of the Week: Zoey Kaina
By Jake Howard For Lowers regulars, you may have been awestruck this summer by a pint-sized goofy-footer absolutely tearing apart ...
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