Oceans, Waves and Beaches

Another gem of ocean enjoyment brought to you by Cyrus Sutton.

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Rob Machado riding an alaia, a piece of wood shaped to loosely resemble boards Hawaiians rode a century ago, better than most even think of riding a normal board. Surfrider’s mission is “… protection and enjoyment of oceans, waves and beaches…”
The following offers a nod in the direction of joy.

Alaia & Machado from 360 To [...]

I’ve written about the various flavors of “surf protection” on this blog before.
Here is a post which explores the range of what that phrase can mean as well as what we feel it should mean in order to have meaningful, long-term protection.
I just heard about the revised New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement which offers protection [...]

I’ve heard Shaun Tomson’s story a few times and every time I hear it I feel like he’s given me a gift. Shaun’s been an advocate for Surfrider’s mission perhaps since the day he stepped in the ocean as a kid. Protection and enjoyment of oceans, waves and beaches seems to be a natural extension [...]

Pablo’s site here and his swell town work here.

People connected to our coasts are part of something larger than a sport. They are part of a tribe. They may surf or they may walk the beaches, but one thing they all have in common is a deep love and respect for our oceans, waves and beaches. It’s because we share this larger connection  [...]

Standup paddling is possibly the most popular trend to bubble up in recent years. It’s gone well past a niche sport for people who want to have fun on tiny waves to a platform for people paddle distances, ride rivers and cruise inland waterways. Heck, now there is a sub-sub-niche group of people that (gulp) [...]

Huge congratulations to Kelly Slater who just won his tenth world title in Puerto Rico. For those who don’t follow professional surfing… he won the title before the season is even over.
Kelly represents the bookend of ten world titles, having won titles as the youngest and oldest contestant, is enough to make anyone lean back [...]

The few times I interacted with Andy Irons were always positive. I remember he and I bidding against each other for Shaun Tomson’s Duke trophy at a North Shore Community Land Trust event. I was taken that Shaun gave up his trophy as an auction item and, after I lost out to Andy, impressed that [...]