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The Latest:

  • New: Jack Murphy, aka "Murph the Surf"
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2020-09-19)
  • Watch: 1984 Country Feeling Classic, Jeffreys Bay
    Video (2020-09-14)
  • New: Sunday Joint, 9-13-2020: George Freeth and Mae West, Together At Last
    Blog (2020-09-13)
  • New: George Freeth's Life and Times in Newprint: 1883 - 1919
    Blog (2020-09-12)
  • New: Surf Lessons from George Freeth, 1912: "It Requires Unlimited Nerve"
    Blog (2020-09-11)
  • New: Surf Pioneer George Freeth: Surf Hero or Law-Breaking Lifeguard-Brawing Stowaway?
    Blog (2020-09-09)
  • New: George Freeth: "They Hailed Me as the Reviver"
    Blog (2020-09-08)
  • Watch: Tommy Zahn, Blond Bombshell from the 'Bu
    Video (2020-09-07)
  • New: Sunday Joint, 9-6-2020: "Hawaii," Gene Hackman, Brenden Margieson
    Blog (2020-09-06)
  • New: Tom Zahn interview: "Surfing, paddling, sailing—that was my thing. Everything else in life didn’t interest me much."
    Above the Roar (2020-09-05)
  • New: Tom Zahn's 1953 Nine-Hour 40-Mile Paddle from Molokai to Oahu
    Blog (2020-09-04)
  • Watch: Brenden Margiesen: 3.5 Minutes of Good Cheer and Incredible Surfing
    Video (2020-09-03)
  • New: Brenden Margieson interview: "I don’t walk around thinking that I’m the best bloody free surfer in the world, you know"
    Above the Roar (2020-09-02)
  • New: "A Royal Sport," Jack London's Operatic Ode to Surfing
    Blog (2020-08-29)
  • New: Charmian London, Surf-Lusty like Husband Jack, Takes to the Waikiki Waves
    Blog (2020-08-27)
  • New: Sunday Joint, 8-23-2020: Diana Ross, Mike Doyle, Mike Hynson, and Reno Abellira
    Blog (2020-08-23)
  • New: "The Shoe," by Newport Paipo: Kneeboard or Surfboard? Your Choice
    Surfboard (2020-08-22)
  • New: Reverend William Ellis, 1823: "The Only Circumstances That Mar Their Pleasure is the Approach of a Shark"
    Blog (2020-08-21)
  • Watch: Reno Abellira Rides His Flip-Tip "Disc" in Victoria, 1970
    Video (2020-08-20)
  • New: The Weber Performer: All-Time Surfboard Model Champ?
    Surfboard (2020-08-19)
  • Watch: Weber Performer '67 - Dewey and Tabeling Hit the Contest Circuit
    Video (2020-08-19)
  • New: Sunday Joint, 8-16-2020: Peter Crawford and St. Christopher
    Blog (2020-08-16)
  • New: Sunday Joint, 8-9-2020: Rumble at the Ranch, Malibu '65, Why We Love Kooks
    Blog (2020-08-09)
  • New: Peter Crawford's "Slab" Kneeboard: as Homely as it was High-Performance
    Surfboard (2020-08-07)
  • New: "Infinite Games: the Final Days of Peter Crawford," by DC Green
    Blog (2020-08-06)
  • New: Missionary in Paradise: Excerpts from Hiram Bingham's Journals, 1820 and 1821
    Blog (2020-08-06)
  • Watch: Peter Crawford is Kneeboarding's High-Performance Pixie
    Video (2020-08-04)
  • New: "Surfing and the Olympics," by Steve Pezman
    Blog (2020-08-02)
  • New: Captain Bligh in Tahiti. Before the Mutiny, there was Surfing
    Blog (2020-07-30)
  • Updated: Chelsea Georgeson, the Forgotten Champ
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2020-07-29)
  • New: Chelsea Georgeson, Smooth Operator
    Video (2020-07-28)
  • Watch: Malibu Surf Trip 1965: Encino to First Point
    Video (2020-07-24)
  • Watch: "Waves to Freedom," starring Mark Cunningham
    Video (2020-07-23)
  • New: Dept of Linguistics: We Should Have Stuck with "Sharkboards"!
    Blog (2020-07-21)
  • New: Sunday Joint, 7-19-2020: Remembering Derek Ho
    Blog (2020-07-20)
  • Watch: Derek Ho Surfed like a Perfectly Thrown Dagger
    Video (2020-07-19)
  • New: "Do The Right Thing," Derek Ho Profile By Steve Barilotti
    Blog (2020-07-18)
  • New: "Hey Brudda, See You In The Top 16!" Derek and Michael Ho Profile
    Blog (2020-07-18)
  • New: "Remember when those guys pulled out of the contest at Waimea, ’cause they were scared shitless? I’d like to see more of that." Derek Ho Interview
    Above the Roar (2020-07-18)
  • New: Steve Bigler Wins 1966 Malibu Invitational: Story, Pics, Video
    Contest (2020-07-17)
  • Watch: Sun's Out, Guns Out: 1965 "War" at Malibu, with Miki Dora and Johnny Fain
    Video (2020-07-16)
  • New: Sunday Joint, 7-12-2020: Michael Tomson's Oversized Life and Times
    Blog (2020-07-13)
  • New: Surfin' 1777: "The Most Supreme Pleasure"
    Blog (2020-07-13)
  • New: "The Insatiable Cravings of Michael Tomson," by Phil Jarratt
    Blog (2020-07-11)
  • Watch: Michael Tomson at Huge Pipe and More
    Video (2020-07-10)
  • New: Michael Tomson interview (1977)
    Above the Roar (2020-07-09)
  • New: Michael Tomson interview (1996)
    Above the Roar (2020-07-09)
  • New: Kit Horn, Stealth Big-Wave Charger
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2020-07-08)
  • New: Kealoha Kaio as remembered by Downing, Pomar, Noll, others
    Blog (2020-07-07)
  • New: Sunday Joint, 5-7-2020: Mark Cunningham, 4th of July Hijinks, and Chocolate-Covered Macadamia Nuts
    Blog (2020-07-05)
  • New: Point Panic, 1980; Bodysurfing Heaven
    Video (2020-07-04)
  • New: Mark Cunningham interview: "My long, skinny, gangly body just fit at Pipeline."
    Above the Roar (2020-07-02)
  • New: Mark Cunningham, "The Human Pintail," Profiled by Bruce Jenkins
    Blog (2020-07-01)
  • New: Mark Cunningham has Glided into EOS
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2020-06-30)
  • New: Sunday Joint, 6-28-2020: Surf Ranch - Who Pimped in Best? Tomson, Richards, Carroll, Slater, and More
    Blog (2020-06-28)
  • New: Carwyn Williams: "My parents thought I'd grow out of surfing, they really did."
    Above the Roar (2020-06-26)
  • New: Carwyn Williams, the Man from Mumbles
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2020-06-25)
  • New: Sunday Joint, 6-21-2020: Up in Smoke with the Incredible Patterson Brothers
    Blog (2020-06-21)
  • New: Bobby Patterson Hot-Foots to Victory in the '64 Malibu Invitational
    Contest (2020-06-18)
  • New: Joey Cabell Wins 1963 Malibu Invitational: Story and Pix
    Contest (2020-06-18)
  • Watch: Bobby "Flea" Patterson, Short and Sweet and Lightning-Fast Feet
    Video (2020-06-17)
  • New: Sunday Joint, 6-14-2020: Nat Young, Mick Fanning, Chuck Klosterman, Chuck Berry
    Blog (2020-06-15)
  • New: Really REALLY Long Read: "Animal Tracks," Nat Young Profile by Drew Kampion
    Blog (2020-06-12)
  • Watch: Nat Young Six-Minute Supercut Video
    Video (2020-06-08)
  • New: Sunday Joint: Bude River Madness, Bobby Owens, Bo Diddley
    Blog (2020-06-07)
  • New: The Sunday Joint: "Malibu U," Jim Morrison, Surfing Dogs
    Blog (2020-05-31)
  • Watch: "Malibu U" full 1967 episode: Ricky Nelson, Marvin Gaye, Dionne Warwick, More
    Video (2020-05-28)
  • Updated: Jim Morrison Didn't Like the "Malibu U" TV Show, But He (Kind Of) Appeared On It Anyway
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2020-05-26)
  • New: Long Read: "Bobby Owens, the Quiet Competitor," by Paul Holmes
    Blog (2020-05-22)
  • New: Bobby Owens Interview: "It's really hard for me to be more flamboyant than I am."
    Above the Roar (2020-05-21)
  • Watch: Bobby Owens: the Four-Minute Flow-State Edit
    Video (2020-05-21)
  • New: Fred Hemmings on Creating the Pipe Masters: "I wanted to develop something for the average schmuck in Middle America!"
    Blog (2020-05-17)
  • New: "Before the Herd," Mike Armstrong Profile by Kevin O'Sullivan
    Blog (2020-05-14)
  • Watch: 1979 Pipe Masters Final - Full Length
    Video (2020-05-12)
  • Watch: Long-Lost Ted Deerhurst Sequence from "Storm Riders"
    Video (2020-05-12)
  • New: Larry Blairs Wins '78 Pipe Masters - His FIRST Contest in Hawaii!
    Contest (2020-05-11)
  • New: The Sunday Joint: Hot Curl, Little Richard, the Cardiff Kook, More
    Blog (2020-05-10)
  • New: "Hot Curl Surfboards: the Bottom Line," by Mark Fragale
    Blog (2020-05-09)
  • New: Raise Your Beer to Michael Dormer and Hot Curl, the Michelangelo and David of Surfing
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2020-05-07)
  • New: The Hot Curl Surfboard
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2020-05-05)
  • New: "Father, Son, Holy Spirit," Pat Curren Profile by Bruce Jenkins
    Blog (2020-05-03)
  • New: Tom Curren in Above the Roar: "I was obsessed with Occy. I was caught up in his whole thing."
    Above the Roar (2020-05-01)
  • New: "The Private World of Tom Curren," 1985 SURFER Profile by Matt George
    Blog (2020-04-30)
  • New: Full-Length 1985 Tom Curren Profile in Sports Illustrated
    Blog (2020-04-30)
  • Watch: Seven-Minute Tom Curren Supercut
    Video (2020-04-29)
  • New: Russell Beats Lopez in '76 Pipe Masters; Article and Pix
    Contest (2020-04-24)
  • New: 1973 Pipe Masters: Lopez Repeats, Armstrong Runner-Up for Third Year in a Row; Story and Pix
    Contest (2020-04-23)
  • New: 1975 Pipe Masters: "It was a nightmare. It was life and death out there," Rory Russell
    Contest (2020-04-23)
  • New: 1972 Pipeline Masters: Lopez 1st, Armstrom 2nd, Bertlemann 3rd; Story and Pix
    Contest (2020-04-22)
  • New: Hakman Wins First Pipeline Masters: Story and Pix
    Contest (2020-04-22)
  • Watch: Owl Chapman is a True Surfing Original
    Video (2020-04-21)
  • New: The Sunday Joint: Alcohol, Drugs, Nicky Wood, the Isley Brothers
    Blog (2020-04-19)
  • New: Owl Chapman: "Sunset Beach is on its own trip. It’s Sunset and you are you, and you can’t lay your trip on it."
    Above the Roar (2020-04-18)
  • Watch: Kim Mearig and Ernie Isley Soar Together on "Who's That Lady
    Video (2020-04-14)
  • New: The Sunday Joint: SURFER Poll, Three Dog Night, Margo Godfrey
    Blog (2020-04-12)
  • New: "The Phantom," Nicky Wood Profile by Derek Hynd
    Blog (2020-04-10)
  • New: Nicky Wood interview - "If you take a lot of drugs it fuckin' disorganizes you."
    Above the Roar (2020-04-10)
  • New: "Nicky Wood's Smoke-Filled Melancholy"
    Blog (2020-04-09)
  • Watch: Nicky Wood Footage is Hard to Find, But Here's Three-and-a-Half Minutes of the Best
    Video (2020-04-07)
  • New: The Sunday Joint: COVID-19, Miki Dora, Mitch Thorson
    Blog (2020-04-05)
  • New: Hoffman, Doyle, Repeat Winners in 1965 SURFER Poll. Full Results, Plus Party Pix
    Blog (2020-04-04)
  • New: Nuuhiwa, Hoffman win 1966 SURFER Poll. Report, Results, Pix
    Contest (2020-04-04)
  • New: Sutherland and Godfrey Win 1969 SURFER Poll. Report, Results, Pix
    Contest (2020-04-04)
  • New: Mitch Thorson Profile, by Nick Carroll. "Aussies think they’re so much better than anyone else that they walk around like they’re God."
    Blog (2020-04-02)
  • New: "Booby" Mystery . . . Solved! How James Jones Got His Humbling Nickname
    Blog (2020-04-01)
  • Watch: Mitch Thorson is Your One-Man Department of Water and Power
    Video (2020-03-31)
  • New: 1960s Duke Contest Power Rankings - Doyle #1
    Blog (2020-03-28)
  • New: 1970s Duke Contest Power Rankings - Hakman #1
    Blog (2020-03-28)
  • New: 1980s Duke Contest Power Rankings - Mike Ho #1
    Blog (2020-03-28)
  • New: 1980 Duke - Warren Wins Waimea!
    Contest (2020-03-27)
  • New: One Born Every Minute Dept: "Winner Take All - Mickey Dora's Challenge"
    Blog (2020-03-26)
  • Watch: James Jones, Surfing's Biggest Little Big Man, Had The North Shore Wrapped Around His Tiny Fingers
    Video (2020-03-25)
  • New: Phil Edwards Wins 1963 SURFER Poll Awards; Full Results, Story, Pix
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2020-03-25)
  • New: "You need to have some sort of force in your—it could be anything. For me, it’s surfing." James Jones Interview
    Above the Roar (2020-03-24)
  • New: 1967 SURFER Poll Results: Corky and Joyce on Top!
    Contest (2020-03-21)
  • New: Mark Richards Wins '79 Duke On Way To Four-Year Surf-World Domination
    Contest (2020-03-20)
  • New: Bertlemann Wins '74 Duke; Hakman Injured in Horse Accident
    Contest (2020-03-19)
  • New: Hawaiians Sweep 1977 Duke; Eddie Aikau Wins
    Contest (2020-03-19)
  • New: Hawaiians Sweep Top Spots in '76 Duke; Booby Jones Wins
    Contest (2020-03-19)
  • New: Pops Aikau to Michael Ho Before '78 Duke Finals: "Go Out And Win it For Eddie." He did.
    Contest (2020-03-19)
  • Watch: "Extra - An EOS Tribute to Plus-Size Surfers"
    Video (2020-03-18)
  • New: Cairns Wins '75 Duke Over M. Ho at Waimea Bay
    Contest (2020-03-17)
  • New: Clyde Aikau Wins '73 at Waimea Bay; Eddie Makes the Final
    Contest (2020-03-13)
  • New: 1971 Duke Classic: Jeff Hakman Wins His Third Duke Title; Hamilton a Close Second
    Contest (2020-03-12)
  • New: 1972 Duke: Booby Jones by a Whisker over Jeff Hakman at Big Perfect Sunset Beach
    Contest (2020-03-12)
  • New: Boards, Bones, and Bombs on Christmas Island with Parmenter, Sunn, Chouinard, and Sam George
    Blog (2020-03-11)
  • New: Nick Carroll: "Parmenter doesn’t fit in a Southern California surfing scene where a tattoo and a single-digit IQ are positive career moves."
    Blog (2020-03-11)
  • New: Dave Parmenter Lights Up the Central Coast, Stubbies Comp, and Natividad
    Video (2020-03-10)
  • New: Jeff Hakman Reports on his Big Win at 1970 Duke
    Contest (2020-03-09)
  • New: Time Machine: Tracks Magazine's 1974 Awards
    Blog (2020-03-07)
  • New: Linda Benson Dazzles in Vintage GAF View-Master Reel!
    Blog (2020-03-06)
  • Watch: Rob Bain is the Feel-Good Surfer of the Week
    Video (2020-03-03)
  • Watch: Ron Drummond is Thrilling and Dangerous at Dana Point
    Video (2020-03-01)
  • New: Ron Drummond interview: "It was an earthquake wave, and I rode it all the way in till I skidded up on the beach."
    Blog (2020-02-28)
  • New: Canoe Surfer Ron Drummond Tries to Jump-Start the Artificial Surfing Reef
    Blog (2020-02-27)
  • Watch: Skip Frye of San Diego is Half-Man, Half-Pelican
    Video (2020-02-24)
  • New: The '68 Duke Contest Goes Pro, and Surfers Begin to Sniff a World Tour
    Blog (2020-02-22)
  • New: Joey Cabell Wins '69 Duke; Full Coverage and Pix
    Contest (2020-02-21)
  • Watch: Jock Wins '67 Duke: Full-Length TV Presentation
    Video (2020-02-20)
  • Watch: Mike Doyle Wins '68 Duke; Full-Length "Wide World of Sports" Coverage
    Video (2020-02-18)
  • Watch: Ricky Grigg Wins '66 Duke; Full-Length "Wide World of Sports" Presentation
    Video (2020-02-18)
  • New: Jodie Cooper Interview: "It’s so Neanderthal. Surfing has a long way to go."
    Above the Roar (2020-02-14)
  • Watch: Jodie Cooper is Tough as Nails, Cheerful as Christmas
    Video (2020-02-13)
  • New: The East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2020-02-12)
  • Watch: Hakman Wins '65 Duke: Full-Length CBS Presentation
    Video (2020-02-08)
  • Watch: Rizal Tanjung is Balinese Fire and Flow
    Video (2020-02-06)
  • New: Rizal Tanjung, In His Own Words
    Above the Roar (2020-02-06)
  • Watch: Severn Bore 1967: You'll Feel This One Right in the John Thomas
    Video (2020-02-04)
  • New: Postmortem: the Makaha International, 1953 - 1974
    Blog (2020-02-02)
  • Watch: Baby Larry Bertlemann Shreds 1970 Makaha Contest in Original "Five Summer Stories"
    Video (2020-02-01)
  • New: Read All About It! Gerry Lopez, Cub Reporter for the Honolulu Advertiser
    Blog (2020-02-01)
  • New: Ho, Blears, Downing Clean Up at '72 Makaha
    Contest (2020-01-31)
  • New: Strauch and Sunn Take 1969 Makaha International; George and Keone Downing Both Make Finals
    Contest (2020-01-31)
  • Watch: Hemmings and Young Battle it Out at '66 Makaha!
    Video (2020-01-30)
  • New: Joey Cabell, Martha Sunn, Reno Abellira Take Out '67 Makaha
    Contest (2020-01-30)
  • New: Margo, Cabell, and 15-Year-Old Keone Downing Win '68 Makaha
    Contest (2020-01-30)
  • New: Makaha '65: Nancy Nelson and George Downing BOTH Win Their Third Makaha Titles
    Contest (2020-01-28)
  • New: Mike Doyle on the Hard Math and Even Harder Politics of Makaha
    Blog (2020-01-28)
  • New: Midget, Nancy Nelson Take 1962 Makaha Champs: Pix, Vid, Results, More
    Contest (2020-01-27)
  • Watch: Point Surf '62! Big Stuff Hits the Makaha International, and John Severson Gets it on Film
    Video (2020-01-27)
  • New: Downing and Anona Naone Take Out '61 Makaha. Pix, Results, Full Report
    Contest (2020-01-26)
  • New: Time Machine: Read The Makaha Surf Club's Midcentury Newsletters
    Blog (2020-01-25)
  • New: The Mighty Waikiki Surf Club: "All Creeds and Colors Welcome"
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2020-01-24)
  • New: John Lind and the Origins of the Makaha Championships
    Blog (2020-01-21)
  • New: Buffalo K Takes 1960 Makaha International: Full Report and Pix
    Contest (2020-01-20)
  • Watch: Never-Before-Seen Super-8 Footage of the '59 Makaha Contest
    Video (2020-01-19)
  • Watch: 1958 Makaha Contest Thrills and Spills, in Living Color!
    Video (2020-01-17)
  • New: Froiseth and Benson Take 1959 Makaha Contest: Pix, Video, More
    Contest (2020-01-17)
  • New: Jamma Keanu and Little Vicky Heldreich Are Surprise Winners In 1957 Makaha Contest
    Contest (2020-01-16)
  • New: Peter Cole and Marge Calhoun Dominate 1958 Makaha Contest: Full Report, Pix, Video
    Contest (2020-01-16)
  • New: 1956 Makaha Contest: Ethel Kukea Makes it Two in a Row
    Contest (2020-01-15)
  • New: 1955 Makaha Contest: Results, Articles, Pix, Video
    Contest (2020-01-14)
  • New: George Downing Wins 1954 Makaha Contest: Article, Pix, Full Results
    Contest (2020-01-13)
  • Watch: Joey Cabell at Rincon, Makaha, Mauritius and More
    Video (2020-01-11)
  • New: Joey Cabell's "White Ghost": Fastest Gun in the West
    Surfboard (2020-01-10)
  • New: Munoz, Doyle, Young talk about Joey Cabell
    Blog (2020-01-10)
  • New: Joey Cabell Interview: "Surfing for me was like bullfighting. How close can you come to the horns?"
    Above the Roar (2020-01-09)
  • Watch: Keone Downing Goes from Teen Grom in '70 World Titles to Giant-Killer at '90 Eddie
    Video (2020-01-07)
  • New: Paul Neilsen: "If you’re doing what you love and can make money off it, then better still!"
    Above the Roar (2019-12-31)
  • Watch: Four Minutes Of Joy With Gold Coast Kingpin Paul Neilsen
    Video (2019-12-28)
  • New: Shaun Tomson Wins 1975 Hang Ten American Pro
    Contest (2019-12-26)
  • New: Swing And A Miss! Did The Pro Tour Almost Launch in 1975?
    Blog (2019-12-26)
  • New: Jeff Hakman wins 1972 Hang Ten; Full Report by Drew Kampion
    Contest (2019-12-25)
  • Watch: 1974 Hang Ten American Pro, from "Super Session"
    Video (2019-12-24)
  • New: Jeff Hakman Wins 1974 Hang Ten American Pro
    Contest (2019-12-24)
  • New: Fail Files: The Objective Scoring System
    Blog (2019-12-23)
  • New: Charlie Bunger, A New York Original
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-12-21)
  • New: John Hannon is the Father of New York Surfing
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-12-20)
  • New: Davey Smith: "Last summer I put 30,000 miles on my car!"
    Above the Roar (2019-12-19)
  • New: John Hannon: "Like all good surfboard builders, I went out to my mother’s garage and got busy!"
    Above the Roar (2019-12-19)
  • New: Watch the Fast and Futuristic Davey Smith
    Video (2019-12-18)
  • New: When The Weird Turn Pro: Readings From "The Surfer's Almanac," by Gary Filosa
    Blog (2019-12-14)
  • New: The Rise And Fall of Gary Filosa
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-12-13)
  • New: Gail Couper: "There are too many spectators in the world—with all sports, not just surfing."
    Above the Roar (2019-12-11)
  • New: Midget Farrelly Stringerless: Best OG Longboard Ever Made?
    Surfboard (2019-12-10)
  • New: The Indestructible Gail Couper, 10x Bells Winner
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-12-10)
  • New: Buttons K and Mark Liddell Interviewed by Chris Carter
    Above the Roar (2019-12-06)
  • Watch: Mark Liddell In "Everyone's a Winner"
    Video (2019-12-06)
  • New: OG New Jersey Boss Dan Heritage
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-12-05)
  • New: Full 30-Ounce Matt Hoy Profile by Derek Rielly
    Blog (2019-12-04)
  • New: Matt Hoy: "I've Got Nothing To Be Ashamed Of. Except My Man-Boobs."
    Above the Roar (2019-12-03)
  • New: Matt Hoy: Drinking Beer And Throwing Hammers
    Video (2019-12-02)
  • New: Hemmings Takes '64 Makaha Titles! Full Report by Fred Van Dyke
    Contest (2019-11-30)
  • New: Florida Man Takes on World Champ! Valluzzi vs Townend at Sebastian Inlet
    Blog (2019-11-21)
  • Watch: Ten Red-Hot Minutes From The 1977 Florida Pro. Crawford vs Bugs in Final!
    Video (2019-11-20)
  • New: Bruce Valluzzi Reports from the 1977 Florida Pro
    Contest (2019-11-19)
  • New: Springsteen: "The Only Things I Cared About Were Girls, Cars and Surfing"
    Blog (2019-11-16)
  • New: "Survivor: the Dean Randazzo Story," by Kimball Taylor
    Blog (2019-11-15)
  • Watch: Dean Randazzo Slays Huge Honolua, and More
    Video (2019-11-14)
  • New: Full-Length Dean Randazzo Interview
    Above the Roar (2019-11-14)
  • Updated: Dean Randazzo: the Jersey Devil
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-11-13)
  • New: Fundraiser Nets 27K! Thank You EOS Supporters!
    Blog (2019-11-12)
  • Watch: 1990 Quiksilver-Eddie, Uncut and Horrifying
    Video (2019-11-06)
  • New: Brock Little Reports From the 1990 Quiksilver-Eddie
    Contest (2019-11-06)
  • Watch: 1984 Quiksilver-Eddie. The One Nobody Talks About!
    Video (2019-11-05)
  • Watch: 1986 Quiksilver / Eddie - 40-minute director's cut!
    Video (2019-11-05)
  • New: Denton Miyamura Wins '84 Eddie In Slightly Overhead Waves
    Contest (2019-11-05)
  • New: "Chubby" by Kimo Hollinger. Aloha by the Ton
    Blog (2019-11-03)
  • New: Level Up: The 2019 EOS Fundraiser is ON!
    Blog (2019-10-31)
  • New: Nat Young Remembers Mr. Smooth, Russell Hughes
    Blog (2019-10-31)
  • New: Tom Blake Wins 1928 Titles! Results and Reporting
    Contest (2019-10-28)
  • New: Tom Curren's Black Beauty: Specs, Comments, Pix, Video
    Surfboard (2019-10-27)
  • New: John Witzig Reports From Bells on 1967 Aussie National Titles
    Contest (2019-10-26)
  • New: 1938 National Surfing and Paddleboard Championships, Long Beach, CA
    Contest (2019-10-25)
  • Watch: Tom Curren and Black Beauty are 1986 Perfection
    Video (2019-10-25)
  • New: 1986 Stubbies Pro International, Full Coverage from Surfing Mag
    Contest (2019-10-24)
  • Watch: 1986 Stubbies Pro International, Oceanside (59 Minutes Worth!)
    Video (2019-10-23)
  • Watch: 2019 EOS Fundraiser Promo (Chubby Version)
    Video (2019-10-23)
  • Watch: 2019 EOS Fundraiser Promo (Long Version)
    Video (2019-10-22)
  • New: Santa Cruz '68: Dale Dobson Just Says "No" To The Shortboard Revolution
    Blog (2019-10-17)
  • Watch: Dale Dobson: Long, Short, And Back Up Again
    Video (2019-10-15)
  • Updated: Dale Dobson: San Diego Ironman
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-10-14)
  • New: Hide and Seek: the Joey Hamasaki Archive
    Blog (2019-10-11)
  • Watch: "Balsa Bill" Yerkes on "What's My Line?" (1966)
    Video (2019-10-10)
  • New: Joey Hamasaki interview
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    Blog (2019-10-05)
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    Blog (2019-10-04)
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    Blog (2019-10-02)
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    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-10-01)
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    Blog (2019-09-28)
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    Video (2019-09-26)
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    Blog (2019-09-21)
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    Blog (2019-09-19)
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    Video (2019-09-14)
  • New: Bob Pike Profile in "Teenagers' Weekly" (1962)
    Blog (2019-09-11)
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  • New: Eddie Albert takes a break from "Green Acres" to wax poetic about surfing!
    Blog (2019-09-04)
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    Video (2019-09-03)
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    Blog (2019-08-30)
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    Blog (2019-08-29)
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    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-08-27)
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    Blog (2019-08-24)
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    Blog (2019-08-24)
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    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-08-23)
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    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-08-19)
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    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-08-14)
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    Video (2019-08-13)
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    Blog (2019-08-10)
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    Blog (2019-08-01)
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    History of Surfing (2019-07-22)
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    Blog (2019-07-21)
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    Video (2019-07-19)
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    Blog (2019-07-13)
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    Video (2019-07-10)
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    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-07-08)
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    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-07-06)
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    Video (2019-07-04)
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    History of Surfing (2019-07-01)
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    Blog (2019-06-30)
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    Video (2019-06-07)
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    Blog (2019-06-05)
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    Video (2019-06-04)
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    Above the Roar (2019-06-03)
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    Blog (2019-06-01)
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    Blog (2019-05-30)
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    Video (2019-05-29)
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    Above the Roar (2019-05-28)
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    Video (2019-05-27)
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    History of Surfing (2019-05-27)
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    Video (2019-05-25)
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    Blog (2019-05-23)
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    Above the Roar (2019-05-14)
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    Video (2019-05-13)
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    Video (2019-05-07)
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    History of Surfing (2019-05-03)
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    Video (2019-05-02)
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    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-04-28)
  • New: Joe Roland
    Video (2019-04-28)
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    Video (2019-04-26)
  • New: Gerry Lopez on Stanley "Savage" Park
    Blog (2019-04-25)
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    Video (2019-04-23)
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    History of Surfing (2019-04-22)
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    Blog (2019-04-10)
  • New: Tahitian Scream
    History of Surfing (2019-04-10)
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    Blog (2019-04-09)
  • New: Laird Means Lord
    History of Surfing (2019-04-08)
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    Blog (2019-04-06)
  • New: Ma and Pa Bendall
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-04-05)
  • New: Misfire! Why Didn't Tow Surfing Happen 30 Years Earlier?
    Blog (2019-04-05)
  • Watch: Baddy Treloar, 1969
    Video (2019-03-29)
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    Video (2019-03-29)
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    Video (2019-03-27)
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    Video (2019-03-27)
  • New: Mark Foo's Last Ride
    History of Surfing (2019-03-26)
  • New: A Monster in Half Moon Bay
    History of Surfing (2019-03-25)
  • Watch: Rory Russell
    Video (2019-03-24)
  • Watch: Liftoff: Aerial Surfing in the '80s
    Video (2019-03-21)
  • New: I Believe I Can Fly: Aerial Surfing in the '80s
    History of Surfing (2019-03-19)
  • New: Derek Hynd
    Video (2019-03-18)
  • New: "In Trim: Gary Propper," by Paul Holmes
    Blog (2019-03-16)
  • New: "Manual of Surfboard Technique," by Tom Blake
    Blog (2019-03-14)
  • New: Tom Blake's Hollow Creation
    Blog (2019-03-13)
  • New: DIY '35: Build a Plank Surfboard
    Blog (2019-03-11)
  • New: DIY '39: Build a Hollow Surfboard
    Blog (2019-03-09)
  • Watch: Mark Sainsbury
    Video (2019-03-09)
  • Watch: Linda Merrill
    Video (2019-03-07)
  • New: Linda Merrill
    Above the Roar (2019-03-07)
  • Watch: Johnny-Boy Gomes
    Video (2019-03-06)
  • New: Rebel For Hire
    History of Surfing (2019-03-05)
  • Watch: The Hollow Surfboard
    Video (2019-03-04)
  • Watch: The Plank Surfboard
    Video (2019-03-04)
  • Watch: Kelly Slater on The Today Show (1994)
    Video (2019-03-03)
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    Video (2019-03-03)
  • New: Gard Chapin: an Oral History
    Blog (2019-02-27)
  • New: Gard Chapin: The Living End
    Blog (2019-02-27)
  • New: Kelly Slater is Just Warming Up
    History of Surfing (2019-02-26)
  • Watch: Pauline Menczer
    Video (2019-02-23)
  • New: Killer Cute
    History of Surfing (2019-02-21)
  • Watch: Phyllis O'Donell
    Video (2019-02-18)
  • New: Lisa Andersen
    Above the Roar (2019-02-16)
  • New: "Lisa Andersen Surfs Better Than You"
    History of Surfing (2019-02-15)
  • Watch: "Waterborn," by Bill Delaney (1987)
    Video (2019-02-13)
  • Watch: Bill Delaney interview, 1995
    Video (2019-02-13)
  • New: Randy Rarick Remembers Jimmy Blears
    Blog (2019-02-10)
  • New: "Motel Hell: Surfers Sack Travelodge!"
    Blog (2019-02-08)
  • New: Drew Kampion on the '72 Titles
    Blog (2019-02-08)
  • Watch: Jimmy Blears
    Video (2019-02-06)
  • Updated: 1972 World Surfing Championships
    Video (2019-02-05)
  • Updated: Mike Doyle
    Blog (2019-02-01)
  • New: Mike Doyle
    Above the Roar (2019-01-31)
  • Watch: Mike Doyle
    Video (2019-01-29)
  • New: "Is Surfing Hip?"
    History of Surfing (2019-01-28)

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