Author Douglas Cavananaugh will have a presentation and Q&A with special guests for his book Remembering Butch: The Butch Van Artsdalen Story • Wednesday, August 18. Doors open at 6pm. • Seating…
Then, in the early 1970s the modern bodyboard was launched — a soft, flexible piece of foam that offered a path to limitless fun in the ocean. It ultimately became known as…
Author Vicky Durand and filmmaker Heather Hudson share stories of two amazing and legendary women. Author Vicky Durand shares Wave Woman, a biography about her mother, Hawaii wahine surfing pioneer Betty Pembroke…
The California Surf Museum invites you to attend the 14th Annual Gala Fundraiser as it celebrates its 36th anniversary. Since 1986, CSM has been collecting and preserving the surfing history and artifacts…
2X Women’s World Surfing Champion Lynne Boyer Women’s World Surfing Champion Debbie Melville Beacham Women’s World Surfing Champion Kim Mearig 3X World Longboarding Champion Joel Tudor In Celebration - Musician, surfboard designer…
In 2018, California Surf Museum volunteer Bill Schildge and staff member Jared Henderson road-tripped up the California Coast to San Francisco on a journey to bring back a legendary board. The 1952…
His creation became popularized as the Dune Buggy and brought off-road joy to thousands. Bruce Meyers, creator of the Meyers Manx, a car that would become known worldwide as "The Dune Buggy" and…
Bob Spickard of The Chantays, a 1960’s surf rock band, tells how they came up with the name for their number one hit “Pipeline.” The Chantays Story It all started in 1961…
Thoughts on our recent run of epic winter surf Well mid-December through late January 2021 was a magical time to be a surfer.....with historic runs of NW swells and tasty conditions for…
John “Little John” Richards was born in 1939 and raised in Oceanside, and has been one of San Diego County’s most enduring and respected surf figures. In a career spanning six decades…