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In Memoriam

Eulogy of Patrick O’Connor

By Bob Shoecraft Taken from Pat’s 2007 Application to the Surfer’s Walk of Fame. My name is Pat O’Connor. I grew up in Hermosa Beach and consider it my hometown. There has…
CSM
October 6, 2021
Archive Events

A Tribute to Butch Van Artsdalen

Spell-binding storyteller Douglas Cavanaugh was the guest author for Big Wednesday, August 18, and he delighted the crowd with behind-the-scenes tales of how he came to write Remembering Butch. Cavanaugh, a freelance…
CSM
September 29, 2021
Archive Events

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

CSM welcomed a sizable crowd on July 21, when filmmaker Heather Hudson and author Vicky Durand combined for a terrific Big Wednesday event. Among our special guests were surfing legend Linda Benson, surfing competitor Sally…
CSM
September 29, 2021
Silver Surfer

Joel Tudor – 2021 Silver Surfer

Sixteen years after his last WSL/ASP win, 43-year-old logging icon Joel Tudor just won the Noosa Longboard Open, the first stop of the 2020 Longboard Tour. The victory comes over 20 years…
CSM
September 14, 2021
Silver Surfer

Kim Mearig – 2021 Silver Surfer

Surfing since age 12, Kim Mearig was riding shapes by alpha shaper Al Merrick and competing at the amateur level by 14, often sharing the limelight with schoolmate Tom Curren. “We went…
CSM
September 14, 2021