A dual exhibition at the California Surf Museum and Oceanside Museum of Art, Surf Art: Exploring California’s Coastal Culture explores the deep-rooted influence of surfing on the artists and artwork inspired by…
3rd Annual A.R. Gurrey Jr. Surf Photography Competition Results ~Joel T. Smith, author of The Illustrated Atlas of Surfing History In an effort to encourage creative and marketable skills related to photography,…
2nd Annual A.R. Gurrey Jr. Surf Photography Competition ~Joel T. Smith, author of The Illustrated Atlas of Surfing History In an effort to encourage creative and marketable skills related to photography, the…
The Dynamic Duo, The V-Dubs Have Arrived The brother/sister combination of Jack and Reid Van Wagoner have inspired the local surf scene with their competitive spirit and excellent results. They are a…
John Heath “Doc” Ball 1907-2001 Doc Ball, a Los Angeles-area dentist and avid surfer, was one of the first photographers to seriously document the sport, using a waterproof box system that he…
The exhibit tells the story of Bethany losing her left arm to a Tiger shark while surfing at Tunnels Beach on Kauai, how she survived that attack through the help of Alana…
The Plastic Fantastic Surfboard Company was established in 1968, and built surfboards in small factories in Hawaii and California. After 1972 they were made only in Huntington Beach, California. This mid-1970s "Sting"…
Kelly Slater, a supernaturally talented pro surfer from Cocoa Beach, Florida, has reinvented virtually every aspect of high-performance surfing. “his competitive statistics numb the brain” world champion Shaun Tomson said of Slater,…