Keeping toxic butts out of the ocean is a serious task. While roughly 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are tossed out as litter each year the filters they’re comprised of do not biodegrade over time. Instead they break up into microplastics that remain on land or in the sea, and release accumulated toxins like arsenic, formaldehyde, and […]
As surfers we depend on and immerse ourselves in nature every chance we get. It only makes sense, then, to pay attention to the environment and how we affect it. Although there’s a long way to go before everyone’s riding a low impact surfboard, sustainability in surf culture is starting to take root. New innovations […]
With good waves, a beach clean-up, music, food, locally produced art and beer on offer, the inaugural Irving Fish Festival, set to run Saturday October 28, 2017, is guaranteed to go off in a big way. The beach clean-up, coordinated by Surfrider Foundation – San Francisco Chapter, starts at 9:00 AM at the Irving Street […]
What could be a better addition to your surfboard than high quality Futures Alpha Series fins made from recycled fishing nets and carbon fiber? How about knowing that each fin is made in the USA and a portion of your purchase goes to towards protecting sharks? That’s the model Bureo is presenting through a collaboration […]
A group art show at ArtHaus in San Francisco titled Oceans 12 is set to run from Thursday, October 5th through Saturday, October 7th with an opening reception on Thursday from 6-8PM. Twenty percent of all proceeds generated from the exhibition will go to Ocean Conservancy, a nonprofit organization that seeks to create “science-based solutions for a healthy […]
Getting ahold of a surfboard with the perfect dimensions is a challenge. A lot of time, money, and material resource goes into the act of making sure you get it right. Once you have your magic board it makes sense to maintain it. Preserving your board will not only allow you to get the most […]
What can be done to keep broken surfboards, old wetsuits, and other surf industry waste from ending up in landfills? Make handplanes!!! That’s the solution Enjoy Handplanes came up with. According to their website, “Enjoy Handplanes are made with either old foam from broken boards or ruined blanks from manufacturing for the board and neoprene […]
Ever since Danny Hess started shaping surfboards his approach to creating them gained attention and intrigue. Hand crafted from biologically sustainable materials and designed to be both aesthetically inspiring and functional – they stand apart from typical surfboard constructions. In the interview below he talks about his process and how he evolved as a shaper. […]
High profile surf spots and nuclear waste storage are not exactly a great combo – but this potentially lethal pairing is precisely the cocktail that exists at San Onofre, just a mile away from Lower Trestles. Although the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONG) run by Southern California Edison (SCE) was decommissioned in 2013 it has […]
There’s something so primal and satisfying about combing through sand and finding stuff at the beach. For evidence, just watch the pure fascination most kids exhibit while sifting through sediment on the shore. Many of us have been there, lost in the tide, collecting sand dollars, sea glass, shotgun shell casings, and other debris. Right now […]