“Changing lives one wave at a time” – CSP City Surf Project is a nonprofit organization on a mission “to teach underrepresented Bay Area youth valuable life skills through the sport of surfing.” By collaborating with local high schools and offering ocean based physical education classes, field trips, and leadership training programs they’ve been able […]
With the goal of supporting Surfaid, Taj Burrow is auctioning his personal surfboard, complete with signature and creepy graphics. Halloween is just around the corner so you might want to hang this one up in front of your house and surround it with cobwebs and whatnot, then take it down and surf it. Either way, […]
The best surf shops are the ones that go beyond simply hawking boards and gear; they operate as a focal point for their local surf communities. Proof Lab in Mill Valley, CA is a thriving example. Offering an indoor skate ramp, music lessons, film screenings, collaborations with local businesses and artists, surf and skate contests, […]
For decades, Mexico and Puerto Rico have offered phenomenal wave rich destinations to traveling surfers. From thundering Puerto Escondido tubes to long cruisy waves at La Salidita to heaving Tres Palmas and perfect Rincon both regions have provided sheer epicness over the years. In the wake of recent earthquakes and hurricanes both locations are rattled. […]
Give your old surfboard a new life and support a great cause – that’s the concept behind Can’t Steal Our Vibe: A Surfboard Drive For South Africa coordinated by Positive Vibe Warriors. Surf shops throughout California will be working with local surf communities to collect donated surfboards and support Waves For Change and Surfers Not […]
We all know by now that Hurricane Irma caused extreme havoc and destruction in parts of Florida and the Caribbean. Lives were lost, infrastructure torn apart, and access to vital resources disrupted. While some Caribbean islands like Antigua and Barbuda faced virtual destruction, all of those in Irma’s path were hit hard. Getting support to people […]
A while back the Gudauskas brothers, Dane, Patrick, and Tanner ran a successful surfboard drive for Jamaica. Through their nonprofit Positive Vibe Warriors, they connected a burgeoning surf scene with a much needed supply of equipment, disseminating massive amounts of international stoke along the way. And now the trio is back at it – this […]
There’s been a lot of history made recently in the field of women’s professional big wave surfing. In April 2016 Keala Kennelly won the Pure Scot Barrel Award for riding a massive pit at maxing Teahupoo. In November 2016 the first ever women’s WSL Big Wave Tour competition was held at Pe’ahi with Paige Alms claiming […]
As most people who surf can attest to, the ocean holds therapeutic potential. This theory has been tested recently by many organizations seeking to help people overcome adversity through contact with the ocean. For veterans, disadvantaged youth, and people grappling with mental and physical challenges, a little water time can be healing. Enter the nonprofit […]
With a State of Emergency being declared in Virginia this past week due to civil unrest related to racism we decided to spotlight something positive on the topic of cultural diversity. A while back Jordy Smith, current WSL rankings leader, collaborated with Surfers Not Street Children (SNSC) in Durban, South Africa in an effort to help […]