It’s refreshing to see talented surfers emerge from locations that, for a long time, were not on the mainstream surf media radar. Enter players like Elishama Beckford from Jamaica. He’s one of many up-and-coming stand-outs from the island. This clip by Louis Josek offers a sample of the talent surfacing in Jamaica and other islands that may once have been overlooked on the surf map.
It's no secret that late September is an epic time of year to be on the Northern California coast. Summer crowds ease up a little, the weather tends to cooperate, and all manner of swell pumps through. With the fourth annual Santa Cruz Surf Film Festival set to run September…
2016 was a wild and wooly ride around the sun. There was a strange presidential election, some landmark ocean based conservation measures put into effect, and a stronger shift in surf culture towards a more progressive mode of operating. Since it's inception, late in 2016, The Good Brine has endeavored to spotlight surf…
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…