Yes, friends and foes, it’s that happy time of year again when I lovingly bring you my suggestions for holiday gifts for that surfer in your life.
Some of this stuff is sort of obvious to most of you, but there are tons of non-surfers who find themselves in a real dilemma when trying to get the perfect gift for a surfer when they have no idea what that is. This column is really for them. But read it anyway because I may have something that you forgot or didn’t think of.
Stocking stuffers: You can never go wrong with  … More
BEYOND THE SLEIGH: Pick up any cookie tin or decorated wall banner or greeting card box around November or December and you’re bound to see a bearded gentleman dressed in red and white. Sometimes he is standing, doing that whole bowl-full-of-jelly laugh he does, but very often he can be seen in the form of conveyance he’s most associated with: a sleigh. Now, we’re not knocking sleighs — we like their ability to take on snow, we like the whole jingle bell thing, and we’re big reindeer fans — but when Santa hits Southern California, sleighs very often get stuck in sand. Meaning that he usually packs his surfboard  … More
Haleiwa was the star on day three of action at the Reef Hawaiian Pro as the North Shore venue served up perfect conditions for the surfers to feed on.
Australian Tom Whittaker was one competitor to fully capitalise, delivering a high-scoring round of 96 heat in pumping waves.
“It’s really solid overhead, really powerful,” said Whitaker. “Haleiwa’s just so much water moving. It’s awesome. It’s actually a great surf spot, Haleiwa, it combines tubes and big powerful turns, forehand, backhand. It’s just awesome to get really some solid surfing going. It started out a little small (yesterday), but now it’s just   … More