We know now that Nathan Florence (deservedly) won the O’Neill Wave of the Winter. But one wave does not a winter make. And as is tradition, we spent the entire North Shore season with multiple lenses pointed firmly at all the action at Pipeline, Backdoor and Off-the-Wall, captured the best of the best and then sat down the standouts.
Tranquility and adventure align in the Baja’s magical Sea of Cortez.
Sea Trek’s Classic Island adventure took our group to Loreto, Mexico – an old fishing village turned resort town – which is considered to be the first human settlement in Baja and the town is rich with history. The city backs up to the Sierra de la Giganta mountain range, while its waters are part of the Bahia de Loreto National Park, making it the ideal destination for both land and sea adventurers. My week would be spent exploring the latter.
The morning of our departure, we met in Puerto Escondido, a small port 16 miles south of Loreto, where we were greeted by a blue, cloudless sky and glassy water. We were given … More
If you’re willing to brave the cold water, Yakutat, Alaska is one of the most one-of-a-kind surfing towns out there. That’s what Hana Beaman and Mary Rand learned firsthand on the second leg of their Alaskan adventure.