I never wanted much fame or fortune for anything in life. I certainly never expected it from surfing. And to be honest, I will never be famous or get rich from surfing, but I have been surprised by how many women and men are interested to hear more about this moment in my life as a surfer: surfing pregnant. Although I was just doing my thing, in the past few months I have been asked for interviews, articles and I even received gifts by people who just happened to see me in … More
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To surf, or not to surf. That’s the question many of us frequently face, when a deluge falls from above, surface streets are lined with tributaries, and bacterial runoff rushes towards the ocean. But, there’s waves – and the little surf demon inside our brain prods us to paddle out, drowning out the angel of better judgement. As California continues to experience an exceptionally wet winter, Golden State surfers have been confronted with the post-rain surf conundrum more often than usual. Luckily, the Surfrider Foundation just completed a three-year study exploring the dangers of surfing during or after a rain. The report examined … More
Two California professors are changing our sport for the better
The sight of a grown man paddling his ass off in pursuit of a dangling tennis ball was almost too much to stand.
I was this close to shouting, “Good boy, go get it!” But I didn’t, because the grown man was Taylor Knox.
At 45 years old, the 20-year CT veteran is a fitness aficionado, evidenced by his barrel-chested appearance and 185 pounds of raw American muscle. Taylor works out 6 to 10 hours per week on top of his 15 hours of ocean time. Despite his warm demeano … More
I’ve noticed there are two times of the year when intermediate and experienced surfers start to think about doing something to improve their surfing.
When Summer is approaching with more daylight hours and more surf time and during Autumn when people have an upcoming tropical surf trip that they want to be sharp for.
Now that the days are getting longer, I thought I’d share some thoughts to help you get clear on how to get surf fit and progress your surfing this summer … More