It’s a sunny Saturday afternoon in Manhattan Beach. Locals and visitors alike crowd the sidewalks along Manhattan Beach Blvd. with ice coffees in hand and sandals on feet. Inside Love & Salt, one of South Bay’s vibrant restaurants, owner Sylvie Read more…
Beat-up longboard by his side, Ithaka Darin Pappas sits in the sand at El Porto beach, letting the waves rush by him. A smile gleaming across his face, he recalls how he first came to realize his love for surfing Read more…
Peeling off her wetsuit (a tricky task no matter how many times you’ve done it) and talking to a local about the waves, Jun Kim was enjoying her typical morning routine. She starts her day off by driving down to Read more…
Sky Heuss spent years of his life traveling all over the world to surf some of the greatest waves known to humankind. The 39-year-old enjoyed the tropical islands of Hawaii, lived in sunny Australia for three years, where he found Read more…
Five guys waited just beyond the break, maybe 40 yards out. From what I could tell all were seasoned surfers. They were carelessly cutting each other off, something only friends did to each other in the water, laughing over their Read more…
While walking from El Porto to Marine Street, I saw a surfer dressed in sweats and with a hood on. There were not many other surfers out, probably because it had just rained. I approached the surfer and he introduced Read more…
Since the day Chase could walk, his father put him on a surfboard. Chase grew up in a household with three older sisters. His father was determined to introduce him to the surfing waters as a sport. Chase grew up Read more…