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With this Mondo swell in town (guess where), I have been checking a lot of various surf breaks via one of surfing’s greatest technological advancements that is Surfline. Amidst my browsing, I started noticing how curious the names of waves are. Some are very elementary, forthright, while others leave behind giant question marks. We have […]

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VOTES

Stab has started rolling out their annual version of SOTY – that is Surfer Of The Year. Thrasher started Skater Of The Year back in 1990, with Stab following suit in 2018. Let’s have a look at the differences: Thrasher: Stab: Thrashers Skater Of The Year was announced about 1 month ago, Tyshawn Jones being […]

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CORE

Is surfing CORE anymore? As a whole, absolutely not. The “global home of surfing” that is the Woz is so far from CORE they are just now able to see the concept through the James Webb telescope. I don’t even know exactly what CORE is or means, but I know that is not it.  None […]

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LIFERS

A lifelong pursuit of a replicate sensation.  Constant uprooting for bliss.  Again and again. A life sentence to commitment. The trivial pleasure revealed by the indifferent. Wrangle for the solace.  Substitution is nonexistent. The rapture ebbs the vein. Lifers. -hwilsin

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CARBON

Spine-Tek. Carbon Wrap. HYFI. Dark Arts. Black Sheep. Double Dart. Lib-tech. Varial foam. Futureflex. IBolic. Electralite. The list goes on. Long gone are the days of ordering your standard performance shortboard – length, width, thickness, fin preference (futures or FCS), and maybe tail shape.  With the commercial takeover of the shortboard industry, no more than […]

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THE SOURCE

Every surfer has claimed a wave. Right? From the “no claim-claim” head to the sky kickout, all the way to the full-on praying hands in the air, you must have claimed at least one wave in your career. Right?! The random fly-away air kick-out for no apparent reason.. You must know! I like to imagine […]

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CRABBY

I have previously made mention that I listen to a lot of surf related podcasts. This past month has had quite a few remarkable listens, none more-so than this episode of the Late Night with Choccy podcast.  One of my favorite things about this entire podcast series is the complete inclusion of anyone who is […]

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3 UP, 3 DOWN

The WSL is doing something wrong. The last 2 Challenger Series contests of the year, and the last Qualifying Series event were all won by surfers on the Championship Tour roster.  Medina returned from injury at the Corona Saquarema Pro last month, earning his maiden major victory at home in Brazil.  Kolohe Andino then wins […]

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GAME CHANGER

So, it’s been over 2 weeks since this exhibition has taken place. That was your spoiler warning. If you didn’t watch the spectacle, I am about to cue you in on what happened. I also have a few more opinions about the whole ordeal. Of course, I’m talking about Stab High, yet again. First and […]

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IMAGINE THIS

Do you remember this? Were you ever clued in on this brand?  From a look at their website, it seems they are still around but have now moved into the much more robust markets of true major sports such as baseball, soccer and softball.  One must wonder, why the departure from surfing? This technology could […]