A Neat Surfboard: Savage Motes Model
So you’ve just arrived at the Jacksonville Beach Pier. Having viewed the morning photo report via Voidlive.com, and witnessed a stalky shortboarder ba…
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Pier Review: Jacksonville Beach Pier will close for 2 years for repairs
Anglers (especially those who are boat-less) despair. The so-dubbed Jacksonville Beach Fishing Pier will close in the fall and will remain closed for …
Watch: Justin Quintal goes for 5th US Open win!
Justin Quintal is in the finals again at Huntington Beach. Northeast Florida's most famous surf-export has won the Vans Duct Tape Invitational--the mo…
(Maybe)Breaking News: Would you like to surf a tropical wave?
Though the epic flat spell of 2019 may have been briefly interrupted on Saturday--when Northeast Floridians enjoyed a day of fun-but-marginal-by-most-…
(Not)Breaking News: Void Pro/Am postponed; moved to Aug 24 & 25
It's been a tough summer for surf in Northeast Florida (see: here & here). As the weeks of flat to nearly flat surf have been piling up, the dieha…
Hooray: Delta latest airline to scrap board bag fees!
Back in May, American Airlines announced that bags containing surfboards would no longer be subjected to the much-maligned oversized baggage fee. Surf…
Mourning the Loss of Surf Spots of Yore
“Surfing was a lot more magical back then,” award-winning photojournalist, surfer and consummate waterman Walter Coker reveals with a sly grin. “I’m l…
Who Da Groms: These kids shred!
Maddie Franz Age: 15 Sponsors: Granada Surf Shop, Clever Surf Boards, Zinka Sunscreen, Imsy, Crush Eye wear, Puravida, Rawsurf Team rider …
Swoop!: UNF Surf Squad takes 2nd at Nationals
While we were well aware that the UNF Surf Team was tops on the Right Coast (they've won five consecutive National Scholastic Surfing Association's Ea…
#1 in the 904: Sports & Entertainment
Who's got that 904 swag on the field/court? Who shreds? On that note: where's the best place to shred? Help! Tell us who and what is #1 in the 904! …
Saxon Wilson is the next big thing on a big board
There are a couple of tried and true ways to get noticed in the classic longboarding scene; a retro-fueled surf culture insurgency whose most notable …
Just In Time: American Airlines scraps board bag fees
If you've lived in Northeast Florida for long enough, May's rising temperatures likely inspire a few sensory sensations--the tropical, coconut-y scent…
Watch: Faze Wave’s enjoyably creepy video for “The Game”
With a smattering of singles, an EP, and 2018’s full-length Lethologica, Jax-based wunderkinds Faze Wave–Matthew Flynn, Jacob Nemeth, Hunter Hileman, …
2019 Surfboard Guide
With the summer doldrums upon us, it’s important to keep some perspective. We Northeast Florida surfers have had a #blessed fall and winter. See for y…
The Last Straw: Florida puts the brakes on plastic straw ban
Here in sub-tropical Florida, there's never a bad time for a cool drink--perhaps colorful, perhaps boozy. (The adage "It's five o'clock somewhere" cou…
Surf Rules: Give a little to get a little in the lineup
“That’s far enough slug,” the guy said with an apparent level of seriousness behind a sly grin. With only three heads in the water that morning, paddli…
Know Your Rights: Volcom Pipe Pro Contest Director, Dane Jefferys
“Know Your Rights” is a semi-regular column featuring profiles of and conversations with local surfers whose love for the ocean fuels their passion, i…
It’s Official: UNF Surf Team Best on the East Coast (Again)
In New Smyrna Beach this past weekend, the UNF Surf Team took their fifth consecutive victory at the NSSA East Coast Championship. It comes as no surp…
Portfolio: Florida as wild and strange, but also magical
When the round drawl of Walter Coker’s Alabama roots unfurls into the conversation, you listen—closely. In his stories, there’s a wealth of context tha…
Watch: Justin Quintal in “All Day, All Night, All Right (Coast)”
North Florida surfer Justin Quintal suffers from a rare and incurable condition. Unlike more common, more treatable abnormalities, such as F.O.M.O., Qu…
Get Shack’d: Surf-centric book is worthy of your coffee table
Looking through the eclectic imagery of unique living spaces and those spaces’ eccentric inhabitants as we put together January's Rad Pads Issue, it b…
Breaking News: JQuinny wears leash, surfs Slater’s pool
Last week, North Florida log master and current frontrunner for the WSL longboard title, Justin Quintal visited the wave pool of fellow Sunshine State…
Kickin’ Up Dust (Part I): To Shape Or Not To Shape?
“Kickin up Dust” is a new series taken up by our illustrious, surf-crazed intern Kevin Beaugrand, in which he delves into the fundamentals of crafting …
Swell Forecast: SB ’19
We've had one heck of a run this winter. And in the last couple weeks the cold tried to sneak back in the window, but spring may have officially slamme…
Frontrunner: Justin Quintal favored to bring World Title home to North Florida
The World Surf League may have revamped its longboard tour, but to anybody who has been paying attention to the log scene over the course of the last h…