WATCH: The Kids Have a Blast in Luke Kothera’s “e n d e”
The Northeast Florida surf kids (and young at heart) are doing alright, it seems. With their retro equipment (single fin logs, twin fishes, hulls of al…
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Swell Forecast: Waves All Week
Hurricane season is in the books, but even though we Floridians may not like the cold, winter tends to be prime time for surf in North Florida. We're s…
Liner Notes: What’s inside our Photo Annual/Holiday Gift Guide
First, from the desk of Captain Obvious: This issue is full of pictures. All good. Also, you may be aware that in each issue this page is typically…
When Surfer Magazine First Came to Town
The late 1980s was a boom time for the American economy. Reaganomics, Gordon Gekko, conspicuous consumption: As GDP climbed and crested in nearly every…
Surf Therapy: For Mental and Physical Wellness, Just Add Water
Here’s a thought: Surfers are selfish. When broken down to its basic components, surfing is a solitary sport, in which participants tote hunks of foam …
Come at Us: Jax a World-Class Surf City (According to Surfline)
Here's a little story: A few weeks ago, I spent a couple days romping around New Smyrna Beach among fellow surf journalists from competing publicati…
Wetsuit Review: We put Rip Curl’s newest line of suits to the test
A few days ago, with the first cold snap of the season looming, many a North Florida surfer were considering either A) pulling out that crusty, tattere…
Know Your Rights: Sisters of the Sea President, Samantha Ryan
“Know Your Rights” is a semi-regular column featuring profiles of and conversations with local surfers whose love for the ocean fuels their passion, in…
Blowing Up: Void’s Music Series Big in Nashville
If you've been following North Florida's music scene at all in recent years, you've likely come across way cool guitar, camera, and carry-all strap man…
VOID SURFBOARDS: What’s up with Void’s New Crop of Shred Sleds
If you’re an East Coast surfer, especially a Northeast Florida-based one, the name Whisnant likely rolls off the tongue as easily as the word “nor’east…
Nomadic Surfer Jazmine Dean and the Peaks and Valleys of living the Van Life
We live in a society of dreamers—a world full of nine-to-fivers with our heads in the clouds, visualizing greener pastures, far away from the confines …
Surf News: Justin Quintal Wins (another) Duct Tape
Local longboard master Justin Quintal continued his nearly decade-long domination of the Vans Duct Tape Invitational, taking first place this weekend i…
SURF NEWS: Florida Surf Film Fest in NSB
Held each year at the gorgeous Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna, with juries composed of some of the most celebrated and influential minds in…
Let’s Go to Cape Hatteras!
Tell me if you've ever heard the following: "Next time there's a swell, let's go to the outer banks!" For North Florida surfers, some form of tha…
Go: 35th Annual WaveMasters Pro/AM at Jax Pier
Here's a bit of trivia: The most successful, most recognized surfer EVER is 11-time World Champ (and former Baywatch star) Kelly Slater. You with us, s…
Know Your Rights: Surfer-shaper-punk-military vet, Sean Piper
“Know Your Rights” is a semi-regular column featuring profiles of and conversations with local surfers whose love for the ocean fuels their passion, in…
Nor’easter Alert: Hurricane season winding down; Wetsuit Season looms
All of the prognostications about the Atlantic Hurricane Season 2018 have been pretty spot on, to date. We've had 14 named storms, a few of theme sever…
Amelia Island Shaper Makes Board Fit for a King
Amelia Island based shaper and surfer, Justin Laird, was given the opportunity of a lifetime when he was granted the privilege to shape a surfboard for…
Interview: Joel Tudor, Florida Man
This morning, as Joel Tudor, Justin Quintal and I sat floating and attempting to psychically actualize one ridable set wave from the gutless northeast …
Promoting Women in the Water for Two Decades, Sisters of the Sea Returns this Weekend!
One of the most hotly anticipated local surf events of the year, The Sisters Sea Surf Classic kicks off at the Jacksonville Beach Pier on Saturday, Sep…
HURRICANE WATCH: Florence to make landfall with other systems behind it
Fun building swell from Ol' Flo all week with the "Main Event" on tap for Thursday, Florence strengthened, then weakened, then intensified to what may …
Surf Shacks Author on his Beautiful New St. Augustine Project
It’s hard to know what to call the 92-page St. Augustine issue. Tabloid size and chalked full of high quality color imagery, it’s perhaps too substanti…
Know Your Rights Shaper Gallery: Sean Cusick
St. Augustine surfer-shaper Sean Cusick is part of talented crop of young craftsman mowing foam in the Oldest City. A shredding surfer on all manner of…
Interview: Duct Tape Festival Brings Musician and Pro Surfer, Lee-Ann Curren to Town
Since its inception a decade ago, Joel Tudor’s traveling longboard road show, the Van’s Duct Tape Invitational, has been about a lot more than logging …
Watch: Garage Trio The Mother Gooses Answer the Tough Questions
The best garage rock has enough greasy swagger to step out of the garage. How punk are The Mother Gooses? They don’t even have a damn garage but they s…