SAN CLEMENTE – Bill Stewart wanted something that would make his shop stand out. The holidays are a tough time for smaller shops, with people heading to the malls and outlet centers to hunt for gifts.

While the frigid water and rocky coast has never made Maine a hotspot in the surfing world, independent surfboard makers like Ogunquit-based Kirk Stockhaus and a handful of surf shops along the coast ...

Gordie Duane built more than 46,000 surfboards. He also helped build the legend of Huntington Beach as “Surf City.” Duane died recently in the city he loved at the age of 80. Gordie Duane’s friends, ...

Steve Boehne has never been afraid to embrace change in the surf culture. While many surfboard shapers cringe at the thought of changing their designs, Boehne, the founder of Infinity Surfboard, ...

FORT PIERCE — A local surfing legend who had a major impact on the community has died. Charles “Chuck” Williams, 70, died March 11, 2025, according to a GoFundMe fundraiser organized by his niece, ...

MISSION BEACHMISSION BEACH — They used to get kicked out of neighborhoods when they showed up to surf. So it makes Floyd Smith chuckle that 50 years later, people gathered yesterday to celebrate the ...

ONE OF A FEW LGBTQ+ SURFBOARD MAKERS IN THE WORLD. NATS...SHAPING MANDOLEVETT IS BREAKING THE MOLD WHEN IT COMES TO SURF BOARD DESIGNERS. THEY ARE RIDING THE SURF INDUSTRY ON THE CENTRAL COAST... INTO ...

A Beaches surfboard maker who left town two years ago owing customers about $30,000 worth of boards or cash has returned, and is trying to rebuild his business and repay his debts.Some people, ...

Kalani Vierra said his book, "The Hawaiian Lifeguard," was an opportunity to share what lifeguards are, what they do, and ocean safety awareness. I got the fresh spicy tuna hand roll. This is one of ...