Summertime Exodus
Summertime is a notoriously wave-starved time of year for Santa Cruz surfers. Here are the lengths that four local rippers went to in order to escape the doldrums.
Summertime is a notoriously wave-starved time of year for Santa Cruz surfers. Here are the lengths that four local rippers went to in order to escape the doldrums.

Photographer and Mavericks Rescue founder Frankie Quirarte gathers a trove of epic photos and stories in his latest coffee table book

Santa Cruz comes together as a family to remember a fallen legend.

Fourteen-year-old Isla Hardy reflects on her showing at the illustrious Stab High aerial surf event in Japan

Santa Cruz Longboard Union’s long-running event enjoys epic conditions over the holiday weekend


Local youth pastor Nick Hart’s nonprofit, Flow, aims to connect kids with healthy activities

Adaptive surfers find freedom and friendship amongst the healing waters of Pleasure Point

Local pros and Average Joes take to the water at Pleasure Point to benefit underserved communities in Indonesia

Retired Army Ranger Greg Baker’s mission to help returning veterans heal in Nicaragua through service, solidarity, and surfing.

A Nicaraguan boat adventure, starring a couple special friends