AltWeeklies Wire
The Meteoric Rise and Fall of a Wave-Ridernew

Rising San Diego surf star Chris O'Rourke died from cancer in 1981. He was so good, surfing photographer Kirk Lee Aeder recently wrote book about him.
San Diego Reader |
Joe Deegan |
06-14-2012 |
Sports
Waves and Rockets: Surfing in the Middle Eastnew

A California surfer heads to Middle East in search of swell and truth.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Jesse Aizenstat |
03-04-2011 |
Travel
Meet Kelly Slater: Golfer, Activist and a Decent Surfernew
On the board, Kelly Slater’s been the youngest and oldest champion his sport has known, claiming a record-crushing nine world titles and earning him comparisons to Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mark C. Anderson |
02-11-2010 |
Sports
Aloha Icebergs: Winter Surfers on the St. Lawrence Go With the Floesnew
Montreal surfboard maker Corran Addison and a small group of truly hardcore surfing junkies have taken to surfing noted local spots on the St. Lawrence River and the Richelieu River in Chambly in the dead of winter — when the only things typically hanging are icicles.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
01-30-2009 |
Sports
Great Lakes Surfers Pay No Mind to Frigid Tempsnew

We go to Duluth, Minn., to see what kind of brave souls partake of winter boarding.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Bradley Campbell |
12-10-2008 |
Sports
Serena Brooke's Surf Stronger Fitness Video Gets to the Corenew

In the universe defined by Roxy board shorts and Dakine flip-flops, surfers are the ultimate paradigm of fitness.
L.A. Weekly |
Gendy Alimurung |
08-29-2008 |
Shopping
Come Cold or Crowds, Ocean City Surfing is a Way of Lifenew
The surf comes quick--rides are only a few seconds long--and an upwelling of cold water has made it unseasonably chilly, but a couple of early tropical storms have been kicking up the waves along the East Coast, and the surfers of Ocean City have been taking full advantage.
Baltimore City Paper |
Chris Landers |
08-19-2008 |
Sports
Hydraulic Mack: Intense, Tattooed Barber Promotes River Surfingnew

Bad-ass California surfer heads north, starts a black barber shop and energetically promotes the frontier sport of river surfing.
Eugene Weekly |
Ben Fogelson |
07-26-2004 |
Sports