Trip Report: The Stunning Central California Coast I voyaged down the Central California coast this week. The trip was sublime. Medium-sized mushy waves. The best car-camping campsites of my life. Exquisite sunsets. Vicious full-moonrises. 20 dolphins jumping & frolicking 100′ off the beach for 30-minutes whilst I ate breakfast. Cool, wet waterfalls. Hummingbirds. International Space Station zipping by. Bunnies everywhere. Bats like crazy at sunset. Fast-flowing fog. […] Trip Report Miles Clark | August 10, 2020 2 Comments
VIDEO: Surfing Florida’s Coast After Hurricane Isaias “Hurricane Isaias finally sent some surf towards South Florida, which has been flat all summer. Got a chance to film again once the storm passed! Super fun session! Almost got run over by an unknown kook at 3:20! Make sure to watch in HD!” — Living in Lama Land Show Surf SwellBrains | August 7, 2020 0 Comments
Australian Surfer Intervenes During Shark Attack To Aid Fellow Surfer Last week, surfer, Phil Mummert was attacked by a great white shark off the western coast of Australia. According to Fisheries WA (Fisheries Department of Western Australia), the great white was believed to be 13-feet (4 meters) in length and approximately as wide as a Land Cruiser. The attack occurred last Friday at Bunker Beach. With a shark that large, […] Spencer Cox | August 5, 2020 0 Comments
Trip Report: The Waves & Mountains of Big Sur, California Report from July 2020 We went down to Big Sur, California last week with dreams of big waves, epic camping, and new experiences. The drive down legendary Highway 1 was gorgeous. Far enough south, there is no flat land. 2,000-foot mountain faces dump directly into calm seas below. Fog fluttered up and down the towering mountain masses. Sunshine turned the […] Trip Report Miles Clark | July 27, 2020 1 Comment
Why Have There Been So Many Shark Attacks in Eastern Australia? Surfers down under, beware- within the last month, the Eastern coast of Australia has seen an alarming number of shark attacks. Although the eastern coast has been known to be sharky, over the span of the past five weeks, there have been four shark attacks. Of those four attacks, three have tragically been reported fatal. Related: VIDEO: Great White Shark […] Surf Spencer Cox | July 21, 2020 0 Comments
Former World Champion Surfer Derek Ho, 55, Dies of Heart Attack Former World Champion surfer Derek Ho died on Friday, aged 55, after suffering a heart attack earlier in the week. Ho was the first native Hawaiian to win a world title, in 1993. Related: First Woman Surfer To Surf Iconic West Australian ‘The Right’ Ho was a two-time Pipe Master and a four-time Triple Crown winner, but he made history in […] Surf SwellBrains | July 20, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Watch Surf Legends Kelly Slater and Jackson Dorian Share This Surf Ranch Barrel SwellBrains | June 26, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Strange Bikinis — For the Adventurous “Strangers” We All Know and Love Strange Bikinis celebrated the 2020 Summer Solstice at Mourelatos Lakeshore Resort in Tahoe Vista, California as part of the “Big Dip”, an annual charity event hosted by owner and founder Ali Conway. Strange Bikinis have become more prevalent on Tahoe’s shores and are easily identified by their iconic cheeky bottoms and fringe tops, or the “Amerikinis” that are popular on […] Gear Review Galen Carrico | June 26, 2020 0 Comments