February 8, 2012

Vans Pier Classic coming to HB this month

The first stop of the ASP World Qualifying Series North America tour will be kicking off in Surf City later this month.   The 5th Annual Vans Pier Classic presented by Jack’s Surfboards will be happening on the southside of the Huntington Beach Pier. A few hundred pro surfers will battle it out in the 2-star Men’s [...]

NSSA College State Championships

California’s best college surf teams will be taking part in the National Scholastic Surfing Association’s Southwest Conference College State Championships in a couple of weeks.  The 2009/2010 NSSA California College Team Season schedule was made up of four surf contests up and down the coast. The remaining top rated schools are about to battle it out in [...]

Huntington Beach looking for lifeguards

  If you surf or you love the ocean and you can swim really well, then here’s a cool job opportunity where you can get paid to hang on the beach and catch some rays?  The city of Huntington Beach Marine Safety Division is looking for new lifeguard recruits for the summer of 2010.   In just two weeks Surf City [...]

A surfer’s send off to take on the world’s best

There’s one thing local surfer Brett Simpson is thinking as he heads into his rookie year going up against the world’s best: “I don’t want to hold back.” He has to be patient and surf smart, and chose the best waves possible. But this is his breakout year - and he wants to make his mark. [...]

Huntington Beach Pier Paddle

  It seems many surfers in the Orange County area who have grown up riding waves along this stretch of coast are really good paddlers.  That’s because the strong currents we often get from the strong south swells in the summer and northwest swells in the winter. So if you think you’re a great paddler, here’s an event coming up next week.  The 23rd [...]

Some OC surfers in; others out at Cold Water Classic

Today had mixed results for Orange County surfers at the O’Neill Cold Water Classic event being held in Santa Cruz. The contest – which has been put on hold for the WQS surfers for the past few days – started off early with Huntington Beach’s Brett Simpson advancing after posting a 12.60. In the same heat, [...]

Surf dog and paralyzed surfer team up

I’ve always been blown away by the paralyzed surfers who hit the water, and for years have been fond of one surfer in particular, Patrick Ivison, an amazing teenager who has more stoke for the ocean than most people I know. Ivison, who suffered a spinal cord injured when he was just 14-months old when he was hit by a [...]

Oakley Surf Shop Challenge National Championships

The top five remaining surf shops from around the country are gathering in Surf City tomorrow for the 2009 Oakley Surf Shop Challenge National Championships.  Each team is made up of four surfers. The shops that have made it to the final match include, Heritage Surf Shop representing the the Northeast, Surfride representing the Southwest, [...]

NSSA Open Season Event #1

  The amatuer competitive surfing season is about to kick off.  The first stop of the NSSA, National Scholastic Surfing Association 2009/2010 Southwest Conference Open Season is coming to Surf City next weekend. Several of the best amateur surfers from up and down the California Coast will be battling it out after nearly a three month break [...]

Surf City on a hot Saturday

I went down to check out the PacSun Battle of the Brands contest in Huntington Beach, and as expected, the sand was packed. Keep posted on more about the contest later (O’Neill took home the win), but in the meantime check out these photos I snapped of people who came out to Surf City to [...]