On the afternoon of April 3, barefoot surfers ran down the concrete steps at Swami’s in Encinitas toward ideal surf conditions. The waves were chest high and clean, with not even the slightest breeze ...

Everyone enjoys the feeling of going fast while out on the slopes or out for a trek on a set of cross-country skis. The feeling is often exhilarating, breathtaking and a reason why people decide to ...

When West Beach surfer Noah Pronk started making surf wax for a school project, he had no idea how popular his product would become. Many of his classmates made baked goods, but it didn’t take the ...

Waxing a surfboard seems like it should be easy enough. Grab a bar of your favorite smelling wax from your local surf shop, rub it up and down the deck, then go shred . . . but it’s not exactly that ...