Extreme Sports

Big Wave Riding Awards 2008

The U.S. Open of Surfing & RVCA Team Signings

The U.S. Open of Surfing might bring obnoxious swarms of people to Huntington Beach every summer, but it also brings the world's best surfers, BMXers, skaters and motocross riders to town. The event spans over nine days which includes surf competitions for men, women, juniors and long boarders. The ... More >>

And the Wet Envelope Goes to ...

If you're burning $2,000 for a VIP table at Surfer Magazine's 36th annual Surfer Poll and Video Awards ceremony Tuesday night at the Grove of Anaheim, at least you can feel warmed that you are helping two worthy causes. Proceeds from VIP table sales at the annual, invite-only event that honors the ... More >>

[Summer Guide] Elliott Almond Brings an OC Native's Eye to His How-to Book About Surfing

If you're burning $2,000 for a VIP table at Surfer Magazine's 36th annual Surfer Poll and Video Awards ceremony Tuesday night at the Grove of Anaheim, at least you can feel warmed that you are helping two worthy causes. Proceeds from VIP table sales at the annual, invite-only event that honors the ... More >>

Skitch Hitchcock and the Rest of the Salt Creek Beach Crew Left Their Mark on the Skateboarding World

If you're burning $2,000 for a VIP table at Surfer Magazine's 36th annual Surfer Poll and Video Awards ceremony Tuesday night at the Grove of Anaheim, at least you can feel warmed that you are helping two worthy causes. Proceeds from VIP table sales at the annual, invite-only event that honors the ... More >>

[Best of OC 2008 Post Cards] Diversions: Greetings From Alex Knost

If you're burning $2,000 for a VIP table at Surfer Magazine's 36th annual Surfer Poll and Video Awards ceremony Tuesday night at the Grove of Anaheim, at least you can feel warmed that you are helping two worthy causes. Proceeds from VIP table sales at the annual, invite-only event that honors the ... More >>

Curl and Pearl

Boost Mobile Pro

[Trendzilla] Skater-Boy Fashion

Boost Mobile Pro

No Kooks

6.0 Lowers Pro

E-surf's Up!

Impress your friends without ever really having to set foot on a beach!

It's Good to Be Natural

No. 1: Save trestles. Or dont.

Brand-New Keys

Huntington Beach FunRoll

Gleaming the Camp

Hot Dogs & Hessians Skate Park Tour

Chillaxing

The Eliminators

Surf-a-Rama

Doheny State Beach

Mike Hynson, Co-Star of 'The Endless Summer,' Resurfaces With Tales of the Brotherhood

Doheny State Beach

Hurley U.S. Open of Surfing

Huntington Beach Pier

2009 Maloof Money Cup Opening Ceremony This Afternoon

The official opening ceremony and course christening--my, aren't we being Christian--for the 2009 Maloof Money Cup skateboarding competition begins at 3 p.m. at the Orange County Fairgrounds, 88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa.Created by Joe Maloof, who will attend the opening with his brother and Palms Hotel/ ... More >>

Wax On, Wax Off: Surfboards in the Sand Event in Huntington Beach

​Surfers are being asked to participate in an event called Surfboards in the Sand September 19th in Huntington Beach. Basically, participants will lug their boards and whatever basic creature comforts they can carry down to the sand. There, they will stand shoulder to shoulder, boards sticking nos ... More >>

Wax On, Wax Off: Chris Hawk to be Inducted into Surfers' Hall of Fame

Huntington Beach native and surfing legend Chris Hawk will be inducted into the Surfers' Hall of Fame this Friday, September 18. Along with his brothers, Chris played a key role in creating Huntington Beach's surf culture in the 1960s and 1970s. He won national renown for his surfboard shaping, a sk ... More >>

[BEST OF OC] El Patinador (the Skater): Christian Hosoi

Huntington Beach native and surfing legend Chris Hawk will be inducted into the Surfers' Hall of Fame this Friday, September 18. Along with his brothers, Chris played a key role in creating Huntington Beach's surf culture in the 1960s and 1970s. He won national renown for his surfboard shaping, a sk ... More >>

[BEST OF OC] El Artista (the Artist): Aaron Kraten

Huntington Beach native and surfing legend Chris Hawk will be inducted into the Surfers' Hall of Fame this Friday, September 18. Along with his brothers, Chris played a key role in creating Huntington Beach's surf culture in the 1960s and 1970s. He won national renown for his surfboard shaping, a sk ... More >>

Wax On, Wax Off: Fight at Newport Point

by Nolan Hall The Point This is a true story. Names have been changed to protect the innocent, the anonymous and the downright idiotic.You don't see many surfing-related fights in Orange County. Surf spots in San Diego, L.A., and especially Ventura Counties have much more violent reputation ... More >>

Wax On, Wax Off: Chris Hawk Memorial Paddle-out

by John GilhooleyHuntington Beach native and surfing legend Chris Hawk passed away at home in San Clemente October 23rd, finally succumbing to oral cancer after a long fight with the disease. Hawk played a key role in creating Huntington Beach's surf culture in the 1960s and 1970s. He won nati ... More >>

Wax On, Wax Off: Film Reviews from California Surf Festival

Flickr user donncha​We mentioned that some of the best films screened at the California Surf Festival in Oceanside this past weekend were viewed by only a few people. A couple of these less seen, less appreciated films are worth taking a look at.  On Friday, at the old Brooks theater, a meag ... More >>

Wax On, Wax Off: MLK Weekend

Black Surfing AssociationWith the weekend of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday fast approaching, it seems fitting to give some attention to a serious weak spot in surfing's usually laid back, tolerant facade. Good waves and winter sunshine have been hitting Orange County's beaches for t ... More >>

Brett Simpson Gets Ready For ASP World Championship Tour

SimplySimpo.com​Local Huntington Beach surfer Brett Simpson, 25, made a historical win at the 2009 Hurley U.S. Open of Surfing last year, in Huntington Beach. With waves reaching 10-12 feet, Simpson triumphed over former ASP World Champion Mike Fanning, winning surfing's biggest victory purse of $ ... More >>

Went to a Freeway and a Skate Park Broke Out

​It's been said that skateboards should have an expiration date. (And this reporter has the scars to prove it.) But, for those of age to drive and still ride, and incident on the 405 freeway this morning shows why keeping a board in the trunk may not be a bad idea.

'Living It Forever': Positively 22nd Street

[Newport Beach Film Fest] The documentary about Newport Beach's early surf scene was a labor of love for an OC couple

Gidget: The Accidental Icon

Edwards Island Cinemas

On the Grind Premiere

Art Theatre

Skate for a Cause

etnies Skate Park

Hello Kitty + Skateboards = Art

[Trendzilla] Girl Skateboards all decked out, Sanrio-style

Play Time!

[Summer Guide] From archery to volleyball, your alphabetical primer on getting off your butt this summer

Mike Vallely Leaves Longtime Sponsor to Start Own Company

Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyMike Vallely at the Musink Tattoo and Music Festival at the OC Fairgrounds, Feb. 20, 2010. ​Just in time to hit the road with Duane "the Master of Disaster" Peters for his Glory Bound Skatepark Tour, Mike Vallely announced July 13 he's leaving longtime sponsor Element to fl ... More >>

Weekend Surf Championship Rocks the '80s

​Saturday and Sunday's 22nd annual Quiksilver Newport Beach Surf Championships pay homage to the famed Echo Beach breaks in a big way, with the invitational "Quiksilver Echo Beach Challenge" pairing groms with top pros; the "Expression Session" honoring the '80's era of surfing with prizes for ... More >>

Celebrated Skater Mike Vallely Curates the Glory Bound Fest Featuring Tony Alva and Pennywise

​Skateboarding icon Mike Vallely just announced the first annual Glory Bound Festival, a music and skating event that he is curating. It will take place on Saturday, Nov. 13 at the Hollywood Palladium. It succeeds Vallely's Glory Bound Skatepark Tour, which stopped at 24 cities around the countr ... More >>

Get Off My Lawn! Old People-Skateboarder Relations Go Downhill in Laguna Beach

Laguna Beach residents don't get riled up over too many things--who can get mad surrounded by all of that surf, sun and beautiful scenery?Thursday night was a different story, however. At the monthly public meeting of the beachside city's Parking, Traffic and Circulation Committee, debates raged bet ... More >>

Airlines Increase Surfboard Travel Rates; No Guarantees of Board Survival

worldprosurfers.wordpress.comPay hefty travel costs only to have the board show up like this on the other end--priceless.​Traveling with a surfboard is a bothersome venture. As soon as the board bag goes into the possession of the airline, that stomach-churning feeling sinks in and good luck ritua ... More >>

Wave of the Future

Surfer magazine's sometimes-wild, sometimes-mild 50-year ride

Big-Wave Surfing's Swell Guys

The monster swells can be big business, but for one group of OC surfers, it's still all about the ride

Five Skater Douches Worse Than Tony Hawk

​ Golden-haired skate legend, video game huckster, and film producer Tony Hawk added the role of wife swapper to his list of accomplishments this week, reportedly shacking up with the wife of his best friend a scant seven months after his third divorce. As much as we love to gossip, the grody per ... More >>

[UPDATED] Downhill Skateboarders Facing Regulations and Limitations From Laguna Beach City Council

Downhill skateboarding in LB will go on.​On Wednesday evening, a packed-house, three-hour City Council meeting in Laguna Beach presented what will be the future of downhill skateboarding within the city limits. After moving to more-or-less ban the high-speed recreational activity by trying to enfo ... More >>

Maloof Bros. Aren't Bringing an NBA Team to OC, But They Are Dangling $1 Million to Pro Skateboarders

​​The idea of the Anaheim Royals helping to fill the cheap seats at the Honda Center is dead and buried--for now. He tried, but co-owner Joe Maloof isn't bringing the Sacramento Kings to Orange County. He is, however, bringing an opportunity for a professional skateboarder to win a $1-million-bo ... More >>

Wunderkind Kolohe Andino and "the Best Wave Ever Surfed at Lowers"

Chasen Marshall/OC WeeklyThe kid surfs better than you and everyone you know.​The young man known as Brother continues to grow his legend. This past Saturday was just another awe-inspiring day in the life of San Clemente's Kolohe Andino. He won the Under-18 division of the Quiksilver USA Surf ... More >>

A Former Costa Mesa Councilwoman and the OC Skateboarding League [PHOTOS]

Chasen Marshall/OC WeeklyDominic Walker won the high school final.​​​While 20 middle school kids were competing in the semifinals in the halfpipe, the 25 high school competitors had just begun the semifinals on the street course at the Vans Skatepark at the Block at Orange. Overlooking it all, ... More >>

Element Skateboards: Chad Muska's Usage of N-Bomb Not Racist

TMZ.comChad Muska arguing with one of the security guards.​New York-based pro skater/musician Chad Muska was arrested on July 13 for felony vandalism--tagging his last name on both the El Capitan Theater and a Coffee Bean location in Hollywood. That story in itself, actually, is pretty boring. The ... More >>

Tales From the Surf Ghetto

Meet the ragtag band of craftsmen, entrepreneurs and weirdos at the heart of OC's surf industry

[UPDATED with Paddle Out Details:] Sean Collins, Surfline Founder, Dies

​UPDATE, DEC. 28, 5:38 P.M.: A paddle out in memory of Surfline founder, president and chief forecaster Sean Collins is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Jan. 7 on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier. If Collins were still here to give a prediction, he'd tell surfers to brace for the possibili ... More >>

Bobby Martinez's Rebel Cry

Can the enfant terrible's harsh words and crisp moves reform the corporatized surf scene dominated by Orange County's action-sports industry?