Jonathan Du: “My board is a fish board, a six footer. I prefer short boards over long boards, they are easier to maneuver, more for tricks. Today the surf was good for a short board. …
November 30, 2021
Articles by Evelyn Grimm
Short boards easier to manuever
Pacific Beach better for goofy
Victor Taveira: “I usually go to OB, but it’s mostly right-hand waves, so I go over to Pacific Beach, because it has waves for both right and left hands. I’m goofy, but I’m getting better …
November 9, 2021
Hit in the rib cage by board in Hawaii
Name: Clara Macculloch Age: 19 From: Sunset Cliffs Location: Sunset Cliffs Clara Macculloch was pulling her board out of her Dad’s car in Sunset Cliffs when we stopped to chat. “I live right at the …
March 12, 2019
Started going down to Punta Mita in the 80s
Name: Amy Lepine Age: 53 From: Ocean Beach Location: Sunset Cliffs Amy Lepine is an OB native and Sunset Cliffs is her beach. “This is a little slice of heaven here… I know a lot …
March 11, 2019
Surfing meant partying, like the Gidget movie
Name: Michael Curtis Age: 69 From: Sunset Cliffs Location: Sunset Cliffs It was an overcast morning by the Sunset Cliff stairs when Michael Curtis and I started to chat. Curtis has been surfing since 1954. …
March 11, 2019
Surfed naked at Blacks Beach
Name: Shona Neufeld Age: 30 From: San Diego Location: Sunset Cliffs Shona Neufeld was walking to her car with board on head when I approached her. Neufeld is from Albuquerque, New Mexico, but she moved …
February 25, 2019
Caught inside the waves in Cabarita
Name: Steve Kathey Age: 59 From: Ocean Beach Location: Sunset Cliffs Steve Kathey was walking to his car after a morning of surfing when we stopped to chat. “I’m born and raised in San Diego …
February 18, 2019
Surfing is a sport, not a lifestyle
Name: Mark Kirchner Age: 57 From: Clairemont Location: Ocean Beach Mark Kirchner and I stopped to chat near the lifeguard tower. Kirchner has been surfing San Diego for about 25 years. “I don’t know what …
February 11, 2019
Surfing kind of saved me from being an alcoholic
Name: James Age: 39 From: La Mesa Location: Ocean Beach Today, Ocean Beach is particularly crowded due to a surf school. I caught up with James as he was heading to the showers after a …
February 4, 2019